Agustín Pardella (Buenos Aires, January 12, 1994) is an Argentine actor and singer. Pardella started his career in 2011, and has been nominated for and won several awards.[1]
Biography
editPardella's actorial debut was in 2011 as a teenager in the film Un amor,[2] directed by Paula Hernández,[1] alongside Diego Peretti, Elena Roger, and Luis Ziembrowski.
Pardella was nominated for the Silver Condor Award for Best New Actor (Revelación Masculina) 2017 for the film Como una novia sin sexo.[1][3]
In 2017, he won three awards for the dramatic film Pinamar with Juan Grandinetti, directed by Federico Godfrid. He also acted in the film Los olvidados,[4] which premiered in March 2018 in Argentina. It won four awards in several film festivals throughout the Americas and Europe.[1]
He has won various awards for his work in Pinamar: Golden Kikito Award for Best Actor (Kikito de Ouro)[5] at the August 2017 Festival de Gramado in Brazil, Patacon Award for Best Actor (Premio Patacón a Mejor Actor)[6] at the 2017 Festival Tandil Cine, which was awarded by SAGAI.[7] He got a special mention by a judge at the 2017 XV Tandil Cine.[1] In 2019, he was a juror at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival[6]
After many years in film and TV, he made his theatrical debut in Fraternal, in Método Kairos.[8]
In 2018, he starred in Martín Deus's film Los Enanos, in the Porteño Theater. In 2020, he appeared in the film Ámbar.[9][10][11]
Society of the Snow
editA breakthrough in Pardella's career was in 2023, when he portrayed Nando Parrado,[1][12] one of the survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 in the film Society of the Snow (La sociedad de la nieve).[13] The film, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[14] Pardella underwent intense physical and mental preparation, which was essential to give life to the drama experienced by the character. He explored an intimate relationship with Parrado in order to portray his extreme real-life experiences surviving 72 days in the snow.[13] Further, he had to gain 10 kilos to start filming, and then lose 15 kilos, in order to show the physical deterioration suffered by Parrado.[15]
Pardella and his co-stars described shooting the film as an emotional challenge.[16] After meeting Parrado in person, Pardella stated: "What can I say about my favorite superhero? Oh, I know… he is made of flesh and blood, human, he does not have super powers and his name is Nando Parrado."[17]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Un amor | Lalo (adolescent)[2] | |
| 2012 | It happens | Short film | |
| 2014 | Abril | Pablo | Short film |
| 2015 | Francisco: El padre Jorge (Francis: Pray For Me) | Cacho | |
| 2016 | Como una novia sin sexo (Bromance) | Adrián Aued | |
| 2017 | Pinamar | Miguel | |
| Los olvidados[4] | Diego | ||
| 2018 | La religiosa | Short film | |
| 2020 | Ámbar | Junior | |
| 2023 | La sociedad de la nieve (Society of the Snow) | Nando Parrado |
Television
edit| Year | Titles | Role | Nates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-2013 | Mi amor, mi amor | Ariel Dalton | |
| 2012 | Condicionados | Rodrigo | |
| 2013 | Los vecinos en guerra | Nahuel | |
| Esa mujer | Manuel | ||
| 2014-2016 | La casa del mar | Martín Meléndez | |
| 2015 | Noche y día | Manuel Pablo Otoño | |
| 2016, 2022 | Loco por vos | Víctor Sarkissián | |
| 2017 | Las Estrellas | Ciro | |
| 2018 | Simona | Ambientalista | |
| El lobista (The Lobbyist) | Nicolás | ||
| 2018-2019 | Todo por el juego | Germán | |
| 2022 | Cielo grande (Secrets of Summer)[18] | Noda |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Silver Condor Award | Best New Actor | Bromance | Nominated[3] |
| 2017 | Festival de Gramado | Kikito de Ouro for Best New Actor | Pinamar | Won[5] |
| 2017 | Tandil Cine Festival | Patacon Award for Best Actor | Pinamar | Won[6][7] |
| Jury Special Mention | Pinamar | Won[1] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Vicente, Judith (January 15, 2024). "Who Is Agustín Pardella". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ a b "Un amor". La Nación (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Lista de nominados a los premios Cóndor de Plata". Infobae (in Spanish). March 13, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
- ^ a b "Los Olvidados review". Terror Weekend (in Spanish). Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ a b Romero Carrillo, José (August 28, 2017). "Ganadoras del Festival de Gramado". La Vida Útil (in Spanish). Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Premio Patacón de Cine". Fundación SAGAI (in Spanish). Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Clausura del 15º Tandil Cine". UNICEN (in Spanish). November 6, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Fraternal". Alternativa Teatral (in Spanish). Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Lingenti, Alejandro (December 16, 2020). "Ámbar, los dilemas de la paternidad encerrados en una historia dramática". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ D’Espósito, Leonardo (December 23, 2020). "Ámbar". Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ Sendrós, Paraná (December 17, 2020). "Un buen drama policial y familiar". Ámbito Financiero (in Spanish). Retrieved February 11, 2021.
- ^ ""La sociedad de la nieve" cierra este sábado el Festival de Venecia: mirá las fotos de la previa". El Observador (in Spanish). September 9, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "Quién es quién en La sociedad de la nieve: los actores y los personajes reales". elmundo.es (in Spanish). January 15, 2024.
- ^ Bergeson, Samantha (December 21, 2023). "2024 Oscar Shortlists Unveiled: 'Barbie,' 'Poor Things,' 'Maestro,' and 'The Zone of Interest' Make the Cut". IndieWire. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ^ "Agustín Pardella narrates his experience starring in Society of the Snow". El Periódico USA (in Spanish). January 23, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Peñoñori, Maite (January 19, 2024). "El desafío emocional de interpretar a alguien que vivió una tragedia tan intensa: el detrás de escena en primera persona". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Pardella meets Parrado". La Nación (in Spanish). January 31, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ Ortega, Joselyne (May 20, 2021). "Netflix CONFIRMA la llegada de la serie 'Cielo Grande': una nueva producción musical ¡de la que ya todos hablan!". Glamour (in Spanish). Retrieved February 15, 2024.
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