Luis Alfonso Manuel Machín (born April 10, 1968 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina), better known as Luis Machín, is an Argentine theater, film and television actor. He is one of the most respected actors in the Argentine artistic medium and his extensive career includes many works in film, theater and television.
Biography He was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. At 16, Luis Machín decided that he wanted to be an actor. He began studying acting in the theater workshops taught in the secondary school to which he belonged, Manuel Belgrano Commercial of the city of Rosario, attending courses taught by the actor and theater director Miguel Franchi. He continues studying at the Rosarino Center for Theater Research directed by Pepe Costa, where he carries out a large number of works. In 1986 he began studying at the National School of Theater of Rosario that opened that same year and from which he graduated in 1989 in the first promotion. In 1993, at 24 years old, he went to the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, with the aim of settling in this city and expanding his horizons as an artist. Contact the theatrical Sportivo directed by Ricardo Bartís and begins to develop in it. At the same time he takes acting courses with Alberto Ure in Canal 13.
Career He is founder, along with other career partners, of the "Agrupación Filodramática Te quisimos con locura" group with which performs a large number of works, among which stand out Bip- du- bup, La importancia de llamarse Ernesto by Oscar Wilde and Noche de reyes by William Shakespeare. At the same time, he participates in different theater groups in the city such as Centro de Actores by Félix Reinoso, the group Arteón by Néstor Zapata and the group Sauco de Carlos Schwaderer being with the latter with which he made his first international tour in different cities of Spain in 1991 with the show of puppets and actors for adults Cabaretit. Together with the Arteón group and the work Malvinas, canto al sentimiento de un pueblo make a long tour of Venezuela. With El pecado que no se puede nombrar and Ricardo Bartís direction he toured Spain, France, Canada, Brazil, Belgium and Germany participating in the most prestigious international festivals such as Avignon, the autumn of Paris and of the Autumn of Madrid as well as the Kunsten of Belgium and the Theater of Welt of Germany. Then premieres on the Teatro San Martín works like Casa de muñecas by Henrik Ibsen, Lo que va dictando el sueño by Griselda Gambaro, in the circuito alternativo Varios pares de pies sobre piso de mármol work that is taken to Barcelona to an encounter with Harold Pinter, Cercano oriente with Alejandro Catalán, Teatro proletario de cámara in the Sportivo teatral, in the Centro Cultural Recoleta Dios perro and in the Teatro Payro Ella, by Susana Torres Molina. In the Theater The cube premiered Los padres terribles by Jean Cocteau and he comes back to Sportivo Teatral where it premieres La pesca, again with Ricardo Bartís. In 2011 with the direction of Cristina Banegas the only work written by Alberto Ure, La familia argentina and in 2012 with the direction of Daniel Veronese premieres in Argentina and for the commercial circuit La última sesión de Freud by Mark St. Germain.
Filmography Television Year Title Character Channel Notes 1996Amor sagradoDr. CorderoTelefe1997ChiquititasDr. Mandel Telefe1999VulnerablesCanal 131999Campeones de la vidaCanal 132000Tiempo finalex-conTelefeEpisode: "La última cena"2000IlusionesDr. Samuel PresasCanal 132001Cuatro amigasCanal 132002Son amoresBelucciCanal 132002TumberosPresidentAmérica TV2002Los simuladoresRomagnoliTelefeEpisode: "Seguro de desempleo"2004Padre CorajeDr. Froilán PonceCanal 132004EpitafiosSantiago PeñalverHBO2005BotinesLitoCanal 132005Mujeres asesinasEduardoCanal 13Episode: "Clara, la fantasiosa"2005CriminalRocaCanal 92005Algo habrán hecho por la historia argentinaManuel DorregoCanal 13Episode: "La Vida Color de Rosas"2006MontecristoLeón RocamoraTelefe2006Hermanos y detectivesProfessor FontánTelefeEpisode: "El profesor Fontán"2007Los cuentos de FontanarrosaCheloTV Pública2007El hombre que volvió de la muerteDante MortensenCanal 132008Mujeres asesinasMendozaCanal 13Episode: "Carolina, humillada"2008SociasCanal 132010Todos contra Juan 2HimselfTelefe2010Para vestir santosCarlosCanal 132010Alguien que me quiera Gustavo "Bambi" MelgarejoCanal 132010Lo que el tiempo nos dejóMilitaryTelefeEpisode: "La ley primera"2010Caín y AbelGregorio MendelTelefe2011Historias de la primera vezAmérica TVEpisode: "La primevera vez en el amor"2011MaltratadasAmérica TVEpisode: "Eterno retorno"2011Televisión por la InclusiónCanal 92012LoboToribio Páez de ToledoCanal 132012La defensoraDr. Rafael SartoriTV Pública2012La viuda de RafaelRafaelTV Pública2013Historias de corazónManuelTelefeEpisode: "Para olvidar a Manuel"2013Las huellas del secretarioFrancisco BasualdoTV Pública2013Historia clínicaJuan José CastelliTelefeEpisode: "Juan José Castelli: El silencio del orador"2014La celebraciónAgustínTelefeEpisode 4: "Bautismo"2014-2015Viudas e hijos del Rock & RollLuis Emilio Arostegui IIITelefe2015CromoRizzoTV Pública2016Loco por vosClaudioTelefe2016Educando a NinaReinaldoTelefe2016Las palomas y las bombasTV Pública2017Vida de películaTV Pública2017Quiero vivir a tu ladoGuillermoCanal 132018Sandro de AméricaOscar AnderleTelefe2018El lobistaCanal 132018Rizhoma HotelTelefe2018-2019Mi hermano es un clonJuan Cruz SantillánCanal 132019Atrapar a un ladrónGabriel PrietoTelefe2020InconvivenciaTelefe2026MoriaCarlos A. PetitNetflix
Movies Year Movie Character Director 1999La venganzaJuan Carlos Desanzo2000Ojos que no venForensicBeda Docampo Feijóo2000El astilleroDavid Lipszyc2000FelicidadesJuanLucho Bender2001Vidas privadasEduardoFito Páez2002Todos juntosFederico León2002Un oso rojoSergioAdrián Caetano2002ClaimHotel ReceptionistMartín Lagestee2002PotestadColombresLuis César D'Angiolillo2002La entregaPoliceInés de Oliveira Cézar2005A cada ladoHugo Grosso2007Maradona, the Hand of GodMarcos FranchiMarco Risi2008La revolución es un sueño eternoManuel BelgranoNemesio Juárez2010La mosca en la cenizaWaiter JoséGabriela David2010PlumíferosMr. Puertas Daniel De Felippo2010In the Future (En el futuro)Mauro Andrizzi2010El muralNatalio Félix BotanaHéctor Olivera2010Sin retorno RicardoMiguel Cohan2011El invierno de los rarosFabiánRodrigo Guerrero2011Violeta se fue a los cielosInterviewerAndrés Wood2012Dormir al solLucioAlejandro Chomski2012La sombra azulCommissarSergio Schmucler2013Destino anunciadoPochoJhon Dickinson2014NecrofobiaDanteDaniel de la Vega2016Los últimos2019SolaJosé Cicala2019Así habló el cambistaFederico Veiroj2020The Funeral HomeBernardo2023The SettlersMonseñorFelipe Gálvez Haberle2025BelénDolores Fonzi
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result2001Silver Condor AwardsMale RevelationEl astillero2004Martín Fierro AwardsSupporting Actor in DramaPadre Coraje2005Martín Fierro AwardsSupporting Actor in DramaCriminal2006Martín Fierro AwardsSupporting Actor in DramaMontecristo2007Martín Fierro AwardsProtagonist Actor of MiniseriesEl hombre que volvió de la muerte and Los cuentos de Fontanarrosa2010Martín Fierro AwardsSupporting Actor Para vestir santos, Lo que el tiempo nos dejó and Caín y Abel2011Konex FoundationTheater ActorTrajectory of the last decade2013Featured personality of the year, newspaper Rosario, Santa Fe, ArgentinaActor Year's Trajectory
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