Luis Zahera

José Luis Castro Zaera (born 23 May 1966) is a Spanish actor from Galicia. He is known for his performances in supporting roles in Galician and Spanish films and television series.

Biography

José Luis Castro Zahera was born on 23 May 1966 in Santiago de Compostela. Zahera earned early public recognition in his native Galicia for his performance as Petróleo in the series Mareas vivas. He made his feature film debut in José Luis García Sánchez's Divinas palabras (1987).

He won the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2019 for his performance as Cabrera in The Realm. He won another Goya for his supporting performance in The Beasts (2022), portraying spiteful villager Xan.

Filmography

Television

Film

Accolades

References

1. The Courier (2024 film)
2. Wrong Side of the Tracks (TV series)
3. The Beasts (2022 film)
4. Birds Flying East
5. The Contestant (2007 film)
6. Luis Tosar
7. List of Spanish films of 2024
8. Infiesto
9. Cell 211
10. María de Nati
11. La unidad
12. Unauthorized Living
13. Retribution (2015 film)
14. Javier Bardem
15. The Realm (film)
16. Crazy About Her (film)
17. While at War
18. Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor
19. Awareness (film)
20. List of awards and nominations received by Javier Bardem