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Alberto Ammann

Argentine actor


Summary

Argentine actor

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imageFestival de Málaga 2023 - Alberto Ammann.jpg
captionAmmann in 2023
birth_nameJosé Alberto Ammann Rey
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birth_placeCórdoba, Argentina
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parentsLuis Alberto Ammann (father)

José Alberto Ammann Rey (born 1978) is an Argentine and Spanish actor. He has played various roles in films, television and theater. His feature film debut in Cell 211 (2009) earned him a Goya Award for Best New Actor. Other film works include performances in Lope: The Outlaw (2010), Eva (2011), Invader (2012), Thesis on a Homicide (2013), Betibú (2014), The Year of Fury (2020), Presencias (2022), and Upon Entry (2022). He is also known for playing Colombian drug trafficker Pacho Herrera in crime television series Narcos and Narcos: Mexico.

Biography

Ammann was born in Córdoba, Argentina, son of journalist, politician, and writer Luis Alberto Ammann and Nélida Rey. In 1978, at the age of one month, he moved with his parents to Spain (Madrid and the Canary Islands), escaping from the last military dictatorship of Argentina, returning to the country in 1982. Years later, he returned to Spain to complete his studies.

He studied acting in the school of Juan Carlos Corazza, as well as the Theater Seminary Jolie Libois, located in Cordoba. Ruben Andalor, Willy Lanni and Ricky Ceballos were among his teachers.

Acting career

Ammann had his big screen debut in thriller film Cell 211 (2009); he portrayed Juan Oliver, a prison guard who gets mistaken for an inmate during a riot. He prepared for the role by talking to officers and prisoners. His performance won him the Goya Award for Best New Actor at the 24th Goya Awards.

In 2010, Ammann starred in Lope in the title role, portraying poet-playwright Lope de Vega in his early years, when he was a young soldier who returns from war and then comes across two women.

Ammann starred in a Chanel commercial alongside Keira Knightley that aired in Hispanic countries starting on 4 April 2011.

In 2015, Ammann starred as Cali Cartel member Hélmer Herrera in the Netflix series, Narcos.

In 2016, Ammann starred as Javier Delgado, hydrologist and geochemist, in National Geographic's mini-series Mars.

2017 saw the release of television series Apaches on Netflix; an adaptation of Miguel Saez Carral's book of the same title. Ammann stars as protagonist Miguel, a young and promising journalist.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
Celda 211 (Cell 211)Juan Oliver
Lope (Lope: The Outlaw)Lope
EvaDavid Garel
Invasor (Invader)Pablo
Tesis sobre un homicidioGonzalo Ruiz Cordera
Combustión (Combustion)Navas
MindscapeTom OrtegaFirst English-speaking role
BetibúMariano Saravia
The DebtRicardo
Lazaro: An Improvised FilmTino
**Orlando Venneck
El año de la furia (The Year of Fury)Diego
PresenciasVíctor
**Eduardo Gracia
Upon Entry (La llegada) (Upon Entry)Diego
Disco, Ibiza, LocomíaJosé Luis Gil
Justicia artificial (Artificial Justice)Alex

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2008Plan América (Plan)Capitán Mateo
2010No soy como tú (I'm not like you)Alberto
2015–2017NarcosHélmer "Pacho" Herrera
2017ApachesMiguel
2016–2018MarsJavier Delgado
2018–2021Narcos: MexicoHélmer "Pacho" Herrera
2022The Longest NightHugo Roca
2024GriseldaAlberto Bravo
2025AtrapadosLeo Mercer
2026The Night ManagerAlejandro Gualteros3 episodes

Theater

  • Las brujas de Salem (The Crucible) (directed by Ricardo Ceballos)
  • Paria (directed by Guillermo Ianni)

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
24th Goya AwardsBest New ActorCell 211
19th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest New Actor
28th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Actor in an International ProductionNarcos: Mexico
29th Forqué AwardsBest Actor in a FilmUpon Entry
11th Feroz AwardsBest Actor in a Film
16th Gaudí AwardsBest Actor
38th Goya AwardsBest Actor
32nd Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actor in a Leading Role

References

References

  1. Pizarro, Miguel Ángel. (18 June 2023). "Alberto Ammann ('Upon Entry'): "La sociedad estadounidense vive en una ignorancia bárbara"".
  2. (20 November 2012). "Una historia extraoficial".
  3. Pérez, Laura. (20 June 2023). "Alberto Ammann, de 'Celda 211' y 'Narcos' a protagonizar el thriller psicológico español del año: 'Upon Entry'".
  4. Roger Ebert. (2012). "Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2013: 25th Anniversary Edition". Andrews McMeel Publishing.
  5. Geoff Mayer. (2012). "Historical Dictionary of Crime Films". Scarecrow Press.
  6. Serna, Carmen. "Alberto Ammann: 'Yo no había hecho nada, ni castings, sólo me conocía mi familia'". El Mundo.
  7. Marshall, Lee. (2010-09-12). "Lope".
  8. López López, Yolanda. (2017). "El Siglo de Oro en el cine y la ficción televisiva: Dirección artística, referentes culturales y reconstrucción histórica". ACCI.
  9. "Keira Knigthley y Alberto Ammann, protagonistas del nuevo anuncio de Chanel". ABC Spanish.
  10. (5 March 2018). ""Eva", amb Daniel Brühl, a "Cinema de mitjanit"".
  11. (29 November 2012). "Preestreno de 'Invasor', la nueva película de Daniel Calparsoro que cuenta con la participación de TVE".
  12. Vázquez Prieto, Paula. (20 January 2013). "Anatomía de un asesinato".
  13. (25 April 2013). "'Combustión', una mezcla de amor y romance entre coches de lujo".
  14. Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto. (23 January 2014). "Los estrenos del 24 de enero. 'Mindscape'. Tensión en el patio de butacas".
  15. (31 March 2014). "El aporte de "Betibú" a un resonante caso policial".
  16. Holland, Jonathan. (28 April 2015). "'Oliver's Deal' ('La Deuda'): Malaga Review".
  17. (23 April 2021). "Vuelve con funciones el espacio Incaa de Madryn".
  18. Jiménez, Jesús. (15 April 2021). "RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de 'El año de la furia', el amor y la amistad en tiempos de la dictadura uruguaya".
  19. (7 September 2022). ""Presencias" muestra "la bajada a los infiernos" de Aparicio y Ammann}}{{Dead link".
  20. (8 November 2022). "Overdose sur Prime Video : la scène choc de fin expliquée par l'un des acteurs du film".
  21. Holland, Jonathan. (15 March 2023). "'Upon Entry': Malaga Review".
  22. Suárez-Archundia, Roberto. (22 November 2023). "¿Qué se sabe sobre la próxima película de "Loco Mía"? ¡Checa la información!".
  23. (18 November 2022). "Comienza el rodaje de 'Justicia artificial', participada por RTVE".
  24. "Artificial Justice".
  25. "PERSONAJES DE 'APACHES' Alberto Ammann es Miguel".
  26. (14 February 2010). "Alberto Ammann, Goya al Mejor Actor de Reparto por Celda 211".
  27. (30 March 2010). "La Unión de Actores premia a los intérpretes de 'Gordos', Celda 211' y 'La Señora'".
  28. Silvestre, Juan. (12 March 2019). "'Arde Madrid' arrasa en los Premios de la Unión de Actores".
  29. (17 December 2023). "Palmarés completo de los Premios Forqué 2023: '20.000 especies de abejas' y 'La Mesías' lideran la apertura de la temporada".
  30. (23 November 2023). "'Cerrar los ojos', '20.000 especies de abejas' y 'Un amor' encabezan las nominaciones a los Premios Feroz".
  31. Oteo, Jana. (5 February 2024). "Premios Gaudí 2024: Lista completa de los ganadores".
  32. (11 February 2024). "Premios Goya 2024 {{!}} Palmarés completo: todos los ganadores de la gran noche de 'La sociedad de la nieve'".
  33. (4 February 2024). "Todos los nominados de la 32 edición de los Premios Unión de Actores y Actrices de España".
  34. (11 March 2024). "Todos los ganadores de los 32 Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices de España".
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