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Carlos Iglesias Serrano (born 15 July 1955) is a Spanish actor and filmmaker. From 1998 to 2001, he starred as Benito in the comedy television series Manos a la obra, extremely popular for Spanish audiences throughout its broadcasting run.[1][2]
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Carlos Iglesias Serrano was born on 15 July 1955 in Madrid,[3][4] living for a time with his family in Quintanar de la Orden.[2] From 1960 to 1966, he lived in Switzerland, where his parents had immigrated.[3] After returning to Spain, and living in Alicante and Madrid, he graduated from the RESAD.[5][2]
He earned early public recognition in the 1990s for his appearances as 'Pepelu' in the late-night show Esta noche cruzamos el Mississippi.[2][6]
He earned further recognition for his performance in Antena 3 comedy television series Manos a la obra (1998–2001), a massive audience hit that broke the 6 million viewers per episode mark,[6] starring in a tandem alongside Ángel de Andrés, respectively portraying Benito Lopera and Manolo Jumilla, two clumsy and lazy bricklayers.[7] The broadcasting run from 1998 to 2001 comprised 6 seasons and about 130 episodes.[8]
Iglesias starred as Sancho Panza in Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón's 2002 film Don Quixote, Knight Errant,[9] earning a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor for his performance.[10]
He returned as Benito alongside Ángel de Andrés in Manolo y Benito Corporeision (2006–2007), a revival of the popular duo that proved to be an audience failure owing to the worn-out plots, and was cancelled after 1 season of 12 episodes.[11]
Iglesias made his feature film directorial debut with the 2006 immigration comedy-drama Crossing the Border (Un Franco, 14 pesetas), in which he also starred and took over writing duties.[12] His second feature was Inspansi (¡Españoles!), whose plot also related to the Spanish diaspora.[13] He also directed the sequel to Crossing the Border, 2 Francos, 40 pesetas, released in 2014.[14]
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- 2006: Un Franco, 14 pesetas[12] (Crossing the Border)
- 2011: Ispansi (¡Españoles!)[13]
- 2014: 2 Francos, 40 pesetas[14]
- 2020: La suite nupcial[15]
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| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 17th Goya Awards | Best New Actor | Don Quixote, Knight Errant | Nominated | [10] |
| 2007 | 21st Goya Awards | Best New Director | Crossing Borders | Nominated | [16] |
| 2015 | 24th Actors and Actresses Union Awards | Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | 2 Francos, 40 pesetas | Nominated | [17][18] |
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