Misplaced Pages

Mario Casas
Born	Mario Casas Sierra (1986-06-12) 12 June 1986 (age 38) A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Relatives	Óscar Casas (brother)

Mario Casas Sierra (born 12 June 1986) is a Spanish film and television actor. Known for his roles in Spanish cinema and television, he has received various accolades including a Goya Award, a Gaudí Award, and three Feroz Awards.

In 2006, after featuring in minor credits in Motivos personales and Obsesión, Casas landed his first television main role in the teen drama SMS: Sin Miedo a Soñar and also debuted in the big screen in Summer Rain. Casas acquired a larger clout owing to his appearance in the television series Los hombres de Paco, as part of a popular love triangle together with Hugo Silva and Michelle Jenner. His early film career, featuring in box-office darlings such as Sex, Party and Lies (2009), Brain Drain (2009), and Three Steps Above Heaven (2010), consolidated after his performance as bad boy Hache in the latter title, which earned him wide popularity in Spain. He also starred in television series El barco (2011−13).

He went on to feature in starring roles in films such as Unit 7 (2012), I Want You (2012; the sequel to Three Steps Above Heaven), The Mule (2013), Witching & Bitching (2013), Ismael (2013), My Big Night (2015), Palm Trees in the Snow (2015), Toro (2016), The Invisible Guest (2016), The Bar (2017), The Skin of the Wolf (2017), The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018), Bye (2019), The Occupant (2020), and The Paramedic (2020).

He also appeared in English-language international projects Eden and The 33.

Casas' leading performance in Cross the Line (2020) earned him his first Goya Award for Best Actor. He made his debut as a director with Caged Wings (2023).

Early life and education

Casas was born in A Coruña to a 19-year-old father (an ébéniste) and a 17-year-old mother. He moved to Barcelona at the age of 4. After featuring as a child actor in some commercials (Cola Cao, Scalextric, Telepizza), he moved to Madrid at age 17−18 with his family, going on to combine odd jobs with acting training at the Cristina Rota acting school.

Acting career

2005–2010: Early work and breakthrough

Casas began appearing in soap operas from 2005 at age 19, before earning minor roles in several Spanish films. Mario Casas began his acting career with episode appearances in television series Obsesión (English: Obsession), Motivos personales (Personal Motives) and Mujeres (Women). He came to domestic media attention with his film debut in the 2006 film El camino de los ingleses (Summer Rain), directed by Antonio Banderas.

That same year he joined the cast of LaSexta series SMS. Casas then reached international audience as Aitor Carrasco in the Antena 3 series Los hombres de Paco (Paco's Men), which he starred from 2007 to 2010.

In 2009, Casas appeared in two hit films, Fuga de cerebros (Brain Drain) opposite Amaia Salamanca, and Mentiras y Gordas (Sex, Party and Lies) with his best friend Yon González, Ana Maria Polvorosa, Ana de Armas and Hugo Silva. Both managed to lead the box office over the weekend of its release. In 2010, Casas starred in Carne de neón (Neon Flesh) directed by Paco Cabezas. Later that year in December 2010, he starred in Tres metros sobre el cielo (Three Steps Above Heaven) opposite María Valverde. It was eventually the highest-grossing Spanish film of the year. A sequel Tengo ganas de ti (I Want You), which stars Casas, Valverde and Clara Lago, premiered in 2012. He also appeared in Miedo (2010), directed by Jaume Balagueró.

2011–present: Career expansion and further acclaim

Since 2011, Casas has starred the Antena 3 series El barco (The Boat), he also starred in Tengo ganas de ti (I Want You), premiered in 2012.

During the late 2013 and early 2014, he went to Colombia and Chile for his second film project in English called Los 33 (The 33) with Antonio Banderas and Juliette Binoche, a story based on the Chilean mining accident that occurred in 2010. In 2015, Mario also starred in two other films: the new Álex de la Iglesia comedy film My Great Night, and also in the romantic drama film Palm Trees in the Snow, where he reunited with the director of the films Three Meters Above The Sky and I Want You, Fernando Gonzalez Molina. In 2016, he performed in Oriol Paulo's mystery thriller film The Invisible Guest which became a commercial success, although the film had opened to mixed critical responses. The film grossed US$3.9 million in Spain and CN¥172.4 million in China. In 2018, Casas starred in The Photographer of Mauthausen which tells the story of Francisco Boix, a Spanish Republican photographer who was sent to the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp complex during World War II. Casas lost around 12 kilograms (26 pounds) to play Boix during his imprisonment.

In October 2022, Casas began to shoot his debut as a feature film director, My Loneliness Has Wings, written alongside Deborah François and starring his brother Óscar.

Personal life

Mario Casas is the older sibling of actor Óscar Casas, who has sometimes played younger versions of Mario's characters in some works. Mario Casas is reported to have been in relationships with several fellow castmates including Erika Sanz [es], Amaia Salamanca, María Valverde, Berta Vázquez, Blanca Suárez, and Déborah François.

Filmography

Film

Television

Accolades

References

1. ^ Pereira, Azucena (12 June 2016). "La carrera televisiva de Mario Casas: De 'SMS' a 'El Barco'". FormulaTV.
2. Redondo, David (17 December 2015). "Mario Casas: "El 20D hay que salir a hablar"". Cadena SER.
3. ^ Martín, Pablo (12 June 2023). "Mario Casas, su gran cambio: desde un gamberro inmaduro en 'Fuga de cerebros' a un adicto sexual en 'No matarás'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
4. Hernández, Nuria (6 March 2021). "Mario Casas a por el Goya: el mayor de cinco hermanos, empezó haciendo anuncios y su primera oportunidad en el cine se la dio antonio Banderas". Vanity Fair.
5. "Mario Casas, premio 'La Luz' del Festival Iberoamericano de Huelva". El Mundo. 12 November 2014.
6. ^ "Las diez fotos de la infancia de Mario Casas". rtve.es. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
7. "Atención, Mario Casas: ¡Tu hermano Óscar te pisa los talones!". ¡Hola!. 23 August 2015.
8. Arraut, Lucas (29 March 2012). "Mario Casas: Heart-throb 2.0". El País.
9. Woodman, Stephen (12 March 2018). "Meet Mario Casas, the Superstar Spanish Actor You Still Haven't Heard Of". Culture Trip. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
10. Redondo, David; Blázquez, Clara (18 June 2009). Sánchez, Álvaro (ed.). "Entrevista a Mario Casas, en exclusiva". Punto de Encuentro (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
11. "Mario Casas, María Valverde y Clara Lago presentan 'Tengo ganas de ti'". Hola (in Spanish). 19 June 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
12. Maldivia, Beatriz (18 December 2010). "'Miedo', la wikipeli dirigida por Jaume Balagueró y miles de internautas". Blog de Cine (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
13. "Antonio Banderas, Mario Casas y Juliette Binoche presentan 'Los 33' con los mineros de Atacama". Hola!. 3 February 2014. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
14. "Mario Casas protagoniza la adaptación del best seller "Palmeras en la nieve"". ABC (in Spanish). 23 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
15. Antón, Jacinto (23 November 2017). "La vida del fotógrafo que sufrió el horror nazi se convierte en película". El País. Prisa. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
16. "Mario Casas protagoniza 'El fotógrafo de Mauthausen', participada por RTVE". RTVE (in Spanish). 10 November 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
17. Rosado, Ricardo (2 November 2022). "'Mi soledad tiene alas': imágenes en exclusiva de la primera película de Mario Casas como director". Fotogramas.
18. Catalá, Laura (6 September 2016). "Así ha cambiado Óscar Casas: La transformación del hermano pequeño de Mario Casas desde 'Abuela de verano'". Bekia.
19. "Mario Casas y el amor en tiempos de rodaje: de María Valverde a Deborah François". Divinity. 5 October 2020.
20. "Antonio Banderas estrena ´El Camino de los Ingleses´, su segunda película como director". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica. 24 November 2006.
21. "'Mentiras y gordas' llega a las pantallas". Las Provincias. Grupo Vocento. 26 March 2009.
22. "Mario Casas es 'Carne de neón'". Europa Press. 20 January 2011.
23. Arribas, Alicia G. (24 March 2012). "'Grupo 7' une a Inma Cuesta y Mario Casas". Diario Vasco.
24. Ayanz, Miguel (22 June 2012). "Tenemos ganas de Mario Casas". La Razón.
25. Cano Expósito, Javier (29 November 2018). ""La mula", una historia de amor en plena Guerra Civil". Diario Jaén.
26. Ramón, Esteban (11 March 2013). "RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de 'Las brujas de Zugarramurdi', lo nuevo de Álex de la Iglesia". rtve.es.
27. "Mario Casas i Belén Rueda a "Ismael"". TV3. 10 July 2017 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
28. "Mi gran noche: Alphonso (Raphael) "acicala" a Adanne (Mario Casas) en este clip en exclusiva". Europa Press. 18 September 2015.
29. "Mario Casas en 'Palmeras en la nieve'". El Mundo. 7 October 2015.
30. "Mario Casas y Luis Tosar protagonizan la cinta de acción "Toro"". Canal Sur. 11 March 2020.
31. Torres, Laura G. (19 December 2016). "Mario Casas: "'Contratiempo' ha sido para mí como hacer el teatro que nunca he hecho"". rtve.es.
32. Holland, Jonathan (15 February 2017). "'The Bar': Film Review | Berlin 2017". The Hollywood Reporter.
33. Ruiz, Rosa (6 March 2018). "'Bajo la piel del lobo', la última película de Ruth Díaz, se estrena este viernes". El Diario Montañés. Grupo Vocento.
34. Iglesias, Eulàlia (22 November 2019). "'Adiós': los gitanos de las 3.000 Viviendas de Sevilla aún sueñan con Triana". El Confidencial.
35. Galán, Rafael (27 March 2020). "Hogar, la crítica social de Javier Gutiérrez y Mario Casas en Netflix que da en el clavo". Esquire.
36. Hernández Luján, Raquel (14 September 2020). "Crítica de El practicante, el thriller psicológico de Netflix protagonizado por Mario Casas". HobbyConsolas.
37. Liceras Vela, Marta (13 October 2020). "Mario Casas estrena 'No matarás', un thriller que le ha sacado de su "zona de confort"". Telemadrid.
38. Vázquez, Pablo (24 August 2023). "Crítica de 'Mi soledad tiene alas', la carta de amor de Mario Casas a su hermano Óscar". Fotogramas.
39. Squires, John (5 June 2023). "'Bird Box Barcelona' Teaser Trailer – Netflix Movie Takes Place at the Same Time as the Original 'Bird Box". Bloody Disgusting.
40. "Así es el tráiler de 'Escape', de Rodrigo Cortés: Mario Casas, un hombre honrado que busca la cárcel". rtve.es. 26 September 2024.
41. Chico, Fran (24 June 2024). "Primera imagen de Mario Casas y Michelle Jenner en 'El secreto del orfebre', su regreso al género romántico tras su historia de amor en 'Los hombres de Paco'". Fotogramas.
42. "Muy lejos (Zo ver weg)". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 20 December 2023.
43. Sánchez Sequera, Marco (26 September 2024). "Comienza el rodaje de 'Zeta', thriller de acción dirigido por Dani de la Torre y producido por Fonte Films para Prime Video". Audiovisual451.
44. "Mario Casas vuelve a la tele con 'Instinto': todos sus personajes en la pequeña pantalla". 20minutos.es. 10 May 2019.
45. "La serie 'El inocente' ya tiene fecha y lanza su primer tráiler con Mario Casas, José Coronado y Aura Garrido". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 4 March 2021.
46. Fdez, Juan M. (4 November 2009). "El festival de cine gay de Madrid premia a los actores de 'Mentiras y gordas'". El Confidencial.
47. "14º Festival Internacional de Cine Lésbico Gai y Transexual de Madrid" (PDF). Fundación Triángulo. p. 24. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
48. "Elena Anaya y Javier Bardem triunfan en los Fotogramas de Plata 2011". Ideal. 15 March 2011.
49. "Anuncian los ganadores en cine y televisión para los ACE 2011". 3 March 2011.
50. "Así vivimos los Fotogramas de Plata 2011". Fotogramas. 12 March 2012.
51. "Mario Casas triunfa en los "Neox Fan Awards" ante un ejército de famosos". vertele. 24 October 2012 – via eldiario.es.
52. Agudo, Jesús (28 January 2014). "Lista de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2014". ecartelera.
53. "Palmarés de los premios feroz 2016". Fotogramas. 19 January 2016.
54. Palenzuela, Fernando S. (17 January 2021). "'Antidisturbios' y 'Patria', entre los ganadores de los Premios Forqué 2021". FormulaTV.
55. "Estos son los ganadores de los Premios Feroz de 2021: la lista completa, por categorías". El Confidencial. 2 March 2021.
56. "Premios Goya 2021: consulta aquí la lista completa de ganadores". eldiario.es. 6 March 2021.
57. "Consulteu tots els guanyadors de la tretzena edició dels premis Gaudí". VilaWeb. 21 March 2021.
58. Abenia, Enrique (14 December 2024). "Palmarés completo de los Premios Forqué 2024: 'El 47' y 'Querer' hacen pleno y ganan en el 30 aniversario". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.

External links

• Mario Casas at IMDb

• 1986 births
• Male actors from Galicia (Spain)
• Living people
• Spanish male film actors
• Spanish male television actors
• Actors from A Coruña
• Male actors from Barcelona
• 21st-century Spanish male actors
• Best Actor Goya Award winners