Luis Adrián Álvaro Lastra (born 26 February 1984), known professionally as Adrián Lastra, is a Spanish actor, dancer and singer, known for his performance as Pedro in the TV series Velvet and Velvet Colección.[1][2]
Biography
Luis Adrián Álvaro Lastra[3] was born on 26 February 1984 in Palomeras Bajas, Puente de Vallecas, Madrid, to a working-class family.[4] Before entering his scenic career, Lastra took vocational training courses in electronics, but according to him, he was a "bad student".[5] Reportedly moved to start a musical career after watching David Bustamante's performances in Operación Triunfo,[6] his education in this area began in 2003, taking classes of vocal technique and musical performance as student of Victoria Manso and Patricia Ferro.[4]
He began a career in musical theatre in 2004.[4] He has since starred in stage plays such as Broadway Millennium, Hoy no me puedo levantar, En tu fiesta me colé, Flashdance, 40, el musical [es], Billy Elliot, El discurso del rey.[4][7][5][8] His first main role in television was his performance as 'Pipo' in the Corta-T series,[9] aired on Cuatro.[4]
He starred in the film 2011 film Primos (Cousinhood), playing José Miguel, a military veteran of Afghanistan, addicted to pills.[10] This performance earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor in 2012.[10]
He also performed as leading actor in the 2011 comedy Fuga de cerebros 2 (sequel to Fuga de cerebros), playing Alfonso Carbajosa.[11] He also played a teacher in seduction techniques in the 2017 comedy El club de los buenos infieles.[12] Venturing into horror, Lastra starred in as leading actor in Noctem, a 2017 mockumentary film directed by Marcos Cabotá in which Lastra played himself.[13] Lastra also appeared in the 2020 comedy Hasta que la boda nos separe.[14]
Lastra became very popular for his role as the Pedro Infantes in the series Velvet, reprised in the sequel Velvet Colección.[15][1]