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Carloto Cotta (Paris, 31 January 1984) is a Portuguese actor who has worked in television series, films and on stage. For his role in Diamantino he won best actor at the 2019 Golden Globes in Portugal. He won a second Best Actor award at the 2022 Portuguese Golden Globes for his role in the film The Tsugua Diaries.
Career
Born in Paris, he grew up in Lisbon, and at the age of 15 he started his acting training at the Escola Profissional de Teatro de Cascais. He made his film debut in Miguel Gomes' 31 (2003).
Since then, Cotta has been a regular presence in the Portuguese cinema. He got the attention of critics and audiences with his lead role in the short film Arena (2009), that won the Palme d'Or at the Festival de Cannes. Carloto Cotta attained international recognition with his performance in Tabu (2012).
He is known internationally for his roles in Diamantino, Frankie, and You Won't Be Alone, and Netflix's Elite.
Personal life
Asked about his sexuality, Cotta has said that he doesn't appreciate sexual labels, and explained: "I don't define myself sexually. Now I'm 'one thing', and perhaps two years from now I'm 'something else'."
Filmography
= Film
=2022 - You Won't Be Alone by Goran Stolevski
2019 - Frankie by Ira Sachs
2018 - Diamantino by Gabriel Abrantes & Daniel Schmidt
2015 - The 1001 Nights by Miguel Gomes
2015 - Montanha by João Salaviza
2014 - Olvidados by Carlos Bolado
2013 - Bairro by Jorge Cardoso, José Manuel Fernandes, Lourenço Mello, Ricardo Inácio
2012 - Lines of Wellington by Valeria Sarmiento
2012 - Tabu by Miguel Gomes
2012 - Paixão by Margarida Gil
2011 - Fratelli by Gabriel Abrantes
2011 - Demain by Christine Laurent
2010 - Mysteries of Lisbon by Raúl Ruiz
2010 - Carne by Carlos Conceição
2010 - Senhor X by Gonçalo Galvão Teles
2009 - To Die Like a Man by João Pedro Rodrigues
2009 - La Religieuse Portugaise by Eugène Green
2009 - Arena by João Salaviza
2009 - L'Arc En Ciel by David Bonneville
2009 - Soy un hombre sincero by Jaime Freitas
2008 - 4 Copas by Manuel Mozos
2008 - Nuit de Chien by Werner Schroeter
2007 - The Golden Helmet by Jorge Cramez
2006 - The End by Vitor Candeias
2005 - Aqui estou eu by Jaime Freitas
2005 - Two Drifters by João Pedro Rodrigues
2005 - Fin de curso by Miguel Martí
2004 - A Cara Que Mereces by Miguel Gomes
2003 - 31 by Miguel Gomes
= Television
=2022-2023 - Elite, Netflix
2021 - Glória, Netflix
2019 - A Prisioneira, TVI
2016 - Mata Hari - Théophile Rastignac - Starmedia
2016 - A Impostora, TVI
2015 - Santa Bárbara TVI
2012 - O Bairro TVI
2010 - Laços de Sangue SIC
2008 - Flor do Mar TVI
2007 - Ilha dos Amores TVI
2006 - A Minha Família RTP
2002 - Lusitana Paixão RTP
Theater
2008 - The Mother, Bertolt Brecht
2007 - Shopping and Fucking, Mark Ravenhill
2006 - Me Cago en Dios, Ìñigo Ramirez de Haro
References
External links
Carloto Cotta at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Arabian Nights (film 2015)
- L'arc-en-ciel (film)
- Carloto Cotta
- Amelia's Children
- Cotta
- Carloto
- You Won't Be Alone
- Elite (TV series)
- List of Elite characters
- Ilha dos Amores
- Diamantino (film)
- Culture of Portugal
