Antonio Hortelano

Antonio Hortelano
Hortelano in 2013
Born
Antonio Hortelano Hontanga

(1975-09-16) 16 September 1975
Valencia, Spain
Occupations
  • Actor
  • theatre director

Antonio Hortelano Hontanga (born 16 September 1975) is a Spanish actor and theatre director. He became popular in the late 1990s in Spain for his role in the television series Compañeros.

Life and career

Antonio Hortelano Hontanga was born in Valencia on 16 September 1975.[1][2] He landed his television debut in 1986 in Turno de oficio, followed by other minor television roles in Médico de familia, Más que amigos, and Manos a la obra.[3] Hortelano landed his big screen debut in a starring role in El seductor (1995) alongside María Barranco.[3][4] For his role as bad boy Joaquín "Quimi" Verdet in 94 episodes of the television series Compañeros and the spin-off film No te fallaré (2000), he became very popular in Spain.[3][5] His film career continued in the 2000s with credits in Más de mil cámaras velan por tu seguridad (2003), The Witch Affair (2003), Diario de una becaria (2004), Desde que amanece apetece (2005), and Condón Express (2005).[6]

For his theatre debut,[4] he featured in the play Olvida los tambores directed by Víctor Conde, which premiered at the Teatro La Latina on 20 September 2007.[7][8] From then on he leaned on the stage scene, with participations in plays such as Burundanga, Nuestras mujeres, Dos más dos, La fuerza del cariño, and La Cuenta.[8] He also appeared in television series such as SMS, Punta Escarlata, El don de Alba, and Sin identidad.[6]

He made his directorial theatre debut in 2020 with Llámame.[9] In 2023, he made a return to film with a role in Víctor Conde's Venus.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Hortelano, Antonio". Diccionario Audiovisual Valenciano. Institut Valencià de Cultura.
  2. ^ Villacastín, Ángeles (12 June 2011). "Antonio Hortelano: "Es muy difícil no querer a mi perro Ron"". ABC.
  3. ^ a b c Jurado, Francisco J. (13 January 2025). "La vida actual de Antonio Hortelano, de ser Quimi en 'Compañeros' a vivir en la sierra de Madrid y sin redes sociales". Bluper – via El Español.
  4. ^ a b Castro, Antonio (11 September 2019). "La fuerza del cariño en teatro". Madridiario.
  5. ^ Castilla, Enrique (15 January 2025). "Qué ha sido de Antonio Hortelano, el actor que hacía de Quimi en "Compañeros"". La Razón.
  6. ^ a b Juan, Belén (25 January 2023). "¿Qué fue de los actores de "Compañeros"?". Marie Claire.
  7. ^ Torrisi, Valentina (2019). "Puestas en escena de obras de dramaturgas en la cartelera de ABC de Madrid (2006-2009)" [Stage production of women playwrights in the billboard of ABC Madrid (2006–2009)] (PDF). Revista Signa. 28. Madrid: UNED: 1462. ISSN 1133-3634.
  8. ^ a b Asenjo, I (7 August 2025). "La vida de Antonio Hortelano, Quimi en 'Compañeros', en 2025: sus obras de teatro, un retiro en la sierra y su relación con una conocida actriz". ABC.
  9. ^ Castro, Antonio (11 February 2020). "Llámame, mamá quiero ser actriz". Madridiario.
  10. ^ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (15 February 2023). "Los estrenos del 17 de febrero. 'Venus'. Sueños agridulces". Aisge.
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