Carlos Latre Ruiz (born 30 January 1979) is a Spanish comedian, TV presenter and impressionist. He is particularly known for his television impressions and for being a judge on talent show Tu cara me suena on Antena 3. Since 2024, he has presented shows on Telecinco.
Education Latre was born and raised in Castelló de la Plana but completed his secondary studies at the Institut Martí Franqués in Tarragona.
Personal life The impressionist has been married to Yolanda Marcos since 2004, although they separated in 2015 and resumed their relationship in 2017. They have a daughter together named Candela.
Professional career He started as a radio presenter on Cadena SER, on the program Los 40 Principales, and on Cadena Dial. On television, he began his participation in 1999 on the program Xou com sou on the channel TV3.
He became well known for his impersonations on the late-night show Crónicas marcianas on Telecinco of various characters, such as La Pitonisa Lola, Torrente, Juan Carlos I, or Cayetana de Alba.
Later, he started his own show on Telecinco, Latrelevisión, with modest audience success. After its cancellation, he moved to the channel Cuatro.
He has also worked as a voice actor in films like Garfield, Happily N'Ever After, and The Jungle Book 2.
He was awarded the Micrófono de Oro in 2004 by the Federación de Asociaciones de Radio y Televisión.
In April 2007, accompanied by a cast of nine other impersonators, he returned to Telecinco with the show Réplica, a comedy space of parodies. The program was removed after three broadcasts, which garnered an average audience share of 14.3%, below the network's average of 19%.
Since September 2008, he has also participated in the program Crackòvia on TV3, a satirical show that, following the formula of Polònia, parodies current sports events.PRNoticias - 'Crackòvia' or sports caricatured
From 2004 to 2015, he collaborated weekly with Carlos Herrera on his program Herrera en la Onda, on Onda Cero.
He was the pregonero of the Carthaginians and Romans festival in Cartagena in 2010.
In 2011, he toured Spain with Yes, We Spain Is Different, a theater piece in which he reflects on Spain's situation in the world through the imitation of over a hundred characters, including both celebrities and international political figures.
On Antena 3, he has collaborated as an impersonator on DEC and La escobilla nacional.
The character he portrayed of the former FC Barcelona president Núñez was used for one of the famous "memes" called "It's Free". In 2011, he became a judge on the imitation and singing contest Tu cara me suena. In 2012, he began recording Señoras que... with Josema Yuste, David Fernández, and Jordi Ríos, a sitcom that aired from 2012 to 2013 on the television channel Neox. In the same year, he returned as a judge in the second edition of Tu cara me suena and in the third edition.
From May 2013 to June 2013, he hosted the game show Letris on La 1.
From October 2013 to December 2013, he returned again to La 1 where he hosted the program Uno de los nuestros.
Since November 2013, he has collaborated with Florentino Fernández, Miki Nadal, Toni Acosta, Edu Soto, and many more on the comedy contest Me resbala (Antena 3), presented by Arturo Valls.
Since April 2015, he has collaborated on Thursdays, as on Herrera en la Onda, with Juan Ramón Lucas on the program Más de uno, on Onda Cero. In addition, in 2016, he appeared as an interviewee in the documentary No es cosa de risa, a compilation of interviews about the ins and outs of show business.
On 22 July 2017, he presented the 4th edition of the Premios Platino along with Uruguayan actress and singer Natalia Oreiro.
In 2018, he was the pregonero of the Carnaval de Badajoz. On Friday, 16 November 2018, he premiered the program Surtido de ibéricos on Onda Cero.
He hosted several concerts of Love90, 2019 and 2020. He has performed as a comic artist, impersonating and singing in One Show Man, in various locations in Spain, 2021-2022-2023 and in theatrical event at Golfus de Roma in 2021 - 2022.
In 2024, he left Tu cara me suena in a well-publicised return to Telecinco, to host his own access primetime entertainment show. The result, Babylon Show, was launched to great fanfare, including Luis de la Fuente, whose Spain side had just won UEFA Euro 2024, as its first guest, however it was axed after just eleven episodes due to poor ratings.
In 2025, Latre joined the revival of Telecinco's daytime chat show El programa de Ana Rosa as a collaborator.
Television programs +YearTelevision programChannelNotes1999Xou com souTV32002-2005Crónicas marcianasTelecinco2003-2005Latrelevisión2005-2006MaracanáCuatro2006Channel nº4El mundo de ChemaSeries2007-2012PolòniaTV32008RéplicaTelecinco2008-2012CrackòviaTV32009La tribuTelecinco2009–presentEl Hormiguero 3.0Cuatro, Antena 3Guest/Contributor2010La escobilla nacionalAntena 32011–presentTu cara me suenaJudge2012Menuda NocheCanal Sur TVGuestChristmas Eve Special: Canta conmigoLa 1New Year's Eve Special: Hotel 13 estrellas, 12 uvas2012-2013Señoras que...Neox2013LetrisLa 1HostUno de los nuestros2013-2021Me resbalaAntena 32014Tu cara me suena Mini2015Un, Dos, ¡Chef!Disney Channel EspañaGuest2016Boca-Zás!2017Mi casa es la tuyaTelecinco2019The World's BestCBS2020ImprovisandoAntena 3Typical SpanishLa 1ContributorMasterChef CelebrityGuestEl juego de los anillosAntena 3Contestant2021¿Quién quiere ser millonario?
Radio programs
2015: Herrera en la onda (Onda Cero) 2015–present: Más de uno (Onda Cero) 2018-2019: Surtido de ibéricos (Onda Cero / Melodía FM Estéreo)
Filmography Actor +YearFilmCharacterDirectorGenreDuration2003El oro de Moscú Ricky TajuñaJesús BonillaComedy1h 48m2005Torrente 3: El protectorJosé "Pepito" TorrenteSantiago SeguraComedy1h 37m2016No es cosa de risaIntervieweeDiego Fortea and Jonathan BellesComedy/Documentary28m2026Torrente for PresidentJavier MileiSantiago SeguraComedy1h 43m Voice actor +YearTitleCharacterOriginal Actor2003Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big AdventureMortadeloBenito PocinoThe Jungle Book 2BuzzieJeff Bennett, Brian Cummings, Baron Davis, Jess Harnell and Phil CollinsEl Cid: The LegendBen Yussuf / Count Ordoñez2004Pinocchio 3000SpencerHowie MandelGarfield: The MovieGarfieldBill Murray2005Happily N'Ever AfterMunkAndy Dick2006Garfield: A Tail of Two KittiesGarfieldBill MurrayHoodwinked!Wolf W. WolfPatrick WarburtonHappy FeetRamón / LovelaceRobin Williams2008Asterix at the Olympic GamesBuentórax Guillaume Gallienne2011Happy Feet TwoRamón / LovelaceRobin WilliamsJustin and the Knights of ValourBrafánFreddie Highmore2016Robinson: A Musical AdventureMak / Tuesday Kaya Yanar2017The Emoji MovieFist BumpJames Corden2018The Queen's CorgiCamembertJack Whitehall2022Paws of Fury: The Legend of HankIka ChuRicky Gervais2024IFBlueSteve Carell
Theater
Yes, We Spain Is Different (2011) Golfus de Roma (2021–2022) One Show Man (2021–2023)
Awards and nominations Year Category Award Result 2004 Best comic revelation Micrófono de Oro 2015 Best actor Premio de la Unión de Actores 2016 Best actor Premio de la Unión de Actores
References
External links Official website