Antonio Velázquez

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

Antonio Velázquez Bautista (born 1981) is a Spanish actor.

Antonio Velázquez
Velázquez in 2017
Born	Antonio Velázquez Bautista 1981 Granada, Spain
Occupation	Actor

Biography

Antonio Velázquez Bautista was born in 1981 in Granada.^[1][2] He was raised in the small village of Pinos del Valle [es], spending most of his childhood in the 'Venta de la Cebada' cortijo.^[3] He studied to become a sub-officer in the Spanish Armed Forces, but he switched to acting in 1999.^[4]

The first decade of his acting career featured credits in supporting and guest roles in TV series such as Arrayán, SMS: Sin Miedo a Soñar, Aída, Matrimonio con hijos, Mesa para cinco and Cuenta atrás.^[5] He landed a starring role in the ensemble cast of the comedy series ¡A ver si llego!, aired on Telecinco in 2009, performing the role of Mike, a "seductive" fishmonger.^[5] He earned early public recognition performing the lead role of Paquirri in the biopic telefilm of the same name,^[6] also broadcast in 2009. He earned further popularity for his role as Aníbal Bravo in Tierra de lobos.^[7] He has later appeared in series such as Hermanos, Cable Girls, and Traición.^[8][7]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2009	¡A ver si llego! [es]	Mike	Main	[5]
2009	Sin tetas no hay paraíso	Iván Sierra	Introduced in Season 3	[9]
2009	Paquirri [es]	Paquirri	TV movie	[6]
2010–2014	Tierra de lobos	Aníbal Bravo	Main	[7]
2014	Hermanos	Juan Torres	Lead role	[8]
2016	El ministerio del tiempo	The true Cid	Guest role. Season 2. Episode 1	[10]
2016	Buscando el norte [es]	Álex	Main	[11]
2017	El final del camino	Gonzalo de Catoira	Lead role	[12]
2017–2018	Traición	Carlos	Main	[7]
2017–2020	Las chicas del cable (Cable Girls)	Inspector Cueva	Main	[7]
2020	30 monedas (30 Coins)	Roque	Recurring	[13]
2021	Libertad	Saldaña	Miniseries. Also released in a feature film format	[14]
2021	Grasa	Rafa		[15]
2023	La Promesa	Mauro Moreno		[16]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2011	Seis puntos sobre Emma (Six Points About Emma)	Jorge		[17]
2012	Tengo ganas de ti (I Want You)	Serpiente		[18]
2014	Cuatro lunas (Four Moons)	Hugo	Starring role	[19]
2015	Mi gran noche (My Big Night)	Antonio		[20]
2019	El asesino de los caprichos [es] (The Goya Murders)	Alberto		[21]
2019	Los Rodríguez y el más allá [es]	Ricardo		[22]