Emilio Buale

Emilio Buale
Emilio Buale
	Buale in 2020
Born	Ludwig Emilio Buale Coka; 26 November 1972 (age 51); Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Nationality	Spanish
Occupation	Actor

Ludwig Emilio Buale Coka (born 26 November 1972) is an Equatoguinean-born Spanish actor, known internationally for his role as Baharat in the science fiction-horror movie The Platform (2019).^[1]

Early life and career

Born in Equatorial Guinea of Bubi descent, Buale moved to Spain, with his parents and brothers, when he was six years old. He had no intention of becoming an actor until one day, in 1995, when casting director Paco Pino discovered him as they both waited in a subway station in Madrid. Pino needed a black actor to play Ombasi, one of the main characters of Imanol Uribe's Bwana (1996). Before that, Emilio was studying to become a construction engineer, as well as working as a fireman. He accepted Pino's offer traveling to Almería two weeks later for the filming of the movie. Buale made his debut, along with two well-known Spanish actors Andrés Pajares and María Barranco.

Buale continued getting work in films, TV series and, especially, in theatre. He was a member of the National Classical Theater Company of Spain for a couple of years appearing in many of stage productions such as "La entretenida", "Amar después de la muerte", "Los chicos de la banda" and "Yonquis y Yanquis".

Personal life

Buale is a polyglot, being fluent in Spanish, English, French and Bube. He continues to work as a fireman in Madrid. In fact, he has played a fireman in a few TV series and films:

"Código fuego" (2003)
Semen, una historia de amor (2005)
and an episode of the third season of "La que se avecina" (2007)

Films

Bwana - 1996
Adiós con el corazón - 2000
Mi hijo Arturo - 2000
Salvajes - 2001
Ilegal - 2003
Semen, una historia de amor - 2005
Hienas - 2009
The Platform (El Hoyo) - 2019

Short films

Cien maneras de hacer el pollo al txilindrón (1997) by Kepa Sojo
Feliz Navidad (1998) by Óscar del Caz
Impotencia (2002) by Andoni de Carlos
Así fue mi sueño (2003) by Javier Albalá
¿Y tú qué harías (2003) by Emiliano Melgarejo
El niño que jugaba con los trenes (2004) by Jorge Blas
Chantal Lis (2004) by Rut Susa and Maria Pavon
Cara Sucia (2004) by Santiago Zannou
Salomón (2007) by Ignacio Lasierra
Cíclope (2009) by Carlos Morett

Television

Tío Willy (1998) by Eduardo Ladrón de Guevara
Médico de Familia (1998) by Daniel Écija
Mediterráneo (1999) by Antonio Hernández
Pratos combinados (2000) by Chema Fernández
Arrayán (2001) by Eva Bermúdez de Castro, Jaime D. Triviño y Santiago Pumarola
Código fuego (2003) by Miguel Ángel Díez y Eva Lesmes
Hospital Central (2005) by José Mª Caro y Carlos Gil
Los Serrano (2007) by Daniel Écija
El comisario (2008) by Ignacio del Moral
Cazadores de Hombres (2008) by Joan Barbero, Verónica Fernández and Aitor Gabilondo
La que se avecina (2009) by Alberto Caballero, Laura Caballero, Daniel Deorador
Amar en tiempos revueltos (2009) by Rodolfo Sirera
Sin tetas no hay paraíso (2009)^[2]
La fuga (2012)^[3]

References

^ Kay, Jeremy (11 September 2019). "Netflix takes world on TIFF Midnight Madness hit 'The Platform'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
^ "Emilio Buale". IMDb. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
^ Marín, F. (18 January 2012). "Secundarios de primera "La Fuga"". abcplay. ABC.

External links

National Classical Theater Company of Spain (Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico- en Español)
Emilio Buale at IMDb

[1] Kay, Jeremy (11 September 2019). "Netflix takes world on TIFF Midnight Madness hit 'The Platform'". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 September 2020.

[2] "Emilio Buale". IMDb. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

[3] Marín, F. (18 January 2012). "Secundarios de primera "La Fuga"". abcplay. ABC.

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