Ricardo Mario Darín (born 14 January 1989), known professionally as Chino Darín, is an Argentine actor and film producer.
He has had prominent film roles in Death in Buenos Aires (2014), The Queen of Spain (2016) and A Twelve-Year Night (2018). In 2018, he was nominated for the Best Actor award by the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences, for his role in the true crime film, El Angel.
He is also known for his television roles in Argentina and Spain. He received a Martín Fierro Awards nomination for Best Actor in a miniseries for his role in Historia de un clan (2015). He also appeared in Farsantes (2013-14), La embajada (2016) and El Reino (2021-23). He currently stars in Iron Reign (2024).
Early life Ricardo Mario Darín was born on 14 January 1989 in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, to actor Ricardo Darín and Florencia Bas.Chino Darín: su momento dulce, su tortura interna y el ejemplo de su abuela El País. 9 November 2018Ricardo Darín: "I'm fine filming in Spanish, thank you" Screendaily. 27 July 2016
Career He debuted as an actor in 2010 in the Argentine telenovela, Alguien que me quiera, where he rubbed shoulders with figures such as Andrea del Boca, Osvaldo Laport and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez among others. A year later, in 2011, he appeared in Los Únicos, as Dante.
In 2012, he made his film debut starring alongside Diego Peretti and Fernando Tejero, in the Argentine-Spanish film, En fuera de juego.
In 2014, he starred in the film Death in Buenos Aires, where he played the agent "El Ganso", a young homosexual police officer from the 1980s.Artsploitation Sees North American Distrib Life for ‘Death in Buenos Aires’ (EXCLUSIVE) Variety. 4 December 2014
In 2015, he starred in three films: the film comedy Volley, directed by Martín Piroyansky, the thriller Pasaje de vida, directed by Diego Corsini, and Uno mismo, an intimate story, directed by Gabriel Arregui. In addition, he had special appearances in the Telefe sitcom Viudas e hijos del Rock & Roll, and in the HBO series El hypnotizador, starring Leonardo Sbaraglia. The same year he starred in the Telefe series, Historia de un clan, directed by Luis Ortega. The series portrays the true story of the Puccio Clan, a family that kidnapped and murdered people in the last years of the last Argentine civic-military dictatorship. There he played Alejandro Puccio, the son of the family patriarch, Arquímedes Puccio.El Chino Darín: alto voltaje sexual en “Historia de un clan” Clarin. 9 October 2015
In 2019, he starred together with his father Ricardo Darín, alongside Luis Brandoni and Verónica Llinás in the film Heroic Losers directed by Sebastián Borensztein and co-produced by himself together with his father. The film is set during the December 2001 riots in Argentina.
From 2021 to 2023, he was part of the cast of the Argentine Netflix series, El reino, along with Diego Peretti, Mercedes Morán and Peter Lanzani.Calling the shots The Times Literary Supplement. 23 April 2023
In 2022, he was one of the producers of Argentina, 1985, a film nominated at 2023 Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.Oscars: Argentina Submits ‘Argentina, 1985’ To International Film Category Deadline. 27 September 2022
Outside of film and television, he also works as a male model and has fronted campaigns for male fashion brands.El Chino Darín volvió a posar como modelo TeleNoche. 17 March 2021El Chino Darín posó como top model para una marca de ropa y revolucionó a sus fans Aires de Santa Fe. 22 November 2019
Personal life In June 2016, he announced that he was in a long-term relationship with Spanish actress Úrsula Corberó, whom he met on the set of the TV show La embajada. Their first child, a boy named Dante, was born on February 9, 2026 in Barcelona.
Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 En fuera de juego (Offside) Gustavo César 2014 Death in Buenos Aires El Ganso 2015 Volley Ignacio "Nacho" Pasaje de vida Young Miguel Uno mismo One 2016 The Queen of Spain Leonardo Sánchez Angelita, la doctora Iván Primavera Gino Era el cielo Néstor 2018 El ángel Ramón Peralta Las leyes de la termodinámica Pablo A Twelve-Year Night Mauricio Rosencof Mirage Inspector Leira 2019 Heroic Losers Rodrigo Perlassi 2022 Historias para no contar (Stories Not to Be Told) Álex 2022 Argentina, 1985 Producer only 2026 Dante Eduardo
Television Year Title Role Notes 2010 Alguien que me quiera Stuka 77 episodes 2011–2012 Los únicos Dante/Marco Montacuarto 56 episodes 2013–2014 Farsantes Fabián Graziani 90 episodes 2015 Viudas e hijos del Rock & Roll Franco Pilares/Franco Bettini 1 episode El hipnotizadorGregorio 2 episodes Historia de un clan Alejandro Puccio Main role 2016 La embajada Carlos Guillén 11 episodes 2021–2023 Julio Clamens 14 episodes 2023 Mano de hierro Víctor 6 episodes
Host Year Program Channel 2013–2014 ESPN redes ESPN+ 2014 Circuito Argentina América TV
Theater Year Title Role Venue 2011 Los Kaplan Sergio Kaplan Teatro del Globo
Awards and nominations
+ List of awards and nominations received by Chino Darín Ceremony Year Nominated work Category Result Ref ACE Awards 2012 Los Kaplan Male Revelation Martín Fierro Awards 2016 Historia de un clan Best leading actor in miniseries Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival 2015 Death in Buenos Aires Best Actor BiFan awards winners revealed. Screendaily. 24 July 2015 Nickelodeon Argentina Kids' Choice Awards 2012 Los únicos Revelation Notirey Awards 2016 Historia de un clan Best Leading Actor Premios Sur 2018 El Angel Best Actor Todos los premios y nominaciones de El ángel: 13 Premios Sur. FilmAffinity (in Spanish). Platino Awards 2022 Best leading actor in miniseries Tato Awards 2012 Los únicos Revelation 2013 Farsantes Best Supporting Actor 2015 Historia de un clan Best Leading Actor
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