Nacho Sánchez (actor)

Nacho Sánchez
Sánchez in 2026
Born1992 (age 33–34)
Ávila, Spain
OccupationActor

Nacho Sánchez (born 1992) is a Spanish stage and screen actor. After earning early recognition in plays such as La piedra oscura and Ivan and the Dogs, he made his feature film debut in the 2019 film Seventeen, clinching a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor. He has since featured in films such The Art of Return (2020), and Manticore (2022), for which he earned a nomination to the Goya Award for Best Actor.

Biography

Nacho Sánchez was born in Ávila in 1992.[1] He made his baby steps on stage in the IES Isabel de Castilla's theatre group 'Criatura'.[2] He was discovered by Pablo Messiez, who gave Sánchez a role in the play La piedra oscura,[3] where Sánchez starred alongside Daniel Grao as a young soldier named Sebastián.[4] Sánchez' performance in the play earned him the Actors and Actresses Union Award for Best New Actor.[3] He has since starred in different plays in the Teatro Español, including the monologue Ivan and the Dogs portraying Ivan Mishukov.[5][6] His performance in the former play earned him the Max Award for Best Leading Actor, thereby reportedly becoming the youngest recipient ever in the history of the award category.[5] Also in the Teatro Español, he starred alongside Emma Vilarasau in the staging of El sueño de la vida, an unfinished work by Federico García Lorca.[7][8] For his television debut in 2016, Sánchez appeared in a minor role as Rafael Ríos in two episodes of season two of El ministerio del tiempo ("Tiempo de valientes").[9]

Sánchez made his feature film debut in Daniel Sánchez Arévalo's film Seventeen.[10] He starred alongside Biel Montoro and portrayed Ismael, the elder brother of Montoro's Héctor, whom with the character embarks on road trip across the Cantabrian coast.[11] His performance clinched him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor.[12] He then featured alongside Macarena García and Ingrid García-Jonsson in the 2020 film The Art of Return, directed by Pedro Collantes.[13][14] He also featured in The Sea Beyond.[15] He starred alongside Jorge Perugorría in the Filmin streaming series Doctor Portuondo, released in 2021, portraying the role of Carlo Padial, the creator of the series.[16][17] Also in 2021,[15] he landed a starring role in Carlos Vermut's Manticore, portraying Julián,[18] a video game designer tortured by a grim secret.[19]

He featured in supporting roles in Fernando Franco's films Subsuelo (2025) as the partner of the protagonist, and The Light (2026), as the victim of a child molester.[20][21] He signed on to star in Head on the Wall, reprising his role in the short film of the same name as a bullfighter.[22] Resuming collaboration with Fernando Franco, he was also cast as García Lorca in Lorca, a drama set in the last days of the poet before his murder in Granada.[23]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2019Diecisiete (Seventeen)Ismael[24]
2020El arte de volver (The Art of Return)Carlos[13]
2021Doctor PortuondoCarlo Padial[17]
2022Mantícora (Manticore)Julián[18]
2025
SubsueloRamón
2026
La luz (The Light)Alberto
TBA
Una cabeza en la pared † (Head on the Wall)Rafael Jesús
TBA
Lorca †Federico García Lorca

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
201625th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest New ActorLa piedra oscuraWon[28]
201821st Max AwardsBest Leading ActorIvan and the DogsWon[5]
2020 75th CEC MedalsBest New ActorSeventeenNominated
34th Goya AwardsBest New ActorNominated[31]
29th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actor in a Secondary RoleNominated[32][33]
202228th Forqué AwardsBest Film ActorManticoreNominated[34]
202310th Feroz AwardsBest Actor in a FilmWon[35]
78th CEC MedalsBest ActorNominated
37th Goya AwardsBest ActorNominated[38]

References

  1. ↑ Santos, Carmen R. (23 November 2016). "Miguel del Arco y cinco jóvenes apasionados por el teatro". ABC.
  2. ↑ Combarros, César (10 February 2016). "Roberto Enríquez opta al Premio Unión de Actores". León Noticias.
  3. 1 2 Romo, José Luis (31 May 2017). "Nacho Sánchez: "La sociedad aparta a los más débiles"". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Grao y Nacho Sánchez actúan por segunda tarde consecutiva en la sala Ex.Presa con 'La piedra oscura'". Segovia Directo (in Spanish). 2016-01-23. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
  5. 1 2 3 Sánchez, Luis (19 June 2018). "El actor abulense Nacho Sánchez logra el Premio Max al mejor actor". Cadena SER.
  6. ↑ Bravo, Julio (26 May 2017). "La historia del niño que huyó de casa a los cuatro años y se hizo amigo de una manada de perros". abcplay – via ABC.
  7. ↑ "'El sueño de la vida', la obra que Lorca dejó inacabada, se estrena la próxima semana en el Teatro Español". 20minutos.es. 11 January 2019.
  8. ↑ Doncel, Diego (21 January 2019). "El lugar del teatro en tiempos convulsos". ABC.
  9. ↑ Borrull, Mariona (11 December 2022). "Por qué Nacho Sánchez debería ganar el Goya a Mejor Actor por 'Mantícora'". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "'Diecisiete', el regreso de Daniel Sánchez Arévalo". El País. 26 August 2019.
  11. ↑ Lang, Jamie (27 September 2019). "Netflix's 'Seventeen' Charms at San Sebastian Premiere". Variety.
  12. ↑ "El abulense Nacho Sánchez nominado a los Goya como Mejor Actor Revelación". Cadena COPE. 4 December 2019.
  13. 1 2 Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (10 December 2020). "Los estrenos del 11 de diciembre. 'El arte de volver'. Extranjera de sí misma". Aisge.
  14. ↑ Borrull, Mariona (11 December 2022). "Por qué Nacho Sánchez debería ganar el Goya a mejor actor'". Fotogramas.
  15. 1 2 Partearroyo, Daniel de (11 May 2021). "'Mantícora': Carlos Vermut ya tiene protagonistas para su película de amor y monstruos". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  16. ↑ Marín Bellón, Federico (28 October 2021). "El fascinante caso del doctor Portuondo, un psiquiatra cubano que echaba a los pacientes de su consulta". ABC.
  17. 1 2 Arias Romero, Gabriel (29 October 2021). "'Doctor Portuondo', la serie que engrandece a Filmin y encumbra a Nacho Sánchez con la terapia que necesitamos". Vertele! – via 20minutos.es.
  18. 1 2 "El monstruo anda suelto". Fotogramas. 74 (2134): 44. August 2021. ISSN 1889-9706.
  19. ↑ Silvestre, Juan (14 July 2021). "'Mantícora': Primeras imágenes de la nueva película de Carlos Vermut". Fotogramas.
  20. ↑ León, Karla (29 October 2025). "Fernando Franco estrena Subsuelo en la Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid". The Hollywood Reporter.
  21. 1 2 Casas, Quim (6 June 2026). "'La luz' muestra la compleja evolución de un cura que ejerció la pederastia". El Periódico de Catalunya (in European Spanish). Prensa Ibérica. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  22. ↑ "Nacho Sánchez rueda en Ávila, Madrid y Toledo el largometraje 'Una cabeza en la pared'". Ávila Red. 21 October 2025.
  23. ↑ "Fernando Franco rueda en Granada "Lorca", centrada en los últimos días del poeta". Canal Sur. 5 August 2026.
  24. ↑ Guerra, Andrés (18 October 2019). "'Diecisiete', en busca de un perro llamado Oveja". La Vanguardia.
  25. ↑ Hopewell, John (29 October 2025). "'Subsuelo': Oscar-Nominated Editor Fernando Franco Rocks Spain's Valladolid Fest With a Tale of Death, Abuse and Revenge". Variety.
  26. ↑ "Manuel Manrique ya rueda 'Una cabeza en la pared', una historia sobre la abolición de la tauromaquia". Cine con Ñ. 21 October 2025.
  27. ↑ Cabrero, José E. (27 July 2026). "El actor Nacho Sánchez será Federico García Lorca en 'Lorca'". Ideal. Grupo Vocento.
  28. ↑ "'La novia', 'B, la película', 'La piedra oscura' y 'Vis a vis' triunfan en los Premios de la Unión de Actores". El Mundo. 15 March 2016.
  29. ↑ "'Dolor y gloria' encabeza las nominaciones en la 75ª edición de las Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos". Audiovisual451 (in European Spanish). 3 January 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  30. ↑ "'Dolor y gloria' logra cinco Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos". Audiovisual451 (in European Spanish). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
  31. ↑ "Goya 2020: lista de los ganadores de los Premios Goya". abcplay. 26 January 2020 – via ABC.
  32. ↑ Silvestre, Juan (11 February 2020). "XXIX Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices: Lista completa de finalistas". Fotogramas.
  33. ↑ "'Dolor y Gloria' y 'Estoy vivo' triunfan en los Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices". Diario de Navarra. 10 March 2020.
  34. ↑ Yuste, Javier (18 December 2022). "'As bestas' vence en los Forqué y apunta a los Goya". El Cultural – via El Español.
  35. ↑ "Premios Feroz 2023 | Palmarés completo: empatan 'As bestas' y 'Cinco lobitos' en cine y 'La ruta' y 'No me gusta conducir' en series". Cinemanía. 29 January 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
  36. ↑ "Los Premios CEC conceden a Antonio Banderas la Medalla de Honor en su edición número 78". Aisge. 1 February 2023.
  37. ↑ "Todos los ganadores de la 78 edición de las Medallas del CEC de España". Escribiendo Cine. 7 February 2023.
  38. ↑ "Premios Goya 2023 | Palmarés completo: 'As bestas', de Rodrigo Sorogoyen, triunfa con 9 premios". Cinemanía. 11 February 2023 – via 20minutos.es.
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