Ricardo Mario Darín (born 14 January 1989), known professionally as Chino Darín, is an Argentine actor and film producer.
Chino Darín | |
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 Darín at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival in 2017 | |
| Born | Ricardo Mario Darín 14 January 1989 San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Partner | Úrsula Corberó (2016–present) |
| Father | Ricardo Darín |
| Relatives | Roxana Darín (grandmother) |
He has had prominent film roles in Death in Buenos Aires (2014), The Queen of Spain (2016) and A Twelve-Year Night (2018). In 2018, he was nominated for the Best Actor award by the Argentine Academy of Cinematography Arts and Sciences, for his role in the true crime film, El Angel.
He is also known for his television roles in Argentina and Spain. He received a Martín Fierro Awards nomination for Best Actor in a miniseries for his role in Historia de un clan (2015). He also appeared in Farsantes (2013-14), La embajada (2016) and El Reino (2021-23). He currently stars in Iron Reign (2024).
Early life
editRicardo Mario Darín was born on 14 January 1989 in San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, to actor Ricardo Darín and Florencia Bas.[1][2]
Career
editHe debuted as an actor in 2010 in the Argentine telenovela, Alguien que me quiera, where he rubbed shoulders with figures such as Andrea del Boca, Osvaldo Laport and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez among others. A year later, in 2011, he appeared in Los Únicos, as Dante.
In 2012, he made his film debut starring alongside Diego Peretti and Fernando Tejero, in the Argentine-Spanish film, En fuera de juego.
In 2014, he starred in the film Death in Buenos Aires, where he played the agent "El Ganso", a young homosexual police officer from the 1980s.[3]
In 2015, he starred in three films: the film comedy Volley, directed by Martín Piroyansky, the thriller Pasaje de vida, directed by Diego Corsini, and Uno mismo, an intimate story, directed by Gabriel Arregui. In addition, he had special appearances in the Telefe sitcom Viudas e hijos del Rock & Roll, and in the HBO series El hypnotizador, starring Leonardo Sbaraglia. The same year he starred in the Telefe series, Historia de un clan, directed by Luis Ortega. The series portrays the true story of the Puccio Clan, a family that kidnapped and murdered people in the last years of the last Argentine civic-military dictatorship. There he played Alejandro Puccio, the son of the family patriarch, Arquímedes Puccio.[4]
In 2019, he starred together with his father Ricardo Darín, alongside Luis Brandoni and Verónica Llinás in the film Heroic Losers directed by Sebastián Borensztein and co-produced by himself together with his father. The film is set during the December 2001 riots in Argentina.[5]
From 2021 to 2023, he was part of the cast of the Argentine Netflix series, El reino, along with Diego Peretti, Mercedes Morán and Peter Lanzani.[6]
In 2022, he was one of the producers of Argentina, 1985, a film nominated at 2023 Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film.[7]
Outside of film and television, he also works as a male model and has fronted campaigns for male fashion brands.[8][9]
Personal life
editIn June 2016, he announced that he was in a relationship with Spanish actress Úrsula Corberó, whom he met on the set of the TV show La embajada.[10][11]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | En fuera de juego (Offside) | Gustavo César | |
| 2014 | Death in Buenos Aires | El Ganso | |
| 2015 | Volley | Ignacio "Nacho" | |
| Pasaje de vida | Young Miguel | ||
| Uno mismo | One | ||
| 2016 | The Queen of Spain | Leonardo Sánchez | |
| Angelita, la doctora | Iván | ||
| Primavera | Gino | ||
| Era el cielo | Néstor | ||
| 2018 | El ángel | Ramón Peralta | |
| Las leyes de la termodinámica | Pablo | ||
| A Twelve-Year Night | Mauricio Rosencof | ||
| Mirage | Inspector Leira | ||
| 2019 | Heroic Losers | Rodrigo Perlassi | |
| 2022 | Stories Not to Be Told | Álex | |
| 2022 | Argentina, 1985 | — | Producer only |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Alguien que me quiera | Stuka | 77 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | Los únicos | Dante/Marco Montacuarto | 56 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | Farsantes | Fabián Graziani | 90 episodes |
| 2015 | Viudas e hijos del Rock & Roll | Franco Pilares/Franco Bettini | 1 episode |
| El hipnotizador | Gregorio | 2 episodes | |
| Historia de un clan | Alejandro Puccio | Main role | |
| 2016 | La embajada | Carlos Guillén | 11 episodes |
| 2021–2023 | El reino | Julio Clamens | 14 episodes |
| 2023 | Mano de hierro | 6 episodes |
Host
edit| Year | Program | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 2013–2014 | ESPN redes | ESPN+ |
| 2014 | Circuito Argentina | América TV |
Theater
edit| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Los Kaplan | Sergio Kaplan | Teatro del Globo | [12] |
Awards and nominations
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (July 2022) |
| Ceremony | Year | Nominated work | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACE Awards | 2012 | Los Kaplan | Male Revelation | Nominated | |
| Martín Fierro Awards | 2016 | Historia de un clan | Best leading actor in miniseries | Nominated | |
| Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival | 2015 | Death in Buenos Aires | Best Actor | Won | [13] |
| Nickelodeon Argentina Kids' Choice Awards | 2012 | Los únicos | Revelation | Nominated | |
| Notirey Awards | 2016 | Historia de un clan | Best Leading Actor | Won | |
| Premios Sur | 2018 | El Angel | Best Actor | Nominated | [14] |
| Platino Awards | 2022 | El reino | Best leading actor in miniseries | Nominated | |
| Tato Awards | 2012 | Los únicos | Revelation | Nominated | |
| 2013 | Farsantes | Best Supporting Actor | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Historia de un clan | Best Leading Actor | Nominated |
References
edit- ^ Chino Darín: su momento dulce, su tortura interna y el ejemplo de su abuela El País. 9 November 2018
- ^ Ricardo Darín: "I'm fine filming in Spanish, thank you" Screendaily. 27 July 2016
- ^ Artsploitation Sees North American Distrib Life for ‘Death in Buenos Aires’ (EXCLUSIVE) Variety. 4 December 2014
- ^ El Chino Darín: alto voltaje sexual en “Historia de un clan” Clarin. 9 October 2015
- ^ DeFore, John (19 September 2019). "'Heroic Losers' ('La odisea de los giles'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Calling the shots The Times Literary Supplement. 23 April 2023
- ^ Oscars: Argentina Submits ‘Argentina, 1985’ To International Film Category Deadline. 27 September 2022
- ^ El Chino Darín volvió a posar como modelo TeleNoche. 17 March 2021
- ^ El Chino Darín posó como top model para una marca de ropa y revolucionó a sus fans Aires de Santa Fe. 22 November 2019
- ^ "Chino Darín y Úrsula Corberó hablan por primera vez de su romance". El Periódico (in Spanish). Grupo Zeta. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "La romántica declaración del Chino Darín a Úrsula Corberó que se hizo viral" [The romantic declaration of Chino Darín to Úrsula Corberó that went viral]. Infobae (in Spanish). 9 May 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- ^ Freire, Susan (15 October 2011). "Los Kaplan (review)". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ BiFan awards winners revealed. Screendaily. 24 July 2015
- ^ Todos los premios y nominaciones de El ángel: 13 Premios Sur. FilmAffinity (in Spanish).
External links
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- Chino Darín at IMDb
- Chino Darín on Instagram
