# Carlos Hipólito

Carlos López Hipólito (born 1956), better known as Carlos Hipólito, is a Spanish actor with a long stage career. He is perhaps most familiar to a television audience for performances in series such as Desaparecida, Guante blanco, Locked Up or Caronte, even though his most enduring television collaboration is his long-lasting voice work as old Carlos Alcántara in Cuéntame cómo pasó.

## Biography

Carlol López Hipólito was born in 1956 in Madrid. He started studies in architecture but he dropped off. A theater buff since childhood due to his mother's influence, he trained his acting chops at the William Layton lab. He started his acting career in stage plays, making his professional debut in 1978.
Some of his stage performances include roles in Arte; El mètode Grönholm [es], Todos eran mis hijos, Follies; Don Carlos, El misántropo, El médico de su honra, Las comedias bárbaras, Historia de un caballo, El burlador de Sevilla and Dakota.
Hipólito has been a recurring face in José Luis Garci's feature films, including You're the One (2000), Story of a Kiss (2002), Tiovivo c. 1950 (2004), Ninette (2005), Sangre de mayo (2008) or Holmes & Watson. Madrid Days (2012). In 2003, he was nominated to the Goya Award for his supporting performance in Story of a Kiss.
Hipólito has performed the voiceover of Carlos Alcántara in Cuéntame cómo pasó since the beginning of the series in 2001. Many seasons after, he made an onscreen performance in Cuéntame's 21st season (released in 2021), when the timeline of the series made a leap-forward to COVID-19-struck Spain.
In 2020, he was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.

## Personal life

He got married with Mapi Sagaseta, a Spanish actress, and they got a daughter in 2002, Elisa Hipólito, also an actress.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Una historia de entonces (You're the One) | | |
| 2002 | Historia de un beso (Story of a Kiss) | Julio (old) | Child version of the character played by Manuel Lozano [es] |
| 2004 | Tiovivo c. 1950 | | |
| 2005 | Ninette | | |
| 2008 | Sangre de mayo (Blood in May) | | |
| 2009 | Amores locos (Mad Love) | Alfonso | |
| 2012 | Holmes & Watson. Madrid Days | | |
| 2016 | 1898: Los últimos de Filipinas (1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines) | Rogelio Vigil de Quiñones [es] | |
| 2020 | Explota Explota (My Heart Goes Boom!) | Ismael | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2001– | Cuéntame cómo pasó | Carlos Alcántara [es] | Voice of old Carlos Alcántara, primarily performed by Ricardo Gómez. Made onscreen performance in season 21. |
| 2007–08 | Desaparecida | Alfredo | |
| 2008 | Guante blanco | Bernardo Valle | |
| 2014 | Hermanos | Antonio Torres | |
| 2015–16 | Vis a vis (Locked Up) | Leopoldo Ferreiro | |
| 2016 | El ministerio del tiempo | Philip II | Guest role. Season 2, Episode 13: "Cambio de tiempo" |
| 2020 | Caronte | Comisario Paniagua | |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 1999 | 2nd Max Awards | Best Leading Actor | Arte | Won |
| 2003 | 17th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Story of a Kiss | Nominated |
| 2007 | 16th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Stage Actor in a Leading Role | El método Grönholm | Won |
| 2008 | 17th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actor in a Leading Role | Desaparecida | Won |
| 2011 | 14th Max Awards | Best Leading Actor | Glengarry Glen Ross | Won |
| 2011 | 20th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Stage Actor in a Leading Role | All My Sons | Won |
| 2013 | 16th Max Awards | Best Leading Actor | Follies | Won |
| 2015 | 24th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actor in a Minor Role | Hermanos | Won |
| 2017 | 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actor in a Minor Role | El ministerio del tiempo | Nominated |
| 2017 | 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Minor Role | 1898: Los últimos de Filipinas | Nominated |
| 2024 | 32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Stage Actor in a Leading Role | El proceso | Pending |