Santiago Segura

Santiago Segura Silva (born 17 July 1965) is a Spanish actor, screenwriter, director and producer of Spanish cinema, popular for its pentalogy film series Torrente. He also worked to a lesser extent as a TV presenter, voice actor and comic writer, as well as being an original collector.

Not to be confused with Santiago Segura (American actor).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Segura and the second or maternal family name is Silva.

Santiago Segura
Santiago Segura during the 32nd Goya Awards in 2018
Born
Santiago Segura Silva

(1965-07-17) 17 July 1965
Carabanchel, Madrid, Spain
OccupationFilm director, screenwriter, producer and actor
Years active1992-present
Notable work
Jose Luis Torrente (character)

At 12, he began making films with a Super-8 camera, and, after a recommendation from Fernando Trueba, began to make films in 35 mm, funded by his appearances in TV game shows. Fame would come with his first feature, Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley, to be followed by numerous sequels that would make it the highest grossing Spanish film series.

Life and career

Santiago was born in the Carabanchel neighbourhood in Madrid. After studying Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid,[1] he decided to pursue a career as a filmmaker and in 1989 he directed the short Relatos de medianoche with a budget of 7000 pesetas (around US$50). In 1992 he went on to direct his first professional short Evilio, followed with Perturbado in 1993.

Segura is a recurring protagonist in the works of directors Alex de la Iglesia and Guillermo del Toro.

In 1993, he had a small role in Alex de la Iglesia's film Acción mutante. Two years later, he starred in El día de la Bestia, from the same director and that role made him famous in Spain.[2][3] In 1998 he directed the film that brought him to stardom, Torrente: El brazo tonto de la ley (1998), in which he also acted as the lead character José Luis Torrente, a sleazy crime-fighter.[4] Its popularity led to a sequel (Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella)[5] and a computer game (Torrente: El juego).[6]

Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella made €22,838,500 at the Spanish box office, becoming the highest grossing Spanish film of all time.[7] Torrente 3: El protector, the third film in the series, was released in September 2005. Its advertising campaign parodied Batman Begins, using the phrase "Torrente Acabado" ("Torrente Finished"). Although he declared Torrente 3: El protector would be the last of the Torrente series, Torrente 4 was released in 2011.[8] In 2010, he played the title role in El gran Vázquez,[9] based on the life of the legendary cartoonist/wastrel Manuel Vázquez Gallego.[10]

In 2014 he released Torrente V: Operación Eurovegas with Alec Baldwin as guest star,[11] and was the top release of 2014 in Spain.[12][13]

He has since made his way into American culture by making appearances in movies such as Pacific Rim, Hellboy, Hellboy II: The Golden Army and Blade II (all of them by Del Toro), Perdita Durango (by De la Iglesia), Jack and Jill and Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London.

He has also dubbed video games to Spanish, like Jack Black's role in Brütal Legend.[14]

Because of his success, Santiago Segura has become a producer.[15] He owns Amiguetes Entertainment company, he is associated with the theater in Estación del Norte in Madrid,[16] and has produced Promedio rojo (2004) (featuring Nicolás López)[17][18] and Aquí mando yo... y punto com.[19]

In 2018 he appeared in the third season of MasterChef Celebrity.[20] He was the 10th contestant to be eliminated.[21]

Filmography
Director, producer & screenwriter credits
YearWorkDirectorProducerWriterRef.
1993PerturbadoYes-Yes[22]
1998Torrente, el brazo tonto de la leyYes-Yes[23]
2001Torrente 2: Misión en MarbellaYes-Yes[24]
2003Una de zombis-Yes-[25]
2004El asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo-Yes-[26]
2005Torrente 3: El protectorYesYesYes[27]
2011Torrente 4: Lethal CrisisYes-Yes[28]
2014Torrente 5: Operación EurovegasYesYesYes[29]
2018Sin rodeosYesYesYes[30]
2019Padre no hay más que unoYesYesYes[31]
2020Padre no hay más que uno 2: La llegada de la suegraYesYesYes[32]


  • Relatos de medianoche (1989, Short)
  • Eduardo (1990, Short)
  • Evilio (1992, Short)
  • El cobrador del gas sólo llama una vez (1992, Short)
  • Acción mutante (1993) .... Ezequiel
  • Everyone Off to Jail (1993) .... Ecologista
  • Perturbado (1993, Short)
  • Todo es mentira (1994) .... Vendedor
  • Evilio vuelve (1994, Short) .... Evilio
  • Cuernos de mujer (1995) .... Ciego
  • El día de la Bestia (1995) .... José María
  • Two Much (1996) .... Paparazzi
  • Matías, juez de línea (1996) .... Antidisturbios 1
  • Killer Barbys (1996) .... Baltasar
  • Tengo una casa (1996) .... Guardia 1
  • La buena vida (1996)
  • Sólo se muere dos veces (1997) .... Amilibia
  • Airbag (1997) .... Candidato Paiño
  • Perdita Durango (1997) .... Shorty Dee
  • Torrente: El brazo tonto de la ley (1998, actor, writer and director) .... Torrente
  • La niña de tus ojos (1998) .... Castillo
  • Muertos de risa (1999) .... Nino
  • París-Tombuctú (1999) .... El Cura
  • Pídele cuentas al rey (1999) .... Vagabundo
  • La mujer más fea del mundo (1999) .... El presidente de la República (uncredited)
  • El corazón del guerrero (1999) .... Netheril / Carlos José
  • Sabotage! (2000) .... Cyrille Léotard
  • Obra maestra (2000) .... Benito Cañaveras
  • Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella (2001, actor, writer, director and producer) .... Torrente
  • Girl from Rio (2001) .... Paulo
  • Manolito Gafotas en ¡Mola ser jefe! (2001) .... Himself (uncredited)
  • Blade II (2002) .... Rush
  • Asesino en serio (2002, co-producer) .... Padre Gorkisolo
  • Zero/infinito (2002) .... (voice)
  • El oro de Moscú (2003) .... Íñigo Fuentes
  • Beyond Re-Animator (2003) .... Speedball
  • Tiptoes (2003) .... Motel Manager
  • Una de zombis (2003, actor and producer) .... Padre Pelayo / Entrecot / Himself
  • Noin (2003) .... Himself
  • Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) .... Santiago
  • Hellboy (2004) .... Train Driver
  • Isi Disi (2004) .... Isi
  • Promedio rojo (2004, producer) .... Doctor
  • Di que sí (2004) .... Oscar Vázquez
  • El asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo (2004, actor and producer) .... Borjamari
  • Torrente 3: El protector (2005, actor, writer, director and producer) .... Torrente
  • Bienvenido a casa (2006)
  • La máquina de bailar (2006) .... Johnny
  • Isi & Disi, alto voltaje (2006) .... Isi
  • Ekipo Ja (2007) .... Santiago Segura
  • Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008) .... Docteurmabus
  • Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) .... Distinguished Buyer
  • Manolete (2008) .... Guillermo
  • King Shot (2009)
  • Tensión sexual no resuelta (2010) .... Hacker (uncredited)
  • The Last Circus (2010) .... Padre-Payaso tonto
  • El gran Vázquez (2010) .... Vázquez
  • Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis (2011) .... Torrente
  • Koma (2011) .... Vendedor
  • Jack and Jill (2011) .... Eduardo (uncredited)
  • As Luck Would Have It (2011) .... David Solar
  • Pa' Habbo (2011)
  • El Chef (2012) .... Juan
  • Pacific Rim (2013) .... Wizened Man
  • Gente en sitios (2013)
  • Witching & Bitching (2013) .... Miren
  • Torrente V: Operación Eurovegas (2014) .... Torrente
  • Pos eso (2014) .... Damián / Obispo / Satán (voice)
  • Rey Gitano (2015) .... Conde de Segura
  • The Strain (2015, TV Series) .... Evil Boxing Coach
  • My Big Night (2015) .... Benítez
  • Wild Oats (2016) .... Carlos
  • The Queen of Spain (2016) .... Castillo
  • Herederos de la bestia (2016)
  • Casi leyendas (2017) .... Axel
  • You Only Live Once (2017) .... Tobías López
  • Los resucitados (2017) .... Don Lorenzo, Conde de Evilio
  • Sin Rodeos (2018)
  • Padre no hay más que uno (2019) .... Javier

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1996 10th Goya Awards Best New Actor El día de la bestia (The Day of the Beast) Won [33]
1999 13th Goya Awards Best New Director Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley Won [34]

References
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  2. García, Yago (20 October 2015). "'El día de la Bestia': 20 años con el Anticristo". Cinemanía (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. Galán, Diego (15 March 2003). "La bestia anda suelta". El País (in Spanish). PRISA. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. Manrique Sabogal, Winston (24 July 1997). "Santiago Segura será "el brazo tonto de la ley", en su debú como director". El País (in Spanish). Madrid: PRISA. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. Urrero, Guzmán (12 August 2010). "Santiago Segura nos habla de "Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella"". The Cult (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  6. "Mejor Videojuego basado en una película". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). 4 July 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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  8. Rolfe, Pamela (14 March 2011). "Santiago Segura's 'Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis' Breaks Box-Office Record in Spain". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  9. "Santiago Segura protagoniza 'El gran Vázquez', basada en la vida del dibujante de los cómic de 'Anacleto'". Europa Press (in Spanish). Madrid. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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  21. "Santiago Segura, décimo expulsado de MasterChef Celebrity". El Mundo (in Spanish). Unidad Editorial Información General, S.L.U. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
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