Luis Iglesia Besteiro

Category: Actor
Birth Date: 2nd February 1962
Birth Place: Riotorto (Lugo)
 Curriculum

He has been a dubbing actor and director since 1986, the usual voice of Harrison Ford, Paul Newman, Robert de Niro, Gartfield and Gustavo frog, among others.
He gave several courses on dubbing (introductory and advanced) for Araguaney Foundation and for the Audiovisual Consortium of Galicia and Aisge. He also gave the courses for Experts on Oral Language for the Media, organized by CRTVG, ILG, Faculty of Philology (Department of Galician Philology) of the University of Santiago de Compostela and collaborated in the Workshops of Scenic Practice (voice and dubbing), organized by the Audiovisual Consortium and the Faculty of Communication Sciences of the University of Santiago de Compostela.
As an announcer, he participated in many advertising campaings for Estrella de Galicia, Caixanova, Caixa Galicia… He was also the announcer of over a thousand documentaries, most of them of Galician production.

 Work & Activities

THEATRE:
-2006: “A ópera d’a Patacón” – musical (R. Vidal Bolaño), Teatro do Aquí. Direction: Marcos Orsi. Co-protagonist (Sr. Penchum, “Tigre”, Brown, Sr. Cox).
-2004: “Camiño longo” – musical (Lois Rei), Teatro do Aquí. Direction: Xoán Carlos Mejuto. Co-protagonist (Sánchez Peña).
-1999: “Xelmírez ou a gloria de Compostela” (Daniel Cortezón), C.D.G.. Direction: R. Vidal Bolaño. Co-protagonist (Gurdesíndez).
-1998: “Rastros” (R. Vidal Bolaño), Teatro do Aquí. Direction: R. Vidal Bolaño. Co-protagonist (Moncho).
-1993: “Non se chora” (Roberto Cossa), Teatro do Atlántico. Direction: Xulio Lago. Co-protagonist (Pedro).
-1991: “Pedro e o capitán” (Mario Benedetti), Maxia Vermella. Direction: Fernando Morán. Protagonist (Captain).
-1990: “Maxia vermella” (Michel de Ghelderode), Maxia Vermella. Direction: Fernando Morán. Secundario (Captain).

CINEMA:
-2005: “Heroína”, Tornasol films / Continental Producciones. Direction: Gerardo Herrero. Supporting actor (Juanjo Fariñas).
-2004: “A promesa”, Pórtico de Comunicaciones / Tesea P.C.. Direction: Héctor Carré. Supporting actor (Psychiatrist).
-2003: “O agasallo de Silvia”, Lorelei Producciones / El Medano Producciones / Ignacio Benedetti Cinema S.L.. Direction: Dionisio Pérez Galindo. Reparto (doctor).

CINEMA FOR TV:
-2005: “Pataghorobi”, Ficción Producciones / Galician TV. Direction: Ricardo Llovo. Cast (barman).
-2003: “Cota vermella”, Zénit TV / Filmax TV. Direction: Jordi Frades. Supporting actor (First officer) and “A rosa de Alexandría”, Voz Audiovisual / Institut de Cinema Catalá. Direction: Rafael Moleón. Supporting actor (Ginés).
-2002: “Autopsia”, Pausoko S.A. / I.J.V. Comunicación. Direction: Milagros Bará. Supporting actor (O Rubio).
-2001: “Entre Bateas”, Costa Oeste / 3koma93. Direction: Jorge Coira. Cast (Policeman).

TELEVISION:
-2009: "Os Matalobos" (series). Direction: Toño López, Jorge Saavedra. Protagonist.
-2006: “Bassir & Karpin” (biographic documentary), Ibisa TV / TVG. Direction: Valentín Carrera. Presenter / announcer.
-2005: “Libro de familia” (series), El Correo Gallego. Direction: Marta Piñeiro. Secundario (Soutomayor), episodes 60, 62, 63, 64.
-2004: “As leis de Celavella” (serie), La Voz de Galicia / Galician TV. Direction: Jorge Coira and Carlos Sedes. Supporting actor (Marcial Iglesias), episode 32.
-2003, 2002 and 2001: “Terra de Miranda” (series), Voz Audiovisual / Zopilote / Galician TV. Direction: Chema Gagino, Jorge Coira and Emilio McGregor. Co-protagonist (Antón), 56 episodes.
-2001 and 2000: “Un mundo de historias” (series), Pórtico de Comunicaciones / Galician TV. Direction: Antón Dobao. Protagonist (Hadrián Castiñeira / Father).
-1997: “Cousa, Cousiña” (quiz show), Gestmusic / Galician TV. Presenter.
-1987: “Rapaces” (children’s programme), Galician TV. Co-presenter (Don Rufo).

SHORTS:
2007: “O máis rico do cemiterio” (Eva Quintas and Paula Acuña). Direction: Jorge Fernández. Supporting actor (Gustavo) and “Palíndromo” (Natalia Quintas and Paula Acuña). Direction: Eva Quintas. Supporting actor (Teacher).
2006: “Premio” (Eva Quintas). Direction: Eva Quintas. Supporting actor (Teacher).
2003: “A teoría do espello”, Lorelei Producciones. Direction: Pedro Corredoira. Protagonist (Lucio) and “Nai que non fuches”, Mr. Bz. Producións. Direction: Manuel Macou. Protagonist (Man).
2002: “Ruleta”: E.I.S A Coruña. Direction: Helena Saá. Protagonista (Beltrán).
2001: “Xinetes na tormenta”, Pórtico de Comunicaciones. Direction: Ricardo Llovo. Co-protagonist (skipper).

ADVERTISING (IMAGE):
2004: “Non desherdes a túa lingua”, Uqui Cebra.
2003: Larsa “Volve á orixe”, Continental Producciones. Direction: Ramón Costafreda.