Miguel Ángel Silvestre

(born 6 April 1982) is a Spanish actor. He rose to prominence with his performance as El Duque in Sin tetas no hay paraíso.

He has since played roles in series such as Velvet, Sense8, En el corredor de la muerte, Narcos, 30 Coins and Sky Rojo.

Early life Miguel Ángel Silvestre Rambla was born in Castellón de la Plana on 6 April 1982. He is the son of a bank manager and of Miguel Ángel Silvestre Vara, a physiotherapist. He planned on becoming a professional tennis player before suffering an injury to his shoulder in a Hungarian tournament. He later decided to study physiotherapy until his aunt introduced him to the world of theatre.

He studied drama, physical theatre, modern dance and acrobatics before winning the Mister 2002 pageant.

Career Silvestre made his feature film debut in the 2005 drama Life and Colour.

He stars in the Pedro Almodóvar film I'm So Excited and in the Spanish horror thriller Verbo. He also starred in the Spanish series Velvet as Alberto Marquez.

In 2015, the high-profile English-language Netflix drama Sense8 was released, in which Miguel plays one of the lead characters, a closeted action movie star named Lito Rodríguez, who lives in Mexico City with his boyfriend, Hernando (played by Alfonso Herrera).

In 2017, he joined the cast of Netflix series Narcos playing recurring character and real life consultant for the Cali Cartel, Franklin Jurado.

In 2018, he acted in the film Ibiza on Netflix, in which he played Manny.

In 2019 he starred in the Mexican film La boda de mi mejor amigo (My best friend's wedding), an adaptation of the 1997 film by the same name. He also starred in the miniseries En el corredor de la muerte from Movistar+.

In 2020, he starred as one of the protagonists of the HBO blockbuster 30 monedas (30 coins), created by Álex de la Iglesia.

In 2021, he starred in both seasons of the Netflix series Sky Rojo, created by Álex Pina. Also, he confirmed that he had joined the main cast for the fifth season of La casa de papel (Money Heist), also created by Álex Pina, which was released globally on Netflix in 2021. He plays René, Tokio's (Úrsula Corberó) ex-partner. He also announced his role as the protagonist of the Mexican series Los enviados, the first series by ViacomCBS together with the Argentinian director and screenwriter Juan José Campanella.

The miniseries Weiss & Morales was filmed in 2024, a procedural series (in which the episodes are self-contained), in which he played detective Raúl Morales. The series was released on 23 May 2025 on the La 1 channel of Televisión Española.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 2005 (Life and Colour) Javi (By Force) Yuri 2007 Dolly Short film 2008 3:19 Roberto, aged 27 Short film The End Gas station attendant 2010 2011 Lo mejor de Eva (Dark Impulse) Rocco 2012 Winning Streak Alfredo Todo es silencio (All Is Silence) 2013 I'm So Excited Alacrán enamorado (Scorpion in Love) 2017 (voice) 2018 Manny 2019 George 2026 La fiera

Television

Theater Year Title Writer Director 2002 Sam Shepard 2003 Mario Fratti Angela Bosch 2004

Accolades Year Award Category Work Result 18th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best New Actor Sin tetas no hay paraíso 23rd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actor in a Minor Role Scorpion in Love 7th Feroz Awards Best Main Actor in a Series En el corredor de la muerte 29th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Television Actor in a Leading Role 32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Actor in an International Production Los enviados