Adrián Lastra

Luis Adrián Álvaro Lastra (born 26 February 1984), known professionally as Adrián Lastra, is a Spanish actor, dancer and singer. The breakout role bringing him international recognition as actor was his performance as 'Pedro' in the TV series Velvet and Velvet Colección.[1][2]

Adrián Lastra
At the 31st Goya Awards in 2017
Born
Luis Adrián Álvaro Lastra

(1984-02-26) 26 February 1984
Madrid, Spain
OccupationActor, dancer, singer
Years active2004

Biography

Luis Adrián Álvaro Lastra[3] was born on 26 February 1984 in Palomeras Bajas, Puente de Vallecas, Madrid, to a working-class family.[4] Before entering his scenic career, Lastra took vocational training courses in electronics, but according to him, he was a "bad student".[5] Reportedly moved to start a musical career after watching David Bustamante's performances in Operación Triunfo,[6] his education in this area began in 2003, taking classes of vocal technique and musical performance as student of Victoria Manso and Patricia Ferro.[4]

He began a career in musical theatre in 2004.[4] He has since starred in stage plays such as Broadway Millennnium, Hoy no me puedo levantar, En tu fiesta me colé, Flashdance, 40, el musical, Billy Elliot, El discurso del rey.[4][7][5][8] His first main role in television was his performance as 'Pipo' in the Corta-T series,[9] aired on Cuatro.[4]

He starred in the film 2011 film Primos (Cousinhood), playing José Miguel, a military veteran of Afghanistan, addicted to pills.[10] This performance earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor in 2012.[10]

He also performed as leading actor in the 2011 comedy Fuga de cerebros 2 (sequel to Fuga de cerebros), playing Alfonso Carbajosa.[11] He also played a teacher in seduction techniques in the 2017 comedy El club de los buenos infieles.[12] Venturing into horror, Lastra starred in as leading actor in Noctem, a 2017 mockumentary film directed by Marcos Cabotá in which Lastra played himself.[13] Lastra also appeared in the 2020 comedy Hasta que la boda nos separe.[14]

Lastra became very popular for his role as the Pedro Infantes in the series Velvet, reprised in the sequel Velvet Colección.[15][1]

Filmography
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Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Primos (Cousinhood) José Miguel [10]
2011 Fuga de cerebros 2 Alfonso Carbajosa [11]
2017 Toc Toc Otto [16]
2017 El club de los buenos infieles [12]
2017 Noctem [13]
2020 Hasta que la boda nos separe Ben [14]
Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2005 Corta-T Pipo [9]
2008 Lalola Boogie [9]
2008 Impares El Ruli [9]
2009 Bicho malo (nunca muere) El Ruli [17]
2011 BuenAgente Jorge [9]
2012 Stamos okupa2 Antonio, "Pistolas" [9]
2014–2016 Velvet Pedro Infantes [1]
2017–2019 Velvet Colección Pedro Infantes [1]
2020 Jaguar Sordo [18]


Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2012 Goya Awards Best New Actor Primos Nominated [10]
2016 Ercilla Awards Best Stage Actor El discurso del rey Won [19]

References
  1. Méndez Aparicio, Natalia (11 January 2020). "La vida de Adrián Lastra tras 'Velvet' está en Miami". El País.
  2. "La Nochevieja de Adrián Lastra en Univisión, antes de saltar al 'Mira quién baila' americano". Vertele. eldiario.es. 1 January 2020.
  3. "Adrián Lastra, de Madrid a Miami". Univisión. 9 December 2019.
  4. "15 curiosidades de Adrián Lastra, un actor que se ha ganado su sitio". Bekia. 26 February 2019.
  5. Martínez, María (1 February 2010). "Comprar mi casa hace cuatro años fue la mejor inversión que pude hacer'". El Mundo.
  6. Álvarez, Inés (26 January 2015). "Adrián Lastra: «Los actores de 'Velvet' hemos hecho piña. Y eso traspasa la pantalla»". El Periódico.
  7. Martín, Maite (27 April 2019). "Adrián Lastra: "Hay algo del Rayo en todo vallecano, la lucha"". AS.
  8. "Adrián Lastra: "Me aterran los fantasmas"". Fotogramas. 18 October 2011.
  9. Solís Escudero, Yaira (2019). "Adrián Lastra. El incansable trabajador". Bienestar Total. El Vocero de Puerto Rico. 16: 16.
  10. Lázaro, Margarita (10 January 2012). "Adrián Lastra, en caliente". Vanity Fair.
  11. Canedo Vilariño, Noelia (2 December 2011). "La comedia gamberra española regresa a las pantallas". Madridiario.
  12. Hernández Luján, Raquel (27 March 2018). "Crítica de El club de los buenos infieles, con Adrián Lastra". Hobby Consolas.
  13. Herrero, Julián (11 May 2018). "«Noctem», miedo en primera persona". La Razón.
  14. Estrada, Javier (17 February 2020). "Belén Cuesta: "Prefiero que la vida me sorprenda"". El Mundo.
  15. "El actor Adrián Lastra recibe hoy el premio 'Un futuro de cine' en Cinema Jove". Las Provincias. 1 July 2017.
  16. "Adrián Lastra da la bienvenida al verano con un desnudo integral". Sport. 11 June 2019.
  17. "El Barajas' de Aída y Armando del Río también son "Bichos Malos" en Antena 3". Vertele. eldiario.es. 22 May 2009.
  18. "Óscar Casas y Adrián Lastra se unen a 'Jaguar' en Netflix". El Español. 13 August 2020.
  19. "Aitana Sánchez Gijón y Adrián Lastra, galardonados con los XXXII Premios Ercilla de Teatro 2015". 20minutos.es. 8 February 2016.
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