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Francesc Orella
Francesc Orella
Born	Francesc Orella i Pinell; June 11, 1957 (age 67); Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Nationality	Spain
Alma mater	Institut del Teatre; Herbert Berghoff Studio
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990-today
Known for	The interpretation of "Merlí" in the series of TVC Merlí.

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Francesc Orella i Pinell (born June 11, 1957 in Barcelona) is a Spanish actor of cinema, television, theater and dubbing mainly known for his role of "Merlí" in the series Merlí, by TVC.

In 2008 won an Max award for best actor for his role in An Enemy of the People. In June 2009 he was awarded the National Theatre performance "strong, unique, compelling, moving and flawless" in theater productions of all records.^[1]

Biography

Born in Barcelona in 1957, he graduated from the Institut del Teatre in his hometown, and later moved to the United States to study at the Herbert Berghoff Studio (HB Studio) in New York City where he studied with actors such as John Strasberg, Carol Rosenfeld, Carlos Gandolfo, Genadi Karatkov and Bob McAndrew.

In the world of the cinema made debut in several films and series produced by TV3, until in the year 2000 made debut in the Commissary, of Telecinco.

He later appeared in series and mini-series as Ventdelplà (2009) or Infieles (2009), and debuted as co-star in Las veus del Pamano (2009), Ermessenda (2010) and Prim, l'assassinat del carrer del Turco (2014). In 2015 he joined the cast of the new series Carlos, Rey Emperador where he gave life to Cardinal Adrian of Utrecht.

In the middle of 2015 he got the starring role of "Merlí" in TVC's TV series Merlí, which made him famous both nationally and internationally.^[2]^[3] He plays a professor of Philosophy who encourages his students to think freely through unorthodox methods, a man who has a seductive and intense sex life.^[4]

Private life

He currently resides in Valldoreix, in the municipality of Sant Cugat del Vallès (Catalonia). He is single without children.^[5]

Filmography

Cinema

Year	Title	Character
1983	Asalto al Banco Central	Atracado
1988	Luces y sombras
1989	Pont de Varsòvia	Professor
1990	Boom Boom	Ramón
1990	La teranyina	Obrer
1992	Los mares del sur	Ladillas
1994	Roig	Padre
1995	Ábreme la puerta	Juan
	El perquè de tot plegat	Egotista (segment "Ego")
	La conversió
	Land and Freedom	Casado
1997	La Moños	Ricardo
1998	Tan lejos, tan cerca
	A tiro limpio	Fito
	Subjúdice	Martí
	El pianista	Quintana
	Déjeme que le cuente	Borracho
1999	La ciudad de los prodigios
2000	Morir	Víctima
	Yoyes	Hombre mechero
	El viaje de Arián
2001	Mi dulce	Antonio
2001	Clara y Elena	Eddy
2002	Smoking Room	Martínez
2003	Nudos	Mario
	Utopía	Padre Ochoa
	La suerte dormida	Miguel Ángel
2004	El año del diluvio	Cabo Lastre
2005	Segundo asalto	Mendiri
2005	Disonancia
2006	Remake	Guarda Jurado Mayor
	La silla	Artista
	Capitaine Alatriste	Capitán Bragado
2008	Shiver (Eskalofrío)	Dimas
2009	Tres dies amb la família	Toni
2010	Les Yeux de Julia (Los ojos de Julia)	Inspector Dimas
2011	Mil cretins	Brotto
2011	Silencio en la nieve	Reyes Zarauza
2012	Els nens salvatges	Àngel
2014	Stella cadente	El Bisbe
	Lasa y Zabala	Galindo
	Interior. Família.
2015	Truman	Actor Restaurante
2016	Brava	(in production)
2016	Contratiempo	(in production)

Television

Year	Title	Character
2000	Andorra, entre el torb i la Gestapo
2015	Carlos, rey emperador	Adrian VI
2015	Merlí	Merlí

References

^ Jordi Savall, Núria Font, Francesc Orella i l'Associació de Professionals del Circ, Premis Nacionals de Cultura [Jordi Savall, Núria Font, Francesc Orella and the Association of Circus Professionals, National Culture Awards] (in Catalan). Partal, Maresma i Associats sl. June 29, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2017. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ Atresmedia compra els drets de 'Merlí' [Atresmedia buys the rights to 'Merlí'] (in Catalan). Department de la Presidència. November 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2017. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ Juanico, Núria (November 22, 2016). Netflix compra els drets de 'Merlí' [Netflix buys the rights to 'Merlí'] (in Catalan). Department de la Presidència. Retrieved August 5, 2017. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ "Els professors" [The professors]. ccma.cat/tv3/merli (in Catalan). Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
^ Amela, Víctor M. (October 16, 2014). "Francesc Orella: "Los personajes oscuros son los más emocionantes"" ["Dark characters are the most exciting"]. La Vanguardia (in Catalan). Retrieved August 5, 2017.

External links

Francesc Orella at IMDb

[1] Jordi Savall, Núria Font, Francesc Orella i l'Associació de Professionals del Circ, Premis Nacionals de Cultura [Jordi Savall, Núria Font, Francesc Orella and the Association of Circus Professionals, National Culture Awards] (in Catalan). Partal, Maresma i Associats sl. June 29, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2017. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[2] Atresmedia compra els drets de 'Merlí' [Atresmedia buys the rights to 'Merlí'] (in Catalan). Department de la Presidència. November 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2017. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[3] Juanico, Núria (November 22, 2016). Netflix compra els drets de 'Merlí' [Netflix buys the rights to 'Merlí'] (in Catalan). Department de la Presidència. Retrieved August 5, 2017. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)

[4] "Els professors" [The professors]. ccma.cat/tv3/merli (in Catalan). Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals. Retrieved August 5, 2017.

[5] Amela, Víctor M. (October 16, 2014). "Francesc Orella: "Los personajes oscuros son los más emocionantes"" ["Dark characters are the most exciting"]. La Vanguardia (in Catalan). Retrieved August 5, 2017.

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 In the middle of 2015 he got the starring role of "Merlí" in [[Televisió de Catalunya|TVC]]'s TV series ''[[Merlí (TV series)|Merlí]]'', which made him famous both nationally and internationally.<ref>{{cite publication|url=http://www.ara.cat/media/Merli-Atresmedia-drets_0_1462053882.html|title=Atresmedia compra els drets de 'Merlí'|language=ca|trans-title=Atresmedia buys the rights to 'Merlí'|date=5 November 2015|website=ara.cat|publisher=Department de la Presidència|accessdate=5 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite publication|url=http://www.ara.cat/media/Netflix-adquireix-drets-Merli_0_1691831000.html|title=Netflix compra els drets de 'Merlí'|language=ca|trans-title=Netflix buys the rights to 'Merlí'|date=22 November 2016|first=Núria|last=Juanico|website=ara.cat|publisher=Department de la Presidència|accessdate=5 August 2017}}</ref> He plays a professor of Philosophy who encourages his students to think freely through unorthodox methods, a man who has a seductive and intense sex life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccma.cat/tv3/merli/professors/fitxa/108762/|title=Els professors|language=ca|trans-title=The professors|publisher=Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals|website=ccma.cat/tv3/merli|accessdate=5 August 2017}}</ref>
 == Private life ==
 He currently resides in [[Valldoreix]], in the municipality of [[Sant Cugat del Vallès]] (Catalonia). He is single without children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/lacontra/20141017/54417207108/la-contra-francesc-orella.html|title=Francesc Orella: "Los personajes oscuros son los más emocionantes"|language=ca|trans-title="Dark characters are the most exciting"|first=Víctor M.|last=Amela|work=La Vanguardia|date=16 October 2014|accessdate=5 August 2017}}</ref>
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