# Miguel Ángel Silvestre

Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla (born 6 April 1982) is a Spanish actor. He rose to prominence with his performance as El Duque in Sin tetas no hay paraíso.
He has since played roles in series such as Velvet, Sense8, En el corredor de la muerte, Narcos, 30 Coins and Sky Rojo.

## Early life

Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla was born in Castellón de la Plana on 6 April 1982. He planned on becoming a professional tennis player before suffering an injury in a Hungarian tournament. He later decided to study physiotherapy until his aunt introduced him to the world of theatre.
He studied drama, physical theatre, modern dance and acrobatics before winning the Mister Castelló 2002 pageant.

## Career

Silvestre made his feature film debut in the 2005 drama Life and Colour.
He stars in the Pedro Almodóvar film I'm So Excited and in the Spanish horror thriller Verbo. He also starred in the Spanish series Velvet as Alberto Marquez.
In 2015, the high-profile English-language Netflix drama Sense8 was released, in which Miguel plays one of the lead characters, a closeted action movie star named Lito Rodríguez, who lives in Mexico City with his boyfriend, Hernando (played by Alfonso Herrera).
In 2017, he joined the cast of Netflix series Narcos playing recurring character and real life member of the Cali Cartel, Franklin Jurado.
In 2020, it was announced that he had joined the cast of Money Heist's Season 5 in an undisclosed role.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Vida y color (Life and Colour) | Javi | |
| 2005 | A golpes (By Force) | Yuri | |
| 2006 | La distancia (The Distance) | Daniel | |
| 2007 | Dolly | Nacho | Short film |
| 2008 | 3:19 | Ilan | |
| 2008 | Cuando caen los ídolos | Roberto, aged 27 | Short film |
| 2008 | Zhao | Martín | |
| 2008 | Reflections | Marco / Roberto | |
| 2008 | The End | Gas station attendant | |
| 2010 | La trampa de la luz | Giocondo | |
| 2011 | Verbo | Líriko | |
| 2011 | Lo mejor de Eva (Dark Impulse) | Rocco | |
| 2012 | Winning Streak | Alfredo | Spanish: The Pelayos |
| 2012 | Todo es silencio (All Is Silence) | Brinco | |
| 2013 | I'm So Excited | Novio | Spanish: Los amantes pasajeros |
| 2013 | Alacrán enamorado (Scorpion in Love) | Luis | |
| 2017 | Ferdinand | El Primero (voice) | |
| 2018 | Ibiza | Manny | |
| 2019 | La boda de mi mejor amigo | George | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Mis adorables vecinos | Monitor | Episode: "No sé decir no" (S01, E02) |
| 2005 | Motivos personales | Nacho | 13 episodes |
| 2008–2009 | Sin tetas no hay paraíso | El Duque | Main role (seasons 1–2); 28 episodes |
| 2010 | Alakrana | Capitán | Miniseries, Lead role |
| 2012 | Aída | Actor | Episode: "La verdad sobre perros y cacos" (S09, E21) |
| 2013–2016 | Velvet | Alberto Márquez Navarro | Main role |
| 2015–2018 | Sense8 | Lito Rodríguez | Main role |
| 2017 | Narcos | Franklin Jurado | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2019 | En el corredor de la muerte | Pablo Ibar | Main role; 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Velvet Colección | Alberto Márquez Navarro | Special episode |
| 2020–present | 30 Coins | Paco | |
| 2021–2023 | Sky Rojo | Moisés Expósito | Main role |
| 2021 | Money Heist | René | Guest role; 3 episodes |
| TBA | Weiss & Morales | Raúl Morales | Main role |

## Theater

| Year | Title | Writer | Director |
| 2002 | Verdadero Oeste | Sam Shepard | Luis Guilera |
| 2003 | Porno | Mario Fratti | Angela Bosch |
| 2004 | Noches de amor efímero | Paloma Pedrero | Eduardo Recabarren |

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2009 | 18th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best New Actor | Sin tetas no hay paraíso | Nominated |
| 2014 | 23rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Minor Role | Scorpion in Love | Nominated |
| 2020 | 7th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actor in a Series | En el corredor de la muerte | Nominated |
| 2020 | 29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Television Actor in a Leading Role | En el corredor de la muerte | Nominated |
| 2024 | 32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Actor in an International Production | Los enviados | Nominated |