Salvador del Solar

Salvador del Solar

actor, director, writer

Salvador del Solar was born on May 01, 1970 in Peru. Salvador del Solar's big-screen debut came with Captain Pantoja and the Special Services directed by Francisco J. Lombardi in 1999, strarring Pantaleón Pantoja. Salvador del Solar is known for Magallanes directed by Salvador del Solar, Damián Alcázar stars as Harvey Magallanes and Tatiana Astengo as Bertha. Salvador del Solar has got 15 awards and 14 nominations so far. The most recent award Salvador del Solar achieved is Film Club's The Lost Weekend. The upcoming new movie Salvador del Solar plays is Magallanes which will be released on Aug 20, 2015.

His movie performance as Captain Pantoja in 'Pantaleon y Las Visitadoras' impressed audiences at cinemas and Salvador was acclaimed in several film festivals. After his co-star Angie Cepeda Salvador's role was the best thing of the movie. Salvador Del Solar born on May 1st, 1970 in Lima, Peru. His parents divorced when he was a boy, but their relationship still being good. As a enthusiastic sportman Salvador was a member of the peruvian waterpolo team since he was 14 until 21 years old and also he worked as a swimming teacher in summer academies. In 1988 Salvador started his studies at PUCP (Universidad Católica Del Perú) and majored in Laws 6 years later. Working on a legal practice, he looked forward to his life's expectations and realized that to become an actor was one of them. Salvador auditioned for a drama course managed by Alberto Isola (one of the most prestigious peruvian actors) and he was accepted there. Salvador worked in some plays, then, his TV brake came with a leading role in the soap opera 'Lluvia de Arena'. Next, female fans and critics acclaimed his character as Lalo Dupont in _"Escándalo (1997)_, a soap opera starring Christian Meier and Lorena Meritano. However, his next leading role in 'Apocalipsis' was not as successful as the first ones. In 1999 he cast in the Francisco Lombardi's blockbuster _Pantaleon y las Visitadoras (1999)_. His performance got awards as best actor in a leading role in Gramado Film Festival 2000 (in Brazil), Cartagena Film Festival (in Colombia), and Troia Film Festival (in Portugal). Salvador has been married to his long-term girlfriend Ximena Bellido Denegri since 1998 and both are parents of a beautiful girl, Manuela. As a family man, Salvador enjoy spending time with them. He also manages his own theater production company:'Se Va El Tren Producciones'. His first work as a producer was Calderon de la Barca's 'gran Teatro del Mundo, El', in which he also starred as 'the King'.

  • Birthday

    May 01, 1970
  • Place of Birth

    Lima, Peru
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Awards

15 wins & 14 nominations

Film Club's The Lost Weekend
2016
Best Actor
Winner - Lost Weekend Award
El elefante desaparecido (2014)
Havana Film Festival New York
2016
Best Film
Winner - Havana Star
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