Martiño Rivas

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rivas and the second or maternal family name is López.
Martiño Rivas
Born Martiño Rivas López
10 January 1985
Vimianzo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
Other names Martín Rivas
Alma mater University of Santiago de Compostela
Occupation Actor
Years active 1998–present
Parent(s) Manuel Rivas
María Isabel López Mariño

Martiño Rivas López (born 10 January 1985 in Vimianzo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain),[1] also known as Martín Rivas, is a Spanish actor. He is probably best known for his performance as Marcos Novoa Pazos in the Antena 3 series The Boarding School (Spanish: El internado) and for his role in The Blind Sunflowers (Los girasoles ciegos), which earned him a nomination for Goya Award for Best New Actor.

Acting career

Rivas began his career as a child actor in 1998 with the TVG series Mareas vivas (English: Live Tides), made in Galician language. In 2005, he appeared in another Galician–language series Maridos e mulleres (Husbands And Wives), also produced by the TVG. Rivas came to wider media attention in 2006, when he landed the role of Moisés in the LaSexta series SMS, opposite Yon González, Amaia Salamanca, Mario Casas and others. From 2007 to 2010, Rivas portrayed Marcos Novoa Pazos in the Antena 3 series El internado (The Boarding School), which brought him international popularity.

In 2008, Rivas starred José Luis Cuerda's film Los girasoles ciegos (The Blind Sunflowers) opposite Javier Cámara and Maribel Verdú, and earned a nomination for Goya Award for Best New Actor. The following year, he appeared in short film Universos (Universes) along with his El internado fellow Blanca Suárez. In 2011, Rivas made his professional stage debut in Dracula, in which he portrayed Jonathan Harker. His new television series El don de Alba (Alba's Master) is expected to premiere in 2013 on Telecinco.[2]

Other work

In 2007, along with Yon González and Marta Torné, Rivas supported the ONG Childhood Without Limits Foundation.[3]

In 2010, Rivas became a spokesperson for Spanish fashion designer Purificación García, and did his first campaign for the 2010 Spring/Summer collection with Ángela Molina.[4] The same year, he also posed for the famous calendar Larios de la Moda.[5]

Personal life

Rivas was born Martiño Rivas López on 10 January 1985 in Vimianzo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. He is the only son of Manuel Rivas, a writer and journalist, and María Isabel López Mariño. Rivas graduated from high school in London, and subsequently studied audiovisual communications at the University of Santiago de Compostela.[6] He is fluent in Spanish, Galician and English, and drew some criticism for speaking Spanish with a Galician accent.[7]

In 2011, he was ranked the eighth at the 20 minutos list of sexiest Spanish actors.[8]

Filmography

Title Translated Title Year Role Notes
Mareas vivas Live Tides 1998 Dani TV series; 1998–99
Puzzle Puzzle 2004 Boy Short film
Maridos e mulleres Husbands And Wives 2005 David TV series
SMS: Sin miedo a soñar SMS: Dreaming Without Fear 2006 Moisés TV series; 2006–07
El internado The Boarding School 2007 Marcos Novoa Pazos TV series; 2007–10
Los girasoles ciegos The Blind Sunflowers 2008 Lalo
Universos Universes 2009 Álex Short film
El don de Alba Alba's Master 2013 Pablo Escudero TV series; upcoming

Stage credits

Title Translated Title Year Role Notes
Drácula Dracula 2011 Jonathan Harker Production of

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominated Work Result
EP3 Awards 2008 Best New Actor The Blind Sunflowers Won
Goya Awards 2008 Best New Actor The Blind Sunflowers Nominated
Islantilla Film Festival Awards 2009 Best New Actor The Boarding School Won
New Talent of Spanish Cinema Awards 2008 Best New Talent The Blind Sunflowers
The Boarding School		 Nominated
Vieira de Plata Awards 2008 Best New Actor The Boarding School Won

References

  1. ↑ Martín Rivas en… ¡Algo se mueve!
  2. ↑ ""El Don de Alba" llega en enero: "Sé que nos compararán con 'Entre Fantasmas', pero tiene su morbo"". www.vertele.com (in Spanish). 6 September 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Yon González, un irresistible y rebelde galán que vuelve dispuesto a conquistarnos". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 24 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Martín Rivas: Así fue el 'making-of' de su campaña para Purificación García". Hola (in Spanish). 28 May 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Esmeralda Moya, Martín Rivas... Así es el Calendario Larios de la Moda 2010". Hola (in Spanish). 12 February 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Martín Rivas, el más guapo de ‘El Internado’". www.seriesblog.es (in Spanish). 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  7. ↑ Pontevedra, Silvia (16 June 2007). "Martín Rivas nació en un café". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Los Actores Españoles Mas Sexies De La Television" (in Spanish). 17 February 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2012.

External links