Luis Perezagua (born 8 October 1949) is a Spanish actor of theater, cinema and television.
Biography Perezagua studied theater at The Royal High School of Dramatic Arts in Madrid. He began his professional career in Antonio Buero Vallejo's play "La Detonación" directed by José Tamayo. At that time he had previously participated in independent theater groups with plays by playwrights such as Max Aub and Fernando Arrabal. From then on, his professional career was mainly linked to the world of theater (The Zarzuela and Spanish Variety Shows). At that time he alternated his professional activities with work in the cinema and television, and most recently, as an actor and speaker at the Complutense University of Madrid.
He has been a member of the CNINAT (National Center for the Initiation of Children and Adolescents to the Theater), directed by José María Morera, intervening in several of its productions.
Theater Throughout his career as an actor, he has been part of several theater and zarzuela companies, such as The Spanish Company of Classical Theater (directed by Manuel Canseco), The Small Theater Company of Madrid (directed by Antonio Guirau), The National Lyrical Company, The Ases Líricos Company (directed by Evelio Esteve) and the Isaac Albéniz Company (directed by Angel F. Montesinos). While in these companies, he performed mainly in popular plays from the Spanish Golden Age, even receiving the prize for Best Actor in the "Theater Festival of The Spanish Golden Age", celebrated in the Chamizal National Memorial (United States) with the play "La dama duende", in 1986. He performed as a comic tenor with the Ases Líricos Company and Isaac Albéniz Company in many well-known zarzuelas including, La del manojo de rosas, La calesera, Doña Francisquita, La corte de faraón, La verbena de la paloma, etc., as well as in their variety shows, Las leandras, La blanca doble and La bruja (As Tomillo). This last play was represented in honor of the one-hundredth year after the death of Gayarre, and was directed by Ignacio Aranaz.
In 1993 he starred with Lina Morgan in Celeste no es un color, and was directed by prestigious directors such as Josep María Mestre, Carles Alfaro, Francisco Nieva, Víctor Andrés Catena, José Luis García Sánchez, José Osuna, Evelio Esteve, Ángel F. Montesinos, Ignacio Aranaz, Gerardo Malla, Andrés Lima, José Tamayo, Alberto González Vergel, Carlos Larrañaga, Juan José Alonso Millán, Antonio Guirau, Mara Recatero, Luis Balaguer, Luis Iturri, Emilio Sagi, José Luis Alonso, Manuel Canseco, Ramón Ballesteros, Juan Carlos Pérez de la Fuente and Lluís Pascual, among others. He has performed in many different play genres throughout his career.
Cinema He debuted with the short film Eres mi gula (starring with Isabel Ordaz), and later, he performed supporting roles in several films. His most prominent role in his early years as supporting actor was in the film Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing, directed by José Luis Cuerda in 1988. Later, he played as a supporting actor in several films directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez, such as Out of play in 1991, The woman of your life in 1994 and Nightmare for a rich man, in 1996.
In 1995 he performed as a supporting actor in two films nominated for the Goya Awards, Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead and Así en el cielo como en la tierra. He has also performed in Love Can Seriously Damage Your Health, and since the year 2000, he worked under the command of José Luis García Sánchez in films such as Adiós con el corazón, The Green March and Franky Banderas.
His most recent work is in the new film by José Luis Cuerda, Tiempo después, which was released at the end of 2018.
Television His first work in television was in 1980, in children's shows such as and music programs such as (1985).
Between 1984 and 1988, he was the voice of Maese Camera in La bola de cristal. Later, he intervened in series such as Barrio Sésamo, Detrás de la puerta, and Los mundos de Yupi, where he was an important character. From the end of the 1980s until now, he has performed in numerous supporting roles in several television series such as Brigada Central, Hostal Royal Manzanares, ¡Ay, Señor, Señor!, Los ladrones van a la oficina, Cuéntame cómo pasó, Velvet Colección, and many more. He starred in the series (where he played Borja); (as Martinez); Los negocios de mamá (as Estanislao), (as Benito), and recently, in the first three seasons of Amar en tiempos revueltos, where he played the character which would make him quite famous, Isidro Bulnes.
He has performed as a supporting character in mini-series such as La Regenta (Fernando Méndez-Leite), El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes (Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón), Entre naranjos (Josefina Molina), (Ricardo Palacios), and Martes de Carnaval (José Luis García Sánchez), among others.
Theater Year Play Playwright Directed by 2019 El sueño de la vida Federico García Lorca and Alberto Conejero Lluís Pascual 2017 La visita Carmen Resino Ramón Ballesteros 2017 ¡Viva la bagatela! Ramón Ballesteros and Silvio Martínez, from Ramón María del Valle-Inclán's texts Ramón Ballesteros 2014 Fermín Pocacosa Ramón Ballesteros Ramón Ballesteros 2014 La Venganza de Don Mendo Pedro Muñoz Seca Jesús Castejón 2012 Orquesta de señoritas Jean Anouilh Juan Carlos Pérez de la Fuente 2009 Angelina o el honor de un brigadier Enrique Jardiel Poncela Juan Carlos Pérez de la Fuente 2008 Puerta del Sol. Un episodio nacional Benito Pérez Galdós Juan Carlos Pérez de la Fuente 2006 La venganza de la Petra (As Nicomedes) Carlos Arniches José Luis Moreno 2005 Melocotón en almíbar Miguel Mihura Mara Recatero 2003 El acero de Madrid Lope de Vega Joaquín Vida 2003 Anacleto se divorcia Pedro Muñoz Seca Fernando Navarrete 2003 Dama de moda Juan José Alonso Millán Juan José Alonso Millán 2002 Usted puede ser un asesino (As The Inspector) Alfonso Paso Ramón Ballesteros 2002 La canasta Miguel Mihura Ramón Ballesteros 2001 Sin rencor Sam Bobrick Carlos Larrañaga 1999 Sé infiel y no mires con quién John Chapman and Ray Cooney Ramón Ballesteros 1999 ¡Ay caray! Josep Maria Benet i Jornet Manuel Ángel Egea 1998 Las últimas lunas Furio Bordon José Luis García Sánchez 1996 Los Pelópidas Jorge Llopis Ramón Ballesteros 1995 La discreta enamorada Lope de Vega Antonio Guirau 1995 La dama boba Lope de Vega Antonio Guirau 1994 Usted puede ser un asesino (As Julio) Alfonso Paso Antonio Guirau 1993 Celeste no es un color Roberto Romero Víctor Andrés Catena 1993 El cianuro... ¿solo o con leche? Juan José Alonso Millán Antonio Guirau 1991 Arniches 92 Juan José Arteche and Ángel F. Montesinos, from Carlos Arniches's sainetes Ángel F. Montesinos 1991 La venganza de la Petra (As Conesa) Carlos Arniches Víctor Andrés Catena 1989 Transbordo José Luis Miranda Pedro Miguel Martínez 1989 La enamorada del rey Ramón María del Valle-Inclán José Luis Alonso 1987 Por la calle de Alcalá 2 Juan José Arteche Ángel F. Montesinos 1987 Bailar con la más fea Ray Cooney Víctor Andrés Catena 1986 Dobles parejas David Wiltse Gerardo Malla 1985 Dos igual a uno Ray Cooney Ángel F. Montesinos 1983 Don Álvaro o la fuerza del sino Duque de Rivas Francisco Nieva 1983 El carnaval de un reino José Martín Recuerda Alberto González Vergel 1982 El caballero de Olmedo Lope de Vega José Osuna 1982 Julieta tiene un desliz Julio Mathias Ángel García Moreno 1981 La gaviota Antón Chéjov Manuel Collado 1979 La señorita de Trevélez Carlos Arniches José Osuna 1979 Burlas del secreto amor. Comedias de Himenea y Calamita Juan Antonio Castro, from Bartolomé Torres Naharro's texts Manuel Canseco 1979 El perro del hortelano Lope de Vega Manuel Canseco 1979 Casa con dos puertas, mala es de guardar Pedro Calderón de la Barca Manuel Canseco 1978 El alquimista y la nieve Childish story, music by Guillermo Rodríguez Domingo Serrano 1977 La detonación Antonio Buero Vallejo José Tamayo
Small Theater Company of Madrid Year Play Playwright Directed by 1995 Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare Antonio Guirau 1995 The Taming of the Shrew William Shakespeare Antonio Guirau 1986 La dama duende Pedro Calderón de la Barca Antonio Guirau 1984 El lindo don Diego Agustín Motero Antonio Guirau 1984 El caballero de Olmedo Lope de Vega Antonio Guirau
Dramatized readings Year Play Playwright Directed by 2018 El ala quebradiza de la mariposa Santiago Sanguinetti Natalia Menéndez 2017 Puccini en concierto Giacomo Puccini Ramón Torrelledó 2017 Gloria Fuertes en su centenario: la poeta de los poetas Gloria Fuertes's poems Marcos Roca Sierra
Zarzuela The National Lyrical Company Year Play Playwright Music Composer Directed by 2009 La calesera Emilio González del Castillo and Luis Martínez Román Francisco Alonso Carles Alfaro 2008 De Madrid a París Eusebio Sierra and José Jackson Federico Chueca Andrés Lima 2008 El bateo Antonio Domínguez and Antonio Paso Federico Chueca Andrés Lima 2007 El barbero de Sevilla Guillermo Perrín y Vico and Miguel de Palacios Gerónimo Giménez and Manuel Nieto Josep María Mestres 1995 La montería José Ramos Martín Jacinto Guerrero Emilio Sagi 1988 La chulapona Federico Romero Sarachaga and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw Iturralde Federico Moreno Torroba Gerardo Malla
The Ases Líricos and Isaac Albéniz Company Year Play Playwright Music Composer Directed by La del manojo de rosas Anselmo C. Carreño and Francisco Ramos de Castro Pablo Sorozábal La calesera Emilio González del Castillo and Luis Martínez Román Francisco Alonso La del Soto del Parral Anselmo C. Carreño and Luis Fernández de Sevilla Reveriano Soutullo and Juan Vert Los gavilanes José Ramos Martín Jacinto Guerrero La Dolorosa Juan José Lorente José Serrano La leyenda del beso Enrique Reoyo, José Silva Aramburu and Antonio Paso Reveriano Soutullo and Juan Vert Doña Francisquita Federico Romero Sarachaga and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw Iturralde Amadeo Vives El huésped del sevillano Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena and Enrique Reoyo Jacinto Guerrero La tabernera del puerto Federico Romero Sarachaga and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw Iturralde Pablo Sorozábal Bohemios Guillermo Perrín y Vico and Miguel de Palacios Amadeo Vives La corte de Faraón Guillermo Perrín and Miguel de Palacios Vicente Lleó Luisa Fernanda Federico Romero Sarachaga and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw Iturralde Federico Moreno Torroba La viejecita Miguel Echegaray Manuel Fernández Caballero 1994 La Parranda Luis Fernández Ardavín Francisco Alonso Luis Balaguer 1990 La bruja Miguel Ramos Carrión and Vital Aza Ruperto Chapí Ignacio Aranaz 1989 La Gran Vía Felipe Pérez y González Federico Chueca and Joaquín Valverde José Osuna 1987 El Caserío Federico Romero Sarachaga and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw Iturralde Jesús Guridi Luis Iturri 1985 La blanca doble Enrique Paradas and Joaquín Jiménez Jacinto Guerrero Paco de Osca 1983 La rosa del azafrán Federico Romero Sarachaga and Guillermo Fernández-Shaw Iturralde Jacinto Guerrero Evelio Esteve 1982 La Revoltosa José López Silva and Carlos Fernández Shaw Ruperto Chapí Evelio Esteve 1982 La verbena de la Paloma Ricardo de la Vega Tomás Bretón Evelio Esteve 1981 Agua, azucarillos y aguardiente Miguel Ramos Carrión Federico Chueca Ángel F. Montesinos 1978 Las leandras Emilio González del Castillo and José Muñoz Román Francisco Alonso Luis Sanz
Television Drama Year Title Directed by 2019 Señoras del (h)AMPA Jaime Botella 2017 Velvet Colección Gustavo Ron 2005–2008 Amar en tiempos revueltos Antonio Onetti, Rodolf Sirera 2004–2011 Cuéntame cómo pasó Agustín Crespi 2002 Policías, en el corazón de la calle Paloma Martín-Mateo 2001–2005 El comisario Alfonso Arandia, José Ramos Paíno 2000 La ley y la vida Raúl de la Morena 1998–2002 Periodistas Daniel Écija 1998 La vida en el aire Ignacio Mercero
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