Photo: Carlos Delgado / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Santiago Segura wins me over before a single film: a twelve-year-old turning a Super-8 camera into a calling is the purest kind of origin story. Winning Goya Awards for both Best New Actor and Best New Director proves he is the real thing on either side of the lens. There is genuine nerve in committing fully to the crude, gleeful chaos of the Torrente films; that is entertainment without apology. Add his life as a comic-book collector, and you get a creator where fanboy obsession and professional craft coexist. He is exactly the kind of unpretentious maker I find irresistible.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Santiago Segura
- Name (Japanese)
- サンティアゴ・セグラ
- Reading
- さんてぃあご・せぐら
- Born
- July 17, 1965 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Snake
- Origin
- Carabanchel, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / film producer / screenwriter / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Complutense University of Madrid
Awards & achievements
- 1994 Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film
- 1996 Goya Award for Best New Actor
- 1999 Goya Award for Best New Director
- 2017 Time Machine Award
- 2016 Medalla de Oro
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Torrente, the dumb arm of the law | — | |
| Notable work | Father There Is Only One | — |
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Santiago Segura born?
Born July 17, 1965 (age 60).
Where is Santiago Segura from?
Santiago Segura is from Carabanchel, Community of Madrid, Spain.
What does Santiago Segura do?
Santiago Segura works as actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, writer.
How tall is Santiago Segura?
Santiago Segura is 2 cm.
What is Santiago Segura known for?
Notable works include Torrente, the dumb arm of the law, Father There Is Only One.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-24
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.