Héctor Medina (actor)

Héctor Medina
Profile
Born
Héctor Medina Valdés

1989
Pinar del Río
NationalityCuban
CitizenshipCuba
EducationNational School of Art
OccupationActor
Years active2009 -
Known forViva, Ticket to Paradise, Los Frikis
Websitehttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm5794678/?ref_=nm_mv_close

Héctor Medina is Cuban theatre, television and film actor.[1] He is known for two Cuba's international film coproductions of latest years.[2]

Biography

Hector Medina was born in Pinar del Río, Cuba on September 10, 1989. Shortly after graduating from that country’s select, National School of Art (ENA), he earned a place in the prestigious theatre company, El Público. Even from the beginning of his career, Hector has starred in many, landmark Cuban films such as Boleto al Paraíso (“Ticket to Paradise,” 2010) and La Cosa Humana (“The Human Thing,” 2011). By 2015, Hector becomes internationally recognized as a rising talent while working on The King of Havana by acclaimed Spanish director Agustí Villaronga. Later in 2016, he was featured as a guest star in Netflix’s Four Seasons in Havana. Currently, he lives in Miami where he recently enjoyed acclaim starring in Telemundo’s Sangre de mi Tierra (“Blood from My Country,” 2017). A juror at the Miami International Film Festival (HBO’s Contest), he was later invited as a guest actor in 2018's Sundance Lab. Without a doubt, Hector’s most outstanding work is as “Jesús” the lead character in the award-winning, 2015 film distributed by Magnolia Pictures, Viva directed by Irishman Paddy Breathnch.He has had a successful career in the theater in Miami, participating in very successful works such as The Amparo Experience and Papás Fritos. His most recent work is the Lord Miller Productions Los Frikis (film) written and directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz where he stars in the rile of Paco and is an executive producer.[3]

Filmography

Feature films and television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2011 Ticket to Paradise Alejandro Film
2013 Esther en alguna parte Ismael Film
2014 Una historia con Cristo y Jesús Cristo Short film
2015 Viva Jesús Film [4][5]
2015 El rey de La Habana (The King of Havana) Yunisleidi Film
2016 Vientos de la Habana Lázaro Film [6]
2017 El hombre que cuida Alex Film
2017 Leyendas del Exilio Actor TV series
2017 Sangre de mi tierra Leonardo Castañeda TV series [7]
2022 Borrowed Justin Film [8]
2024 Los Frikis (film)[9]

Awards and nominations

Héctor Medina received Adolfo Llauradó Award for Best Actor by the National Union of Writers and Artists of Cuba and the Award for Best Actor at the Ibero-American Film and Video Festival in Fortaleza, Brazil for his role of Alejandro in Ticket to Paradise.[10][11] Best Performance for role of Paco in Los Frikis (film) San Antonio Film Festival 2024.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Héctor Medina Valdés - Boleto al paraíso". www.boletoalparaiso.com. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. ^ Martinez, Alexandra (28 April 2016). "Actor Hector Medina Talks Cuban Cinema and His Latest Film, Viva". Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. ^ IMBd
  4. ^ Morgenstern, Joe. "'Viva' Review: Family Values and Dazzling Drag". Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  5. ^ "CubaSi - Cuban Actor Hector Medina happy with film Viva's Nomination for Oscar". Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Vientos de la Habana". Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  7. ^ González, Moisés. "Telemundo tendrá personaje transexual en su nueva telenovela". peopleenespanol.com (in Spanish). People en Español. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  8. ^ "'Borrowed' Is A Sexy, Scary Study In Psychology, Freedom, Food And Loss by Dawn Ennis". Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  9. ^ IMBd
  10. ^ "CUBA 50 news item - Interview with young Cuban actor Hector Medina, star of films Viva and La cosa humana". www.cuba50.org. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Héctor Medina, actor de "Viva", contento de llegar a la otra mitad de Cuba". Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  12. ^ IMBd