Draft:Alejandro Casaseca

Alejandro Casaseca Muñiz (Granada, Spain, January 10, 1976) is a Spanish actor, director, screenwriter. His career has developed mainly in film, television and theatre. He is known, among others, for his performances in the series The Boarding School. from Antena3 - Atresplayer - Netflix - Prime Video as José Antonio "Toni" Fernández, Monzón in the series Malaka  from RTVE - Max - Disney+ - DirecTV, Martos in the film Rec 2    by directors Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza, Jaime Torres in the international Hollywood production There be Dragons   by director Roland Joffe and Gitano in the film Swinled by director Miguel Bardem.

Early life
He is the fourth of five children. His father was a lawyer, surveyor and public works engineer who practised politics as a Deputy in the Congress of Deputies and in the Parliament of Andalusia, as well as a professor at the University of Granada. His mother was a housewife and a co-owner of a well-known bag and fashion accessories store in the city of Granada, and she is also a descendant of the "Pérez" family, originally from Santiago de Compostela, which once founded Banco Olimpio Pérez, the which eventually became Banco Gallego

Career
In 1997, despite his good grades, he abandoned his Law studies at the University of Granada. The enormous vocation he has for acting led him to make this drastic decision and settle permanently in Madrid to train as an actor at the internationally prestigious Corazza Studio for Actors, where Juan Carlos Corazza was a teacher.

In 2000, while still a student, he got his first job as the main character, Pícolo, in the first web series in history, La Cuadrilla Espacial, cast with actors such as Paul Naschy

In the early years (2002 - 2004) of his career, he participated in television productions of recognized prestige, such as Periodistas, Aquí no hay quien viva, One Step Forward or Lobos, acting with the actors Santi Millan Álex Angulo, Belén Rueda, Malena Alterio, Laura Pamplona, Dafne Fernández, Miguel Ángel Muñoz, etc.

In 2004, in this early stage of his career, he made himself known as an actor playing the character Gitano in the film Swinled by director Miguel Bardem and with actors of the stature of Ernesto Alterio, Federico Luppi, Victoria Abril, Manuel Alexandre.

In 2005, he participated in the film The Longest Penalty Shot in the World, a highly successful comedy directed by Roberto Santiago with Fernando Tejero, Fernando Cayo, Luis Callejo, Enrique Villén.

In the following years (2005 - 2008), he became a recurring actor in highly successful television productions, acting with renowned performers. Motivos Personales (with Lydia Bosch), 7 días al desnudo(with Patricia Conde, María Botto, Juan Fernández and Laura Pamplona), A Tortas con la Vida (withOlivia Molina, Miren Ibarguren). Mesa para cinco. Los Serrano (with Antonio Resines, Jesús Bonilla and Antonio Molero). Hospital Central (with Jordi Rebellón, Iván Sánchez, Antonio Zabálburu, Nacho Fresneda). UCO (withMiguel Ángel Solá). El síndrome de Ulises (with Miguel Ángel Muñoz, Nancho Novo, Julián Villagrán, Toni Acosta, Hiba Abouk and Olivia Molina). LEX (with Santi Millán, Nathalie Poza). MIR (with Rodolfo Sancho) Herederos (with Félix Gómez). Aida (with Carmen Machi).

In 2008, he starred in the award-winning short Heterosexuales y Casados, by Director Vicente Villanueva (with Guadalupe Lancho, Carmen Ruíz, Manolo Solo). Due to his performance, he was awarded in 2008 as best actor at the Cortogenia Short Film Festival in Madrid, as well as nominated for best actor at the Ibero-American Festival of Short films ABC from the ABC newspaper. This short film won dozens of awards at festivals around the world.

That same year, he was one of the producers of the documentaries about theatres in Madrid, Mutis por el Foro, for the esMadridTV platform that promoted the City of Madrid on a cultural level, commissioned by the City Council of Madrid. Recording each chapter in a significant theatre in Madrid: Theatre of María Guerrero, Teatro Alcázar, Teatro Reina Victoria, Teatro Alfil, Teatro Bellas Artes, Teatro Lara, Teatro Lope de Vega, Teatro Español, Teatro Fígaro, Teatro La Latina, Teatro Valle Inclán, Teatro Real.

At the end of 2008, he was chosen to star in the fourth season of the successful series The Boarding School with the character Toni (with Yon González, Ana de Armas, Elena Furiase, Marta Torné, Blanca Suárez, Carlos Leal, Raúl Fernández, Luis Merlo, Amparo Baró and Marta Hazas).

In 2009, he was one of the main characters in the film Rec 2 (with Manuela Velasco, Andrea Ros), directed by Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza.

In 2011 he participated in the international production There be Dragons, directed by Rolland Joffé with the actors West Bentley, Charlie Cox, Geraldine Chaplin, Ana Torrent, Jordi Mollá, Unax Ugalde.

That same year, in 2011, he also premiered the film The Opposite of Love directed by Vicente Villanueva with Adriana Ugarte, Hugo Silva and Marta Hazas, among others.

In the following years (2011 - 2019), he continued to act in numerous successful series, highlighting among them El Secreto de Puente Viejo, Bienvenidos al Lolita (with Roberto Álamo, Natalia Verbeke, Beatriz Carvajal). Hermanos, directed by Salvador Calvo (with Antonio Velázquez, María Valverde, Álvaro Cervantes, Carlos Hipólito and Sonia Almarcha). El Caso. Crónica de sucesos (with Antonio Garrido, Fernando Guillén Cuervo, Ruth Díaz and Fernando Soto). Cuéntame cómo pasó (with Imanol Arias and Ana Duato). La caza. Monteperdido (With Alain Hernández and Megan Montaner).

As well as in the 2019 film, So, My Grandma's a Lesbian! by director Ángeles Reiné (with David Verdaguer, Verónica Forqué, Rosa María Sarda, Ingrid García-Jonsson, Candela Peña, Álex O'Dogherty)

In the years 2017 and 2019 he was one of the members of the jury of the Ibero-American Festival of Short films ABC of the ABC newspaper.

In 2019, he was one of the protagonists of the successful series Malaka, co-starring Salva Reina, Maggie Civantos, Vicente Romero and Antonio Gil. Produced by Javier Olivares

In 2023 he participated in the film Siege directed by Miguel Ángel Vivas, with Natalia Molina, Francisco Reyes, Jorge Kent and Karlos Aurrekoetxea, among others.

As well as in the Series See Us in the Other Life, directed by Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo and produced by his brother Alberto Sanchez-Cabezudo. For the Disney+ platform.

Throughout all these years, he has also acted in numerous theatre productions where he trained to dance and sing in addition to acting.

In 2000, Miracle in the Casa de America. Between 2002 - 2007, he participated in Das Rheingold, Don Pasquale, Giulio Cesare, The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Boris Godunov at the Teatro Real in Madrid. Animal (with Tamar Novas and María Vázquez) in 2013 at La Casa de la Portera directed by Rubén Ochandiano. La Evolución, being on this occasion also a co-producer, together with Rubén Ochandiano, who in turn directed the piece (With María Vázquez and Silma López) in 2014 at Teatro del Arte and Teatro Quique San Francisco Galileo Cultural Center. In 2014 Inmunidad diplomática at Teatro Fernán Gómez (with Rodrigo Posisón, Ángela Cremonte). In 2016 he performed in the play La ciudad borracha at the Teatro Quique San Francisco. In that same 2016 Tom en la Granja in Sala Cuarta Pared and in 2018 at the Teatro Fernán Gómez (with Gonzalo de Santiago, Alexandra Fierro, Yolanda Ulloa), as well as EnInmortalidad Cuántica with Salomé Jiménez, both directed by Enio Mejía.

As a speaker, he has given masterclasses at the Villanueva University for several years, as well as in the Kourtrajme film courses of the Ministry of Culture (France), in both cases aimed at young students of audiovisual media.

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