Carlos Hipólito

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

Carlos López Hipólito (born 1956), better known as Carlos Hipólito, is a Spanish actor with a long stage career.^[1] He is perhaps most familiar to a television audience for performances in series such as Desaparecida, Guante blanco, Locked Up or Caronte, even though his most enduring television collaboration is his long-lasting voice work as old Carlos Alcántara in Cuéntame cómo pasó.^[2]

Carlos Hipólito
Born	Carlos López Hipólito 1956 (age 68–69) Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Actor
Spouse	Mapi Sagaseta
Children	Elisa Hipólito

Biography

Carlol López Hipólito was born in 1956 in Madrid.^[3] He started studies in architecture but he dropped off.^[4] A theater buff since childhood due to his mother's influence, he trained his acting chops at the William Layton lab.^[1] He started his acting career in stage plays,^[4] making his professional debut in 1978.^[1]

Some of his stage performances include roles in Arte; El mètode Grönholm [es], Todos eran mis hijos, Follies; Don Carlos, El misántropo, El médico de su honra, Las comedias bárbaras, Historia de un caballo, El burlador de Sevilla and Dakota.^[4][1]

Hipólito has been a recurring face in José Luis Garci's feature films, including You're the One (2000), Story of a Kiss (2002), Tiovivo c. 1950 (2004), Ninette (2005), Sangre de mayo (2008) or Holmes & Watson. Madrid Days (2012).^[5][6][7] In 2003, he was nominated to the Goya Award for his supporting performance in Story of a Kiss.^[8][9]

Hipólito has performed the voiceover of Carlos Alcántara in Cuéntame cómo pasó since the beginning of the series in 2001.^[2] Many seasons after, he made an onscreen performance in Cuéntame's 21st season (released in 2021), when the timeline of the series made a leap-forward to COVID-19-struck Spain.^[2]

In 2020, he was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.^[10][11]

Personal life

He got married with Mapi Sagaseta, a Spanish actress, and they got a daughter in 2002, Elisa Hipólito, also an actress.^[12][13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2000	Una historia de entonces (You're the One)			[5]
2002	Historia de un beso (Story of a Kiss)	Julio (old)	Child version of the character played by Manuel Lozano [es]	[14]
2004	Tiovivo c. 1950			[5]
2005	Ninette			[5]
2008	Sangre de mayo (Blood in May)			[5]
2009	Amores locos (Mad Love)	Alfonso		[15]
2012	Holmes & Watson. Madrid Days			[7]
2016	1898: Los últimos de Filipinas (1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines)	Rogelio Vigil de Quiñones [es]		[16]
2020	Explota Explota (My Heart Goes Boom!)	Ismael		[17]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2001–	Cuéntame cómo pasó	Carlos Alcántara [es]	Voice of old Carlos Alcántara, primarily performed by Ricardo Gómez. Made onscreen performance in season 21.	[2]
2007–08	Desaparecida	Alfredo		[18]
2008	Guante blanco	Bernardo Valle		[19]
2014	Hermanos	Antonio Torres		[20]
2015–16	Vis a vis (Locked Up)	Leopoldo Ferreiro		[21]
2016	El ministerio del tiempo	Philip II	Guest role. Season 2, Episode 13: "Cambio de tiempo"	[22]
2020	Caronte	Comisario Paniagua		[23]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1999	2nd Max Awards	Best Leading Actor	Arte	Won	[24][25]
2003	17th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Story of a Kiss	Nominated	[8][9]
2007	16th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Stage Actor in a Leading Role	El método Grönholm	Won	[26]
2008	17th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Television Actor in a Leading Role	Desaparecida	Won	[27]
2011	14th Max Awards	Best Leading Actor	Glengarry Glen Ross	Won	[28]
2011	20th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Stage Actor in a Leading Role	All My Sons	Won	[29][30]
2013	16th Max Awards	Best Leading Actor	Follies	Won	[31]
2015	24th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Television Actor in a Minor Role	Hermanos	Won	[32]
2017	26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Television Actor in a Minor Role	El ministerio del tiempo	Nominated	[33][34]
		Best Film Actor in a Minor Role	1898: Los últimos de Filipinas	Nominated
2024	32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Stage Actor in a Leading Role	El proceso	Pending	[35]