Quick Facts
Born:
1966-09-18
Birthplace:
Madrid, Spain
Credits:
43 Total Roles
Gabino Diego
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Biography
Gabino Diego was born on September 18, 1966 in Madrid.
He started in cinema at the age of seventeen by chance, when he auditioned for a role in Las bicicletas son para el verano.
Titles such as El viaje a ninguna parte, ¡Ay, Carmela! or El rey pasmado made him a figure of Spanish cinema.
He won the Luis Buñuel Award for El viaje a ninguna parte and a Goya Award for ¡Ay, Carmela! He was also nominated for a Goya as best leading actor for El rey pasmado, as supporting actor for Belle Epoque and again as leading actor in Los peores años de nuestra vida.
In 1996 he worked in El amor perjudica seriamente la salud, directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira, and in 1998 he starred in Antonio Mercero's La hora de los valientes, obtaining a Goya Award nomination for best leading male performance.
Santiago Segura hired him for his film Torrente 2: misión en Marbella (Gabino also made a cameo in the 1st part of the saga Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley). In 2018, he premiered Tiempo Después, directed by José Luis Cuerda.
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He started in cinema at the age of seventeen by chance, when he auditioned for a role in Las bicicletas son para el verano.
Titles such as El viaje a ninguna parte, ¡Ay, Carmela! or El rey pasmado made him a figure of Spanish cinema.
He won the Luis Buñuel Award for El viaje a ninguna parte and a Goya Award for ¡Ay, Carmela! He was also nominated for a Goya as best leading actor for El rey pasmado, as supporting actor for Belle Epoque and again as leading actor in Los peores años de nuestra vida.
In 1996 he worked in El amor perjudica seriamente la salud, directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira, and in 1998 he starred in Antonio Mercero's La hora de los valientes, obtaining a Goya Award nomination for best leading male performance.
Santiago Segura hired him for his film Torrente 2: misión en Marbella (Gabino also made a cameo in the 1st part of the saga Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley). In 2018, he premiered Tiempo Después, directed by José Luis Cuerda.
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Known For
Torrente: The Dumb Arm of the Law
Atracador
Our Lovers
Jorge
Belle Époque
Juanito
Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella
Cuco
Two Much
Manny
Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing
North American Spokesman
Some Time Later
King
Ay, Carmela!
Gustavete
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Torrente for President MOVIE | Cuco |
| 2021 | FFG, el último gran conversador MOVIE | Self - Actor |
| 2018 | Some Time Later MOVIE | King |
| 2017 | Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez TV | Self - Guest |
| 2016 | Our Lovers MOVIE | Jorge |
| 2014 | 1:58 MOVIE | Voz en off |
| 2014 | Ochéntame... otra vez TV | Self - Interviewee |
| 2007 | Ekipo Ja MOVIE | Gabino Diego |
| 2006 | Desde que amanece apetece MOVIE | Pelayo |
| 2005 | Midsummer Dream MOVIE | Lisandro (voice) |