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Albert Pla i Álvarez (born 22 September 1966) is a Catalan singer-songwriter and actor. Noted for his irreverent lyrics and transgressive persona,[1][2] he performs both in Catalan and Spanish.
Life and career
[edit]Albert Pla i Álvarez was born in Sabadell on 22 September 1966.[3]
In 1988, Pla won the National Singer-Songwriters Contest held in Jaén.[4] With a professional background as a textile patternmaker,[5] he released his debut musical album, the Catalan-language Ho sento molt, in 1989.[6] It was followed by Aquí s'acaba el que es donava (1990).[7] His first album fully in Spanish was No sólo de rumba vive el hombre.[7]
He made his film debut as an actor in Juanma Bajo Ulloa's box-office hit Airbag (1997).[8] In the film, he portrays a priest who performs "Soy rebelde" in a brothel.[9][10] He has since worked as an actor in film and television titles, such as A los que aman (1998), Honor of the Knights (2006), Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades (2014), The Barcelona Vampiress (2020), La mesías (2023), Escape and The Platform 2.[11][12] In addition to his acting career, his songs have been featured in The Day of the Beast and Live Flesh.[12] His portrayal of ultra-Catholic Pep in La mesías earned him a Feroz Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series.[1][13]
After meeting in 2003 during the staging of theatre play Canciones de amor y droga, he has been in a relationship with actress Judit Farrés.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Martín, Pablo (2 December 2023). "¿Quién es Albert Pla? Así es el actor que da vida a Pep, el padre ultracatólico en 'La Mesías'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- 1 2 "Albert Pla, su faceta más personal: su familia, amigo de Los Javis, su relación con las drogas, sus críticas a la Iglesia y la política". Europa FM. 24 March 2024.
- ↑ "¿Quién es Albert Pla? El invitado de hoy en 'La Resistencia'". Tiramillas. 22 November 2023 – via Marca.
- ↑ Cantalapiedra, Ricardo (31 October 1988). "Albert Pla gana el Certamen Nacional de Cantautores". El País.
- ↑ Sáenz de Tejada, Ignacio (7 November 1989). "Perversa ingenuidad". El País.
- ↑ Menéndez Flores, Javier (2 October 2023). "Albert Pla: "No soy un transgresor"". La Razón.
- 1 2 "Albert Pla, el juglar que se resiste a cualquier rótulo". La Voz del Interior. 19 September 2002.
- ↑ Rodríguez Lenin, Jesús (4 December 2023). "Tapas Interview | Albert Pla: «Me gusta que los cocineros estén locos, si no, no me sirven»". Tapas.
- ↑ Lázaro, José Ángel (24 November 2017). "Veinte años de un cierto cine español (17). El día que un Airbag reventó la taquilla española (I)". Rinconete.
- ↑ "Los actores de Airbag, 20 años después". 20minutos.es. 15 May 2016.
- ↑ González, Carla (27 January 2024). ""No podría dejarde pensar cosas, aunque quisiera.Y necesito subirme al escenario"". Noticias de Navarra.
- 1 2 "Albert Plá: dicen que soy aburrido". Clarín. 6 September 2002.
- ↑ Conde, Tamara (27 January 2024). "'La Mesías' arrasa en los Premios Feroz 2024: esta es la lista completa de los ganadores". Woman. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024 – via El Periódico de Catalunya.
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- Living people
- 1966 births
- People from Sabadell
- Singer-songwriters from Catalonia
- 20th-century Spanish male actors
- 21st-century Spanish male actors
- Male actors from Catalonia
- Spanish male film actors
- Spanish male television actors
- Spanish male stage actors
- 20th-century Spanish singer-songwriters
- 21st-century Spanish singer-songwriters