Quick Facts
Biography
Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla (born 6 April 1982 in Castelló de la Plana) is a Spanish actor.
Biography
Silvestre planned on becoming a professional tennis player before suffering an injury in a Hungarian tournament. He later decided to study physiotherapy until his aunt introduced him to the world of theatre.
Media career
Silvestre studied drama, physical theatre, modern dance and acrobatics before winning the Mister Castellón 2002 pageant.
Acting career
Silvestre stars in the Pedro Almodóvar film I'm So Excited and in the Spanish horror thriller Verbo. He also stars in the Spanish series, 'Velvet' as Alberto Marquez.
In 2015, the high-profile English-language Netflix drama Sense8 was released, in which Miguel plays one of the lead characters, a closeted telenovela star named Lito Rodriguez, who lives in Mexico City with his boyfriend, Hernando (Alfonso Herrera).
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Vida y color | Javi | |
| 2005 | A golpes | Yuri | |
| 2006 | La distancia | Daniel | |
| 2007 | Dolly | Nacho | Short film |
| 2008 | 3:19 | Ilan | |
| 2008 | Cuando caen los ídolos | Roberto 27 años | Short film |
| 2008 | Zhao | Martín | |
| 2008 | Reflections | Marco / Roberto | |
| 2008 | The End | Gas Station Attendant | |
| 2010 | La trampa de la luz | Giocondo | |
| 2011 | Verbo | Líriko | |
| 2011 | Lo mejor de Eva | Rocco | |
| 2012 | Winning Streak | Alfredo | |
| 2012 | Todo es silencio | Brinco | |
| 2013 | Los amantes pasajeros | Novio | |
| 2013 | Alacrán enamorado | Luis |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Mis adorables vecinos | Monitor | "No sé decir no" (Season 1, Episode 2) |
| 2005 | Motivos personales | Nacho | 13 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | Sin tetas no hay paraíso | El Duque | 28 episodes |
| 2010 | Alakrana | Capitán | |
| 2012 | Aída | Actor | "La verdad sobre perros y cacos" (Season 9, Episode 21) |
| 2013–2016 | Velvet | Alberto Márquez | Lead Role |
| 2015–present | Sense8 | Lito Rodríguez | Lead role |
| 2017–present | Narcos | ¿? |
Theatre
- Noches de amor efímero, by Paloma Pedrero, directed by Eduardo Recabarren, 2004
- Porno by Mario Fraty, directed by Angela Bosch, 2003
- Verdadero Oeste by Sam Shepard, directed by Luis Guilera, 2002