Roberto Álamo


Roberto Martínez Felipe, better known as Roberto Álamo, is a Spanish actor who has appeared in more than fifty films since 1996. Álamo won the Goya Award for Best Actor for his performance as Javier Alfaro in May God Save Us.
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Life and career

Roberto Martínez Felipe was born in Madrid in 1970. He developed an interest in cinema at a young age after watching Jack Lemmon in Days of Wine and Roses. He trained at the Cristina Rota acting school and was a member of theatre company. He made his feature film debut in The Ugliest Woman in the World.
The theatre play Urtain marked a turning point in his career. Álamo starred from 2008 to 2010 in the aforementioned play as the Basque boxer José Manuel Urtain, winning a Max Award for Best Actor for his performance.
His portrayal of Alfaro, a violent police inspector under the spotlight of their superiors and colleagues chasing a rapist and murderer of elderly women, in Rodrigo Sorogoyen's thriller film May God Save Us won him the Goya Award for Best Actor.

Selected filmography

YearTitleRole
2003Días de fútbol Ramon-
2009Gordos párroco-
2011De tu ventana a la mía Paco-
2011La piel que habito Zeca-
2013La gran familia española Benjamin-
2016Que Dios nos perdone Javier Alfaro
2017La niebla y la doncella Teniente Navas
2017Zona hostil Capitán Torres
2017Es por tu bien Poli
2018Alegría tristeza Marcos
2023El fantástico caso del Golem Antonio
2024RitaJosé Manuel
2024Odio el verano Alonso
2025Cuatro paredesArturo
2025El cautivo Abderramán

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
20141st Feroz AwardsBest Supporting Actor in a FilmFamily UnitedNomitated
201428th Goya AwardsBest Supporting ActorFamily UnitedWon
201423rd Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actor in a Secondary RoleFamily UnitedWon
20174th Feroz AwardsBest Main Actor in a FilmMay God Save UsWon
201731st Goya AwardsBest ActorMay God Save UsWon
20229th Feroz AwardsBest Main Actor in a FilmJosephineNomitated