Santiago Segura

Santiago Segura

actor, writer, producer

Santiago Segura was born on Jul 17, 1965 in Spain. Santiago Segura's big-screen debut came with The Ages of Lulu directed by Bigas Luna in 1990, strarring Camillero (uncredited). Santiago Segura is known for The Day of the Beast directed by Álex de la Iglesia, Álex Angulo stars as Cura and Armando De Razza as Cavan. Santiago Segura has got 13 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award Santiago Segura achieved is L'Alfàs del Pi Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Santiago Segura plays is Father There Is Only One 3 which will be released on Jul 14, 2022.

Born in Madrid, Santiago Segura started his career by making his first short movie at the age of fourteen. After studying Arts in Madrid, he finally decided to become a filmmaker. His first short film Relatos de la medianoche (1989) was made with a budget of only 7.000 pts. (about 60 dollars).After that, he appeared as a contestant in several Spanish TV quiz shows, such as Locos por la tele (1990) and No te rías, que es peor (1990). With the money he made of those appareances, he directed Evilio. (1992) and shortly after, Perturbado (1993), winning a Goya for the best short film in 1994. His last short film is the sequel Evilio vuelve (El purificador) (1995).He's a very good friend of the Spanish director Álex de la Iglesia and he has appeared in all of his films. In 1998, he directed his firt feature film, the smashing hit Torrente, le bras gauche de la loi (1998).

  • Birthday

    Jul 17, 1965
  • Place of Birth

    Madrid, Spain
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Awards

13 wins & 5 nominations

L'Alfàs del Pi Film Festival
2022
Lifetime Achievement
Winner - Faro de Plata
1995
Best Short Film
Winner - Honorable Mention
Evilio vuelve (El purificador) (1995)
Fotogramas de Plata
2021
Audience Award - Best Spanish Film
Winner - Fotogramas de Plata
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