Pol Monen
Monen at 2018 32nd Goya Awards
Born
Pol Montañés Enrich

(1994-07-22) 22 July 1994
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
OccupationActor

Pol Montañés Enrich (born 22 July 1994), better known as Pol Monen, is a Spanish actor who rose to fame for his role as Carlos in Amar,[1][2] a film for which he was nominated for Best New Actor at the Goya Awards,[3][4][5] as well as the film Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?. In 2022 he stars in the Netflix Original series The Girl in the Mirror, as Bruno. [6]

Biography

Pol Montañés Enrich was born in Barcelona on 22 July 1994.[7][8][9]

He is known by the stage name of Pol Monen (Monen is the fusion of his two family names, 'Montañés' and 'Enrich').[10] He made a minor appearance in the 2004 film La Mala Educación, when he was barely 10 years old,[11] whereas he had his television debut in 2005 with a guest role in TV3's El cor de la ciutat.[4] He moved to Madrid at age 18, where he studied journalism.[10][12][13] He trained as an actor under Juan Carlos Corazza.[12]

His leading performance as Carlos in the 2017 romantic drama film Amar: With You Until the End of the World earned him a nomination to the Goya Award for Best New Actor at the 32nd Goya Awards.[11] In 2018, he joined the cast of the Telemundo and Netflix series La Reina del Sur (season 2).[14]

He starred as Eze in Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island? and performed the role of Said in So My Grandma's a Lesbian! ,[15][16] both films released in 2019.

He performed a main cast role in the TV series Campamento Albanta,[17] released in 2020 on Atresplayer Premium.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017Amar (Amar: With You Until the End of the World)CarlosStarring role[18]
2018Tu hijo (Your Son)Marcos[19]
2019¿A quién te llevarías a una isla desierta? (Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?)EzeStarring role[15]
Salir del ropero (So My Grandma's A Lesbian!)Said[16]
2021 Con quién viajas (Carpoolers)Miguel[20]
EgoJorge[21]
2022La novia de América TonoStarring role[22]
Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018Vivir sin permiso (Unauthorized Living)Lara's boyfriend[12]
2019La Reina del SurJuanSeason 2[14]
2020Campamento AlbantaAbel[4]
2022Alma (The Girl In The Mirror) Bruno Starring Role [6]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2018 32nd Goya Awards Best New Actor Amar Nominated [23]
73rd Premios CEC Best New Actor Nominated [24]
2019 34th Festival Cinema Jove "Un futuro de Cine" Award - Won [25]

References

  1. ↑ "Pol Monen: "Me gustaría que el feminismo no fuera solo una moda, que hubieran cambios reales" | Nostromo Magazine". www.nostromomagazine.es. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  2. ↑ Weston, Christopher (2021-02-03). "Where is Black Beach filmed? Netflix movie filming locations". HITC. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  3. ↑ "Los nominados a Mejor Actor Revelación vistos por sus directores » Premios Goya 2021". www.premiosgoya.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  4. 1 2 3 Rabazo, Jorge (4 August 2020). "Pol Monen: "Me preocupa lo de contratar a actores por sus seguidores"". Bluper. El Español. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Pol Monen. Ser viejoven is the new black". MADMENMAG (in Spanish). 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
  6. 1 2 Alma (Drama, Horror, Mystery), Sospecha Films, 2022-08-19, retrieved 2022-08-17
  7. ↑ Aragón, El Periódico de (14 April 2019). "María Pedraza y Pol Monen: el retrato generacional de Netflix". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  8. ↑ "Fotomatón a Pol Monen". Fotogramas. 20 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "El actor Pol Monen escribe su mejor papel como modelo". Neo2. 12 March 2023.
  10. 1 2 Llongueras, Por Fotos: Pablo Sarabia Maquillaje y Peluquería Pilar Llorens para (2017-04-20). "Fotomatón a Pol Monen". Fotogramas (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  11. 1 2 Hernández, Nuria (28 December 2017). "Así es Pol Monen: el actor nominado a los Goya que habla hebreo y practica boxeo". Vanity Fair.
  12. 1 2 3 Pastor, Custodio (8 December 2018). "Pol Monen, deslumbrado por lo que está viviendo". El País.
  13. ↑ Gonzálvez, Paula M. (31 August 2018). "Pol Monen, el actor al que comparan con Javier Bardem de joven". HuffPost.
  14. 1 2 Palenzuela, Fernando (3 June 2018). "'La Reina del Sur': Pol Monen ficha por la segunda temporada de la serie en Netflix". FormulaTV.
  15. 1 2 Hernández Luján, Raquel (11 April 2019). "Crítica de la película de Netflix ¿A quién te llevarías a una isla desierta?". Hobby Consolas.
  16. 1 2 Budowski, Jade (24 January 2021). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'So My Grandma's A Lesbian!' On Netflix, A Spanish Comedy With A Big Heart & Stellar Cast". Decider.com.
  17. ↑ Recio, Franc (25 July 2020). "Pol Monen ('Campamento Albanta'): "Al trabajar con actores como José Coronado aprendes a desmitificarlos"". El Periódico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  18. ↑ Reguera, Iván (21 April 2017). "'Amar': prótesis sexuales y risas flojas". Cuarto Poder.
  19. ↑ Silvestre, Juan (15 October 2018). "'Tu hijo': José Coronado, padre coraje en el tráiler". Fotogramas.
  20. ↑ Úbeda-Portugués, Alberto (7 September 2021). "Los estrenos del 10 de septiembre. 'Con quién viajas'. Pasajeros inquietos". Aisge.
  21. ↑ "María Pedraza es su peor enemiga en el tráiler de 'Ego'". Cinemanía (in Spanish). 20minutos.es. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  22. ↑ "Alfonso Albacete shooting La novia de América". Cineuropa - the best of european cinema. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  23. ↑ "Todos ganadores de los Premios Goya 2018". El Mundo. 4 February 2018.
  24. ↑ "'La librería' y 'El autor', con ocho candidaturas, favoritas en las Medallas CEC 2018". Audiovisual451. 25 January 2018.
  25. ↑ "Nuria Herrero y Pol Monen reciben su premio 'Un futuro de cine'". Valencia Plaza. 28 June 2019.
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