Pepe Lorente (born 1980) is a Spanish actor. He won the Goya Award for Best New Actor for The Blue Star at the 39th Goya Awards.

Life and career

Born in Zaragoza in 1980,[1] Lorente earned a licentiate degree in law from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM).[2] His television work include credits in 67 episodes of Amar es para siempre and six episodes of Dafne and the Rest.[3] He made his feature film debut in Paula Ortiz's Chrysalis (2011).[4] He played Jude Thaddaeus in the biblical drama film Risen (2016).[5] He played a small part in Pilar Palomero's Motherhood (2022).[6][3] His portrayal of Spanish rocker Mauricio Aznar in The Blue Star (2023) earned him the Goya Award for Best New Actor.[7] To prepare for the role, he learned to play guitar and improved on his vocal skills over several years, and became a singer for 'La Estrella Azul Live' project.[7] After shooting The Blue Star, Lorente worked in Vincent Perez's The Edge of the Blade and Álvaro Fernández Armero's Los Muértimer.[7]

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