Pablo Carbonell

Pablo Carbonell Sánchez-Gijón was born in Cádiz on 28 July 1962.^[1][2] He is a cousin of Aitana Sánchez-Gijón.^[3] When he was a child, he moved to Huelva, where he suffered bullying and was diagnosed with scoliosis.^[4] He created a comedy duo with Pedro Reyes that started performing street theatre in Huelva in the 1980s.^[4] In 1984, he created together with Many Moure and Guillermo Piccolini the musical band Los Toreros Muertos, that blended rock, pop, and ska.^[5] Together with Pedro Reyes, he featured in the section "El librovisor" of the popular TVE show La bola de cristal.^[6] He made his feature film debut as an actor in Los invitados.^[7] For his performance in Masterpiece (2000), Carbonell earned a nomination for the Goya Award for Best New Actor.^[8] He won the Best Actor Award at the Málaga Film Festival for Tuna and Chocolate (2004).^[8]