Nacho Martínez

Who was Nacho Martínez?

Nacho Martinez, born "Ignacio Martinez Navia-Osorio" in Asturias, Spain, was a Spanish actor.

Born in Mieres, Asturias in 1952, he began his film career as Tasio's brother in the movie Tasio directed by Montxo Armendariz in 1984. However, the character for which he will be most remembered for is the bullfighter in the film Matador, Pedro Almodóvar, where he co-starred with a very young Antonio Banderas.

From Almodóvar he also did The Law of Desire as well as High Heels.

Candidate in 1986 for Fotogramas de Plata as best actor, coincided with Angela Molina in La Mitad del Cielo, by Manuel Gutierrez Aragon, and had a small role in the cult movie Viaje a Ninguna Parte, Fernando Fernan Gomez.

Along with his film career, he had a long career as a voice actor in dubbing, film and cartoons.

He died after a long illness at the very young age of 44 years, which certainly cut short the career of one of the most influential Spanish actors of the 1980s.

The year 2006 he was remembered in the twentieth edition of the Goya Awards. The International Film Festival Gijon granted a National Film Award named after Nacho Martinez, this prize was awarded in 2005 to actress Assumpta Serna, who co-starred with him in Matador.