Dani Martin
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Daniel Martín García is the vocalist of award-winning Spanish pop rock band El Canto del Loco
(ECDL) and has also acted, prominently in Spanish film Yo soy la Juani
, also in the TV series Cuenta atrás and Los hombre de Paco.
Aware that this institute did not appeal, he began developing his studies at the prestigious Drama School Cristina Rota, which provided him with his first jobs as a stage actor. Later, Dani decided to attend another school considered as flagship training for actors called William Layton.
From his training as an actor, Dani Martin has developed numerous works as a film actor, among which include his role in Sirenas of Fernando Leon de Aranoa, Sin vergüenza by Joaquín Oristrell, Auger Carlos Villaverde, Manuel Sanabria, and Yo soy la Juani by Bigas Luna
.
He was also added as an actor in theatrical works and in TV series such as Countdown, Al salir de clase, Policías, en el corazón de la calle, Raquel busca su sitio
, Petra Delicado, 7 vidas, Hospital Central, Los hombres de Paco and a small role in the movie Broken Embraces, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
.
Since 2000, Dani Martin combines his work as head of the Spanish pop group El Canto del Loco, with its forays into film and television. Between 2007-2008 he starred in a series for television called Four Countdown, in which he played the impulsive police chief inspector Paul Corso. It contained two seasons and eventually the series was not renewed because Dani Martin wanted to leave to devote himself completely to the group El Canto del Loco.
El Canto del Loco
El Canto del Loco is a Spanish pop rock band, although its members recognize that some of their songs are more in the style of power pop....
(ECDL) and has also acted, prominently in Spanish film Yo soy la Juani
Yo soy la Juani
Yo soy la Juani is a 2006 Spanish comedy- drama film written and directed by Bigas Luna.-Plot summary:...
, also in the TV series Cuenta atrás and Los hombre de Paco.
Biography
Since childhood he liked to imitate his favorite artists in the living room of his house with his neighbor and friend Aintzane Rebollo, which led him to dream of forming his own band someday. At the age 14, he debuted in TVE, on the musical program called Rock Out, with which he was introduced to the public.Aware that this institute did not appeal, he began developing his studies at the prestigious Drama School Cristina Rota, which provided him with his first jobs as a stage actor. Later, Dani decided to attend another school considered as flagship training for actors called William Layton.
From his training as an actor, Dani Martin has developed numerous works as a film actor, among which include his role in Sirenas of Fernando Leon de Aranoa, Sin vergüenza by Joaquín Oristrell, Auger Carlos Villaverde, Manuel Sanabria, and Yo soy la Juani by Bigas Luna
Bigas Luna
Juan José Bigas Luna is a Spanish film director. He began his professional career in the design world, creating the Estudio Gris with Carlos Riart in 1969. In his earlier exhibitions, at the beginning of the sixties, he showed a great interest in conceptual art and the emerging visual technologies...
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He was also added as an actor in theatrical works and in TV series such as Countdown, Al salir de clase, Policías, en el corazón de la calle, Raquel busca su sitio
Raquel busca su sitio
Raquel busca su sitio was a Spanish television series produced by Tesauro S.A.. It consisted of 25 chapters of one hour each. It was broadcast by TVE between 2000 and 2001...
, Petra Delicado, 7 vidas, Hospital Central, Los hombres de Paco and a small role in the movie Broken Embraces, directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular...
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Since 2000, Dani Martin combines his work as head of the Spanish pop group El Canto del Loco, with its forays into film and television. Between 2007-2008 he starred in a series for television called Four Countdown, in which he played the impulsive police chief inspector Paul Corso. It contained two seasons and eventually the series was not renewed because Dani Martin wanted to leave to devote himself completely to the group El Canto del Loco.
El Canto del Loco
- El Canto del Loco - 2000
- A contracorriente - 2002
- Estados de ánimo - 2003
- Zapatillas - 2005
- Personas - 2008
- Radio la colifata presenta: El Canto del Loco - 2009
- Pequeño - 2010
Films
- El 92 cava con todo (1991)
- Sirenas (1994)
- Perdón, perdón (1998)
- Sobreviviré (1999)
- Sin vergüenza (2001)
- After (2001)
- I Love You BabyI Love You BabyI Love You Baby is a gay-themed romantic comedy from Spain released in 2001.-Plot summary:Marcos comes to Madrid to live with his aunt and uncle and work in their restaurant. He dreams of opening a restaurant of his own one day and of finding love. Love he finds in Daniel, a struggling young actor....
(2001) - SinfínSinfinSinfin is a southern suburb of Derby, England, historically it was a separate village. It contained the main centre of Rolls-Royce, on Nightingale Road...
(2005) - Torrente 3: El protector (2005)
- Yo soy la JuaniYo soy la JuaniYo soy la Juani is a 2006 Spanish comedy- drama film written and directed by Bigas Luna.-Plot summary:...
(2006) - El Canto del Loco: la película (2009)
- Los Abrazos RotosLos Abrazos RotosBroken Embraces is a 2009 Spanish romantic thriller film written, produced, and directed by Pedro Almodóvar; a four-way tale of dangerous love, and was shot in the style of a hard-boiled 1950s American film noir, or its descendant, the neo-noir genre...
(2009)
Television
- Ponte las pilas (1991–1992)
- ¡Ay, Señor, Señor!¡Ay, Señor, Señor!¡Ay, Señor, Señor! was a 26-episode Spanish television series transmitted by Antena 3 between 1994 and 1995. It tells of the adventures of a modern, open-minded priest, portrayed by the actor Andrés Pajares...
(1 episode, 1995) - Al salir de clase (2 episodes, 1998)
- El comisario (1 episodio, 1999)
- Policías, en el corazón de la calle (1 episode, 2000)
- Hospital CentralHospital CentralHospital Central is a Spanish television series that follows the professional and personal lives of the staff of the fictitious Hospital Central in Madrid. New episodes are shown by Telecinco network in Spain, and cable/satellite channel Factoría de Ficción reruns them a couple of weeks later...
(1 episode, 2000) - Raquel busca su sitioRaquel busca su sitioRaquel busca su sitio was a Spanish television series produced by Tesauro S.A.. It consisted of 25 chapters of one hour each. It was broadcast by TVE between 2000 and 2001...
(15 episodes, 2000) - 7 vidas7 Vidas7 Vidas is a Spanish sitcom which aired on Telecinco from 1999 to 2006. Its title translates as "7 lives" and the symbol of the sitcom is a cat, in reference to the belief that cats have 7 lives...
(1 episodio, 2004) - Latrelevisión (1 episodio, 2005)
- Cuenta atrás (2007–2008)
- Los hombres de PacoLos hombres de PacoLos hombres de Paco' is a Spanish comedy television series, originally aired from 9 October 2005 to 19 May 2010 on the Antena 3. The series has also been broadcast in Argentina, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Morocco, Romania, Serbia, Italy, Slovakia and Turkey...
(2009)
External links
- Official page of Dani Martin
- Official page of El Canto del Loco
- The internet movie database - Martín's filmography.
- VOY Plaza - 2006 news article about the band.
- English Language El Canto Del Loco Fan Site