Celebrity Biographies
Lluis Homar
I have not found the data on his height anywhere, but what is clear is that Lluís Homar is an actor with a powerful presence. His magnetism was cultivated first in theater, to later spill over into television and cinema.
Lluís Homar i Toboso was born on April 20, 1957 in Barcelona, Spain. He studied at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, although he had previously shown interest in the world of acting, participating in numerous theater productions. The itch came from the Estudio 1 program on Spanish Television, which he loved, and from a group of fans from his neighborhood. In 1974 he directed Ángel Carmona in “Otelo”, and the following year he joined the Teatro Escorpio group, where he was involved in the staging of two plays.
Searching with other friends for greater control of what he did and for greater professionalism, in 1976 he co-founded the Sociedad Cooperativa del Teatre Lliure de Barcelona, where he has worked for years on numerous plays; It was the time of transition, and Homar and his partners created a valid model to develop his talent on the tables. His commitment to the cooperative was such that between 1992 and 1998 he was its artistic director. Shakespeare, Chekhov, Bernhard… there are many authors visited in his long career on stage, classic and contemporary. The truth is that the Catalan actor’s bearing and voice are imposing, he seems to be made to fill the rooms with his powerful physique. An idea of his love for theater is given by his statements in the supplement of the newspaper El Mundo Metrópoli in 2006: “Depending on the prism through which we look, theater can be something out of place, but those of us who do it think that it is an unquestionable asset. If we compare it to movies or TV, it’s almost heroic.” In any case, he will not be disgusted by either the big screen or the small screen, and affirms that in these areas he owes a lot to the training he received from Carlos Gandolfo in Buenos Aires and fromUta Hagen in New York.
For years, Homar will be seen on Catalan television, in series and theatrical productions. He also appears in films by his countrymen, such as La plaza del diamante (1982), by Francesc Betriu , but they are presences offered with droppers, like the one he had in 1989 in El niño de la luna , by Agustí Villaronga .
In the 1990s, some veteran directors seem to have discovered Homar, offering him roles in their films, even if they aren’t super bright. There are Pilar Miró – The bird of happiness (1993)–, Mario Camus – After the dream (1994), Adosados (1996), The city of wonders (1999)–, as well as Vicente Aranda – If they tell you that I fell (1989)– and Ventura Pons – The reason for things (1995), Dying (or not) (2000)–. In 2002 he founded cinema and theater with Valentín, by José Luis Iborra, which follows a theater company staging Shakespeare’s “Othello”.
It is clear that with the new millennium, Homar lavishes more on cinema. In 2004 he plays the role of a pedophile priest La mala educación with Pedro Almodóvar , and in 2006 he shows off his majestic bearing as Pope Alexander VI in Los Borgia , by Antonio Hernández . He cultivates all kinds of genres: comedy – Reinas (2005), intimate drama – Obaba (2006)–, thriller – Fermat’s room (2007)–. Almodóvar counts on him again in 2009 for Los abrazos rotos , where he is a film director who goes blind, alter ego of the man from La Mancha.
On television he has recently done 23-F: The King’s Most Difficult Day (2009), a royal role, and Hispania (2010), where he is the villainous Roman general of the show. This has not prevented her from continuing in the cinema opposite Belén Rueda in Los ojos de Julia (2010), or participating in the nostalgic Héroes (2010) , or in another tribute to comedians, Pájaros de papel (2010). Homar is married and has two children, ages 9 and 6.