Rafael Hugo Fernández Silva (born May 10, 1977) is a Spanish

Spanish people

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 actor.

Early life

Silva was born in San Blas

San Blas (Madrid)

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, Madrid

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, Spain

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. He began working as an electrician but, with his mother's encouragement, soon decided to try to be an actor. He began training in the RESAD (Real Escuela Superior de Arte Dramatico, Spain's oldest school of theater), while continuing with his vocal and guitar studies. He also joined a band called INORDEM.

Career

In the late 90's he had the opportunity to participate in the Spanish television program“Crónicas Marcianas,” helping him obtain some recognition. He was then given a leading role hit television series "Al Salir de Clase," based on the lives of Spanish high school students. In 2005, after having played a role in the unsuccessful "Paco y Veva," Hugo Silva was cast as Lucas Fernandez in on “Los Hombres de Paco

Los hombres de Paco

Los 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...

,”a show that averages nearly 4 million viewers per episode. In 2007 played the protagonist Mateo of critically acclaimed "El Hombre de Arena".

Personal life

Hugo Silva has been linked to many Spanish actresses, including Kira Miró

Kira Miró

Kira García-Beltrán Miró is a Spanish actress and a presenter.-As an actress:* Los abrazos rotos * Rivales * Gominolas - Susana / Menta...

 (The Broken Embraces) and Silvia Marty.

Filmography

Title	Year	Role	Notes
Miserable Life	2000	Unknown	Terca vida
Coming Out of Class	2000	Guillermo Sierra	(TV; 2000–01) Al salir del clase
The Commissioner	2002	Chema / Sebastián Alfaro	(TV; 2002–03) El comisario
Ladies' Night	2003	Dago
Paco and Veva	2004	Paco	(TV) Paco y Veva
Queens Queens (film) Queens is a 2006 film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira.The story follows a group of men who will be marrying in Spain's first same-sex wedding ceremony, and their mothers, who will be attending.-Plot:...	2004	Jonás	Reinas
Paco's Men Los hombres de Paco Los 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...	2005	Lucas Fernández	(TV; 2005–09) Los hombres de Paco Nominated—Fotogramas de Plata for Best Television Actor
The Sandman	2007	Mateo	El hombre de arena Nominated—Fotogramas de Plata for Best Film Actor
Sex, Parties and Lies	2009	Carlos	Mentiras y gordas Nominated—Fotogramas de Plata for Best Film Actor
Guts	2009	Sebas	Agallas
To the Hell with the Ugly	2010	Román	Que se mueran los feos
Karabudjan	2010	Diego Salgado	(TV)
For the Liberty	2010	Miguel Hernández Miguel Hernández Miguel Hernández Gilabert was a 20th century Spanish poet and playwright.-Biography:Hernández was born in Orihuela, in the Valencian Community, to a poor family and received little formal education; he published his first book of poetry at 23, and gained considerable fame before his death...	Para la libertad
The Princess of Éboli	2010	Antonio Pérez Antonio Pérez ]Antonio Pérez was a Spanish statesman, secretary of king Philip II of Spain.- Early years :Antonio Perez was born in Madrid in 1540. In 1542 he was legalized as son of Gonzalo Pérez, Secretary of the Council of State of king Charles I of Spain . Most probably Antonio was indeed the son of...	(TV Film) La princesa de Éboli
Offside	2011	Hugo	En fuera de juego
The Opposite of Love	2011	Raúl	Lo contrario al amor
The Ocean's Heart	2011	Captain Salazar	(TV; 1 episode) El corazón del océano
Dead Dogs	2011	Cocacolo	(Post–production) Perros muertos

Stage credits

• "HIBRIT"(1993)
• "LAS AMISTADES PELIGROSAS" (1995)
• Toni in "ATRACO A LAS TRES" (2001–2002)
• Claudio in "HAMLET" (2009)

Awards and nominations

Awards	Year	Category	Nominated Work	Result
Fotogramas de Plata	2007	Best Television Actor	Paco's Men Los hombres de Paco Los 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...
Fotogramas de Plata	2008	Best Film Actor	The Sandman
Fotogramas de Plata	2010	Most Searched Performer on Internet	—
Fotogramas de Plata	2010	Best Film Actor	Sex, Parties and Lies