# Darío Grandinetti

Darío Alejandro Grandinetti (born 5 March 1959) is an Argentine actor. He is known for his numerous roles in television, theater and film, where he participated in films by renowned directors such as Alejandro Doria, Pedro Almodóvar and Damián Szifron.

## Biography

Darío Grandinetti was born in the city of Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina. His father worked in the Junta Nacional de Granos in streets of Mendoza and Sarmiento. When Darío Grandinetti was 17 years old he and his family moved to the small town of Las Rosas where they lived only one year and returned to Rosario. In Rosario he played in the inferior teams of Newell's Old Boys football club. He began to work in the Junta Nacional de Granos as auxiliary and began studying theater. For reasons of work, he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina.

## Career

Darío Grandinetti started as a television actor and slowly moved towards cinema. His filmography is mainly of Argentine production or co-productions with his country. His first work in a foreign production was the Bolivian El Día que murió el silencio of 1998, and has recently worked in a number of Spanish films, and also participated as guest in Spanish TV series. He is considered one of the most important Argentine actors. In 2012 he won an International Emmy Award for his role in Televisión por la Inclusión.

## Personal life

When he was 24 he had an affair with the 40 year old actor Silvia Montanari. She broke off the relationship saying later that it was because of their age difference.
In 1989 he formalized his relationship with Catalan artist Eulalia Lombarte Llorca with whom he had his first two children, María Eulalia and Juan. The couple ended their relationship in the year 1992 with much controversy and a legal battle for the possession of their children that ended up favoring Darío. In October 1993 he met ex-model and Argentine actress Marisa Mondino with whom he married in 1995 and had two daughters, Lucía (1996-1997) who died in 1997 of hydrocephalus, and Laura. The couple ended their relationship in 2006. Finally, after several rumors that linked them together, in 2016 Darío Grandinetti made official his relationship with actress Pastora Vega.

## Theater

| Year | Title | Director |
| 1976 | Equus | |
| 1981 | El violinista en el tejado | |
| 1982 | Hijos del silencio | |
| 1982-1983 | Camino negro | |
| 1984 | Papi | |
| 1985 | Feliz año viejo | |
| 1986 | La jaula de las locas | |
| 1986-1987 | Los dueños del silencio | |
| 1987-1990 | Yepetto | |
| 1993 | Errare humanun est | |
| 1995 | Los lobos | |
| 1996-1998 | Los mosqueteros del rey | |
| 1998-1999 | Ya nadie recuerda a Federico Chopin | |
| 2000 | El cartero | |
| 2000 | Maratón dantesca | |
| 2003 | Juana de Arco en la hoguera | |
| 2004 | Teatro por la identidad | |
| 2006-2007 | Ella en mi cabeza | |
| 2008-2010 | Baraka | |
| 2011-2012 | Mineros | Javier Daulte |
| 2013 | Una relación pornográfica | Philippe Blasband |
| 2014 | Personitas | Javier Daulte |
| 2014 | Novecento | |

## Television

| Year | Title | Character | Channel |
| 1980 | Bianca | | ATC |
| 1980 | Donde pueda quererte | | Canal 11 |
| 1980 | Señorita Andrea | Roque | ATC |
| 1981 | El ciclo de Guillermo Bredeston y Nora Cárpena | | Canal 9 |
| 1985 | Coraje mamá | Máximo | Canal 9 |
| 1986 | Querido salvaje | | Canal 11 |
| 1987 | Ficciones | | ATC |
| 1990 | Primera función | Yepetto | TVE |
| 1990 | Atreverse | Antonio | Telefé |
| 1992 | El oro y el barro | Professor | Canal 9 |
| 1993 | Apasionada | Patricio Velasco | El Trece |
| 1993 | Zona de riesgo | Manager | El Trece |
| 1994 | Los machos | | El Trece |
| 1998 | Los fiscales | Ignacio Castillo | Telefé |
| 1999 | La Argentina de Tato | | El Trece |
| 1999 | Chiquititas | Juan Mazza | Telefé |
| 2000-2002 | Tiempo final | | Telefé |
| 2006 | Algo habrán hecho por la historia argentina | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento | Telefé |
| 2011 | Tiempo de pensar | Gustavo | TV Pública |
| 2011 | Televisión por la inclusión | Mario | Canal 9 |
| 2013 | Santos & Pecadores | Detective Fausto Cánovas | Canal 9 |
| 2014 | En terapia | Carlos | TV Pública |
| 2015-2016 | La casa del mar | Inspector Jorge Pelazas | OnDirecTV |
| 2018–present | El lobista | Elián | El Trece |
| 2018–present | Hierro | Díaz | ARTE |
| 2022 | Santa Evita | Juan Domingo Perón | Star+ |
| 2023 | La novia gitana | Miguel Vistas |

## Films

| Year | Film | Character | Director | Country |
| 1984 | Darse cuenta | Juan | Alejandro Doria | Argentina |
| 1985 | Esperando la carroza | Cacho | Alejandro Doria | Argentina |
| 1985 | La Búsqueda | The mute | Juan Carlos Desanzo | Argentina |
| 1986 | Les Longs manteaux | Solder Gaitán | Gilles Béhat | Argentina-France |
| 1986 | Seguridad personal | | Aníbal Di Salvo | Argentina |
| 1988 | Las Puertitas del señor López | | Alberto Fischerman | Argentina |
| 1990 | Cien veces no debo | Jorge | Alejandro Doria | Argentina |
| 1990 | La Pandilla aventurera | Sailor | Miguel Torrado | Argentina |
| 1992 | El lado oscuro del corazón | Oliverio | Eliseo Subiela | Argentina-Canada |
| 1994 | La Balada de Donna Helena | Car Thief | Fito Páez | Argentina |
| 1995 | Las Cosas del querer: Segunda parte | Tullio | Jaime Chávarri | Argentina-Spain |
| 1995 | No te mueras sin decirme adónde vas | Leopoldo | Eliseo Subiela | Argentina |
| 1996 | El Dedo en la llaga | Tolosa | Alberto Lecchi | Argentina-Spain |
| 1996 | Despabílate amor | Ernesto | Eliseo Subiela | Argentina |
| 1997 | Sus ojos se cerraron y el mundo sigue andando | Carlos Gardel/Renzo Franchi | Jaime Chávarri | Argentina-Spain |
| 1997 | La casa de Tourneur | | Jorge Caterbona | Argentina |
| 1998 | El Día que Murió el Silencio | Abelardo | Paolo Agazzi | Bolivia |
| 1999 | El Amateur | Municipal Official | Juan Bautista Stagnaro | Argentina |
| 1999 | Operación Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio | Alberto Lecchi | Argentina-Spain-Cuba |
| 2001 | El lado oscuro del corazón 2 | Oliverio | Eliseo Subiela | Argentina-Spain |
| 2002 | Hable con ella | Marco Zuluaga | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain |
| 2003 | Ilusión de movimiento | Rafael | Héctor Molina | Argentina |
| 2003 | Tiempo de tormenta (Stormy Weather) | Oscar | Pedro Olea | Spain |
| 2003 | Killing Words | Ramón Díaz | Laura Mañá | Spain |
| 2003 | El juego de Arcibel | Arcibel Alegría | Alberto Lecchi | Argentina |
| 2003 | Ciudad del sol | Luis | Carlos Galettini | Argentina |
| 2004 | El año del diluvio | Aixelá | Jaime Chávarri | France-Spain-Italy |
| 2004 | Próxima salida | Carlos Velmar | Nicolás Tuozzo | Argentina |
| 2005 | Segundo asalto (Round Two) | Vidal | Daniel Cebrián | Spain |
| 2005 | El buen destino | | Leonor Benedetto | Argentina |
| 2007 | La carta esférica | | Imanol Uribe | Spain |
| 2007 | ¿De quién es el portaligas? | Norman | Fito Páez | Argentina |
| 2007 | El frasco | Pérez | Alberto Lecchi | Argentina |
| 2007 | Quiéreme | Pancho | Beda Docampo Feijóo | Argentina-Spain |
| 2007 | La peli | Diego | Gustavo Postiglione | Argentina-Uruguay |
| 2008 | Horizontal/Vertical | Police | Nicolás Tuozzo | Argentina |
| 2009 | Haroldo Conti, homo viator | Haroldo Conti | Miguel Mato | Argentina |
| 2009 | Días de mayo | Laura's father | Gustavo Postiglione | Argentina |
| 2010 | Carne de neón | Chino | Paco Cabezas | Argentina-Spain |
| 2013 | Matrimonio | Esteban | Carlos María Jaureguialzo | Argentina |
| 2014 | Inevitable | Fabián | Jorge Algora | Argentina-Spain |
| 2014 | Relatos salvajes | Salgado | Damián Szifron | Argentina-Spain |
| 2015 | Francis: Pray for me | Jorge Bergoglio | Beda Docampo Feijóo | Argentina-Spain |
| 2016 | Julieta | Lorenzo Gentile | Pedro Almodóvar | Spain |
| 2016 | Horas | | | Argentina |
| 2018 | The Queen of Fear | | Valeria Bertuccelli Fabiana Tiscornia | Argentina-Denmark |
| 2018 | El pacto | Alex | David Victori [es] | Spain |
| 2018 | Rojo | Claudio Moran | Benjamín Naishtat | Argentina |
| 2023 | Empieza el baile | Carlos | Marina Seresesky | Argentina-Spain |
| 2024 | Nina | Pedro | | |

## TV Programs

| Year | Title | Channel | Notes |
| 2008 | Historia del petróleo en la Argentina | Encuentro | TV Host |

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Program | Result |
| 1992 | Havana Film Festival | El Lado oscuro del corazón | Best Actor | Winner |
| 1993 | Gramado Film Festival | El Lado oscuro del corazón | Best Actor | Winner |
| 1999 | Cartagena Film Festival | El Día que Murió el Silencio | Best Actor | Winner |
| 1999 | Silver Condor Awards | Sus ojos se cerraron y el mundo sigue andando | Best Actor | Winner |
| 2001 | Konex Award | | Best Actor | Winner |
| 2004 | Fantasporto | Killing Words | Best Actor | Winner |
| 2012 | International Emmy Award | Televisión por la inclusión | Best Actor | Winner |