Leonardo Máximo Sbaraglia (; born 30 June 1970) is an Argentine actor, with extensive credits in both Argentina and Spain. He has also worked in Mexico, notably in the Apple TV+ series Women in Blue, and was cast in his first English-language role in Red Lights.
Biography Sbaraglia was born and raised in Buenos Aires where his mother, Roxana Randon, is a local actress and theater coach. He started his acting career at the age of 16 in La noche de los lápices, a political documentary drama directed by Héctor Olivera.Interview in the Spanish TV show Caiga Quien Caiga, broadcast 2 December 2005.
In 1987, he gained popularity among Argentine youth for his role in the TV series Clave de sol. In the following years, he starred in TV and film productions as well as in theatre (such as La Soledad de los Campos de Algodon, Closer). In 1993, he worked for the first time together with Argentine director Marcelo Piñeyro in Tango feroz: la leyenda de Tanguito. They came together again for Caballos salvajes (1995), for which Leonardo Sbaraglia earned the Jury Prize for Best Acting at the Huelva International Film Festival, and later for Cenizas del paraíso (1997) and an acclaimed performance in Plata quemada (2000).
Sbaraglia emigrated to Spain in 1998.¿Se acuerdan de mí? Ciudad.com.ar He starred with Eusebio Poncela in Intacto, a 2001 thriller directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, and received a Goya Award for Best New Actor. His other starring roles include Deseo (2002), a Gerardo Vera film in which he plays alongside Leonor Watling and Cecilia Roth, and Carmen (2003), an adaptation of Prosper Mérimée's classic by director Vicente Aranda.
Sbaraglia worked again in 2005 with director Antonio Hernández, with whom he had already shot En la ciudad sin límites in 2002. This and his contribution to Sebastián Borensztein's mini TV series Tiempo final (2000) after their production of El garante, for which he earned the Martín Fierro Award for best performance by an actor; Hernández and Piñeyro are the only directors with whom Sbaraglia has worked with more than once.
He was nominated for the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2007 for his role of Jesús Irurre in the film Salvador (Puig Antich) in which he starred with German actor Daniel Brühl. The city of Huelva awarded Sbaraglia an honorary award in 2005.Premios del Segundo Semestre del 2005, CineParaLeer.com; accessed 22 May 2015.
Sbaraglia returned to Argentina in 2008, and starred in Marcelo Piñeyro's Las viudas de los jueves in a role nominated for an Argentine Film Critics Association Silver Condor Award. Among his notable later roles are alongside Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver in Rodrigo Cortés' Red Lights (2012); and as one of two men in a caught in a road duel in Damián Szifrón's acclaimed Wild Tales (2014).
Beginning in 2024, Sbaraglia has starred as Alejandro de la Torre in Women in Blue (Las Azules), a Spanish-language crime drama set in 1970s Mexico City and produced by Lemon Studios for Apple TV+, appearing opposite Bárbara Mori as the husband of her character. He returned for the show's second season, which premiered on 12 August 2026. In 2025 he starred as former Argentine president Carlos Menem in the Prime Video biographical miniseries Menem, for which he received a Platino Award nomination.
Family Sbaraglia married the Argentine sculptor Guadalupe Martín in 2001; the couple have one child.Tiene idea de vivir en Buenos Aires Diario Perfil El gaucho castizo, DeCine21.com; accessed 22 May 2015.
Filmography Film
Title Year Role Notes Night of the Pencils Daniel Copyright Tango feroz: la leyenda de Tanguito Pedro Fuego gris Fotos del alma No te mueras sin decirme adónde vas Pablo Caballos salvajes Pedro Carlos Monzón, el segundo juicio Besos en la frente Sebastián Miguez Cenizas del paraíso Pedro Makantasis Bajamar Vendado y frío Plata quemada El Nene Intacto Tomás En la ciudad sin límites Victor Nowhere Paolo Brandi Deseo Pablo Utopía Adrián Carmen José Cleopatra Carlos La puta y la ballena Emilio La mitad negada Oculto Alex Salvador (Puig Antich) Jesús De bares Concursante Martín Circo Martín El rey de la montaña Quim Violanchelo Dr. Marquez Santos Arturo Antares Diario de una ninfómana Jaime Las viudas de los jueves Ronnie El corredor nocturno Lopez Sin retorno Federico Samaniego El campo Santiago Vaquero Alonso Red Lights Leonardo Palladino Restos Daniel Wild Tales Diego Iturralde Aire libre Manuel The Silence of the Sky Mario Al final del túnel Joaquín Sangre en la boca Ramón Alvia Nieve negra Marcos El otro hermano (The Lost Brother) Duarte El desentierro (The Uncovering) Pau Dolor y gloria Federico Wasp Network Unknown Origins Paco Errante corazón (Wandering Heart) Santiago Alegría Simón Blondi Eduardo Puan Rafael Sujarchuk El hombre que amaba a los platos voladores (The Man Who Loved UFOs) Amarga Navidad (Bitter Christmas) Raúl Karma Daniel
Television Year Title Role Clave de sol Atreverse Amores El gordo y el flaco Alta comedia Cartas de amor en cassette De poeta y de loco El garante Casablanca Bajamar, la costa del silencio La argentina de tato Tiempo final Al filo de la ley Epitafios Impostores Lo que el tiempo nos dejó En terapia Dos lunas Todos mienten Elite Women in Blue (Las Azules) Alejandro de la Torre Carlos Menem
Awards Year Award Category Work Result Best Actor Burnt Money Best New Actor Intact Best Actor In the City Without Limits Best Supporting Actor Salvador Best Actor The Widows of Thursdays Best Actor Best Actor Epitafios Best Actor No Return Best Actor Wild Tales Best Actor Aire libre Best Actor Wild Tales Best Actor At the End of the Tunnel Best Actor The Lost Brother Best Actor Best Supporting Actor in a Film Pain and Glory Best Supporting Actor Best Film Actor in a Minor Role Best Actor Wandering Heart Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Puan Best Supporting Actor Best Actor The Man Who Loved UFOs 13th Platino Awards Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Series Menem Martín Fierro Awards Year Category Film Award1997Best Actor in a Drama SeriesEl garanteWinner1997Best Supporting ActorEn terapiaWinner
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