Santiago Ramos (actor)

Santiago Ramos (born 1 August 1949) is a Spanish actor. He won the Goya Award for Best Actor for his performance in Como un relámpago (1996).

Santiago Ramos
At the 2011 Seminci
Born	(1949-08-01) 1 August 1949 (age 75) Boadilla, Spain
Occupation	Actor

He became popular to a wide television audience for his performance as Andrés Guerra in Aquí no hay quien viva from 2004 to 2006.^[1][2]

Biography

Santiago Ramos was born on 1 August 1949 in Boadilla [es].^{[3][4][n. 1]} He was raised in San Muñoz, province of Salamanca.^[4] He dropped out from a licentiate degree in law in order to pursue an acting career.^[2] He made his feature film debut in the 1973 thriller Al diablo, con amor [es].^[2] He had a son with actress Gloria Muñoz.^[5]

After ensuing appearances in Cabo de vara and Tierra de rastrojos, his film career consolidated with a co-starring role in The Heifer (1985).^[6] He then went on to feature in films such as Sé infiel y no mires con quién [es], Dragon Rapide or Year of Enlightment.^[1] His won the Goya Award for Best Actor for his performance in the 1996 film Como un relámpago.^[2]

Later film roles include performances in Fugitivas [es], The Wolf or Los nombres de Alicia [ca].^[1] Despite having a seasoned film career prior to that point, he rather achieved popularity in Spain for his performance as Andrés Guerra in comedy television series Aquí no hay quien viva from 2004 to 2006.^[1][2] In July 2005, after a decade of relationship, he married makeup artist Paca Almenara [es].^[7] After his 2013 appearance in comedy series Familia: manual de supervivencia [es] he primarily dedicated to theatre.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1985	La vaquilla (The Heifer)	Limeño		[8]
1985	Sé infiel y no mires con quién (Be Wanton and Tread No Shame)	Paco		[9]
1986	Dragon Rapide	Luis Bolín		[10]
1986	El año de las luces (Year of Enlightment)	Pepe		[11]
1987	Noche de lobos (Wolves' Moon)	Ramiro		[12][13]
1989	El río que nos lleva			[6]
1989	Las cosas del querer			[6]
1992	Orquesta Club Virginia (Club Virginia Orchestra)	El Negro		[14]
1993	Ciénaga [ca]			[15]
1995	El seductor	Federico		[16]
1996	Como un relámpago	Rafael Torres		[17]
1997	Memorias del ángel caído	Francisco		[18]
1997	Gràcies per la propina [es] (Thanks for the Tip)			[19]
2000	Terca vida (Miserable Life)	Paco		[20]
2001	El lado oscuro del corazón 2			[21]
2002	Cuando todo esté en orden (Everything in Place)	Ignacio		[22]
2002	El caballero Don Quijote (Don Quixote, Knight Errant)	Sansón Carrasco		[23]
2003	Hotel Danubio (Danube Hotel)	Hugo		[24]
2004	El lobo (The Wolf)	Pantxo		[25]
2004	Tiovivo c.1950			[26]
2005	Los nombres de Alicia [ca]	Julio		[27]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1999	Ellas son así [es]	Gandarias		[28][29]
2004–06	Aquí no hay quien viva	Andrés Guerra		[2]
2013	Familia: manual de supervivencia [es]	Manolo Oquendo		[30]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1997	11th Goya Awards	Best Leading Actor	Como un relámpago	Won	[31]
2005	14th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Minor Role	The Wolf	Nominated	[32][33]

Informational notes

1. Then a municipality, currently a minor local entity belonging to the municipality of La Fuente de San Esteban.