Pepe Viyuela

José Viyuela Castillo (born 2 June 1963), known as Pepe Viyuela, is a Spanish actor, clown, poet, and comedian.

Biography He is best known in English-speaking countries for his one-man stage show Encerrona (Lock-In), which was brought to the London stage in June 2017 as part of the Festival of Spanish Theatre in London (Festelón).

He is known for playing Filemón in La gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón (2003) and Mortadelo y Filemón. Misión: salvar la Tierra (2008). In 2003 he published the novel Bestiario del circo: el vientre de la carpa, with a prologue by Andrés Aberasturi. In 2008 he published his second collection of poems named Las letras de tu nombre.

He appeared in the list proposed by the local party ("Independent Left") to the 2023 local elections in San Sebastián de los Reyes. He does not intend to become an active politician, though.

Selected filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1996 Earth Ulloa 1998 The Miracle of P. Tinto Manikomien Direktor 2003 Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure Filemón 2004 Di que sí Salvador Asension 2004 Escuela de seducción Víctor 2008 Mortadelo and Filemon. Mission: Save the Planet Filemón 2021 García y García Javier García

Television Year Title Role Network Notes 1993, 2004 Un, dos, tres... responda otra vez Televisión Española 2005-2014 Aída José María Martínez ("Chema") Telecinco 2015-2016 Olmos y Robles Sebastián Olmos Televisión Española

Theatre Year Title Theatre Role Notes 2016 Mármol (Marble) by Marina Carr Teatro Valle-Inclán Art 2017 Encerrona (Lock-in) by Pepe Viyuela John Lyon's Theatre, London Festelón