Ricardo Gómez

Ricardo Parrondo Gómez (born 25 February 1994), known professionally as Ricardo Gómez, is a Spanish television, film and stage actor. His early success as an actor is intrinsic to his 17-year long performance playing the character of Carlitos Alcántara in the TV series Cuéntame cómo pasó,

He joined the cast of the TV series Cuéntame cómo pasó (aired on La 1 since 2001) for the role of Carlos "Carlitos" Alcántara, the younger sibling of the Alcántara family. He was 7 years old when he first performed the character. His breakout performance in a feature film came with 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines,

Gómez decided to leave Cuéntame in 2018,

Following his exit from Cuéntame, Gómez took part in different theatrical plays such as Mammon (which earned him the Fotograma de Plata Award for Best Stage Actor) and Rojo, and starred in the series Unauthorized Living, where he plays Alejandro, a gay teacher and politician. Mía y Moi, in which Gómez co-stars with Bruna Cusí, is the story about two siblings who have suffered domestic abuse reuniting in the rural family house after the death of their mother. As of December 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the filming of the three films was completed and they were expected to be released in the future, tentatively in 2021.

In 2026, Gómez shot his directorial debut film, Una familia.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Tiovivo c. 1950 Acisclito 2016 1898, Los últimos de Filipinas (1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines) Soldado José 2021 Moi El sustituto (The Replacement) Andrés Expósito Donde caben dos (More the Merrier) Víctor 2022 La casa entre los cactus (The House Among the Cactuses) Rafa Soy Nevenka (I'm Nevenka) Lucas Una familia Director 2018 Vivir sin permiso (Unauthorized Living) Alejandro Lamas 2022 La ruta (The Route) Sento

Accolades Year Award Category Work Result 2017 Best New Actor 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines 31st Goya Awards Best New Actor 26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best New Actor 2019 69th Fotogramas de Plata Best Stage Actor Mammón 2022 9th Feroz Awards Best Actor in a Film The Replacement Best Supporting Actor in a TV Series The Route 25th Iris Awards Best Actor 13th Feroz Awards Best Main Actor in a Series Fate