Santiago Segura

Santiago Segura
Attending the 32nd Goya Awards in 2018
Born
Santiago Segura Silva

(1965-07-17) 17 July 1965
Madrid, Spain
Occupations
  • Film director
  • actor
  • producer
  • screenwriter
Years active1989–present
Children2

Santiago Segura Silva (born 17 July 1965) is a Spanish filmmaker and actor. He has also worked to a lesser extent as a television presenter, voice actor, and comic book writer, as well as a collector of original comic books.[1]

At the age of 12 he began making films with a Super-8 camera and, after a recommendation from Fernando Trueba, began to make films in 35 mm, funded by his appearances in TV game shows.

He received early recognition for his performance as a metalhead in the 1995 film The Day of the Beast (billed as a "satanic comedy"),[2] which won him the Goya Award for Best New Actor.

Great success would come with his directorial feature debut, 1998's dark action-comedy and box-office hit Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law, in which he stars as José Luis Torrente, a racist, homophobic, xenophobic, and fascist former police officer.[3] The film won Segura the Goya Award for Best New Director, it was followed by a film series of five sequels: Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella (2001), Torrente 3: el protector (2005), Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis (2011), Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas (2014), and Torrente for President (2026), making it the highest-grossing Spanish film series.

He then went on to direct films with a lighter tone, likewise churning out domestic hits with children's comedies such as Father There Is Only One (plus four sequels) and The Kids Are Alright (and its sequel).[4]

Life and career

Santiago Segura Silva was born in Madrid on 17 July 1965.[5] He was raised in the city's district of Carabanchel.[6] After studying Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid,[7] he decided to pursue a career as a filmmaker, and in 1989 he directed the short, Relatos de medianoche, with a budget of 7,000 pesetas (around US$50). In 1992 he went on to direct his first professional short Evilio, followed with Perturbado in 1993.

Segura is a recurring actor in the works of directors Alex de la Iglesia and Guillermo del Toro.

In 1993 he had a small role in Alex de la Iglesia's film Acción mutante. Two years later he starred in El día de la Bestia by the same director and made a name for himself in Spain.[8][9] In 1998 he directed the film that brought him stardom, Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law (1998), in which he also played the lead character José Luis Torrente, a sleazy crime-fighter.[10] Its popularity led to a film series of five sequels[11] and two computer games (Torrente and Torrente 3: The Protector).[12]

Torrente 2: Mission in Marbella made €22,838,500 at the Spanish box office, becoming the highest-grossing Spanish film of all time.[13] Torrente 3: el protector was released in September 2005. Its advertising campaign parodied Batman Begins, using the phrase "Torrente Acabado" ("Torrente Finished"). Although he declared Torrente 3: el protector would be the last of the Torrente series, Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis was released in 2011.[14] In 2010 he played the title role in El gran Vázquez,[15] based on the life of the legendary cartoonist/wastrel Manuel Vázquez Gallego.[16] In 2014 he released Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas with Alec Baldwin as guest star,[17], and it became the top release of 2014 in Spain.[18][19]

He has since made his way into American culture by making appearances in movies such as Pacific Rim, Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and Blade II (all of them directed by Guillermo Del Toro); Perdita Durango (by De la Iglesia); Jack and Jill; and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London.

He has also dubbed video games into Spanish, like voicing Jack Black's role in Brütal Legend.[20]

Because of his success Santiago Segura has become a producer.[21] He owns the production company Amiguetes Entertainment, is associated with the theater in Estación del Norte in Madrid,[22] and has produced Promedio rojo (2004) (featuring Nicolás López)[23][24] and Aquí mando yo... y punto com.[25]

In 2018 he appeared in the third season of MasterChef Celebrity.[26] He was the tenth contestant to be eliminated.[27]

Filmography

Film

YearWorkDirectorWriterProducerNotesRef.
1998Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the LawYesYesNo[28]
2001Torrente 2: Mission in MarbellaYesYesUncreditedAlso uncredited executive producer[29]
2005Torrente 3: el protectorYesYesUncreditedAlso uncredited executive producer[30]
2011Torrente 4: Lethal CrisisYesYesUncredited[31]
2014Torrente 5: Operación EurovegasYesYesUncredited[32]
2018EmpoweredYesYesYes[33]
2019Father There Is Only OneYesYesYes[34]
2020Father There Is Only One 2YesYesYes[35]
2021The Kids Are AlrightYesYesYes
2022Father There Is Only One 3YesYesYes
The Kids Are Alright 2NoYesYes[36]
2023 Summer VacationYesYesYes[37]
2024
Father There Is Only One 4YesYesYes
2025
Father There Is Only One 5YesYesYes
2026
Torrente for PresidentYesYesYes

Producer only

YearWorkRole
2001I Murder SeriouslyCo-producer
2002Promedio rojo Producer
2003Una de zombies
2004The Amazing World of Borjamari and Pocholo
2006Dance Machine
2010Unresolved Sexual Tension
2013Three-60

Short film

YearWorkDirectorWriterProducerNotes
1989Relatos de la medianocheYesYesYesAlso cinematographer and editor
1992EvilioYesYesNo
1993PerturbadoYesYesNo
1995Evilio vuelve (el purificador)YesYesNo
2015 Consumo Responsable (Nivel 7)YesYesNoAdvertising short

Associate producer

  • Wild Flower (2012)

As actor

Accolades

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1996 10th Goya Awards Best New Actor The Day of the Beast Won [42]
1999 13th Goya Awards Best New Director Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law Won [43]

References

  1. ↑ Nombela, Carolina G. (1 August 2020). "Santiago Segura, en cifras". Forbes España (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Kercher, Dona (2015). Latin Hitchcock: How Almodóvar, Amenábar, De la Iglesia, Del Toro, and Campanella Became Notorious. Columbia University Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-231-17208-0.
  3. ↑ Egea, Juan F. (2020). Filmspanism. A Critical Companion the Study of Spanish Cinema. London and New York: Routledge. p. 83. ISBN 9780367111526.
  4. ↑ Zurro, Javier (18 July 2022). "Santiago Segura vuelve a salvar la taquilla del cine español con 'Padre no hay más que uno 3'". eldiario.es.
  5. ↑ "Santiago Segura: "No me gusta que me entrevisten, ni hablar de mí mismo"". Telemadrid. 14 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Varela, Alina (13 April 2020). "Santiago Segura recuerda el bullying que sufrió a los 14 años en 'Sábado Deluxe'". Semana.
  7. ↑ "Santiago Segura". NNDB. Soylent Communications. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  8. ↑ García, Yago (20 October 2015). "'El día de la Bestia': 20 años con el Anticristo". Cinemanía (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Galán, Diego (15 March 2003). "La bestia anda suelta". El País (in Spanish). PRISA. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  10. ↑ Manrique Sabogal, Winston (24 July 1997). "Santiago Segura será "el brazo tonto de la ley", en su debú como director". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: PRISA. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  11. ↑ Urrero, Guzmán (12 August 2010). "Santiago Segura nos habla de "Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella"". The Cult (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Mejor Videojuego basado en una película". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). 4 July 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "'Torrente 2' logra el récord de taquilla de un filme español en un fin de semana". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: PRISA. 3 April 2001. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  14. ↑ Rolfe, Pamela (14 March 2011). "Santiago Segura's 'Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis' Breaks Box-Office Record in Spain". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  15. ↑ "Santiago Segura protagoniza 'El gran Vázquez', basada en la vida del dibujante de los cómic de 'Anacleto'". Europa Press (in Spanish). Madrid. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  16. ↑ EFE (18 September 2010). "Santiago Segura presenta la faceta más oscura de Manuel Vázquez". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). San Sebastián. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "Santiago Segura presenta a Alec Baldwin como nuevo fichaje de 'Torrente 5'". Atresmedia Cine (in Spanish). Madrid. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  18. ↑ García, Rocio (6 October 2014). "'Torrente 5', el mejor estreno de 2014". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: PRISA. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  19. ↑ "El cine español consigue en 2014 la mejor taquilla de su historia". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). 10 December 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  20. ↑ Aparicio, Daniel G. (26 October 2009). "Santiago Segura, doblador de Brutal Legend: "Soy un 'catacaldos' de los videojuegos"". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  21. ↑ Medina, Marta (13 March 2018). "Santiago Segura: así construyó un simple figurante el imperio Torrente". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, S.L. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  22. ↑ Villar, Cote (1 April 2015). "El 'holding' de Santiago Segura: restaurantes, un teatro, pisos..." El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  23. ↑ "Promedio rojo". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  24. ↑ "Promedio rojo". ABC (in Spanish). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  25. ↑ Migelez, Xabier (20 September 2017). "TVE encarga una comedia a la productora de Santiago Segura". El Confidencial (in Spanish). Titania Compañía Editorial, S.L. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  26. ↑ EFE (20 April 2018). "Mario Vaquerizo, Boris Izaguirre y Santiago Segura participarán en 'MasterChef Celebrity'". Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Madrid: Henneo. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  27. ↑ "Santiago Segura, décimo expulsado de MasterChef Celebrity". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información General, S.L.U. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  28. ↑ "Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley". Catálogo de Cinespañol. Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  29. ↑ "Torrente 2, misión en Marbella". Catálogo de Cinespañol. Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  30. ↑ "Torrente 3, el protector". Catálogo de Cinespañol. Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  31. ↑ "Torrente 4". Catálogo de Cinespañol. Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  32. ↑ "Torrente 5". Catálogo de Cinespañol. Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  33. ↑ "Sin rodeos". Catálogo de Cinespañol. Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  34. ↑ "Padre no hay más que uno". Catálogo de Cinespañol. Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  35. ↑ "Padre no hay más que uno 2: La llegada de la suegra". Catálogo de Cinespañol. Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  36. ↑ "Concluye el rodaje de 'A todo tren 2: Ahora son ellas', en el que Santiago Segura ha cedido la dirección a Inés de León". Audiovisual451. 10 August 2022.
  37. ↑ Montiel, Marisa (6 July 2023). "La comedia veraniega de Santiago Segura marca este jueves los estrenos semanales". Agencia EFE.
  38. ↑ "'Padre no hay más que uno 4', el regreso de la saga familiar de Santiago Segura, adelanta su estreno al 17 de julio". Cine con Ñ. 24 June 2024.
  39. ↑ Pando, Juan (27 June 2025). "Crítica de 'Padre no hay más que uno 5': "Para espectadores libres de complejos que disfrutan del cine en familia"". Fotogramas.
  40. ↑ "Santiago Segura confirma la fecha de la vuelta de 'Torrente' a la gran pantalla en una película con claros guiños a Vox". Cadena SER. 29 August 2025.
  41. ↑ Batlle, Diego (17 January 2018). "Las grietas de Jara: gran sutileza emotiva". La Nación.
  42. ↑ "Premios Goya: cómo convertirse en una estrella de la noche a la mañana". El Confidencial. 31 January 2019.
  43. ↑ Fernández-Santos, Elsa; García, Rocío (23 January 1999). "Los Goya de-la polémica, muy repartidos". El País.
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