José Coronado

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Coronado and the second or maternal family name is García.

José María Coronado García (born 14 August 1957) is a Spanish film and television actor and former model. His performances playing (often corrupt and/or morally dubious) law enforcement officer roles have brought him some of the greatest successes of his career.

José Coronado
At the 31st Goya Awards in 2017
Born	José María Coronado García (1957-08-14) 14 August 1957 (age 67) Madrid, Spain
Other names	Jose Coronado
Occupation(s)	Actor, model
Years active	1987–present
Children	2

He has received numerous accolades, including two Goya Awards, an Actors and Actresses Union Award, and a Platino Award.

Early life and education

José María Coronado García was born in Madrid on 14 August 1957,^[1][2][3] to a well-off family from Chamberí.^[4]

He started studies in medicine and law, but later dropped out,^[5][4] accepting an offer to participate in a commercial shot in Menorca.^[5]

Coronado worked as a model, choreographer, and restaurateur, before joining the acting school of Cristina Rota, where he studied acting.^[5]

Career

Coronado landed a small role in the stage play El público, performed in 1987 in Madrid.^[4] His debut in a feature film came with a performance in Waka Waka.^[3]

His acting roles have included several corrupt and/or morally dubious law enforcement officer roles, which have brought him some of the greatest successes of his career.^[6][7]

Awards

He won several awards for his performance as the lead actor in the 2011 film No Rest for the Wicked, including a Goya,^[8] a Sant Jordi Award,^[9] and a Fotogramas de Plata award.^[10]

Personal life

Coronado has had relationships with Spanish beauty queen Amparo Muñoz, as well as Isabel Pantoja, Paola Dominguín [ca], Esther Cañadas, and Mónica Molina.^[11][12]

He had one son (Nicolás Coronado [es]) with Paola Dominguín and one daughter with Mónica Molina.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1987	Waka Waka		Feature film debut	[14]
1988	Brumal			[15]
	Jarrapellejos			[16]
	Berlín Blues [ca]	David Zimmerman		[17]
	El tesoro [es]	Jero		[18]
1990	La luna negra [es]	Adrián		[19]
	Yo soy ésa [es]	Jorge Olmedo / Ramón		[20][21]
1992	Salsa rosa (Pink Sauce)	Rosario		[22]
1992	Aquí, el que no corre... vuela [es]	Juan		[23]
1993	¡Cucarachas!	Gregorio		[24]
	El cianuro... ¿solo o con leche?	Enrique		[25]
1994	Una chica entre un millón	Teo		[26]
1996	Muerte en Granada (The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca)	Néstor González	Néstor Gónzalez is a stand-in for Luis Rosales	[27]
1998	La mirada del otro (The Naked Eye)	Elio		[28]
	La vuelta de El Coyote [es] (The Return of the Coyote)	César de Echagüe / El Coyote		[29]
	Frontera Sur	Roque Díaz Ouro		[30]
1999	Goya en Burdeos (Goya in Bordeaux)	Goya joven (young Goya)	The elder version of the character is played by Francisco Rabal	[31]
2000	Cascabel	Fredy Barleta		[32]
2001	Anita no pierde el tren (Anita Takes a Chance)	Antonio		[33]
2002	La caja 507 (Box 507)	Rafael Mazas		[34]
	Poniente (Setting)	Curro		[35]
	La vida de nadie (Nobody's Life)	Emilio Barrero		[36]
2003	La vida mancha (Life Marks)	Pedro		[37]
	Lo mejor que le puede pasar a un cruasán (The Best Thing That Can Happen to a Croissant)	Sebastián		[38]
	Los reyes magos (The 3 Wise Men)	Gaspar	Voice	[39]
2004	A+ (Amas) (A+)	Leo		[40]
	Fuera del cuerpo (Body Confusion)	Marcos / Adolfo		[41]
	El lobo (The Wolf)	Ricardo		[42]
2006	Animales heridos [es]	Silvio Lisboa		[43]
	La dama boba (Lady Nitwit)	Laurencio		[44]
	GAL			[45]
	La distancia (The Distance)	Guillermo		[46]
2007	Tuya siempre (Always Yours)	Manuel Gay		[47]
2008	Todos estamos invitados [es]	Xabier Legazpi		[48]
	La crisis carnívora [gl]	Altaicus	Voice	[49]
2011	No habrá paz para los malvados (No Rest for the Wicked)	Santos Trinidad		[16]
2012	El cuerpo (The Body)	Jaime Peña		[50]
2013	Fill de Caín (Son of Cain)	Carlos Albert		[51]
	Los últimos días	Enrique		[52]
	En solitaire (Turning Tide)	José Monzón		[53]
2014	Betibú	Lorenzo Rinaldi		[54]
	Murieron por encima de sus posibilidades (Dying Beyond Their Means)	José Javier		[55]
	Fuego	Carlos		[56]
2015	Solo química (Just a Little Chemistry)	Julián		[57]
2016	La corona partida (The Broken Crown)	Maximiliano I de Habsburgo		[58]
	Secuestro (Boy Missing)	Raúl		[59]
	El hombre de las mil caras (Smoke & Mirrors)	Jesús Camoes		[60]
	Contratiempo (The Invisible Guest)	Tomás Garrido		[61]
2017	Es por tu bien (It's for Your Own Good)	Arturo		[62]
	Oro (Gold)	Sargento Bastaurrés		[63]
2018	Tu hijo (Your Son)	Jaime Jiménez		[64]
2021	Way Down (The Vault)	Gustavo Medina		[65]
	La familia perfecta (The Perfect Family)	Miguel		[66]
2022	Historias para no contar (Stories Not to Be Told)	Andrés		[67]
2023	Cerrar los ojos (Close Your Eyes)	Julio Arenas / Gardel		[68]
	Verano en rojo (Summer in Red)	Luna		[69]
2024	Puntos suspensivos (Ellipsis)	Jota		[70]
	What About Love	Rafael Santiago		[better source needed][71]

• Pantalones (2000), by Ana Martínez (short film)
• Perros bajo la lluvia (2001), by Rubén Alonso (short film)
• El intruso (2005), by David Cánovas (short film)
• Huele bien (2000), by Rosa Peña Herranz (short film)
• La malquerida (2006), by Belén Molinero (TV episode)
• El teniente Lorrena (1992), by António-Pedro Vasconcelos (TV movie)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
1989–1990	Brigada Central	Agente Lucas		[72]
1994	Compuesta y sin novio [es]	Avelino		[73]
1994–1996	Hermanos de leche [es]	Chus		[73]
1996	Oh Espanya!			[citation needed]
1997	Don Juan			[citation needed]
1998–2002	Periodistas	Luis Sanz		[72]
2003	Código fuego	Alberto Quintana		[74]
2004	Attenti a quei tre		TV miniseries	[citation needed]
2004	Los 80 [es]	Martín		[73]
2005	Abuela de verano			[citation needed]
2007	RIS Científica	Ricardo Ventura		[75]
2009–2010	Acusados	Joaquín de la Torre		[76]
2011	Cheers			[citation needed]
2013	Aída			[citation needed]
2014–2016	El Príncipe	Fran Peyón		[77]
2018	Gigantes	Abraham Guerrero		[78]
2018–2020	Vivir sin permiso (Unauthorized Living)	Nemo Bandeira		[79]
2021	El inocente (The Innocent)	Teo Aguilar		[80]
2022–2024	Entrevías (Wrong Side of the Tracks)	Tirso Abantos	Main	[81]
2023	La chica de nieve (The Snow Girl)	Eduardo		[82]

Accolades

Coronado showing his Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor for Close Your Eyes after the February 2024 gala in Valladolid.

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2000	14th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Goya in Bordeaux	Nominated	[83]
2003	17th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Box 507	Nominated	[84]
2012	26th Goya Awards	Best Actor	No Rest for the Wicked	Won	[85]
	21st Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Leading Role		Won	[86]
2019	6th Feroz Awards	Best Main Actor in a Film	Your Son	Nominated	[87]
	33rd Goya Awards	Best Actor		Nominated	[88]
	28th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Leading Role		Nominated	[89][90]
2024	11th Feroz Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Film	Close Your Eyes	Nominated	[91]
	38th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Won	[92]
	32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role		Nominated	[93][94]
	11th Platino Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Won	[95]
2025	26th Iris Awards	Best Actor	Wrong Side of the Tracks	Nominated	[96]