Manolo Solo

Acting · Born 1964-01-01 in Algeciras, Cadiz, Spain

Biography

Born in Algeciras in 1964, he was raised in neighbouring Los Barrios until age 6, later moving to Seville with his family. Part of the Sevillian musical scene in his youth, he was bassist-singer of Hacienda Somos Todos and Libertad Provisional. He later joined Arden Lágrimas and became the vocalist of rock band La Turmix/Relicarios, sharing stage with Santi Amodeo. Relicarios managed to release a full album, Detentebala. Solo earned a licentiate degree in Education Sciences from the University of Seville and trained his acting chops at the Seville's Instituto de Teatro. After debuting as a stage actor in 1989 and making a number of television appearances, he landed his feature film debut in the drama Everything in Place, released in 2002.

Filmography

• Pan's Labyrinth as Garcés
• Cell 211 as Prison Director
• Biutiful as Médico
• Marshland as Periodista
• Elisa & Marcela as Alcaide (as Manuel Solo)
• The Good Boss as Miralles
• Official Competition as Matías
• Close Your Eyes as Miguel Garay
• Wild Flowers as Roberto
• Girl Unknown as Leo

TV

• The Ministry of Time as Emilio Redón
• Justo antes de Cristo as Gabino
• Hermanos y detectives as Sergio Blasco
• Los misterios de Laura as Isaac
• Vota Juan
• Mario Conde: los días de gloria as Carlos Solchaga
• Cuéntame cómo pasó as Maltratador
• The Zone as Alfredo Asunción
• The Plague as Celso de Guevara
• El Continental as Alfonso