Rodolfo Sancho

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sancho and the second or maternal family name is Aguirre.

Rodolfo Sancho
Sancho in 2016
Born
Rodolfo Sancho Aguirre

(1975-01-14) 14 January 1975 (age 49)
Madrid, Spain
OccupationActor
Children2
ParentSancho Gracia

Rodolfo Sancho Aguirre (born 14 January 1975) is a Spanish actor. He is best known for his television work in series such as Amar en tiempos revueltos, La Señora, Isabel, and El ministerio del tiempo.

Early life and education

Rodolfo Sancho Aguirre was born on 14 January 1975 in Madrid,[1] son of Spanish actor Sancho Gracia and Uruguayan journalist Noela Aguirre Gomensoro.[2][3][4] Adolfo Suárez served as godfather at his baptism.[5]

As a child, Sancho Aguirre featured in acting roles in television series Los desastres de la guerra (age 8) and La huella del crimen (age 10).[6]

Career

After 1995, Sancho followed his father's footsteps with a professional acting career, primarily in television.[6] Early work includes small television credits in Curro Jiménez. El regreso de una leyenda, Hermanos de leche [es], Carmen y familia [es], Colegio mayor [es] and Turno de oficio: 10 años después [es].[6]

He made his feature film debut in Enrique Urbizu's Cachito (1996),[7] followed by small credits in Taxi (1996), Dying of Laughter (1999), and La comunidad (2000), in which he played a real estate agent.[8]

Sancho gained early fame for his portrayal of Nicolás Medina Prieto "Nico" in 516 episodes of the teen drama series Al salir de clase from 1997 to 1999, thereby consolidating his television career.[6][9]

He worked alongside Javier Florrieta (Pacto de brujas), Sigfrid Monleón (La bicicleta) and with Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo in his directorial debut, La noche de los girasoles.[when?][citation needed]

In 2012, he returned to La 1 for Isabel, a series depicting the life of Isabel I of Castile, portraying Fernando II of Aragón for three seasons before departing for another La 1 series, El Ministerio del Tiempo playing the part of Julián Martínez, a nurse working for SAMUR[10][11] where he was a series regular for Season 1 and had a recurring role in the second season.[citation needed]

His work on El Ministerio del Tiempo was delayed as he starred as the lead role in Antena 3's Mar de plástico as Héctor.[citation needed]

Rodolfo appeared on streaming platform HBO MAX in true crime series El caso Sancho [es], about the murder of Edwin Arrieta by Sancho's son.[12]

Personal life

In 1994, Sancho had a son with actress Silvia Bronchalo when he was 19 years old.[1][13] According to Sancho, previously self-described as a golfo ("rascal"), fatherhood made him a responsible person "all of a sudden".[14]

In 2005, he entered a relationship with Xenia Tostado, with whom he had a daughter in 2015.[13][15]

In August 2023, Sancho's son, Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, was indicted in Thailand on charges which included premeditated murder and concealment of a body, relating to the death of Edwin Arrieta Arteaga, a Colombian plastic surgeon, when both were on vacation in the country.[16][17] His trial commenced in April 2024 during which he pleaded not guilty,[18] and in August 2024 he was sentenced to life imprisonment.[19]

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

  • Caos
  • Misterio en el circo de irás y no volverás
  • El cerco de Numancia
  • Cedra
  • Fedra

Awards

Iris Awards
Year Category Series Result
2012 Best Male Performance Isabel Won
2013 Best Male Performance Isabel Won
2014 Best Male Performance Isabel Nominated


Fotogramas de Plata
Year Category Series Result
2012 Best TV Actor Isabel Nominated
2013 Best TV Actor Isabel Nominated
2014 Best TV Actor Isabel Won
2015 Best TV Actor El Ministerio del Tiempo Nominated


Saraqusta Film Festival[23]
Year Category Result
2021 Saraqusta Award Won


Feroz Awards
Year Category Series Result
2016 Best Main Actor in a Series El Ministerio del Tiempo Nominated

References

  1. ^ a b "Las 10 cosas que quizás no sabías de Rodolfo Sancho". Levante-EMV. Prensa Ibérica. 4 March 2015.
  2. ^ Torres, Rosana (9 August 2012). "Muere el actor Sancho Gracia, un torrente creativo en el escenario". El País.
  3. ^ Da Costa, Diego (27 September 2016). "9 cosas que no sabías del actor Sancho Gracia". FormulaTV.
  4. ^ "Fallece Sancho Gracia, eterno Curro Jiménez". Fotogramas. 9 August 2012.
  5. ^ Hernández, Nuria (12 July 2020). "Rodolfo Sancho: "Mi padrino era Adolfo Suárez, pero no lo fue al uso… ¡tenía que sacar adelante un país!"". Vanity Fair.
  6. ^ a b c d Martínez, Beatriz (17 August 2023). "Todas las películas, programas de TV y series de Rodolfo Sancho. Una trayectoria a reivindicar". Infobae.
  7. ^ "Rodolfo Sancho: triunfa en la tele y ahora en el cine". Fotogramas. 25 January 2011.
  8. ^ Pastor, Francisco (28 September 2020). "'La comunidad' de vecinos desquiciados y actores irrepetibles". Aisge.
  9. ^ Lucas, Ana (23 August 2023). "Quién es Rodolfo Sancho, actor y padre de Daniel Sancho, acusado del asesinato de Edwin Arrieta". Lecturas.
  10. ^ "La serie El ministerio del Tiempo - Web Oficial - RTVE.es". RTVE.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  11. ^ Romo, Luis Fernando (8 August 2023). "La caída en desgracia de los Sancho: de hacerse ricos por Curro Jiménez al monstruoso asesinato en Tailandia". El Español.
  12. ^ Martín, Pablo (29 August 2024). "'El caso Sancho': dónde ver el documental sobre el juicio de Daniel Sancho y sus próximos episodios". 20 Minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Daniel, el hijo de Rodolfo Sancho que ha heredado su atractivo pero no su vocación". rtve.es. 5 August 2023.
  14. ^ Bolonio, M. (14 March 2016). "El pasado (y presente) menos conocido de Rodolfo Sancho: su atractivo hijo de 21 años". Vanitatis – via El Confidencial.
  15. ^ Vidal, Pilar (9 March 2015). "Nace Jimena Sancho, la hija de Rodolfo Sancho y Xenia Tostado". El Mundo.
  16. ^ Forde, Kisha (8 August 2023). "Son of Spanish actors arrested after murdering, dismembering man in Thailand". NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Son of Spanish film star accused of murdering Colombian surgeon on Koh Phangan in Thailand". ABC News. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Son of Spanish actor goes on trial over Thai island murder". France 24. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  19. ^ EFE; J.V. (29 August 2024). "Daniel Sancho, condenado a cadena perpetua en Tailandia por el asesinato del colombiano Edwin Arrieta". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  20. ^ Mullor, Mireia (27 November 2020). "'Voces': El final explicado de la película de terror española en Netflix". esquire.com.
  21. ^ Díaz, Rosa (16 October 2021). "Una ángel diabólico siembra terror en un pueblo de Ávila en "Y todos arderán"". Cadena COPE.
  22. ^ "'Sequía': Primeras imágenes del thriller de TVE con Elena Rivera, Rodolfo Sancho y Miguel Ángel Muñoz". Diez Minutos. 21 June 2021.
  23. ^ "El primer Saraqusta Film Festival llena Zaragoza de cine y series históricas" [The first Saraqusta Film Festival fills Zaragoza with historical films and series]. Cinemanía (in Spanish). Madrid. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2024.