Àlex Brendemühl
Àlex Brendemühl i Gubern (born 27 November 1972) is a Spanish-German actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1995.
Also recorded as Alex Brendemühl
Àlex Brendemühl
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- Birth Name
- Àlex Brendemühl i Gubern
- Born
- 27 November 1972
- Birthplace
- Barcelona, Spain
- Occupation
- Actor
- Full name
- Alexander Brendemühl Gubern.
- Nationality
- Spain and Germany.
- Education
- German School of Barcelona and Institut del Teatre.
- Honours
- Gaudí Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Gaudí Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
- Languages
- Catalan, Spanish and German.
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Biography
Biography
Àlex Brendemühl studied at German School of Barcelona and Institut del Teatre. The recorded working language is Catalan, Spanish and German. Distinctions recorded are Gaudí Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Gaudí Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
L'actor Àlex Brendemühl a la presentació de Hate Songs al CLAM 2024
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Àlex Brendemühl, Ibon Cormenzana i Alejo Levis a la presentació de Hate Songs al CLAM 2024
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Key facts
Key facts
• Birth Name — Àlex Brendemühl i Gubern • Born — 27 November 1972 • Other Names — * Alex Brendemühl • Álex Brendemühl • Birthplace — Barcelona, Spain • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1995–present
Life and career
Life and career
Àlex Brendemühl was born in Barcelona on 27 November 1972 to a Spanish mother and a German father. He studied at the German School of Barcelona and the Institut del Teatre. He made his feature film debut as an actor in El perquè de tot plegat (1995). Brendemühl played the lead role of the Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele in the 2013 film The German Doctor.
Documentary record
Àlex Brendemühl (born 27 November 1972) is described as an actor in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. The birth of Àlex Brendemühl is recorded on 27 November 1972 in Barcelona.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Hours of the Day (2003) • In the City (2003) • Inconscientes (2004) • The Silence Before Bach (2007) • 199 Tips to Be Happy (2008) • Wallace Line (2009) • El cónsul de Sodoma (2009) • Heroes (2010) • The Mosquito Net (2010) • Entrelobos (2010) • Insensibles (2012, also known as Painless) • Nemez (2012) • The German Doctor (2013) • Falling Star (2014) • Ma Ma (2015) • Chiamatemi Francesco (2015) • From the Land of the Moon (2016) • 7 años (2016) • Django (2017) • Transit (2018) • The Prayer (2018) • Petra (2018) • The Offering (2020) • Staring at Strangers (2022) • Little Girl Blue (2023) • Creatura (2023)
Accolades
Accolades
• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result — Reference(s) • Best Actor — The Two Lives of Andrés Rabadán • Best Actor — The Forest • 7th Sur Awards — Best Actor — The German Doctor • Best Actor — Falling Star • Best Actor — Petra • Best Supporting Actor — Mother • Best Supporting Actor in a Film — Coven • Best Actor — The Offering • Best Supporting Actor — Stories Not to Be Told • Best Supporting Actor — Creatura • Best Supporting Actor • Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Àlex Brendemühl was recorded at birth as Alexander Brendemühl Gubern. The authorities additionally record the heading Alex Brendemühl. His recorded languages were Catalan, Spanish and German.
Origins and formation
Origins and formation
Àlex Brendemühl is recorded as having studied at German School of Barcelona and Institut del Teatre. Àlex Brendemühl was born in 1972 at Barcelona.
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- 1.Vicky Peña y Àlex Brendemühl, Premios Jordi Dauder a la Creatividad en el Cine Catalán. Audiovisual451. 18 March 2015.
- 2.Ginart, Belén. "Soy 'indie' a mi pesar; no es una elección, sino algo inevitable". El País. 27 December 2007.
- 3.Vicky Peña i Àlex Brendemühl guanyen el premi Jordi Dauder. Ara. 18 March 2015.
- 4."Wakolda", the film about Mengele in Argentina, chosen as Oscar precandidate. Yahoo! News Spain. 27 September 2013.
- 5.Oscars: Argentina Nominates 'Wakolda' for Foreign Language Oscar. Hollywood Reporter. 27 September 2013.
- 6.Martín, Rebeca. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Films. Rowman & Littlefield. 202. 2018. 9781442271333.
- 7."Herois", al 3XL. Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. 19 September 2012.
- 8.Partearroyo, Daniel de. Stella cadente. Cinemanía. 21 July 2014.
- 9.Ventura Durall estrena L'Ofrena, un thriller psicológico que ahonda en la culpa y el perdón. 20minutos.es. 17 September 2020.
- 10."Tres días con la familia" y "Las 2 vidas de Andrés Rabadán" triunfan en los Gaudí. Fotogramas. 2 February 2010.
- 11.'Blancaneu', 'El Bosc' i 'Els nens salvatges', films favorits als V Premis Gaudí. VilaWeb. 3 February 2013.
- 12.Àlex Monner, la carta guanyadora de l'olesana "Els nens salvatges" als Gaudí. Regió7. 5 February 2013.
- 13.Conocé a todos los ganadores de los Premios Sur 2013. Infobae. 11 December 2013.
- 14.Lavado, Adrián. '10.000 Km' triunfa en los Premios Gaudí 2015. ecartelera. 2 February 2015.
- 15.Salvans, Roger. ¡Ozú, menudos Gaudí!. 28 January 2019.
- 16.'Els dies que vindran', film guanyador dels XII Premis Gaudí. VilaWeb. 20 January 2020.
- 17.Estos son los ganadores de los Premios Feroz de 2021: la lista completa, por categorías. El Confidencial. 2 March 2021.
- 18.Consulteu tots els guanyadors de la tretzena edició dels premis Gaudí. VilaWeb. 21 March 2021.
- 19.En directe Premis Gaudí: "Alcarràs" i "Un año, una noche", les més nominades de la nit. 3/24. 22 January 2023.
- 20.EN DIRECTE Premis Gaudí: "Mentre siguis tu. L'aquí i ara de Carme Elias", millor pel·lícula documental. 3/24.
- 21.Premios Goya 2024 Palmarés completo: todos los ganadores de la gran noche de 'La sociedad de la nieve'. Cinemanía. 11 February 2024.
- 22.Todos los ganadores de los 32 Premios de la Unión de Actores y Actrices de España. Escribiendo Cine. 11 March 2024.
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