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| name = Lluís Homar
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| image = Lluís Homar, XII Premis Gaudí (2020).jpg
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| caption = Lluís Homar at the [[Gaudí Awards]] (2011)
| caption = Lluís Homar at the [[Gaudí Awards]] (2020)
| birthname = Lluís Homar i Toboso
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| birth_place = [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]
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'''Lluís Homar i Toboso''' (born April 20, 1957) is a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] actor and theater director from [[Barcelona]].
'''Lluís Homar i Toboso''' (born 20 April 1957) is a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] actor and theater director from [[Barcelona]]. He is best known for his roles in [[Pedro Almodóvar]]'s ''[[Bad Education (2004 film)|Bad Education]]'' (2004) and ''[[Broken Embraces]]'' (2009), in [[Emilio Aragón Álvarez|Emilio Aragón]]'s ''[[Pájaros de papel|Paper Birds]]'' (2010), and for his portrayal of the robot Max in Kike Maíllo's film ''[[Eva (2011 film)|Eva]]'' (2011).

==Biography==
==Biography==
He was born in the 20th of April in 1957 in [[Barcelona]]. He studied primary education in the school of his family Escuelas Homar a school that was situated in [[Horta]], a neighbourhood of Barcelona. He was an altar boy in the church of Sant Joan d’Horta, he studied law in the Autonomous University of Barcelona and he took some courses in Institud del Teatre of Barcelona. He lives now in Canet de Mar.
Homar was born on 20 April 1957 in [[Barcelona]]. He studied primary education at Escuelas Homar in [[Horta (Barcelona Metro)|Horta]], a neighbourhood of Barcelona, and was an altar boy at the church of Sant Joan d’Horta. He studied law in the Autonomous University of Barcelona and took some courses at Institut del Teatre of Barcelona.
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In 1974 he participated in the making of the play [[Othello]] with the director angel Carmona, and a year later he joint a group of theatre called Teatre del Escorpi, participating in some important plays such as: [[Terra Baixa]] and Quiriquibú.
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In 1976 He had funded within other actors a cooperative company called Teatre Lliure of Barcelona. He worked there for several years uninterruptedly and he was the artistic director between 1992 and 1998 and took part in more than 30 plays
In the same decade he has played in some products for TV such as advertisements and little roles in some TV series such as Llibre dels fets del bon rei en Jaume in which he appears in one episode and Lletres catalanes two episodes. And he finally appears in the big screen in 1981 in a film based on a novella of Mercé Rodoreda [[The Time of the Doves]] in which he shared the lead role with Silvia Munt.
After that he played a lot of roles in many films, he had appeared in [[Bad Education (film)|Bad Education]] and Broken Embraces both of Pedro Almodovar, his lead role as pope Alejandro VI in the film Los Borgia of [[Antonio Hernandez]] and the role of Max a steward robot in the Sci-Fi film [[Eva (2011 film)]] directed by [[Kike Maíllo]] in 2011, with that role he had won the [[Goya Awards]] for the Best Supporting Actor.
He had overwhelmed the audience in his appearances in the Spanish TV in series such as [[23-F: el dia mas dificil del rey]] in which is explained what happened during the days of the attempt of putsch of 1981 he played the role of the king of Spain [[Juan Carlos I of Spain]], other important series would be the super productions of Antena 3 Hispania, la leyenda and Imperium in the role of Servio Sulpicio Galba a roman politic and general. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llu%C3%ADs_Homar|accessdate = June 6, 2015}} (Spanish))</ref>


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In 1974, he participated in a production of ''[[Othello]]'' with director Angel Carmona. A year later, he joined the theatre group Teatre del Escorpi and appeared in their plays including ''[[Terra Baixa]]'' and ''Quiriquibú''.
==Acting career==

Homar studied law at the [[Autonomous University of Barcelona]], but left before graduating to pursue theater at the Institut del Teatre where he began his trajectory as an actor. Homar is best known for his roles in [[Pedro Almodóvar]]'s ''[[Bad Education (film)|Bad Education]]'' (2004) and ''[[Broken Embraces]]'' (2009), as well as [[Emilio Aragón]]'s ''[[Pájaros de papel|Paper Birds]]'' (2010) and Kike Maíllo's ''[[Eva (2011 film)|Eva]]'' (2011), for which he won both the [[Gaudí Awards|Gaudí Award]] and the [[Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor|Goya Award]] for Best Supporting Actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.revistagq.com/articulos/lluis-homar-si-me-dan-otro-goya-no-me-enrollare-tanto/16409|title=Lluís Homar: "Si me dan otro Goya, no me enrollaré tanto"|author=José De Urdanechea|publisher=[[GQ]]|date=March 1, 2012|accessdate = December 9, 2012}} (Spanish)</ref>
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In 1976, Homar joined with other actors to fund the cooperative theatre company Teatre Lliure of Barcelona, where he took part in over 30 plays and was artistic director from 1992 to 1998.

During this time, Homar also appeared in numerous TV commercials, and had minor roles in TV series such as ''Llibre dels fets del bon rei en Jaume'' (one episode) and ''Lletres catalanes'' (two episodes).

Homar finally appeared on the big screen in the 1981 film based on Mercé Rodoreda's novella ''[[The Time of the Doves]]'', where he played the male lead opposite Silvia Munt. This was followed by roles in the films ''[[Bad Education (2004 film)|Bad Education]]'' and ''Broken Embraces'', both directed by Pedro Almodovar, and to the lead role of pope Alejandro VI in [[Antonio Hernández (director)|Antonio Hernandez]]'s film ''[[Los Borgia]]''.

Homar's portrayal of the caring household robot Max in the sci-fi film [[Eva (2011 film)|''Eva'']], directed by [[Kike Maíllo]], brought him both the 2011 [[Goya Awards|Goya Award]] and [[Gaudi Awards|Gaudi Award]] for Best Supporting Actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.revistagq.com/articulos/lluis-homar-si-me-dan-otro-goya-no-me-enrollare-tanto/16409|title=Lluís Homar: "Si me dan otro Goya, no me enrollaré tanto"|author=José De Urdanechea|publisher=[[GQ]]|date=March 1, 2012|access-date=December 9, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109151338/http://www.revistagq.com/articulos/lluis-homar-si-me-dan-otro-goya-no-me-enrollare-tanto/16409|archivedate=November 9, 2012}} (Spanish)</ref>

He received critical acclaim for his performance as [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|King Juan Carlos I]] in the Spanish TV production ''23-F: El día más difícil del rey'', about the days of the putsch attempt of 1981, and was also lauded for his portrayals of Roman politician and general [[Servius Sulpicius Galba (consul 144 BC)|Servio Sulpicio Galba]] in the [[Antena 3 (Spanish TV channel)|Antena 3]]'s television series ''[[Hispania, la leyenda]]'' and ''[[Imperium (Spanish TV series)|Imperium]]''.

At [[Gijón International Film Festival]] in 2016, he received the [[Nacho Martinez|Nacho Martinez Award]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gijón International Film Festival |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000285/2016/1/?ref_=ev_eh |publisher=imdb.com |access-date=22 August 2018}}</ref>

Homar lives in Canet de Mar.


==External links==
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Latest revision as of 16:01, 19 November 2022

In this Catalan name, the first or paternal surname is Homar and the second or maternal family name is Toboso; both are generally joined by the conjunction "i".
Lluís Homar
Lluís Homar at the Gaudí Awards (2020)
Born
Lluís Homar i Toboso

(1957-04-20) 20 April 1957 (age 67)
Barcelona, Spain
Occupationactor
Years active1974–present

Lluís Homar i Toboso (born 20 April 1957) is a Spanish actor and theater director from Barcelona. He is best known for his roles in Pedro Almodóvar's Bad Education (2004) and Broken Embraces (2009), in Emilio Aragón's Paper Birds (2010), and for his portrayal of the robot Max in Kike Maíllo's film Eva (2011).

Biography[edit]

Homar was born on 20 April 1957 in Barcelona. He studied primary education at Escuelas Homar in Horta, a neighbourhood of Barcelona, and was an altar boy at the church of Sant Joan d’Horta. He studied law in the Autonomous University of Barcelona and took some courses at Institut del Teatre of Barcelona.

In 1974, he participated in a production of Othello with director Angel Carmona. A year later, he joined the theatre group Teatre del Escorpi and appeared in their plays including Terra Baixa and Quiriquibú.

In 1976, Homar joined with other actors to fund the cooperative theatre company Teatre Lliure of Barcelona, where he took part in over 30 plays and was artistic director from 1992 to 1998.

During this time, Homar also appeared in numerous TV commercials, and had minor roles in TV series such as Llibre dels fets del bon rei en Jaume (one episode) and Lletres catalanes (two episodes).

Homar finally appeared on the big screen in the 1981 film based on Mercé Rodoreda's novella The Time of the Doves, where he played the male lead opposite Silvia Munt. This was followed by roles in the films Bad Education and Broken Embraces, both directed by Pedro Almodovar, and to the lead role of pope Alejandro VI in Antonio Hernandez's film Los Borgia.

Homar's portrayal of the caring household robot Max in the sci-fi film Eva, directed by Kike Maíllo, brought him both the 2011 Goya Award and Gaudi Award for Best Supporting Actor.[1]

He received critical acclaim for his performance as King Juan Carlos I in the Spanish TV production 23-F: El día más difícil del rey, about the days of the putsch attempt of 1981, and was also lauded for his portrayals of Roman politician and general Servio Sulpicio Galba in the Antena 3's television series Hispania, la leyenda and Imperium.

At Gijón International Film Festival in 2016, he received the Nacho Martinez Award.[2]

Homar lives in Canet de Mar.

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ José De Urdanechea (March 1, 2012). "Lluís Homar: "Si me dan otro Goya, no me enrollaré tanto"". GQ. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved December 9, 2012. (Spanish)
  2. ^ "Gijón International Film Festival". imdb.com. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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