Carlos Areces

Carlos Areces

Birth : 1976-03-27, Madrid, Spain

History

Actor, cantante e historietista español. Como dibujante, ha ganado los premios Mejor Serie de Animación en Animadrid 2001, Josep Toutain al Autor Revelación 2007 otorgado en el Salón Internacional del Cómic de Barcelona y el Premio Ivá 2009. Como actor, ha ganado en 2011 el Sant Jordi de interpretación ex-aequo con Antonio de la Torre, el premio Un Futuro de Cine de Cinema Jove, el Vicious Best Actor en el festival esloveno de Grossmann. En el 2010, hizo el papel de un payaso que se vuelve loco en la película Balada triste de trompeta, y ha participado en varios sketches del programa mensual de humor La hora chanante del canal Paramount Comedy, así como en el programa Muchachada nui de La 2 de TVE. También ha trabajado en la sitcom Museo Coconut.

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Carlos Areces

Movies

De perdidos a Río
Pedro, Kiko and David, three friends in their late thirties, travel to Rio de Janeiro to pick up the lifeless body of Mateo, their best friend from high school, who has died under mysterious circumstances. But when you arrive in Brazil, nothing is what it seems. Mateo, "the dead man", has fled, his house is upside down and one of his ex-girlfriends is desperately looking for him...
Four's a Crowd
Santiago
Julián, a divorced man with financial problems, uses a cell phone application to share his car with strangers.
La alarma
The alarm tells the strange experiences faced by a group of characters in a near and dystopian future. No one knows exactly why, but it is impossible to go outside. A couple is forced to live with an unknown family while the world beyond the windows of their house seems to disintegrate forever. But the biggest threat of all might be inside, in the exact center of the dining room table. Or at the bottom of the nightstand drawer. Or in the past.
Mirror, Mirror
Alberto
Employees at a cosmetics firm grapple with their respective desires by arguing with themselves in the mirror, ahead of their company’s anniversary party.
Mi adorado Monster
Self
With humor, prolific director Víctor Matellano tells the story of one of the most iconic and problematic cult films of Spain's "fantaterror": Los resucitados by Arturo de Bobadilla. A story of ambition, frustration and the everlasting will of the most passionate cinephiles.
El club del paro
Fernando
Each morning, whatever the day, four friends meet at a bar to have some beers and fix the world their own way, by criticizing and ranting against everything and everyone. They have something in common: they are all unemployed. Well, all but one.
Garcia & Garcia
Darío Torres
Two men with the same name endure the funny consequences of getting mixed up during a business trip.
Ibáñez
Self - Actor / Cartoonist / Comic Collector
The life and work of the legendary Francisco Ibáñez, brilliant cartoonist, creator of Clever & Smart and many other characters through whom he has portrayed Spanish society for over seven decades, with wild humor, subtle cruelty and much tenderness.
One Careful Owner
Sara is offered a chance to buy the perfect apartment, roomy, very luminous and inexpensive. She only has one little problem: she can't live in it before Lola, the actual and aged owner, dies.
Unknown Origins
Galván
In Madrid, Spain, a mysterious serial killer ruthlessly murders his victims by recreating the first appearance of several comic book superheroes. Cosme, a veteran police inspector who is about to retire, works on the case along with the tormented inspector David Valentín and his own son Jorge Elías, a nerdy young man who owns a comic book store.
Father There Is Only One 2
Peluquero
The success of the Conchy virtual assistant (which was developed by Javier) has earned him a favorable spot in the parents chat room - until something unexpected ruins it all.
Me, Myself and My Dead Wife
Abi
Bernardo is a renowned architect and professor at the University of Buenos Aires. He just buried his wife, refusing to fulfill her desire to be cremated and her ashes scattered into “Costa del Sol”. Only when his wife’s grave is desecrated, he decides to take the trip to Spain. With Abel, owner of a bankrupt real estate business, and Amalia, a beautiful public relations employee, Bernardo will be involved in absurd situations to get rid of the ashes of his wife. Bernardo will discover that he didn’t know his wife as much as he imagined.
Some Time Later
Eufemiano
Planet Earth, 9177. The remains of humankind live in a post-apocalyptic environment divided into only two social classes: the ruling king and the oligarchs who inhabit the Representative Building and the poor of the world who hardly survive in the slums built around it.
The Bastards' Fig Tree
Ermo
A trigger-happy Nationalist fears retribution from the son of a man he executed. To mollify the boy's anger, he takes a drastic step: he keeps constant watch over the fig tree the boy has planted at his father's gravesite. As the years pass, the man's lonely vigil makes him a tourist attraction, much to the chagrin of his former colleagues.
Something Huge
Dani Tomás (Berto Romero) is a television screenwriter disillusioned and bored of his work. One day he receives unexpected news: for a legal error he must repeat eighth grade. Now, he returns to a world he already thought he had forgotten, living new experiences and experiencing a multitude of unexplained situations and hilarious events. But he will not be alone in this epic adventure, because he will have the help of the peculiar director of the school (Carlos Areces), a police officer (Antonio de la Torre, May God forgive us) and an enigmatic classmate (Carolina Bang).
You Only Live Once
Sergio González Peña
Leo is the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time. After taping a murder and keeping the evidence he runs away to stay alive and, in order to survive, he has to cover up himself. Under a new identity he will become an orthodox Hasidic Jew. A french ruthless killer, Duges and his associates López and Harken will hunt Leo. Their nonstop chase has only one exhilarating speed: all- out. Time is running out and his enemies are getting closer. Now Leo a ragtag bunch of misfits will face the biggest challenge of their lives.
Los años chanantes
The Queen of Spain
Francisco Franco
After her experiences in Nazi Germany, actress Macarena Granada traveled to Hollywood, where she became a star. In the 1950s, the diva returns to Francoist Spain to star a Hollywood blockbuster about Queen Isabella I of Castile. (A sequel to The Girl of Your Dreams, 1998.)
The App
'THE APP' is an application that gives to its customers the steps to achieve happiness. One day, Benito a fat and not very bright man, wakes up in his luxurious loft with his girlfriend, a beautiful Nordic model. When he consults the application, THE APP tells him that he must jump off the balcony
Ozzy
Mr. Robbins (voice)
Ozzy, a friendly, peaceful beagle has his idyllic life turned upside down when the Martins leave on a long and distant trip. There's only one problem: no dogs allowed! Unable to bring their beloved Ozzy along for the ride, they settle on the next best thing, a top-of-the-line canine spa called Blue Creek.
Heroes Wanted
Boyero
Agents from diverse Spanish local police forces are called to form a special team.
The Way I Love You
Dani is a petty criminal who falls in love with the female police officer who arrests him after a robbery. It is love at first sight, a moment of unexpected brilliance. And above all something new, as Dani had never been in love before.
Stranded
Paco
The last train travel of the year from Barcelona to Madrid, suddenly stops by a voltage drop in the middle of nowhere during a fierce snowstorm. Because of the peculiarity of its passengers, will begin to emerge hilarious conflicts between them.
My Big Night
Yuri
Coslada, near Madrid, Spain, October 2015. Hundreds of extras are trapped in a huge stage where they pretend with hysterical joy that they are celebrating a party that will be broadcast on television on New Year's Eve. But more than a week later, the clash between several staff members threatens to prolong indefinitely such a maddening nightmare.
Spy Time
Vázquez
Adolfo, a thirty something security guard, is going through a bad patch. Not only his lifetime girlfriend has just to finished with him to be a guy with no ambition but, moreover, he becomes the target of a series of thugs led by Vázquez, a dangerous criminal who has just escaped from jail. Also he discovers that his father has a double identity. He is not a farmer engaged in the production of cold meat – as Adolfo has believed all his life, but Anacleto, a secret agent who is a bit down and the man who locked Vázquez up in jail thirty years ago. Adolfo will have to leave his comfort zone and work with his father, the person that Adolfo get on worse with in the world to survive the revenge of Vazquez and while, between shootouts and chases, trying to get his girlfriend back.
Possessed
Trini is the most famous flamingo dancer in the world and she has an envious life. Everyone loves her dancing, but when a seemingly innocuous domestic accident takes her husband's life, a deep depression falls over Trini forcing her to quit the stage. Damien's behaviour, her 8-year-old son, becomes uncontrollably forcing Trini to call upon doctor after doctor to provide relief. When no answers can be found, there is left only one possible explanation - Damien has been possessed by a dark spirit! Trini begins a desperate quest to repair her shattered family. This search eventually leads to a defrocked priest called Father Lenin whose own severe spiritual crisis may not bode well for what lays ahead. With no where to turn and all other hopes to save her shattered family exhausted, Trini must place her faith in a man whose faith is... questionable!
Easy Sex, Sad Movies
Luis
Buenos Aires screenwriter Pablo is hired to write a new romantic comedy. As he begins his story, he visualizes his characters living in Madrid. Pablo creates a meet-cute between Marina and Víctor, a cute couple in Madrid who are soon totally in love. Yet as Pablo gets more and more into the script, he finds it difficult to separate his movie characters from what is happening in his own real life – specifically, his own love life.
Torrente 5
Ricardito
Crooked cop Torrente gets out of jail in the year 2018 to find a different Spain from the one he knew.
Negociador
Patxi
Manu Aranguren is a Basque politician who acts as a mediator for the Spanish government in its negotiations with ETA. Far from being a solemn, calculated occasion, unexpected occurrences, slip-ups or misunderstandings soon kick in to influence the dialogue. And the personal relationship between negotiators will be key in solving the conflict.
El Roast de Santiago Segura. Amiguetes los justos
Himself
Eight friends get together to present the real Santiago Segura. They are going to tell everything, but the question is whether Segura is going to let El Gran Wyoming, Anna Simón, Kiko Rivera, Angie, Alex de la Iglesia, Silvia Abril, Carlos Areces and Jorge Sanz reveal their secrets.
Open Windows
Watchman
Nick is excited to discover that he's won a dinner date with his favorite actress, Jill Goddard. But when Jill refuses to honor the contest, he receives an offer he can't refuse: the ability to view Jill secretly via computer. Nick begins watching the unknowing star on her webcam, not realizing that this decision will put both himself and Jill at risk as they enter a terrifying world of cat-and-mouse where nothing-and no one-are as they seem.
Bikini
General Francisco Franco
Spain, 1953. Pedro Zaragoza, mayor of the city of Benidorm, in the province of Alicante, by the Mediterranean Sea, visits the Palacio del Pardo, General Franco's residence in Madrid, to ask him for help, in the hope of solving a very delicate problem.
People in Places
A fragmented view of contemporary Spain, drawing conclusions about the persistence of the human condition, strangeness, and the chaos within relationships.
Witching & Bitching
Conchi
A gang of gold thieves lands in a coven of witches who are preparing for an ancient ritual... and in need of a sacrifice.
I'm So Excited!
Fajas
Something has gone wrong with the landing gear of a plane en route from Madrid to Mexico City. The group of eccentric travelers on the flight, defenseless in the face of danger, indulge in colourful confessionals, while the outlandish crew attempts to find ways to entertain them.
Blue & Malone, Imaginary Detectives
Gobinchu (voice)
Gobinchu, Marc's imaginary friend, has disappeared. Berta, his younger sister, hires detectives Blue & Malone, a giant cat and a plasticine dog, to investigate what happened. Together, they tour the house living many adventures and knowing and facing numerous fantastic creatures.
Se busca cómico para película
Carlos Areces
Documentary about new actors in Spain.
Ghost Graduation
Otegui
A teacher with paranormal abilities helps a group of ghosts graduate high school.
Game of Werewolves
Calisto
After 15 years, Tomas, a not very succesfull writer, comes back to the village in Galicia where his family comes from, Arga, apparently to get an award. But he doesn't know the real reason why he is there, to end with an old curse that is been haunting the village for the last hundred years.
Extraterrestrial
Ángel
Everyone knows what to do if one morning the sky would be absolutely full of UFOs: run as fast as you can. However, what would happen if the invasion started while you are in the flat of the girl of your dreams, the one you have just met?
Torrente 4: Lethal crisis
Músico boda
In Lethal Crisis, the world's most uncouth private eye is framed for a crime he didn't commit in the riotous fourth installment of the Torrente series.
Torrente 4: Lethal crisis
Músico Boda
In Lethal Crisis, the world's most uncouth private eye is framed for a crime he didn't commit in the riotous fourth installment of the Torrente series.
The Last Circus
Javier
A trapeze artist must decide between her lust for Sergio, the Happy Clown, or her affection for Javier, the Sad Clown, both of whom are deeply disturbed.
Tarancón, el quinto mandamiento
Francisco Franco
The Great Vazquez
Dibujante rebelde
Is it possible to live aside of the system, thinking only about the present and oneself? A feature film about Manuel Vázquez, the best comic book author in Barcelona during the sixties, but, mainly, a man with a very particular way of living his life.
Campamento Flipy
Jeremías
A boy named Flipy goes to summer camp so that he can be with with his dream girl, Violeta.
Spanish Movie
Pedro
Grandes dosis de humor, ingeniosos guiños a nuestro cine patrio más reciente, un elenco artístico altamente ligado a la comedia y una elevada reserva de sorpresas constituyen los ingredientes de esta disparatada comedia: Spanish Movie.
La tragedia de Franco
Francisco Franco
Franco lives and will live forever in China.
La gran revelación
Can fiction surpass reality?
Cambiar el Mundo
Carlos
A man finds out possessing a spectacular ability. The opportunity to make this world a better place rests in his hands. With great power comes great responsibility.
Matusalén
Alimañas
Carlos
The story of a mother who does not want to die and a pair of ruinous children who only think about inheriting.
Velatorio (Barroco)
Art Direction