Manuel Bandera
Manuel Bandera is a Spanish actor and dancer. He became popular for his performance in the 1989 film The Things of Love.
Biography
Born on 12 December in 1960 in Málaga, Bandera started his career performing as dancer in the game show Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez.He landed a breakthrough role with his performance in Jaime Chávarri's film The Things of Love, which garnered him public recognition. He played Mario, a homosexual artist victim of the Francoist repression, inspired by the real-life. He performed minor roles in the Pedro Almodóvar's films Átame and Kika. Bandera starred in the lead role of Boabdil in the television miniseries Réquiem por Granada.
He has performed several main cast roles in soap operas, including El súper, Amar en tiempos revueltos, Bandolera and Acacias 38. At present, he is playing a main character in "A Chorus Line" promoted by Antonio Banderas.
Filmography
;Television| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1990 | Réquiem por Granada | Boabdil | Lead role | |
| 1999 | El súper | Main. Introduced in season 3 | ||
| 2008–2009 | Amar en tiempos revueltos | Ramón Rivas | Main. Introduced in season 4 | |
| 2011–2013 | Bandolera | Juan Caballero | Main | |
| 2018 | El Continental | Comisario | ||
| 2019 | Los nuestros 2 | General Gamón | ||
| 2019–2021 | Acacias 38 | José, "el Choco" | Main |
;Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1989 | Las cosas del querer | Mario | Starring. Character inspired in | |
| 1993 | Tirano Banderas | Currito mi alma | ||
| 1994 | ' | Mario | Sequel to Las cosas del querer | |
| 1997 | Pajarico | Uncle Juan | ||
| 2000 | ' | Mauricio | ||
| 2001 | El lado oscuro del corazón 2 | El Muerte | ||
| 2010 | Paco | Starring | ||
| 2016 | Parada en el infierno | Tim Rogers |