Carlos López Hipólito (born 1956), better known as Carlos Hipólito, is a Spanish actor. He has a long stage career, and is best known for his roles in the series Desaparecida, Guante blanco, Locked Up, Caronte, and Cuéntame cómo pasó.
Biography Carlol López Hipólito was born in 1956 in Madrid. He started studies in architecture but he dropped off. A theater buff since childhood due to his mother's influence, he trained his acting chops at the William Layton lab. He started his acting career in stage plays, making his professional debut in 1978.
Some of his stage performances include roles in Arte; , Todos eran mis hijos, Follies; Don Carlos, El misántropo, El médico de su honra, Las comedias bárbaras, Historia de un caballo, El burlador de Sevilla and Dakota.
Hipólito has been a recurring face in José Luis Garci's feature films, including You're the One (2000), Story of a Kiss (2002), Tiovivo c. 1950 (2004), Ninette (2005), Sangre de mayo (2008) or Holmes & Watson. Madrid Days (2012). In 2003, he was nominated to the Goya Award for his supporting performance in Story of a Kiss.
Hipólito has performed the voiceover of Carlos Alcántara in Cuéntame cómo pasó since the beginning of the series in 2001. Many seasons after, he made an onscreen performance in Cuéntame's 21st season (released in 2021), when the timeline of the series made a leap-forward to COVID-19-struck Spain.
In 2020, he was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.
Personal life He got married with Mapi Sagaseta, a Spanish actress, and they got a daughter in 2002, Elisa Hipólito, also an actress.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes Salsa rosa (Pink Sauce) Nel Ballesteros Una mujer bajo la lluvia (A Woman in the Rain) Alfonso El pájaro de la felicidad (The Bird of Happiness) Enrique Mi hermano del alma (My Soul Brother) Carlos Hazlo por mí (Do It for Me) Andrés Uriarte 2000 Una historia de entonces (You're the One) Historia de un beso (Story of a Kiss) Julio (old) Child version of the character played by Marcelino 2004 Tiovivo c. 1950 2005 Ninette 2008 Sangre de mayo (Blood in May) Amores locos (Mad Love) Alfonso 2012 Holmes & Watson. Madrid Days 2016 1898: Los últimos de Filipinas (1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines) 2020 Explota Explota (My Heart Goes Boom!) Ismael
Television Year Title Role Notes 2001– Cuéntame cómo pasó Voice of old Carlos Alcántara, primarily performed by Ricardo Gómez.Made onscreen performance in season 21. 2007–08 Desaparecida Alfredo 2008 Guante blanco Bernardo Valle 2014 Hermanos Antonio Torres 2015–16 Vis a vis (Locked Up) Leopoldo Ferreiro 2016 El ministerio del tiempo Philip II Guest role. Season 2, Episode 13: "Cambio de tiempo" 2020 Caronte Comisario Paniagua
Accolades
Year Award Category Work Result 1999 2nd Max Awards Best Leading Actor Arte 2003 17th Goya Awards Best Supporting Actor Story of a Kiss 2007 16th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Stage Actor in a Leading Role El método Grönholm 2008 17th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actor in a Leading Role Desaparecida 2011 14th Max Awards Best Leading Actor Glengarry Glen Ross 2011 20th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Stage Actor in a Leading Role All My Sons 2013 16th Max Awards Best Leading Actor Follies 2015 24th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actor in a Minor Role Hermanos 2017 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actor in a Minor Role El ministerio del tiempo Best Film Actor in a Minor Role 1898: Los últimos de Filipinas 32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Stage Actor in a Leading Role El proceso Best Stage Actor in a Leading Role Música para Hitler
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