Asier Etxeandia

TV Actor

Birthday June 27, 1975

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Bilbao, Spain

Age 48 years old

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About

Spanish actor and singer known for his character as Raúl de la Riva in Velvet and Velvet Colección and for Pain and Glory, for which he was nominated for Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor. He is also active on Instagram where he has over 500,000 followers.

Before Fame

He aspired to become an actor from a young age and began taking his first acting classes at Biscayan School. He moved to Madrid when he was 20 years old to continue taking acting classes. He made his television debut as a part of the game show entitled Uno Para Todas. He then made an appearance during the first season of Un Paso Adelante. He also worked in theater during this time, and he became the Master of Ceremonies for the musical play entitled Cabaret.

Trivia

He once worked as a sex shop assistant. He is openly gay but rarely plays gay characters because he does not want to be typecast. 

Family Life

He was born and raised in Bilbao, Vizcaya, País Vasco, Spain. 

Associated With

He acted in the 2015 film Ma Ma alongside Penélope Cruz