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Albert Pla

Albert Pla i Álvarez is a Catalan singer-songwriter and actor. Noted for his irreverent lyrics and transgressive persona, he performs both in Catalan and Spanish.

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Albert Pla
Pla in 2020
Born
Albert Pla i Álvarez

(1966-09-22) 22 September 1966
Sabadell, Spain
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actor

Albert Pla i Álvarez (born 22 September 1966) is a Catalan singer-songwriter and actor. Noted for his irreverent lyrics and transgressive persona,12 he performs both in Catalan and Spanish.

Life and career

Albert Pla i Álvarez was born in Sabadell on 22 September 1966.3

In 1988, Pla won the National Singer-Songwriters Contest held in Jaén.4 With a professional background as a textile patternmaker,5 he released his debut musical album, the Catalan-language Ho sento molt, in 1989.6 It was followed by Aquí s'acaba el que es donava (1990).7 His first album fully in Spanish was No sólo de rumba vive el hombre.7

He made his film debut as an actor in Juanma Bajo Ulloa's box-office hit Airbag (1997).8 In the film, he portrays a priest who performs "Soy rebelde" in a brothel.910 He has since worked as an actor in film and television titles, such as A los que aman (1998), Honor of the Knights (2006), Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades (2014), The Barcelona Vampiress (2020), La mesías (2023), Escape and The Platform 2.1112 In addition to his acting career, his songs have been featured in The Day of the Beast and Live Flesh.12 His portrayal of ultra-Catholic Pep in La mesías earned him a Feroz Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series.113

After meeting in 2003 during the staging of theatre play Canciones de amor y droga, he has been in a relationship with actress Judit Farrés.2

References

References

  1. Martín, Pablo (2 December 2023). "¿Quién es Albert Pla? Así es el actor que da vida a Pep, el padre ultracatólico en 'La Mesías'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  2. "Albert Pla, su faceta más personal: su familia, amigo de Los Javis, su relación con las drogas, sus críticas a la Iglesia y la política". Europa FM. 24 March 2024.
  3. "¿Quién es Albert Pla? El invitado de hoy en 'La Resistencia'". Tiramillas. 22 November 2023 – via Marca.
  4. Cantalapiedra, Ricardo (31 October 1988). "Albert Pla gana el Certamen Nacional de Cantautores". El País.
  5. Sáenz de Tejada, Ignacio (7 November 1989). "Perversa ingenuidad". El País.
  6. Menéndez Flores, Javier (2 October 2023). "Albert Pla: "No soy un transgresor"". La Razón.
  7. "Albert Pla, el juglar que se resiste a cualquier rótulo". La Voz del Interior. 19 September 2002.
  8. Rodríguez Lenin, Jesús (4 December 2023). "Tapas Interview | Albert Pla: «Me gusta que los cocineros estén locos, si no, no me sirven»". Tapas.
  9. Lázaro, José Ángel (24 November 2017). "Veinte años de un cierto cine español (17). El día que un Airbag reventó la taquilla española (I)". Rinconete.
  10. "Los actores de Airbag, 20 años después". 20minutos.es. 15 May 2016.
  11. González, Carla (27 January 2024). ""No podría dejarde pensar cosas, aunque quisiera.Y necesito subirme al escenario"". Noticias de Navarra.
  12. "Albert Plá: dicen que soy aburrido". Clarín. 6 September 2002.
  13. Conde, Tamara (27 January 2024). "'La Mesías' arrasa en los Premios Feroz 2024: esta es la lista completa de los ganadores". Woman. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024 – via El Periódico de Catalunya.