Diego Anido

Diego Anido Alonso is a Spanish actor from Galicia. He is known for his roles in the films The Beasts and Undercover.

Life and career

Diego Anido Alonso was born on 8 May 1976 in Santiago de Compostela. He began his training as an actor at Espazo Aberto, developing his early career on stage. He moved to Barcelona, where he involved in the development of experimental theatre works.
Early film credits include appearances in Pedro e o Capitán and Trote. In Ons, he featured in a minor role portraying a deaf character. He also featured in Malencolía and O niño dos paxaros, winning a Mestre [Mateo Awards|Mestre Mateo Award] for his supporting performance in the former film.
His breakthrough role was his portrayal of sinister and mentally-handicapped Lorenzo Anta in Rodrigo Sorogoyen's The Beasts. He was not a first choice for the character. Originally cast in a minor role, he took over the role of Lorenzo after Pedro Alonso left it vacant. His performance earned him a nomination for the Goya Award for Best [Supporting Actor], lost to fellow cast member Luis Zahera. His career continued with a role in the Netflix series Gangs of Galicia, portraying a middle-rank member of the Padín drug-trafficking clan.
He played the ETA member Sergio Polo in the thriller Undercover.