Pedro Alonso

Pedro Ochoro González Alonso Lopez (born 21 June 1971), is a Spanish actor, writer and artist. He is best known for his role of Andrés "Berlin" de Fonollosa in the Spanish heist series Money Heist (La casa de papel) and for the role of Diego Murquía in the historical drama series Gran Hotel. He is also a writer and uses the pen name Pedro Alonso.

Pedro Alonso
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Born
Pedro González Alonso

(1971-06-21) 21 June 1971 (age 53)
Vigo, Galicia, Spain
Alma materRESAD
Occupation
  • Actor
  • writer
  • artist
Years active1995–present
Children1

Alonso is ambidextrous[1] and speaks Spanish, Galician, Catalan and English.[2] He is also a writer and artist, publishing his work under the name Pedro Alonso O'choro.[3]

Career

He became famous at a local level in Galicia for his performances on television in Rías Baixas (2003–2005), Maridos e mulleres (2006–2008), Padre Casares (2008–2015) and Gondar (2009), and nationally for playing characters such as Diego Murquía/Adrián Vera Celande in historical drama Gran Hotel. Alonso played the role of Andrés "Berlin" de Fonollosa in the crime drama series Money Heist (La casa de papel).[4]

In 2018, he was chosen as "International Star of the Year" by GQ Turkey magazine. He co-starred in Diablo Guardián, Amazon Prime Video’s first drama series in Latin America. It was released in May, 2018. In 2019, Alonso played the leading role in the mystery thriller The Silence of the Marsh.

Personal life

Alonso has a daughter, Uriel (b. 1998) from his first relationship. He is in a relationship with Parisian hypnotherapist and artist Tatiana Djordjevic.[5]

References

  1. "La Casa de Papel - Entrevista con Najwa Nimri - Netflix". YouTube. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. Moore, Camille (23 April 2020). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Pedro Alonso". TVOM. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. "Pedro Alonso O'choro". Megustaleer. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. Hopewell, John (9 November 2018). "‘Money Heist’ Star Pedro Alonso Signs With Buffalo 8 Management". Variety.com (Penske Business Media, LLC.). https://variety.com/2018/film/news/netflix-money-heist-star-pedro-alonso-signs-buffalo-8-management-1203024320/. Retrieved 6 March 2019. 
  5. Fernández, Flavia (27 May 2018). "Pedro Alonso: Soy todo lo que la gente quiera". La Nación. Retrieved 20 June 2020.