Carlos Latre Ruiz (Castellón, 30 January 1979) is a Spanish humorist, actor, presenter and impressionist. He is particularly known for his television impressions and for being judge on the show Tu cara me suena on Antena 3.

Carlos Latre
Latre (left), alongside Xabi Uribe-Etxebarria, in a show imitating Steve Jobs in 2015.
Born
Carlos Latre Ruiz

(1979-01-30) 30 January 1979 (age 45)
Occupation(s)Humorist, actor, impressionist, presenter
Years active1999–present
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse(s)Yolanda Marcos
(2004–2015, 2017–present)
Children1[1]
AwardsMicrófono de Oro (2004)
Websitewww.carloslatre.com

Education

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Latre was born and raised up in Castelló de la Plana but completed his secondary studies (up to COU) at the Institut Martí Franqués in Tarragona.

Personal life

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The impressionist has been married to Yolanda Marcos since 2004, although they separated in 2015 and resumed their relationship in 2017. They have a daughter together named Candela.

Professional career

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He started as a radio presenter on Cadena SER, on the program Los 40 Principales, and on Cadena Dial. On television, he began his participation in 1999 on the program Xou com sou on the channel TV3.

He became well-known for his impersonations on the late-night show Crónicas marcianas on Telecinco of various characters, such as La Pitonisa Lola, Torrente, Juan Carlos I, or Cayetana de Alba.

Later, he started his own show on Telecinco, Latrelevisión, with modest audience success. After its cancellation, he moved to the channel Cuatro.

He has also worked as a voice actor in films like Garfield, Happily N'Ever After, and The Jungle Book 2.

He was awarded the Micrófono de Oro in 2004 by the Federación de Asociaciones de Radio y Televisión.

In April 2007, accompanied by a cast of nine other impersonators, he returned to Telecinco with the show Réplica, a comedy space of parodies. The program was removed after three broadcasts, which garnered an average audience share of 14.3%, below the network's average of 19%.[2]

Since September 2008, he has also participated in the program Crackòvia on TV3, a satirical show that, following the formula of Polònia, parodies current sports events.[3]

From 2004 to 2015, he collaborated weekly with Carlos Herrera on his program Herrera en la Onda, on Onda Cero.

He was the pregonero of the Carthaginians and Romans festival in Cartagena in 2010.

In 2011, he toured Spain with Yes, We Spain Is Different, a theater piece in which he reflects on Spain's situation in the world through the imitation of over a hundred characters, including both celebrities and international political figures.

On Antena 3, he has collaborated as an impersonator on DEC and La escobilla nacional.

The character he portrayed of the former FC Barcelona president Núñez was used for one of the famous "memes" called "It's Free". In 2011, he became a judge on the imitation and singing contest Tu cara me suena. In 2012, he began recording Señoras que... with Josema Yuste, David Fernández, and Jordi Ríos, a sitcom that aired from 2012 to 2013 on the television channel Neox. In the same year, he returned as a judge in the second edition of Tu cara me suena and in the third edition.

From May 2013 to June 2013, he hosted the game show Letris on La 1.[4]

From October 2013 to December 2013, he returned again to La 1 where he hosted the program Uno de los nuestros.[5]

Since November 2013, he has collaborated with Florentino Fernández, Miki Nadal, Toni Acosta, Edu Soto, and many more on the comedy contest Me resbala (Antena 3), presented by Arturo Valls.

Since April 2015, he has collaborated on Thursdays, as on Herrera en la Onda, with Juan Ramón Lucas on the program Más de uno, on Onda Cero. In addition, in 2016, he appeared as an interviewee in the documentary No es cosa de risa, a compilation of interviews about the ins and outs of show business.

On 22 July 2017, he presented the 4th edition of the Premios Platino along with Uruguayan actress and singer Natalia Oreiro.[6]

In 2018, he was the pregonero of the Carnaval de Badajoz. On Friday, 16 November 2018, he premiered the program Surtido de ibéricos on Onda Cero.

He hosted several concerts of Love90, 2019 and 2020. He has performed as a comic artist, impersonating and singing in One Show Man, in various locations in Spain, 2021-2022-2023 and in theatrical event at Golfus de Roma in 2021 - 2022.

Television programs

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Year Television program Channel Notes
1999 Xou com sou TV3
2002-2005 Crónicas marcianas Telecinco
2003-2005 Latrelevisión
2005-2006 Maracaná Cuatro
2006 Channel nº4
El mundo de Chema Series
2007-2012 Polònia TV3
2008 Réplica Telecinco
2008-2012 Crackòvia TV3
2009 La tribu Telecinco
2009-present El Hormiguero 3.0 Cuatro, Antena 3 Guest/Contributor
2010 La escobilla nacional Antena 3
2011-present Tu cara me suena Judge
2012 Menuda Noche Canal Sur TV Guest
Christmas Eve Special: Canta conmigo La 1
New Year's Eve Special: Hotel 13 estrellas, 12 uvas
2012-2013 Señoras que... Neox
2013 Letris La 1 Host
Uno de los nuestros
2013-2021 Me resbala Antena 3
2014 Tu cara me suena Mini
2015 Un, Dos, ¡Chef! Disney Channel España Guest
2016 Boca-Zás!
2017 Mi casa es la tuya Telecinco
2019 The World's Best CBS [7]
2020 Improvisando Antena 3
Typical Spanish La 1 Contributor
MasterChef Celebrity Guest
El juego de los anillos Antena 3 Contestant
2021 ¿Quién quiere ser millonario?

Radio programs

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Filmography

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Actor

Year Film Character Director Genre Duration
2003 El oro de Moscú Ricky Tajuña Jesús Bonilla Comedy 1h 48m
2005 Torrente 3: El protector José "Pepito" Torrente Santiago Segura Comedy 1h 37m
2016 No es cosa de risa Interviewee Diego Fortea and Jonathan Belles Comedy/Documentary 28m

Voice actor

Year Title Character Original Actor
2003 Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure Mortadelo Benito Pocino
The Jungle Book 2 Buzzie Jeff Bennett,Brian Cummings, Baron Davis, Jess Harnell and Phil Collins
El Cid: The Legend Ben Yussuf / Count Ordoñez
2004 Pinocchio 3000 Spencer Howie Mandel
Garfield: The Movie Garfield Bill Murray
2005 Happily N'Ever After Munk Andy Dick
2006 Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Garfield Bill Murray
Happy Feet Ramón / Lovelace Robin Williams
2008 Asterix at the Olympic Games Buentórax Guillaume Gallienne
2011 Happy Feet Two Ramón / Lovelace Robin Williams
Justin and the Knights of Valour Brafán Freddie Highmore
2016 Robinson: A Musical Adventure Mak / Tuesday Kaya Yanar
2017 The Emoji Movie Fist Bump James Corden
2018 The Queen's Corgi Camembert Jack Whitehall

Theater

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  • Yes, We Spain Is Different (2011)
  • Golfus de Roma (2021-2022)
  • One Show Man (2021-2023)

Awards and nominations

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Year Category Award Result
2004 Best comic revelation Micrófono de Oro Won
2015 Best actor Premio de la Unión de Actores Nominated
2016 Best actor Premio de la Unión de Actores Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Sevilla Magazine
  2. ^ FormulaTV (21 April 2008). "Telecinco retira 'Réplica'". Retrieved 22 April 2008.
  3. ^ PRNoticias - 'Crackòvia' or sports caricatured
  4. ^ "Carlos Latre estrena 'Letris', un concurso en el que la letra entra con humor". 20 minutos. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Carlos latre presentara 'Uno de los nuestros'". Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
  6. ^ Díaz, Aroa (22 July 2017). "Natalia Oreiro y Carlos Latre, presentadores de los Premios Platino". Diez Minutos. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  7. ^ "El gran salto internacional de Carlos Latre: ficha por el talent de James Corden en CBS". El Periódico. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
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