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Pepe Lorente

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Pepe Lorente
Lorente in 2025
Born1980 (age 44–45)
Zaragoza, Spain
OccupationActor

Pepe Lorente (born 1980) is a Spanish actor. He won the Goya Award for Best New Actor for The Blue Star at the 39th Goya Awards.

Life and career

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Born in Zaragoza in 1980,[1] Lorente earned a licentiate degree in law from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM).[2] His television work include credits in 67 episodes of Amar es para siempre and six episodes of Dafne and the Rest.[3] He made his feature film debut in Paula Ortiz's Chrysalis (2011).[4] He played Jude Thaddaeus in the biblical drama film Risen (2016).[5] He played a small part in Pilar Palomero's Motherhood (2022).[6][3] His portrayal of Spanish rocker Mauricio Aznar in The Blue Star (2023) earned him the Goya Award for Best New Actor.[7] To prepare for the role, he learned to play guitar and improved on his vocal skills over several years, and became a singer for 'La Estrella Azul Live' project.[7] After shooting The Blue Star, Lorente worked in Vincent Perez's The Edge of the Blade and Álvaro Fernández Armero's Los Muértimer.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Zapater, Pedro (21 February 2024). "Pepe Lorente: "El mayor premio es estar en paz conmigo y con Mauricio Aznar"". Heraldo de Aragón.
  2. ^ Jozami, Emilio Marcelo (18 October 2019). "Un actor español toca las chacareras de Carlos Carabajal para el filme "La estrella azul"". El Liberal.
  3. ^ a b "Quién es Pepe Lorente, el actor revelación ganador del Goya por su papel de Mauricio Aznar en 'La estrella azul'". Europa FM. 9 February 2025.
  4. ^ Asua, Alfonso (February 2025). "Los Goya de nuestro desconcierto". Cinerama.
  5. ^ Villa Betancourt, Carmen Elena. "Una historia que desafía la razón". El Colombiano.
  6. ^ Mármol, Julio (8 February 2025). "Premios Goya 2025: Pepe Lorente gana el premio a mejor actor revelación por 'La estrella azul'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  7. ^ a b c "Quién es Pepe Lorente, el actor zaragozano que ha ganado el Premio Goya por 'La estrella azul'". Heraldo de Aragón. 8 February 2025.