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Enrique Arce
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<h2 id="biography">Biography</h2> <p>Arce was born in <a href="/facts/Valencia/D9L6z2HB">Valencia</a>, <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a> on 8 October 1972.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> He originally went to university to study law, but during his fourth year, he decided to move into acting. He won <i>Ellos i Elles</i>, a Valencian television show on <a href="/facts/Canal_Nou/ULy43Nf8">Canal Nou</a>, and used the 2 million pesetas (<i>circa</i> £10,000/ $15,000) prize money to pay for his studies at the <a href="/facts/American_Academy_of_Dramatic_Arts/Vj8NrIAK">American Academy of Dramatic Arts</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> He has developed his career in Spain and abroad. </p> <h3>Personal life</h3> <p>He was married to the actress <a href="/facts/Cristina_Pe%25C3%25B1a/cFYI42mg">Cristina Peña</a>, and lived with Olympic <a href="/facts/Synchronized_swimming/0mUNEUzP">synchronised swimmer</a> <a href="/facts/Gemma_Mengual/gbDs2oWh">Gemma Mengual</a> from 2005 to 2008.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="career">Career</h2> <h3>Cinema</h3> <h4>Feature films</h4> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Heart_of_the_Warrior/R4VjpWSj">El corazón del guerrero</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i>Menos es más</i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/One_of_the_Hollywood_Ten/eNUGbSJF">One of the Hollywood Ten</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Fidel_(2002_film)/3lzYCeEK">Fidel</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Beyond_Re-Animator/WyKhbwmN">Beyond Re-Animator</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i>Schubert</i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Manolete_(film)/ztl6UU6h">Manolete</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i>Arte de Roubar</i> (2008)</li> <li><i>9 Meses</i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Iron_Cross_(film)/QWksIWTY">Iron Cross</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Dioses_y_perros/vw7j2MDF">Dioses y perros</a></i> (2014)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li><i>Bad Investigate</i> (2018)</li> <li><i>Tango One</i> (2018)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Terminator%3a_Dark_Fate/SAXrgmzy">Terminator: Dark Fate</a></i> (2019)</li> <li><i>Kobiety Mafii II</i> (2019)</li> <li><i>Small World</i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/On_the_Line_(2022_film)/0c9Hmy0x">On the Line</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Murder_Mystery_2/81RTkwyg">Murder Mystery 2</a></i> (2023)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li></ul> <h4>Short films</h4> <ul><li><i>Cachito mío</i> (2001)</li> <li><i>Gris</i> (2003)</li> <li><i>¿Y si hacemos un trío?</i> (2004)</li> <li><i>Cuco Gomez-Gomez Is Dead!</i> (2005)</li> <li><i>Matando al gato</i> (2006)</li></ul> <h3>Television</h3> <h4>Continuous roles</h4> <ul><li><i>Petra Delicado</i> (1999) as Pérez</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Periodistas_(TV_series)/B8hu2VGK">Periodistas</a></i> (2000–2001) as Edu Cabrera</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Compa%25C3%25B1eros_(TV_series)/z6Vt7LM2">Compañeros</a></i> (2001–2002) as Javier Quevedo</li> <li><i>Tirando a dar</i> (2006) as Paco</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/G%25C3%25A9nesis%3a_En_la_mente_del_asesino/qNYwUJqj">Génesis: En la mente del asesino</a></i> (2007) as Julián Balaguer</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sin_tetas_no_hay_para%25C3%25ADso_(Spanish_TV_series)/MCq1NwXs">Sin tetas no hay paraíso</a></i> (2008) as Santiago Navarro</li> <li><i>Singles</i> (2008) as Fran</li> <li><i>Tarancón. El quinto mandamiento</i> (2010) as Father Redó</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/F%25C3%25ADsica_o_Qu%25C3%25ADmica/Bx0yJK06">Física o Química</a></i> (2010–2011) as professor Arturo Ochando</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Amar_en_tiempos_revueltos/hznkfyBT">Amar en tiempos revueltos</a></i> (2012) as Emilio Álcazar</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/El_tiempo_entre_costuras/2vVcIDAo">El tiempo entre costuras</a></i> (2012-)</li> <li><i>L'Alqueria Blanca</i> (2012-) as Raúl</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Knightfall_(TV_series)/JD4nmvQ5">Knightfall</a></i> (2017-2019) as Rodrigo of Catalonia</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Money_Heist/H0Fc2UyC">La casa de papel</a></i> (<i>Money Heist</i>) (2017-2021) as <a href="/facts/Arturo_Rom%25C3%25A1n/WzBL93ow">Arturo Román</a></li></ul> <h4>Episodic roles</h4> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Al_salir_de_clase/Yz65mX7s">Al salir de clase</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Polic%25C3%25ADas%2c_en_el_coraz%25C3%25B3n_de_la_calle/mfCQ3E6m">Policías, en el corazón de la calle</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i>Una nueva vida</i> (2003)</li> <li><i>Fuera de control</i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Cu%25C3%25A9ntame_c%25C3%25B3mo_pas%25C3%25B3/akctEbCy">Cuéntame cómo pasó</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/R.I.S._Cient%25C3%25ADfica/R9dbHQ02">R.I.S. Científica</a></i> (2007) as Félix</li> <li><i>Cuéntame de sexo</i> (2007–2008) as Álvaro</li></ul> <h3>Theatre</h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/La_Celestina/56JAC243">La Celestina</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Bodas_de_sangre/MUdh9pet">Bodas de sangre</a></i></li> <li><i>Cuando llegue tu momento</i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Como_gust%25C3%25A9is/q7p2HkWg">Como gustéis</a></i></li> <li><i>Every year at Carnival</i></li> <li><i>The cashier</i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Cat_among_the_pigeons/lEsbqaKC">Cat among the pigeons</a></i></li> <li><i>Otelo</i></li> <li><i>Danny and the deep blue see</i></li> <li><i>Journey of the firth horse</i></li> <li><i>La cándida Erendira</i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Bodas_de_sangre/MUdh9pet">Bodas de sangre</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/facts/La_vida_es_sue%25C3%25B1o/IkePLaqp">La vida es sueño</a></i></li> <li><i>A doctor's call</i></li> <li><i>El león en invierno</i> (2007)</li> <li><i>Don Juan, el burlador de Sevilla</i></li> <li><i>Juegos de Hollywood</i></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0033550/">Enrique Arce</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.enriquearceofficial.com/">Official Website</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201003071742/https://www.enriquearceofficial.com/">Archived</a> 2020-10-03 at the <a href="/facts/Wayback_Machine/nmQ3a6JC">Wayback Machine</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>BOCM <a href="http://www.bocm.es/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2011/04/14/BOCM-20110414-34.PDF" target="_blank">http://www.bocm.es/boletin/CM_Orden_BOCM/2011/04/14/BOCM-20110414-34.PDF</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>El Llano de Bureba <a href="http://www.llanodebureba.com/IMG/pdf/BOLETIN_No_67-web.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.llanodebureba.com/IMG/pdf/BOLETIN_No_67-web.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Biografías <a href="http://www.biografias.es/famosos/enrique-arce.html" target="_blank">http://www.biografias.es/famosos/enrique-arce.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Lluesma, Chello (6 May 2007). "Enrique Arce". Las Provincias (in Spanish). Vocento. Retrieved 22 July 2019. <a href="http://www.lasprovincias.es/prensa/20070506/cultura/enrique-arce_20070506.html" target="_blank">http://www.lasprovincias.es/prensa/20070506/cultura/enrique-arce_20070506.html</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Galaz, Mábel (29 March 2007). "Gemma tenía un secreto". Elpais.com (in Spanish). Madrid: Prisa. Retrieved 22 July 2019. <a href="http://elpais.com/diario/2007/03/29/agenda/1175119202_850215.html" target="_blank">http://elpais.com/diario/2007/03/29/agenda/1175119202_850215.html</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Torreiro, Mirito (19 March 2014). "Dioses y perros. Para fans de Mr. Silva y amantes del cine negro". Fotogramas. <a href="https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a535145/dioses-y-perros/" target="_blank">https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a535145/dioses-y-perros/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Galuppo, Mia (24 January 2022). "Jodie Turner-Smith, Mark Strong Join Netflix's 'Murder Mystery 2'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 5, 2022. <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tony-goldwyn-jodie-turner-smith-murder-mystery-2-netflix-1235079986/" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tony-goldwyn-jodie-turner-smith-murder-mystery-2-netflix-1235079986/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>