Manolo Solo

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

Manuel Jesús Fernández Serrano (born 1964), better known as Manolo Solo, is a Spanish actor.^[1]

Manolo Solo
Solo in 2025
Born	Manuel Jesús Fernández Serrano 1964 (age 60–61) Algeciras, Spain
Occupation	Actor

Biography

Born in Algeciras in 1964, he was raised in neighbouring Los Barrios until age 6, later moving to Seville with his family.^[2][3] Part of the Sevillian musical scene in his youth, he was bassist-singer of Hacienda Somos Todos and Libertad Provisional.^[4] He later joined Arden Lágrimas and became the vocalist of rock band La Turmix/Relicarios, sharing stage with Santi Amodeo.^[4][5][6] Relicarios managed to release a full album, Detentebala.^[4]

Solo earned a licentiate degree in Education Sciences from the University of Seville and trained his acting chops at the Seville's Instituto de Teatro.^[7] After debuting as a stage actor in 1989 and making a number of television appearances, he landed his feature film debut in the drama Everything in Place,^[7] released in 2002.

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2002	Cuando todo esté en orden (Everything in Place)	Juan		[8]
2003	Astronautas (Astronauts)	Lorenzo		[9]
	La flaqueza del bolchevique (The Weakness of the Bolshevik)	Francisco		[10]
2006	El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)	Garcés		[11]
2007	Lola, la película (Lola, the Movie)	Joaquín Romero		[12]
	Pudor (Modesty)	Hombre X		[13]
2009	El cónsul de Sodoma (The Consul of Sodom)	Meler		[14]
2010	El gran Vázquez (The Great Vazquez)	Ibáñez		[15]
	Amador
2011	La cebra	"The one-eyed"
	23-F: La película (17 Hours)	Fernando Castedo [es]		[16]
	Verbo	Professor
2012	Impávido (Poker Face)	Tena		[17]
2013	La herida (Wounded)	Jaime		[18]
2014	La isla mínima (Marshland)	Periodista		[19]
2015	B, la película	Juez Ruz ('Judge Ruz')		[20]
2016	Tarde para la ira (The Fury of a Patient Man)	El Triana		[21]
	Los del túnel (The Tunnel Gang)	José Manuel		[22]
2017	Es por tu bien (It's for Your Own Good)	Juan		[23]
2019	El silencio de la ciudad blanca (Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City)	Mario Santos		[24]
2020	A la cara (Face to Face)	Pedro / Alge68	Short film	[25]
2021	Competencia oficial (Official Competition)	Matías		[26]
	Josefina (Josephine)	Rafael		[27]
	Sevillanas de Brooklyn (When Brooklyn Met Seville)	Antonio		[28]
	El buen patrón (The Good Boss)	Miralles		[29]
2022	Girasoles silvestres (Wild Flowers)	Roberto		[30]
	La fortaleza (The Fortress)	Amigo de Jorge ('Jorge's friend')		[31]
2023	La desconocida (Girl Unknown)	Leo		[32]
	Cerrar los ojos (Close Your Eyes)	Miguel Garay		[33]
	El hombre del saco (The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth)	Quino Aguirre		[34]
2025	El cielo de los animales (The Heaven of Animals)	Benicio		[35]
	Una quinta portuguesa (The Portuguese House)	Fernando / Manuel		[36]
	A la cara (Face to Face)	Pedro / Alge68	Feature length film	[37][38]

Television

Key

†	Denotes series that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2014	Prim, el asesinato de la calle del Turco	Nandín	TV movie	[39]
2018-19	La peste (The Plague)	Celso de Guevara
2020-23	30 monedas (30 Coins)	Cardenal Fabio Santoro	Primarily Italian-speaking performance	[40]
2024	Celeste	Toni		[41]
TBA	Anatomía de un instante † (The Anatomy of a Moment)	Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado		[42]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2015	24th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Minor Role	Marshland	Won	[43]
2016	71st CEC Medals	Best Supporting Actor	B, the Movie	Nominated
	30th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated	[44]
	25th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Minor Role		Won	[45]
2017	4th Feroz Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Film	The Fury of a Patient Man	Won	[46]
	72nd CEC Medals	Best Supporting Actor		Won	[47]
	31st Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Won	[48]
	26th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Minor Role		Won	[49]
2018	27th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Theatre Actor in a Secondary Role	Smoking Room	Won	[50]
2019	6th Feroz Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Series	The Plague	Nominated	[51]
2021	8th Feroz Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Series	30 Coins	Nominated	[52][53]
2022	9th Feroz Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Film	The Good Boss	Nominated	[54]
	1st Carmen Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Won	[55]
			When Brooklyn Met Seville	Nominated
	77th CEC Medals	Best Supporting Actor	The Good Boss	Nominated	[56]
	36th Goya Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated	[57]
	30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role		Nominated	[58]
	9th Platino Awards	Best Supporting Actor		Nominated	[59]
2023	78th CEC Medals	Best Supporting Actor	Wild Flowers	Nominated	[60]
	31st Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Minor Role		Nominated	[61]
	29th Forqué Awards	Best Actor in a Film	Close Your Eyes	Nominated	[62]
2024	11th Feroz Awards	Best Actor in a Film		Nominated	[63]
	3rd Carmen Awards	Best Actor		Nominated	[64][65]
	79th CEC Medals	Best Actor		Nominated	[66][67][68]
	38th Goya Awards	Best Actor		Nominated	[69]
	21st International Cinephile Society Awards	Best Actor		Runner-up	[70][71]
	32nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards	Best Film Actor in a Leading Role		Nominated	[72][73]
	11th Platino Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV series	30 Coins	Nominated	[74]
2025	12th Feroz Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Series	Celeste	Pending	[75]