Brays Efe

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

Brays Fernández Vidal (born 30 September 1988), best known by the stage name Brays Efe, is a Spanish actor and television personality. He became popular for his role in the comedy web series Paquita Salas.^[1]

Brays Efe
Efe at the 2017 Goya Awards
Born	Brays Fernández Vidal (1988-09-30) 30 September 1988 (age 36) Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Occupation(s)	Actor, television personality
Years active	2013–present

Biography

Brays Fernández Vidal was born in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on 30 September 1988.^[2][3][4] He grew up however in a farm in Nigrán, province of Pontevedra, Galicia.^[5][6] He moved to Madrid to study Audiovisual Communication, but he dropped out.^[1] He has worked as a journalist, casting assistant and radio announcer.^[6] He performed the role of El mayordomo in the four initial episodes of the talk show El Tea Party de Alaska y Mario.^[7][8] He took part in the 7th season of the celebrity reality contest of Tu cara me suena, impersonating María del Monte, Netta, Sara Montiel, Eminem, Julio Iglesias, Chayanne and Miki Núñez.^[7] In 2021, Amazon Prime Video selected him to co-host Celebrity Bake Off [es] together with Paula Vázquez.^[9]

Filmography

Efe at the 2018 Goya Awards

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2015	Cómo sobrevivir a una despedida (Girl's Night Out)	Mateo		[10]
2018	Paella Today!	El Influencer		[11]
2019	El año de la plaga	Miguel	Starring role	[12]
2019	¿Qué te juegas? (Get Her... If You Can)	Alex		[13]
2020	Orígenes secretos (Unknown Origins)	Jorge Elías	Starring role	[14]
2023	El fantástico caso del Golem (The Fantastic Golem Affairs)	Juan		[15]

Television

Fiction

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2016–	Paquita Salas	Paquita Salas	Lead character	[7]
2017	Ella es tu padre [es]	Presenter	Guest role. Episode 8	[7]
2018	Looser	Juan Paul	Recurring role	[7][16]
2018	Terror y feria		Cameo. Episode "Marifé"	[7]
2020	Veneno	Florentino Fernández / Krispín Klander	Cameo	[17]
2020	Por H o por B	Oli	Main	[18]

Nonfiction

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Gran Hermano 15: El debate	Panelist	1 episode	[19]
2017	Yasss	Host		[20]
2018–2019	Tu cara me suena	Contestant	Season 7	[21]
2018–2019	Lo siguiente [es]	Panelist		[22]
2018–2019	Campanadas fin de año Canarias	Host	TV special	[23]
2021	Drag Race España	Special guest	Episode 6	[24]
2021–present	Celebrity Bake Off España [es]	Host		[25]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2017	26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best New Actor	Paquita Salas	Nominated	[26]
	4th Feroz Awards	Best Main Actor in a TV Series		Won	[27][28]
2018	6th MiM Series Awards [es]	Best Comedy Actor		Won	[29]
2019	6th Feroz Awards	Best Main Actor in a TV Series		Nominated	[30]
	21st Iris Awards	Best Actor		Nominated	[31]
2020	7th Feroz Awards	Best Main Actor in a TV Series		Nominated	[32]