Roberto Martínez Felipe (born 1 January 1970), better known as Roberto Álamo, is a Spanish actor who has appeared in more than fifty films since 1996. Álamo won the Goya Award for Best Actor for his performance as Javier Alfaro in May God Save Us (2016).
Life and career Roberto Martínez Felipe was born in Madrid in 1970. He developed an interest in cinema at a young age after watching Jack Lemmon in Days of Wine and Roses. He trained at the Cristina Rota acting school and was a member of theatre company . He made his feature film debut in The Ugliest Woman in the World (1999).
The theatre play Urtain marked a turning point in his career. Álamo starred from 2008 to 2010 in the aforementioned play as the Basque boxer José Manuel Urtain, winning a Max Award for Best Actor for his performance.
His portrayal of Alfaro, a violent police inspector under the spotlight of their superiors and colleagues chasing a rapist and murderer of elderly women, in Rodrigo Sorogoyen's thriller film May God Save Us (2016) won him the Goya Award for Best Actor.
Selected filmography
Year Title Role 2003Días de fútbol (Football Days)Ramon 2009Gordos (Fat People)párroco 2011De tu ventana a la mía (Chrysalis)Paco 2011La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In)Zeca 2013La gran familia española (Family United)Benjamin 2016Que Dios nos perdone (May God Save Us) Javier Alfaro 2017 La niebla y la doncella (The Mist and the Maiden) Teniente Navas Zona hostil (Rescue Under Fire) Capitán Torres Es por tu bien (It's for Your Own Good) Poli Alegría tristeza (Happy Sad) Marcos El fantástico caso del Golem (The Fantastic Golem Affairs) Antonio Rita José Manuel Odio el verano (I Hate Summer) Alonso Cuatro paredes Arturo El cautivo (The Captive) Abderramán Hora y veinte Días de agosto (Summer Days) Fernando
Television Year Series Network Character Notes 1996 Éste es mi barrio Antena 3 1 episode 1998 La casa de los líos Antena 3 1 episode 2005 Maneras de sobrevivir Telecinco Josete 13 episode 2007 Génesis: En la mente del asesino Cuatro Director documental 1 episode Los Serrano Telecinco Arturo 1 episode La familia Mata Antena 3 1 episode 2007 - 2008 Los hombres de Paco Antena 3 Aliado Uriarte 5 episode 2008 Sin tetas no hay paraíso Telecinco 2 episode Aída Telecinco Martillo 1 episode LEX Antena 3 1 episode 2009 Hermanos y detectives Telecinco 1 episode 2009 - 2013 Águila roja La 1 Juan de Calatrava 44 episode 2011 Estudio 1 La 1 Urtain 1 episode 2013 Luna, el misterio de Calenda Antena 3 Diego Mendoza 7 episode 2014 Bienvenidos al Lolita Antena 3 Cúper 8 episode Hermanos Telecinco Xabi 4 episode 2015 Bajo sospecha Antena 3 Federico Sanz 3 episode 2017 - 2019 Estoy vivo La 1 Andrés Vargas Soto 8 episode 2018 Fugitiva La 1 José K. 8 episode El Continental La 1 Juan León de Baena 10 episode 2020 Caronte Prime Video / Telecinco Samuel Caronte 13 episode Antidisturbios #0 José Antonio Úbeda 6 episode2020Porvenir#0Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas4 episode 2021 La reina del pueblo Atresplayer Diego 6 episode2022Historias para no dormirPrime Video Claudio1 episode 2024 Asalto al Banco Central (Bank Under Siege) Emilio Alonso Manglano Innato (Innate) Aitor
Accolades
Year Award Category Work Result 1st Feroz Awards Best Supporting Actor in a Film Family United Best Supporting Actor 28th Goya Awards Best Supporting Actor 23rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role 4th Feroz Awards Best Main Actor in a Film May God Save Us Best Actor 31st Goya Awards Best Actor 9th Feroz Awards Best Main Actor in a Film Josephine
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