Darío Alejandro Grandinetti (born 5 March 1959) is an Argentine actor.[1] 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.

Darío Grandinetti
Grandinetti in 2014
Born (1959-03-05) 5 March 1959 (age 65)
OccupationActor
Years active1976–present
Spouses
Eulalia Lombarte Llorca
(m. 1989; div. 1992)
Marisa Mondino
(m. 1995; div. 2006)
PartnerPastora Vega (2016–present)
Children4 (1 deceased)

Biography edit

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 edit

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 edit

 
Silvia Montanari and Grandinetti

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.[2]

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 edit

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 edit

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
2023 La novia gitana Miguel Vistas[3]

Films edit

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[4] David Victori Spain
2018 Rojo Claudio Moran Benjamín Naishtat Argentina
2023 Empieza el baile Carlos[5] Marina Seresesky Argentina-Spain

TV Programs edit

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

Awards edit

Year Award Category Program Result
1992 Havana Film Festival El Lado oscuro del corazón Best Actor
1993 Gramado Film Festival El Lado oscuro del corazón Best Actor
1999 Cartagena Film Festival El Día que Murió el Silencio Best Actor
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
2012 International Emmy Award Televisión por la inclusión Best Actor Winner

References edit

  1. ^ "Cristina Banegas y Darío Grandinetti, ganadores en los Emmy". Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  2. ^ "Silvia Montanari reveló por qué se separó de Darío Grandinetti". RosarioPlus. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  3. ^ Osco, Nelly (29 September 2022). "Quién es quién en "La novia gitana", la nueva serie de Atresplayer Premium". mag – via El Comercio.
  4. ^ Holland, Jonathan (25 August 2018). "'The Pact' ('El Pacto'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. ^ "RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de 'Empieza el baile', protagonizada por Darío Grandinetti y Mercedes Morán". rtve.es. 20 February 2023.

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