Santiago Segura Movies (Spanish Cinema)

Santiago Segura is one of Spanish Cinema's top Movie Actors & Directors.
Born: 17 of July, 1965 in Madrid, Spain.
Santiago Segura was born en the popular district of Carabanchel in Madrid. After having studied the fine Arts, everything appeared to indicate that he was destined to become a teacher, but an opportune reconsideration of the situacion led him to understand the fact that his great calling, was in fact, the world of the performing Arts.
The beginnings were by no means an easy ride, but on the basis of doing several part time jobs to survive (appearing in TV gameshows and Quiz shows), he managed to be able to finance his first short productions.
In 1989, with a measly 7000 pesetas (about 30 pounds sterling at that time), he directed "Relatos de medianoche" (tales from the Midnight Hour). In 1992 he completed "Evilio", his first real professional production.The following year he Directed "Perturbado", for which he recieved the Goya Prize for the best short production.Shortly after the sequel to "Evilio" arrived; "Evilio Vuelve (El Purificador)" (Evilio returns - the Purifier - 1994).

Apart from Directing and starring in his own film productions, he made his first steps in Character Interpretation in movies like "Acción mutante" (1993), "Todos a la cárcel" (1994) or "Todo es mentira" (1994)
After being enrolled to play the part of a heavy-Rocker on LSD in Alex de la Iglesia's cult movie hit "El día de la bestia" (Day of the Beast - 1995), Segura was instantly rocketed to stardom and recieved another Goya Prize for the new revelation Actor of the year.
From this point on, Segura began to appear as supporting actor in numerous Movies: "Two Much" (1995), "Airbag" (1997), "Perdita Durango" (1997), "La niña de tus ojos" (1998), "El corazón del guerrero" (1999)...

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Below Pic: Santiago Segura as the LSD brainsoaked Heavy Rocker in "Dia De la Bestia" from Director Alex de la Iglesia

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Amongst his ultimate outstanding works to be found are: the Comedy "Muertos de risa" (Dying of Laughter -1999), where he shared protagonism with El Gran Wyoming; "Paris Tombuctú" (1999), (Luis García Berlanga directed); The fantasy vampire thriller "Blade II" (2002), directed by Guillermo del Toro, and starring Wesley Snipes; & the Black Comedy "Asesino en serio" (2002), where he plays a priest who becomes deeply icaught up in an asassination plot.
In 2002, whilst presenting "Asesino en serio" ein the "Festival Internacional de Cinema de Sitges" (Sitges International Film Festival), he appeared in the movie "Beyond Re-Animator" (2003) (third episode of the "Re-Animator" saga for the Fantastic Factory) & debut of "El oro de Moscú" (2003), first full length production by his close friend, Director Jesús Bonilla.

Above Pic: Santiago segura as "Torrente" el "brazo tonto de la ley" (can be translated as "The wrong arm of the Law")

As a director, Segura is the maximum record holder for 2 of the greatest box-office sales breaking ,Movies im the History of spanish Cinema: "Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley" (1998)(Torrente - the wrong arm of the Law), (his first full length film), which earned him the Goya Prize for the Best New Director; & the sequel, "Torrente II: Misión en Marbella" (2000) (Torrente 2 - the Marbella Mission).Finally, in 2005, came "Torrente 3, The Protector" the latest Episode in the Saga of Spain's most obnoxious, sexist, antisocial, bigoted and of course Hilariously Corrupt & bumbling detective.
Torrente - El Brazo Tonto de la Ley Torrente 2 - Mission en Marbella
Torrente 3 - El Protector

Torrente skipping in his Y-Fronts

This clip is well worth watching! it's in Spanish soundtrack, but you don't need to understand Castilian to laugh at this snippet.Torrente appears in a spoof "Rocky Movie" training sequence scene (it even has the Rock Movie theme as a soundtrack.)
The scene is so hilarious i almost bust my gut laughing at him!
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Torrente was also developed into a Video Game

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The world's most offensive ex-cop is on the case!

"Torrente", an irreverent, darkly comic action shooter for PC in North America and South America. Developed in Madrid, Spain by Virtual Toys in partnership with Cinemaware, and based on the top-grossing films of the same name, Torrente is a sexist, drunk, and dirty cop who soon finds himself caught in the crossfire between drug cartels and the Mafia. Now he must blast his way through street thugs and hit men battling for control over Madrid's seedy underworld. The game is expected to ship in late summer 2004.

Torrente is a former cop, dismissed from the force due to his questionable involvement in a sordid case. Now he scrapes out a living as a private dick with the objective of some day being reinstated in the glorious police force from which he believes he was wrongly dismissed. In missions ranging from Madrid to Marbella, Torrente must complete a variety of tasks such as escorting an important client, deactivating bombs, and protecting beauty queens, generally with chaotic and bloody results.

"Torrente is a fun game with a wicked sense of humor and a sharp artistic style that has attracted a huge audience in Europe," said Bill Gardner, CEO and president of O~3 Entertainment. "This is exactly the type of fresh content we want to bring more of to North American consumers."

Features of Torrente the Game include:

* Maximum Mayhem - From taking out bazooka-carrying assassins to protecting supermodels, Torrente can choose from over 40 different weapons when it comes to taking down the bad guys.
* Immersive Environments - Wage war through over 60 action-packed levels from the loud and fast streets of Madrid to the sunny beaches of Marbella.
* Selectable skill levels - Provides a uniquely tuned gaming experience for everyone from the casual game player to the seasoned gaming veterans.
* Long-lasting experience - Due to its "novel" gameplay, every mission objective can be accomplished in several different ways.
* 2 Ways to Play - Customizable camera control allows for either first-person or third-person views.

Watch preview of Torrente 3 videogame

This preview is sooooo well worth watching! watch and see how Torrente can take a pee in the toilet, disrobe and get in bed then make love with a whore, beat up civilians, take a crap, steal vehicles, shoot people, play games in the stadium like hamer throwing and the 1000 meter sprint, as well as fulfilling the obligatory missions and objectives of the Game.
The GTA-like car races are tastefully broken up with minigames such as the one where Torrente has to dance on the floor in the Disco, or take a whore to the rest room to fornicate.

Info source: http://www.o3entertainment.com/titles/tor/

Game Info:
developer: Virtual Toys
publisher: O3 Entertainment
genre: action / FPS | adventure
platform: PC / Windows

release date: World: 12 October 2004
play modes: single player
age requirements: 16+ | media: 1 CD
suggested system requirements:
Pentium 4 1.7GHz, 512 MB RAM, 128 MB NVIDIA GeForce FX, DirectX 9 .

Above Pic: Santiago Segura starred as a follower of the Roman Brutus in the film "Asterix in the Olympic Games"

*Filmography (as an Actor)
* * Year* * Spanish Name of Film* * Original Title* * Director*
1989 Relatos de la medianoche (Cortometraje) Relatos de la medianoche Santiago Segura
1992 Evilio (Cortometraje) Evilio Santiago Segura
1993 Acción mutante Acción mutante Alex de la Iglesia
1993 Todos a la cárcel Todos a la cárcel Luis García Berlanga
1994 Todo es mentira Todo es mentira Alvaro Fernández Armero
1994 Evilio vuelve (el purificador) (Cortometraje) Evilio vuelve (el purificador) Santiago Segura 1995 Two Much Two Much Fernando Trueba
1995 Cuernos de mujer Cuernos de mujer Enrique Urbizu
1995 El Día de la bestia El Día de la bestia Alex de la Iglesia
1996 Tengo una casa Tengo una casa Mónica Laguna
1996 Sólo se muere dos veces Sólo se muere dos veces Esteban Ibarretxe
1996 Matías, juez de linea Matías, juez de línea Santiago Aguilar y Luis Guridi
1996 La Buena vida La Buena vida David Trueba
1996 Killer Barbys Killer Barbys Jesus Franco
1997 Perdita Durango Perdita Durango Alex de la Iglesia
1997 Airbag Airbag Juanma Bajo Ulloa 1998 Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley Santiago Segura
1998 La Niña de tus ojos La Niña de tus ojos Fernando Trueba
1999 París Tombuctú París Tombuctú Luis García Berlanga
1999 Muertos de risa Muertos de risa Alex de la Iglesia
1999 El Corazón del guerrero El Corazón del guerrero Daniel Monzón
2000 Chica de Río Chica de Río Christopher Monger
2000 Sabotage! Sabotage! Esteban Ibarretxe y Jose Miguel Ibarretxe
2000 Obra maestra Obra maesta David Trueba
2001 Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella Santiago Segura
2002 Blade II Blade II Guillermo del Toro 2002 Asesino en serio Asesino en serio Antonio Urrutia
2003 El Oro de Moscú El Oro de Moscú Jesús Bonilla
2003 Beyond Re-Animator Beyond Re-Animator Brian Yuzna
2003 Tiptoes Tiptoes Matthew Bright
2003 Una de zombis Una de zombis Miguel Angel Lamata
2004 Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London Kevin Allen
2004 Hellboy Hellboy Guillermo del Toro
2004 Isi/Disi - Amor a lo bestia Isi/Disi - Amor a lo bestia Chema de la Peña
2004 Promedio rojo Promedio rojo Nicolás López
2004 Di que sí Di que sí Juan Calvo
2004 El Asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo El Asombroso mundo de Borjamari y Pocholo Juan Cavestany y Enrique López Lavigne
2005 Torrente 3: El Protector Torrente 3: El Protector Santiago Segura
Filmography as a Film Director
1989 Relatos de la medianoche (Cortometraje)
1992 Evilio (Cortometraje)
1993 Perturbado (Cortometraje)
1994 Evilio vuelve (el purificador) (Cortometraje)
1998 Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley
2001 Torrente 2: Misión en Marbella
2005 Torrente 3: El Protector


Santiago Segura nació en el popular barrio madrileño de Carabanchel. Después de estudiar Bellas Artes, todo indicaba que su futuro estaba en la enseñanza. Pero una oportuna reconsideración de la situación le hizo comprender que lo suyo era, en realidad, el mundo artístico.
Los inicios no fueron fáciles, pero a base de compaginar diferentes empleos con la participación en concursos de televisión pudo ahorrar dinero suficiente para financiar sus primeros cortos. En 1989, con sólo 7.000 pesetas, dirigió "Relatos de medianoche". En 1992 realizó "Evilio", su primer trabajo como profesional, y al año siguiente dirigió "Perturbado", con el que obtuvo el Goya al mejor cortometraje. Poco después llegó la secuela de "Evilio", "Evilio vuelve (El Purificador)" (1994).

Dejando aparte sus propios cortos, que él mismo protagonizaba, Segura dio sus primeros pasos en la interpretación con películas como "Acción mutante" (1993), "Todos a la cárcel" (1994) o "Todo es mentira" (1994). Aunque fue su papel de heavy enrollado en "El día de la bestia" (1995), de Álex de la Iglesia, el que le hizo popular y le valió el Goya al actor revelación. A partir de ahí comenzó a aparecer como secundario en numerosas películas: "Two Much" (1995), "Airbag" (1997), "Perdita Durango" (1997), "La niña de tus ojos" (1998), "El corazón del guerrero" (1999)...

Entre sus últimos trabajos destacan su actuación en la comedia "Muertos de risa" (1999), en la que compartió protagonismo con el Gran Wyoming; "Paris Tombuctú" (1999), de Luis García Berlanga; el thriller fantástico "Blade II" (2002), dirigido por Guillermo del Toro y protagonizado por Wesley Snipes; y la comedia negra "Asesino en serio" (2002), donde interpreta a un cura envuelto en un extraño caso de asesinato.

En 2002, mientras presenta "Asesino en serio" en el Festival Internacional de Cinema de Sitges, participa como actor en "Beyond Re-Animator" (2003) (tercera entrega de la saga "Re-Animator" para la Fantastic Factory) y estrena "El oro de Moscú" (2003), primer largometraje de su amigo Jesús Bonilla.

Como director, Segura es el máximo responsable de dos de los títulos más taquilleros en la historia del cine español: "Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley" (1998), su primer largometraje, que le valió el Goya al mejor director novel; y la secuela, "Torrente II: Misión en Marbella" (2000).
Torrente 1 - Escena; "Torito Bravo"


En los últimos años, Segura ha combinado apariciones puntuales en grandes producciones como "Hellboy" (2004) y "Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London" (2004), con otras en producciones más modestas como "Una de zombis" (2003). Eso sin olvidar su faceta de protagonista, como demuestra su trabajo en la comedia "Isi/Disi - Amor a lo bestia" (2004), donde hace pareja con Florentino Fernández.
Torrente - El Brazo Tonto de la Ley Torrente 2 - Mission en Marbella
Torrente 3 - El Protector
Con el tiempo y con pinta de todo menos de hombre de negocios, ha acabado montando su propia productora, Amiguetes Entertainment por lo que es de esperar que la filmografía de este talento llamado Santiago Segura seguirá creciendo.

Videoclip de "Lo Mejor de Airbag" la Pelicula