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Biography
Rafael Hugo Fernández Silva (born May 10, 1977) is a Spanish actor.
Early life
Silva was born in San Blas, Madrid, Spain. He began working as an electrician but, with his mother's encouragement, soon decided to try to be an actor. He began training in the RESAD (Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramatico, Spain's oldest school of theater), while continuing with his vocal and guitar studies. He also joined a band called INORDEM.
Career
In the late 90's he had the opportunity to participate in the Spanish television program "Crónicas Marcianas", helping him obtain some recognition. He was then given a leading role hit television series "Al Salir de Clase," based on the lives of Spanish high school students. In 2005, after having played a role in the unsuccessful "Paco y Veva", Hugo Silva was cast as Lucas Fernandez in on “Los Hombres de Paco”, a show that averages nearly 4 million viewers per episode. In 2007 played the protagonist Mateo of critically acclaimed "El Hombre de Arena".
Filmography
| Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miserable Life | 2000 | Unknown | Terca vida |
| Coming Out of Class | 2000 | Guillermo Sierra | (TV; 2000–01) Al salir del clase |
| The Commissioner | 2002 | Chema / Sebastián Alfaro | (TV; 2002–03) El comisario |
| Ladies' Night | 2003 | Dago | |
| Paco and Veva | 2004 | Paco | (TV) Paco y Veva |
| Queens | 2004 | Jonás | Reinas |
| Paco's Men | 2005 | Lucas Fernández | (TV; 2005–09) Los hombres de Paco Nominated—Fotogramas de Plata for Best Television Actor |
| The Sandman | 2007 | Mateo | El hombre de arena Nominated—Fotogramas de Plata for Best Film Actor |
| Sex, Parties and Lies | 2009 | Carlos | Mentiras y gordas Nominated—Fotogramas de Plata for Best Film Actor |
| Guts | 2009 | Sebas | Agallas |
| To the Hell with the Ugly | 2010 | Román | Que se mueran los feos |
| Karabudjan | 2010 | Diego Salgado | (TV) |
| For the Liberty | 2010 | Miguel Hernández | Para la libertad |
| The Princess of Éboli | 2010 | Antonio Pérez | (TV Film) La princesa de Éboli |
| Offside | 2011 | Hugo | En fuera de juego |
| The Opposite of Love | 2011 | Raúl | Lo contrario al amor |
| The Ocean's Heart | 2011 | Captain Salazar | (TV; 1 episode) El corazón del océano |
| Dead Dogs | 2011 | Cocacolo | (Post–production) Perros muertos |
| Witching & Bitching | 2013 | Jose | |
| I'm So Excited | 2013 | Benito Morón | Amantes pasajeros 13 March 2013 |
| El ministerio del tiempo | 2016 | Jesús Méndez, "Pacino" | (TV) |
Stage credits
- Hibrit (1993)
- Les liaisons dangereuses (1995)
- Toni in Atraco a las tres" (2001–2002)
- Claudio in Hamlet (2009)
Awards and nominations
| Awards | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fotogramas de Plata | 2007 | Best Television Actor | Paco's Men | Nominated |
| Fotogramas de Plata | 2008 | Best Film Actor | The Sandman | Nominated |
| Fotogramas de Plata | 2010 | Most Searched Performer on Internet | — | Nominated |
| Fotogramas de Plata | 2010 | Best Film Actor | Sex, Parties and Lies | Nominated |