Fele Martínez

• Birth Name — Rafael Martínez • Born — 22 February 1975 • Birthplace — Alicante, Spain • Education — RESAD • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1996–present

Rafael Martínez was born in Alicante on 22 February 1975. He moved to Madrid to study at the RESAD, where he set up a theater and storytelling group, the 'Sex-Peare', along with other school alumni.

His chance at stardom came at the hand of Alejandro Amenábar, who offered him a role in his opera prima Thesis. It was for this work that Fele received the Goya Award for Best New Actor in 1996. It was followed by performances in films such as Open Your Eyes (1997), Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998), The Art of Dying (1999), April Captains (2000), Black Serenade (2001), and Bad Education (2004). He has also participated in several independent film projects including the short films Pasaia (1996), for which he won Best Actor at the Elche Film Festival, Amigos (1997), La cartera (2000), and El castigo del ángel (2002) which he also directed.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Reference(s) • 1996 — Tesis (Thesis) — Chema • 1997 — El tiempo de la felicidad (Time of Happiness) — Ezequiel • Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) — Pelayo • 1998 — Insomnio (Sleepless in Madrid) — Rafa • Los amantes del círculo polar (Lovers of the Arctic Circle) — Otto de joven • Lágrimas negras (Black Tears) — Andrés • 2000 — El arte de morir (El arte de morir) — Iván • Capitães de Abril (April Captains) — Lobão • Tú qué harías por amor — Luis • Tinta roja (Red Ink) — Escalona • 2001 — Tuno negro (Black Serenade) — Víctor • Noche de reyes (2001 film)Noche de reyes — Trifino • 2002 — Hable con ella (Talk to Her) — Alfredo • Darkness — Carlos • 2003 — Dos tipos duros (Two Tough Guys) — Bebe • Utopía (Utopia) — Jorge • 2004 — La mala educación (Bad Education) — Enrique Goded • Tánger (film) — Fanfan • 2006 — El síndrome de Svensson — Person in the trailer • 2007 — A un metro de ti — Sebastián • 2008 — 14, Fabian Road — Enrique Gozalvo • Carmo (Carmo, Hit the Road) — Marco • El kaserón — Alfredo • 2013 — La Estrella — Baltasar • 2015 — Vampyres — Peter • 2016 — La noche que mi madre mató a mi padre (The Night My Mother Killed My Father) — Carlos • Nuestros amantes (Our Lovers) — Cristóbal • 2022 — En Temporada Baja — Martín • Alpha Males — Luis • 2023 — Amigos hasta la muerte (Friends Till Death) — Paolo • Bajo terapia (Under Therapy) — Daniel

• Sueños de un Seductor (2004) • Bajo terapia (2017)

• Year — Award — Category — Work — Result — Reference(s) • 1997 — 11th Goya Awards — Best New Actor — Thesis • 2023 — 25th Iris Awards — Best Actor — Alpha Males