Luis Tosar, the discreet man who fooled around politics and became one of the highest paid actors

• Cinema.Carmen Machi, a 'madrileta curranta' with a phobia of fame and a very hermetic private life

• Controversy. Luis Tosar, on deniers like Miguel Bosé: "We don't have to put up with a person's head going off"

We said a few days ago about Carmen Machi that, in these times of closed cinemas, theaters on medium throttle and low advertising, she had kept the type and preserved a notable percentage of her work, and hence she

of television and preparing his return to the stage with his sights set on 2021, after having passed this complicated 2020 without accusing the blow too much.

And what was said about Carmen Machi is also applicable to

the most solvent of the

-that firm voice, those hard facial features as sculpted in rock, that thick beard that gives it a sketchy character-, things have not gone too badly in 2020 either. To begin with, after almost two decades without having a leading role on television, he now heads

the

The premiere of the series is scheduled for this Friday, November 13, and it is the Galician actor's first relevant role in a series since he starred in

, a Galician regional television production.

At that time, Tosar was aiming as an actor with projection, but he had not yet become the beast that has dominated the scene since he starred in

or, even earlier,

.

Taking into account that audiovisual platforms are being the salvation of many production companies in a season without movie theaters, and that consumer habits are increasingly directed towards domestic consumption, it was a matter of time before Tosar took the step with a proposal to its height, and it would almost be said that it was made to measure.

In short,

is an even greater tipping point in his professional career, which has been drawing over a little over two decades as an upward curve that never seems to reach its ceiling.

In reality, it cannot be said that there was a breaking point from which events were precipitated for Tosar, but that his professional development has been the

and an accumulation of successes - minimizing errors as much as possible-, always taking safe steps.

The actor and his partner, the Chilean actress María Luisa Mayol, who is carrying their daughter in her arms.

Even so, it could be said that his professional life has been divided, thus broadly, into two phases: the first is the one that covers the first decade of the century, when he was still a young actor who had made his film debut with that political satire entitled

(1998), and that after acting in films by well-established directors such as Vicente Aranda, Icíar Bollaín, Jaime Chávarri and Álex de la Iglesia, he won

in 2002 and 2003 as best supporting actor (

) and best leading actor (

), respectively.

His star was rising.

endowed with that image of his with a tough appeal, and the adventure continued both in Spain and abroad, participating with small roles in films by Michael Mann and Jim Jarmusch.

And then 2010 arrived, a new decade was opening before him, and with

the best leading actor, so that he who was an efficient worker of interpretation, a lucky Stakhanovist but who had to sacrifice himself day to day. day, he managed to climb another step in his slow but steady ascension.

Its cache, it is said, rose from 200,000 to 250,000 euros per paper.

From that moment on, he established himself as

and highest paid

Spanish cinema - far from those who went to make a career in the United States, such as Bardem or Banderas, but close to Javier Cámara - and also a sought-after face. by advertising.

In the same way that he has carried out his career with

- his last important role has been that of the narco protagonist in

(2019), by Paco Plaza;

For 2020 he already has two more films announced-, the same can be said of his personal life: Tosar has never made himself noticed, nor has he hidden himself, but

that made him a regular of the pink press.

Tosar and Javier Bardemn (in the center) filmed Monday in the Sun together in 2002.

For a time he had a

flirted with the Galician Nationalist Bloc and was even included on a list for the 2004 European elections - but he abandoned it when his career soared and realized that the backroom of politics was dirty. and false, and that under the veil of nationalism hid not the progressivism that this trend preaches, but

that made him run away.

That has not changed, however, its

(classical left, not postmodern) has not changed.

Beyond that, he is known for another hobby outside of cinema - he

, and in terms of loves, the most important have been two.

The first, the actress

whom he met on the set of

(2002);

they were a couple for nine years.

His second great love is his current partner,

or Malú, as hers treat her, whom he met in 2013. This relationship is fully established, and they have

the eldest was born in 2015 , and two summers ago his sister was born.

Wedding bells do not ring, but neither do they need to: the union is strong and happiness shines on their faces.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

Know more

• LOC

GÜRTELNoemí Ramal, 'mamma chicho' and woman from 'El Bigotes': "In the vis a vis jail falls to pieces and the libido also'

MusicMelody turns 30: "In Spain it cost a little to be seen as an adult"

'Royals'The kings of Holland return home after being caught bypassing confinement in Greece

See links of interest

• Last minute

• TV programming

• Spanish translator

• 2020 calendar

• Movies Today

• Topics