Sergi lopez

After being born on a lottery day like December 22, Sergi López could have devoted himself to gambling, but that has not been the case. He was born in 1965 in Vilanova i la Geltrú (Barcelona). At the age of 16, he dropped out of school and went to France to study acting, which he did in Paris. He affirms that he carried out these studies for the theater, that he entered the cinema by chance when Manuel Poirier noticed him to give him the leading role in the romantic drama La petite amie d’Antonio (1992). It can be said that it was then that Sergi won the lottery jackpot. Over the years he confesses that he is delighted with his life thanks, among other things, to his profession.

The fat man not only comes because Manuel helped Sergi discover his destiny, but because he noticed him. Since then and to date, they have worked together on nine films, including the most recent Le café du pont . Poirier is a great filmmaker and Sergi owes him wonderful works such asWestern (1997) andThe happiness curve (2002). The French director usually puts Sergi in Spanish characters, something that has not mattered to the actor, who has never forgotten his roots. In fact, since he made his debut in homeland with the film byCaresses (1998), by Ventura Pons , has alternated his works on both sides of the Pyrenees, as well as his participation in titles made throughout the continent, as shown by his evil Sneaky deHidden Business (2002), where they were seen with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Audrey Tautou under Stephen Frears .

However, the greatest recognition can be said to have been received in France, in that it was there where he received the highest film award, the César. It was thanks to his role as a psychopath in the comedyHarry, a friend who loves you (2000), which also won him the highest European film award. And it is that the guy likes being the bad guy in the movie, be it in a comedy, a drama or a thriller. And although he shows that he can be a tender and endearing man as inA Private Relationship (1999) orEl cielo abierto (2001), the public tends to associate it with the very bad bad guy, or at least with the tormented, almost depressed type.

You can’t blame the public for tending to classify Sergi in the darker characters, because the guy borders on them. His portrayal of an abusive husband inOnly Mine (2001) helped him opt for his first Goya nomination. His next nomination came from the super lousy Commander Vidal inPan’s Labyrinth (2006). Despite this success in villainy, which seems only Luis Tosar can overshadow him , López rightly insists on doing everything. Curiously, his countrywoman Isabel Coixet chose him to be the victim and not the executioner in herMap of the sounds of Tokyo (2009).

For all this, Sergi is an immensely happy guy, although he is very clear that not all happiness comes from work. So he proudly shows off his friends, family and especially his girlfriend and his children, who are essential for the bad guy among the bad guys with a tendency to depression, to be beaming after he hears himself: “cut!” .