Alberto Ammann

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ammann and the second or maternal family name is Rey.

Alberto Ammann
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Ammann in 2023
Born
José Alberto Ammann Rey

(1978-10-20) 20 October 1978 (age 47)
Córdoba, Argentina
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
ParentLuis Alberto Ammann (father)

José Alberto Ammann Rey (born 1978) is an Argentine and Spanish actor.[1] He has played various roles in films, television and theater. His feature film debut in Cell 211 (2009) earned him a Goya Award for Best New Actor.[2][3] Other film works include performances in Lope: The Outlaw (2010), Eva (2011), Invader (2012), Thesis on a Homicide (2013), Betibú (2014), The Year of Fury (2020), Presencias (2022), and Upon Entry (2022). He is also known for playing Colombian drug trafficker Pacho Herrera in crime television series Narcos and Narcos: Mexico.

Biography

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Ammann was born in Córdoba, Argentina, son of journalist, politician, and writer Luis Alberto Ammann and Nélida Rey. In 1978, at the age of one month, he moved with his parents to Spain (Madrid and the Canary Islands), escaping from the last military dictatorship of Argentina, returning to the country in 1982. Years later, he returned to Spain to complete his studies.

He studied acting in the school of Juan Carlos Corazza, as well as the Theater Seminary Jolie Libois, located in Cordoba. Ruben Andalor, Willy Lanni and Ricky Ceballos were among his teachers.

Acting career

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Ammann had his big screen debut in thriller film Cell 211 (2009); he portrayed Juan Oliver, a prison guard who gets mistaken for an inmate during a riot.[2][4][5] He prepared for the role by talking to officers and prisoners.[6] His performance won him the Goya Award for Best New Actor at the 24th Goya Awards.

In 2010, Ammann starred in Lope in the title role, portraying poet-playwright Lope de Vega in his early years, when he was a young soldier who returns from war and then comes across two women.[7][8]

Ammann starred in a Chanel commercial alongside Keira Knightley that aired in Hispanic countries starting on 4 April 2011.[9]

In 2015, Ammann starred as Cali Cartel member Hélmer Herrera in the Netflix series, Narcos.

In 2016, Ammann starred as Javier Delgado, hydrologist and geochemist, in National Geographic's mini-series Mars.

2017 saw the release of television series Apaches on Netflix; an adaptation of Miguel Saez Carral's book of the same title. Ammann stars as protagonist Miguel, a young and promising journalist.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2009
 Celda 211 (Cell 211) Juan Oliver
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2010
 Lope (Lope: The Outlaw) Lope
[10]
2011
 Eva David Garel
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2012
 Invasor (Invader) Pablo
[12]
2013
 Tesis sobre un homicidio Gonzalo Ruiz Cordera
[13]
Combustión (Combustion) Navas
[14]
Mindscape Tom Ortega First English-speaking role
[15]
2014
 Betibú Mariano Saravia
[16]
2015
 The Debt Ricardo
[17]
2017
 Lazaro: An Improvised Film Tino
2019
 El silencio del cazador (es) Orlando Venneck
[18]
2020
 El año de la furia (The Year of Fury) Diego
[19]
2022
 Presencias Víctor
[20]
Overdose (fr) Eduardo Gracia
[21]
Upon Entry (La llegada) (Upon Entry) Diego
[22]
2024
 Disco, Ibiza, Locomía José Luis Gil
[23]
Justicia artificial (Artificial Justice) Alex
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Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2008 Plan América (Plan) Capitán Mateo
2010 No soy como tú (I'm not like you) Alberto
2015-2017 Narcos Pacho Herrera
2017 Apaches Miguel
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2016-2018 Mars Javier Delgado
2018-2021 Narcos: Mexico Pacho Herrera
2022 The Longest Night Hugo Roca
2024 Griselda Alberto Bravo
2025 Atrapados Leo Mercer

Theater

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  • Las brujas de Salem (The Crucible) (directed by Ricardo Ceballos)
  • Paria (directed by Guillermo Ianni)

Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2010
 24th Goya Awards Best New Actor Cell 211 Won
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19th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best New Actor Won
[28]
2019
 28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Actor in an International Production Narcos: Mexico Won
[29]
2023
 29th Forqué Awards Best Actor in a Film Upon Entry Nominated
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2024
 11th Feroz Awards Best Actor in a Film Nominated
[31]
16th Gaudí Awards Best Actor Nominated
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38th Goya Awards Best Actor Nominated
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32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actor in a Leading Role Nominated
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