Yon González | |
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Born | Yon González Luna 20 May 1986 Bergara, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Relatives | Aitor Luna (brother) |
Yon González Luna (born 20 May 1986) is a Spanish actor. He is probably best known for his performance as Iván Noiret León in the Antena 3 series The Boarding School, as well as for his roles in television series SMS, Great Reserve and Great Hotel.
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Acting career
Yon González began his acting career in the LaSexta series SMS (Spanish: SMS – Sin miedo a soñar) in 2006. He then went on to star the Antena 3 series The Boarding School (El internado), which brought him wider popularity, from 2007 to 2010. González's performance as Iván Noiret León earned him ACE Award for Best New Actor in 2010,[1] and as well as a Golden Nymph for Best Actor – Drama nomination at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival 2009.[2]
Throughout 2008 and 2009, González starred motion pictures Sex, Parties and Lies (Mentiras y gordas), opposite Mario Casas, Hugo Silva and his The Boarding School co–star Ana de Armas, and Sebastián Cordero's Rabies (Rabia). He also appeared in short films The Storymaker (El forjador de historias), Impossible Loves (Amores imposibles), Identity (Identidad) and Latex Puppets (Muñecos de latex), winning the La FILA Festival of Short Films Award for Best Male Performance for the last one.[3] In 2010, González portrayed Constantine II of Greece in Sofía, a television miniseries based on the life of Queen Sofía of Spain. In 2011, González worked mostly on television, appearing in Great Reserve (Gran reserva), which stars his brother Aitor Luna, The Whos (Los Quién) and Great Hotel (Gran hotel). Great Hotel, which he starred opposite his SMS fellow Amaia Salamanca,[4] won him Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Television Actor.[5]
Other work
In 2007, González modelled for David Delfín at the Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week.[6] He also covered numerous magazines, such as Vanity Fair, Glamour, Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan,[7] either alone or with his The Boarding School fellows.
In 2007, along with Martiño Rivas and Marta Torné, González supported the ONG Childhood Without Limits Foundation.[8]
Personal and media life
González was born in Bergara, Gipuzkoa, but currently lives in Madrid. His brother Aitor Luna is also an actor, probably best known for his role in Paco's Men (Los hombres de Paco). González cites Juan Diego, Jordi Mollà and Luis Tosar as his role models.[9] He is influent in Spanish and Basque, and works on the improvement of his English.[10]
In 2011, he was ranked the sixth at the 20 minutos list of sexiest Spanish actors.[11]
Filmography
Title | Original Title | Year | Role | Notes |
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SMS | SMS | 2006 | Andrés | TV series; 2006–07 |
The Boarding School | El internado | 2007 | Iván Noiret León | TV series; 2007–10 ACE Award for Best New Actor Nominated—Golden Nymph for Best Actor – Drama |
The Storymaker | El forjador de historias | 2008 | Victor | Short film |
Impossible Loves | Amores imposibles | 2008 | Boy | Short film |
Identity | Identidad | 2008 | Boy | Short film |
Sex, Parties and Lies | Mentiras y gordas | 2009 | Nico | |
Latex Puppets | Muñecos de latex | 2009 | Adrián | Short film La FILA Festival of Short Films Award for Best Male Performance |
Rage | Rabia | 2009 | Adrián | |
Sofía | Sofía | 2010 | Constantine II of Greece | TV miniseries |
Torrente 4 | Torrente 4 | 2011 | Peralta | |
Great Reserve | Gran reserva | 2011 | Manuel Hernández | TV series |
The Whos | Los Quién | 2011 | Paco | TV series; 1 episode |
Unknown Truth | Desconocierto | 2011 | Man | Short film |
Great Hotel | Gran hotel | 2011 | Julio Olmedo | TV series Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Television Actor |
Transgression | Transgression | 2011 |
Awards and nominations
Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
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Association of Latin Entertainment Critics Awards | 2010 | Best New Actor | The Boarding School | Won |
Fotogramas de Plata Awards | 2011 | Best Television Actor | Great Hotel | Won |
La FILA Festival of Short Films | 2009 | Best Male Performance | Latex Puppets | Won |
Monte-Carlo Television Festival Awards | 2009 | Golden Nymph for Best Actor – Drama | The Boarding School | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Yon González y Ana Duato, premiados en Nueva York" (in Spanish). La voz libre. 19 April 2010. http://www.lavozlibre.com/noticias/ampliar/60174/yon-gonzalez-y-ana-duato-premiados-en-nueva-york. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ Fernández, Ángel (16 April 2009). "Series españolas a la conquista de la Ninfa de Oro del Festival de Montecarlo" (in Spanish). El mundo. http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/04/15/television/1239820073.html. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Historia del Festival" (in Spanish). Cine La FILA. http://webs.ono.com/cine-lafila/hist.htm. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Cinco años después de 'SMS', Amaia Salamanca y Yon González se reencuentran y se enamoran en 'Gran Hotel'" (in Spanish). ¡Hola!. 9 August 2011. http://www.hola.com/cine/television/2011080453938/amaia-salamanca-gran-hotel/. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Elena Anaya y José Coronado repiten el éxito de los Goya en los Fotogramas de Plata 2011 como mejores intérpretes de cine" (in Spanish). ¡Hola!. 13 March 2012. http://www.hola.com/cine/2012031357436/premios-fotogramas-plata-elena-anaya-jose-coronado/. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Yon González Luna" (in Spanish). www.actoresmasguapos.com. 17 November 2011. http://actoresmasguapos.com/yon-gonzalez-luna. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Yon González" (in Spanish). actoresmasatractivos.com. 28 December 2009. http://actoresmasatractivos.wordpress.com/2009/12/28/yon-gonzalez/. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Yon González, un irresistible y rebelde galán que vuelve dispuesto a conquistarnos" (in Spanish). Antena 3. 24 October 2011. http://www.antena3.com/celebrities/famosos-espanoles/yon-gonzalez-irresistible-galan-que-vuelve-dispuesto-conquistarnos_2011100500016.html. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Yon González: "Me da morbo pensar qué pasará después de El Internado"" (in Spanish). Antena 3. 22 July 2010. http://www.antena3.com/series/el-internado/eres-fan/entrevistas/entrevista-yon-gonzalez_2010071800019.html. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Yon Gonzalez: La profesion de actor es la mas bonita del mundo" (in Spanish). El Internado Blog. 11 December 2007. http://elinternado.lacoctelera.net/post/2007/12/11/yon-gonzalez-la-profesion-actor-es-mas-bonita-del-mundo. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Los Actores Españoles Mas Sexies De La Television" (in Spanish). 17 February 2011. http://listas.20minutos.es/lista/los-actores-espanoles-mas-sexies-de-la-television-186153/. Retrieved 25 March 2012.