Álvaro Rico

Álvaro Rico
Rico in 2025
Born
Álvaro Rico Ladera

(1996-08-13) 13 August 1996
La Puebla de Montalbán, Spain
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present

Álvaro Rico Ladera (born 13 August 1996)[1][2] is a Spanish actor. He is known for playing the character of Polo in the teen drama series Elite.

Career

In 2011, he began his career as an actor in a theater adaptation of La Celestina and his television debut was in 2017 in an episode of Medical Center.[3] Also in 2017, he played Nicolás in Velvet Colección.[4]

In December 2017, he was announced as a main cast member in the teen drama series Elite.[5] In the series, he played Polo, a bisexual teenager who is in a love trio with two other classmates.[4][6]

In 2021, he gave an interview for Vanity Teen magazine talking about the impact of the series on society and his upcoming performances.[7]

He portrayed Enrique Ruano in the RTVE series Las abogadas.[8]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017Velvet ColecciónNicolás[9]
2018–2020EliteLeopoldo "Polo" Benavent VilladaMain cast (seasons 1–3)[10]
2020–2021El CidNuño[11]
2021La caza. TramuntanaMiquel Torres Bosch[12]
AlbaJacobo Entrerríos[13]
Madres. Amor y vida Gabriel Main cast (season 4) [14][15]
2022Holy FamilyMarcosMain cast (season 1)
2023 Sky High: The Series Fernan Main cast [16]
2025 The Gardener Elmer [17]

Film

Year Title Role NotesRef.
2024InvasiónArturo

References

  1. ↑ "Cayetana Guillén Cuervo, Javier Gutiérrez y Josep María Pou, premiados en la 9ª edición de CIBRA". Cadena SER (in Spanish). 27 November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Álvaro Rico". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Los actores de "Élite" estarán en Toledo el 25 de noviembre recogiendo un premio de CiBRA". encastillalamancha.es (in Spanish). 14 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Álvaro Rico, Polo en 'Élite': "Hice el cásting para el personaje de Guzmán"". Diez Minutos (in Spanish). 12 November 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Primer fichaje de 'Élite', la próxima serie española de Netflix". fotogramas.es (in Spanish). 7 December 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Netflix presenta el reparto de Élite, su segunda serie española". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 22 January 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Álvaro Rico: a sucker punch of reality 11 May 2021. Vanity Teen.
  8. ↑ Lorite Chinchón, Jaime (11 December 2024). "Álvaro Rico: "Lo más normal en mi pueblo es que si tu hijo quiere ser actor le digas que ahí no hay porvenir"". Icon – via El País.
  9. ↑ "Álvaro Rico, de "Élite" a "Alba", la versión española de "Fatmagül" que desarrolla Antena 3". Mag. El Comercio. 28 April 2020.
  10. ↑ Alfaro, Octavio (19 March 2020). "'Élite 3': Álvaro Rico se despide de Polo con emotivo mensaje". Sensacine.
  11. ↑ Sanguino, Juan (10 January 2021). "Álvaro Rico: "Los ídolos tienen gente protegiéndolos constantemente, pero a cambio deben pagar un precio"". Icon. El País.
  12. ↑ "Álvaro Rico como Miquel Torres Bosch en La caza. Tramuntana". FormulaTV. 8 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Tito Valverde, Álvaro Rico y Pol Hermoso fichan por 'Alba', la nueva apuesta de Antena 3 para su prime time". Vertele!. eldiario.es. 16 May 2020.
  14. ↑ Madres. Amor y vida (TV Series 2020– ) – IMDb, retrieved 10 April 2022
  15. ↑ Redacción (31 May 2021). "Nuria Roca, fichaje sorpresa para la temporada 4 de 'Madres', que se renueva también con Belén Écija". Vertele (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  16. ↑ Sky High (Original title- Hasta el cielo: La serie) (TV Series 2023– ) – IMDb, 17 March 2023
  17. ↑ Billington, Alex (3 April 2025). "Spanish Thriller 'The Gardener' Trailer w/ Álvaro Rico & Cecilia Suárez | FirstShowing.net". www.firstshowing.net. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  18. ↑ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (24 June 2024). "Los estrenos del 28 de junio. 'Invasión'. Maneras de sobrevivir". Aisge.
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