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Leonardo Sbaraglia

レオナルド・スバラグリア　/　れおなるど・すばらぐりあ

Actor from Argentina

June 30, 1970 (age 55)　・　Buenos Aires, Argentina

actor
television actor

My Take

Sbaraglia strikes me as one of those actors whose reputation never quite crosses borders the way his talent deserves. Born in Buenos Aires and working fluidly across Argentina, Spain, and Mexico, he built a body of work that earned him a Goya Award for Best New Actor in 2002, yet he remains under-known to Anglophone audiences. What I find compelling is the restraint in his presence, a quiet intensity that rewards patient viewers. His leap into English-language film with Red Lights signaled ambition without abandoning his roots. To me he embodies the serious, transnational character actor that Spanish-language cinema quietly relies on.

Overview

Leonardo Máximo Sbaraglia (Spanish: [leoˈnaɾðo (e)sβaˈɾa(ɣ)lja]; born 30 June 1970) is an Argentine actor, with extensive credits in both Argentina and Spain. He has also worked in Mexico, and was cast in his first English-language role in Red Lights.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Leonardo Sbaraglia
Name (Japanese): レオナルド・スバラグリア
Reading: れおなるど・すばらぐりあ
Born: June 30, 1970 (age 55)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Dog
Origin: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / television actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2002 Goya Award for Best New Actor
2022 Biznaga Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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