Karra Elejalde
Carlos Elejalde Garay (born 10 October 1960) better known as Karra Elejalde, is a Spanish actor and occasional filmmaker.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 2 Selected filmography
- 3 References
- 4 External links
Biography
Carlos Elejalde Garay was born on 10 October 1960 in Vitoria-Gasteiz. He developed his early acting career on independent stage plays.
After making his feature film debut with a role in the 1987 film A los cuatro vientos, Elejalde's collaborations with Basque cinema auteurs such as Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Álex de la Iglesia or Julio Medem launched his acting career in the 1990s.
He made his feature film directorial debut by shooting the 2000 film Año Mariano in tandem with Fernando Guillén Cuervo, later making his solo debut with the 2004 film Torapia.
In 2014 he replaced Benito Pocino as Mortadelo in Mortadelo y Filemón contra Jimmy el Cachondo (2014). He played Koldo in Ocho apellidos vascos. He reprised the same role in Ocho apellidos catalanes (2015). After the success of both films, he affirmed he won't play the next sequels. In 2016 he appeared in 1898: Los últimos de Filipinas as Brother Carmelo.
During the 25th Goya Awards in 2011 he was awarded by the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 2015 he was awarded by the same prize at the 29th Goya Awards.
Selected filmography
- 1987: A los cuatro vientos
- 1990: Sauna as Johnny
- 1991: Butterfly Wings as Neighbour
- 1992: Vacas as Ilegorri / Lucas
- 1993: Acción mutante as José Óscar 'Manitas' Tellería
- 1993: The Red Squirrel as Antón
- 1993: La Madre Muerta as Ismael López de Matauko
- 1993: Kika as Policía
- 1994: Dias contados as Rafa
- 1994: Enciende mi pasión as Nruno
- 1995: Salto al vacío as Juancar
- 1995: Entre rojas as Padre de Lucía
- 1995: Adão e Eva as Rafael
- 1995: Tatiana, la muñeca rusa as Gianni
- 1996: Earth as Patricio
- 1996: El dedo en la llaga as Eduardo
- 1996: Corsarios del chip as Roberto Mesa
- 1996: Best Seller (El Premio) as Sergio
- 1997: Airbag as Juantxo
- 1997: La pistola de mi hermano as Inspector
- 1999: A Sweet Scent of Death as El Gitano
- 1999: Novios as José
- 1999: The Nameless as M*era
- 2000: Año Mariano as Mariano
- 2000: Lazarillo de Tormes as Arcipreste
- 2001: Killer Housewives as Lalo
- 2001: Visionarios as Laburu
- 2001: Carne de gallina as Gelín
- 2002: El rey de la granja
- 2002: Nos miran as Medina
- 2002: The Forest as Velasco
- 2004: Torapia as Basilio
- 2005: El calen*o as Pepe
- 2006: Locos por el sexo as Ramón
- 2007: Timecrimes as Héctor
- 2008: Íntimos y extraños. 3 historias y 1/2 as Diego
- 2010: El idioma imposible as Camarero
- 2010: Biutiful as Mendoza
- 2010: Even the Rain as Antón / Colón
- 2012: Miel de naranjas as Don Eladio
- 2012: Invader as Baza
- 2014: Ocho apellidos vascos as Koldo
- 2014: A esmorga as Bocas
- 2014: Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible as Mortadelo / Tía Fulgencia (voice)
- 2015: Rey Gitano as Josemari
- 2015: Ocho apellidos catalanes as Koldo
- 2016: Embarazados as Ginecólogo
- 2016: Rumbos as Pedro
- 2016: 100 Meters as Manolo
- 2016: 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines as Fray Carmelo
- 2017: Operación Concha as Marcos Ruiz de Aldazábal
- 2017: La higuera de los *os as Rogelio
- 2017: Santo Time as Munilla
- 2019: La pequeña Suiza as Peio
- 2019: While at War as Miguel de Unamuno
- 2021: Below Zero as Miguel
- 2021: Polyamory for Dummies as Satur
- 2022: What Lucía Saw as Ignacio Ellacuría
- TBA: Kepler Sexto B
- TBA: The Three Wise Kings vs Santa
References
External links
- Karra Elejalde at IMDb