Carlos Hipólito


Carlos López Hipólito, better known as Carlos Hipólito, is a Spanish actor with a long stage career. 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.

Biography

Carlol López Hipólito was born in 1956 in Madrid. He started studies in architecture but he dropped off. A theater buff since childhood due to his mother's influence, he trained his acting chops at the William Layton lab. He started his acting career in stage plays, making his professional debut in 1978.
Some of his stage performances include roles in Arte; ', 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.
Hipólito has been a recurring face in José Luis Garci's feature films, including You're the One, Story of a Kiss, Tiovivo c. 1950, Ninette, Sangre de mayo or Holmes & Watson. Madrid Days. In 2003, he was nominated to the Goya Award for his supporting performance in Story of a Kiss.
Hipólito has performed the voiceover of Carlos Alcántara in Cuéntame cómo pasó since the beginning of the series in 2001. Many seasons after, he made an onscreen performance in ''Cuéntames 21st season, when the timeline of the series made a leap-forward to COVID-19-struck Spain.
In 2020, he was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine Arts.

Personal life

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

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
19992nd Max AwardsBest Leading ActorArteWon
200317th Goya AwardsBest Supporting ActorStory of a KissNomitated
200716th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Stage Actor in a Leading RoleEl método GrönholmWon
200817th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Television Actor in a Leading RoleDesaparecida
201114th Max AwardsBest Leading ActorGlengarry Glen RossWon
201120th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Stage Actor in a Leading RoleAll My SonsWon
201316th Max AwardsBest Leading ActorFolliesWon
201524th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Television Actor in a Minor RoleHermanosWon
201726th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Television Actor in a Minor RoleEl ministerio del tiempoNomitated
201726th Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actor in a Minor Role1898: Los últimos de FilipinasNomitated
202432nd Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Stage Actor in a Leading RoleEl proceso