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Iván Sánchez
Iván Sánchez
	Sánchez in 2024
Born	Iván Sánchez; November 19, 1974 (age 50); Móstoles, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Occupations	Actor; model; film producer;
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Elia Galera (m. 2014)
Children	2

Iván Sánchez (born November 19, 1974) is a Spanish actor, model and film producer.^[1]

Life and career

Sánchez was born in Móstoles on November 19, 1974.^[2]

After his time as a model, Sánchez started acting in 2002 in his home country doing cinema, television, and theater.^[1] His first starring role was in the 2005 television series, El auténtico Rodrigo Leal as Rodrigo Leal. That series was a satire of Big Brother and similar reality shows. His big break came a year later when he was offered the role of Dr. Raul Lara in the series Hospital Central. Sánchez also acted in movies including Besos de gato (2003).

In March 2011, Sánchez left Hospital Central to join La Reina del Sur and later for the second season of Hispania, la leyenda.^[3]

In 2013, he starred as the antagonist opposite William Levy and Ximena Navarrete in Televisa's La tempestad. This was his first telenovela in Mexico.^[4] A year later, he appeared as a special guest on the second season of the series Crossing Lines where he played the reporter Mateo Cruz.

In 2015, Sánchez acted in Señorita Polvora. He landed another protagonist telenovela role in, Lo imperdonable beating out Jencarlos Canela for the role. He acted opposite Ana Brenda Contreras.^[5]

Personal life

Starting in 2005, Sánchez was in a longtime relationship with his Hospital General co-star Elia Galera. They had two daughters, before ending their relationship in 2011. They reconciled in 2013 and married in 2014. It was revealed in 2016 that he and Galera had separated again.^[1]

Filmography

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Besos de gato	Camarero After
2006	El efecto Rubik (& el poder del color rojo)	Unknown role	Short film
2008	Enloquecidas	David
2009	Paco	Paco 6	Short film
2009	Cíclope	Erick	Short film
2011	Edificio Ural	Jorge	Short film
2015	A la mala	Ex-Kika
2016	Paraíso perdido	Mateo
2016	Backseat Fighter	Mark	Film producer
2018	Asesinato en la universidad	Juan Soto Mesa
2018	Dibujando el cielo	Raúl
2023	My Fault	William Leister

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Periodistas	Unknown role	"Periodistas" (Season 9, Episode 13)
2002–03	Javier ya no vive solo [es]	Unknown role	"Hechizos de amor" (Season 1, Episode 12) "Que no se entere Javier" (Season 2, Episode 1) "Fantasmas" (Season 2, Episode 2)
2003	London Street [es]	Doctor	Episode: "La boda"
2003	El pantano [es]	Camarero	"Misterios" (Season 1, Episode 3) "El diario de Alicia" (Season 1, Episode 4) "Bajo sospecha" (Season 1, Episode 5) "La búsqueda" (Season 1, Episode 8)
2003	7 vidas	Raúl Jiménez	"Caray, cómo está el servicio" (Season 6, Episode 10)
2003	El comisario	Dani	"Ladrones de cuerpos" (Season 6, Episode 3) "Diógenes y la estatua" (Season 6, Episode 5) "Los ojos de la zorra" (Season 6, Episode 11) "Morder el polvo" (Season 6, Episode 13)
2003	Aquí no hay quien viva	Fran	"Érase un niño" (Season 1, Episode 5)
2003	Un paso adelante	Unknown role	"¿Y la novia quién es?" (Season 4, Episode 15)
2004	La sopa boba [es]	Javier	11 episodes
2004	De moda	Unknown role	"Marta toca fondo" (Season 1, Episode 8)
2005	El auténtico Rodrigo Leal [es]	Rodrigo Leal	12 episodes
2006	Con dos tacones [es]	Eduardo	11 episodes
2006–11	Hospital Central	Dr. Raúl Lara	123 episodes
2011	La Reina del Sur	Santiago López Fisterra "El Gallego"	26 episodes
2011–12	Hispania, la leyenda	Fabio	11 episodes
2012	Imperium	Fabio	"Sulpicio" (Season 1, Episode 1) "Hijos" (Season 1, Episode 4)
2012	Way Out	John	Television film
2013	La Tempestad	Hernán Saldaña	Main cast
2014	Crossing Lines	Mateo Cruz	"The Long Way Home" (Season 2, Episode 10)
2015	Señorita Pólvora	Miguel Galindo "M8"	Main role
2015	Lo imperdonable	Martín San Telmo	Main role
2016	Yago	Yago Vila / Omar	Main role
2019	You Cannot Hide	Alex	Main role; 10 Episodes
2024	La mujer de mi vida	Ricardo Orible/Pablo Silva	Main role