Rafa Casette

Rafa Casette (born August 20, 1965) is a Spanish actor and singer. His career began aged 30 in a Spanish zarzuela called La Verbena de la Paloma in 1995. After his participation in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Stephen Sondheim in 2009 at the Teatro Español de Madrid, he has been involved continuously in audiovisual projects, including his first lead role in the upcoming film La mujer que hablaba con los muertos (The woman who talked to the dead) by director César del Álamo.

Career Casette began singing at a young age. After finishing high school he decided to become a lawyer and started his studies at Autonomous University of Madrid, while singing as a hobby in several amateur choirs of progressive quality, performing in international tours (France, Italy, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Switzerland, Poland). He abandoned his law studies due to financial difficulties and over the years he worked as a burger cook, insurance salesman, Internet webmaster, telemarketer, electronic music composer, CGI designer, and comics illustrator.

He made his acting debut in 1995 in the Spanish zarzuela called La Verbena de la Paloma (The Fair of the Dove), filling in for a choir member at the Teatro Calderón de Madrid company of director José Luis Moreno. He first appeared as a chorus singer and support actor, with roles of increasing importance owing to the support of director José Tamayo and his acclaimed international show Antología de la Zarzuela and other zarzuela Spanish directors. In the following years he studied Music and Acting at several public and private schools.

In 2008, he was selected from a cast of 1,200 to play Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, the musical thriller by Stephen Sondheim in 2009 at Teatro Español de Madrid. radio broadcast acting and host, and his first lead role in the upcoming film La mujer que hablaba con los muertos (The woman who talked to the dead) by director César del Álamo, which will be released in May 2014 at Nocturna, Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival.

Nominations Premios Max (2013) — Best Supporting Actor for Pocahontas, El Musical

Filmography + Film roles Year Title Role Notes 2009 Tarifa 3 (Third Fare) Pelayo Short. ESCAC – Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya (Catalonia Film and Media Arts School). Filmed in Barcelona during the Sweeney Todd tour 2010 Sofía Survivor Short Cambio de sentido (Changing Direction) Doctor Feature film El visitante (The visitor) The Smoking Man Short Pepita Montes Journalist Short 2011 Los Hombres Caballo (The Horse Men) Fruit Seller Short. Notodofilmfest online festival In Extremis Juanjo Short. ECAM – Escuela de Cinematografía y del Audiovisual de la Comunidad de Madrid (Madrid Film and Media Arts School) Amor Sacro (Sacred Love) Priest Short. Released at 44 Sitges Film Festival 2012 Estrellita (Little Star) Homeless Short. Notodofilmfest online festival Tus gritos me dan risa (Your screams make me laugh) Alejandro Short. Released at 45 Sitges Film Festival 2013 Última Transmisión (Last Transmission) Eduardo Notodofilmfest online festival. There is an extended version Última Transmisión 2.0 (Director's cut) released in theatres Funcionarios (Civil Servants) Paco Notodofilmfest online festival. In 2014 will be released its web series version María & Marta Deformed Man Notodofilmfest online festival. Prosthetic makeup by David Ambit (Spanish [REC] series) El día del padre Feature film. #Sequence Paco Feature film. Collective work coordinated by Montxo Armendariz. Prosthetic makeup by David Ambit 2014 Vigilantes Paco Notodofilmfest online festival. Prosthetic makeup by David Ambit La mujer que hablaba con los muertos (The woman who talked to the dead) Carlos Feature film. Release in May 2014 at Nocturna, Madrid International Fantastic Film Festival

Television

+ TV roles Year Title Role Notes 1996 Katiuska Farmer Theatre play recording TV released El Barberillo de Lavapiés (Little Barber from Lavapiés) Man Theatre play recording TV released 2009 Doctor Mateo Postman Sin tetas no hay paraíso (Without Tits There Is No Paradise) Invitado 2010 Supercharly Transeunte Cuarto milenio – Operación 23 (Operation 23) Paco Padrón 2011 Cuarto milenio – La casa Hinsdale (Hinsdale House) Alex the Medium Los Quién (The Whos) Editor Cuarto milenio – El monstruo de Florencia (Monster of Florence) Monster Hoy quiero confesar (Today I Want To Confess) Paquirri's Assistant Cuarto milenio – La muerte de Carolina (The Death of Carolina) Antonio Romero 2013 Gran Hotel (Great Hotel) Executioner Poli&Cía (Cops) Soto TV pilot Cosas de Sofá (Smart Sofa) Fernando TV pilot Cuarto milenio – Hospital Adentro (Hospital Indoors) Doctor

Theatre

Zarzuela being his main activity, Casette has worked throughout Spain over the past eighteen years with many lyric companies including the Teatro de la Zarzuela National Company and the Royal Theatre National Company and he has been involved in the main theater seasons on the Iberian Peninsula. He has a repertoire of over fifty zarzuelas, opera and operetta. He has also participated in the following plays:

+ Theatre roles Year Title Role Notes and awards 1998–1999 El gran teatro del mundo (The Great Theatre of the World) Choir 2008–2009 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Choir Eleven Gran Vía Musical Theatre Awards in 2009, including Best Public Musical and Best Theatre Director for Mario Gas 2009–2010 Mónica Naranjo Adagio Tour Choir 2010 Qué más quisiera yo (If only I could) Nando Antología de Musicales (Musical Theatre Anthology) Monsieur Thénardier 2011–2012 Pocahontas, el musical (Pocahontas the Musical) Christopher Newport Nominated – Premios Max Award for Best Supporting Actor 2012 La venganza de la Petra (Revenge of Petra) Tufitos / Jesús 2013 Villanueva Puritos Viceversa Job interviewer Microtheatre