Yon González Luna (born 20 May 1986) is a Spanish actor. He is probably best known for his performance as Iván Noiret León in the Antena 3 series The Boarding School (El internado), as well as for his role of Julio Olmedo/Espinosa in the television series Gran Hotel and for that of Francisco Gómez in the Netflix series Cable Girls.
Yon González | |
|---|---|
| Born | Yon González Luna 20 May 1986 Bergara, Basque Country, Spain |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Relatives | Aitor Luna (brother) |
Acting career
editYon González began his acting career in the LaSexta series SMS in 2006. He then went on to star in the Antena 3 series The Boarding School (El internado) from 2007 to 2010 which brought him wider popularity. González's performance as Iván Noiret León earned him an ACE Award for Best New Actor in 2010,[1] as well as a Golden Nymph for Best Actor – Drama nomination at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival 2009.[2]
Throughout 2008 and 2009, González starred in the motion pictures Sex, Party and Lies (Mentiras y gordas), opposite Mario Casas, Hugo Silva and his The Boarding School co–star Ana de Armas, and Sebastián Cordero's Rabies (Rabia). He also appeared in the short films The Storymaker (El forjador de historias), Impossible Loves (Amores imposibles), Identity (Identidad) and Latex Puppets (Muñecos de latex), winning the La FILA Festival of Short Films Award for Best Male Performance for the latter.[3] In 2010, González portrayed Constantine II of Greece in Sofía, a television miniseries based on the life of Queen Sofía of Spain. In 2011, González worked primarily in television, appearing in Gran Reserva, which stars his brother Aitor Luna, The Whos (Los Quién) and Gran Hotel (Gran hotel). Gran Hotel, in which he starred opposite his SMS fellow Amaia Salamanca,[4] won him the Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Television Actor.[5]
During the 2015-2016 he starred in two seasons drama series, Bajo sospecha as the main protagonist, Víctor. The crime drama series are aired on AtresMedia's Atres Player. In that year, he also starred in a thriller movie together with his brother, Aitor Luna in Killing Time (Matar El Tiempo) with the role as Boris.
In 2017-2020 he played the role as Francisco Gómez on Netflix original series, Cable Girls.
The other filming he made was Hil Kanpaiak, a Basque-language movie where he played the role of Iñigo Kortazar, a policeman. The movie has been aired on Festival du Cinéma Espagnol de Nantes 2021. He is also the main protagonist on Heirs to the Land as Hugo Llor. The series—based on a historical novel written by Ildefonso Falcones—aired on Netflix in April 2022.
Other work
editIn 2007, González modeled for David Delfín at the Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week.[6] He also covered numerous magazines, such as Vanity Fair, Glamour, Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan,[7] either alone or with his The Boarding School fellows.
In 2007, along with Martiño Rivas and Marta Torné, González supported the ONG Childhood Without Limits Foundation.[8]
In 2020, he worked on promoting Dolce & Gabbana's latest perfume, K and campaigned it on his Instagram account.[9]
Personal and media life
editGonzález was born in Bergara, Gipuzkoa, and lives in Madrid. His older brother Aitor González Luna is also an actor, probably best known for his role in Los hombres de Paco and Enemigo íntimo.[10] He cites Juan Diego, Jordi Mollà and Luis Tosar as his role models.[11]
In 2011, he was ranked sixth in 20 minutos' list of sexiest Spanish actors.[12]
He is represented by Paloma Juanes entertainment and actor agency.[13]
Filmography
edit| Title | Original Title | Year | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMS: Sin Miedo a Soñar | SMS | 2006-2007 | Andrés | TV series; 2006–07 |
| The Boarding School | El internado | 2007-2010 | Iván Noiret León | TV series; 2007–10 ACE Award for Best New Actor Nominated—Golden Nymph for Best Actor – Drama |
| The Storymaker | El forjador de historias | 2008 | Victor | Short film |
| Impossible Loves | Amores imposibles | 2008 | Boy | Short film |
| Identity | Identidad | 2008 | Boy | Short film |
| Sex, Party and Lies | Mentiras y Gordas | 2009 | Nico | |
| Latex Puppets | Muñecos de Latex | 2009 | Adrián | Short film La FILA Festival of Short Films Award for Best Male Performance |
| Rage | Rabia | 2009 | Adrián | |
| Sofía | Sofía | 2010 | Constantine II of Greece | TV miniseries |
| Torrente 4 | Torrente 4 | 2011 | Peralta | 2011 |
| The Whos | Los Quién | 2011 | Paco | TV series; 1 episode |
| Unknown Truth | Desconocierto | 2011 | Man | Short film |
| Transgression | Transgression | 2011 | Helio | |
| Grand Hotel | Gran Hotel | 2011-2013 | Julio Olmedo | TV series Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Television Actor |
| The Misfits Club | El club de los incomprendidos | 2014 | Rodrigo | |
| Off Course | Perdiendo el norte | 2015 | Hugo Cifuentes Marin | |
| Killing Time | Matar el tiempo | 2015 | Boris | |
| Under Suspicion | Bajo sospecha | 2015-2016 | Víctor García | TV series |
| Cable Girls | Las chicas del cable | 2017-2020 | Francisco Gómez | TV series |
| Death Knell | Hil Kanpaiak | 2020 | Iñigo Kortazar | |
| The Boarding School: Las Cumbres | El internado: Las cumbres | 2021 | Iván Noiret León | TV series, cameo appearance S1:E1 |
| Once Upon a Time in Euskadi | Érase una vez en Euskadi | 2021 | Félix | |
| Heirs to the Land | Los herederos de la tierra | 2022 | Hugo Llor | TV series |
Awards and nominations
edit| Award | Year | Category | Nominated Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La FILA Festival of Short Films | 2009 | Best Male Performance | Latex Puppets | Won |
| Monte-Carlo Television Festival Awards | 2009 | Golden Nymph for Best Actor – Drama | The Boarding School | Nominated |
| Association of Latin Entertainment Critics Awards | 2010 | Best New Actor | The Boarding School | Won |
| Fotogramas de Plata Awards | 2011 | Best Television Actor | Grand Hotel | Won |
| Neox Fan Awards | 2012 | Best Television Series Actor | Grand Hotel | Nominated |
| Best Kiss of the Year (w/ Amaia Salamanca) | Won | |||
| 2013 | Best Television Series Actor | Nominated | ||
| Best Kiss of the Year (w/Amaia Salamanca) | Nominated | |||
| Fotogramas de Plata Awards | 2015 | Best Television Actor | Under Suspicion | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Yon González y Ana Duato, premiados en Nueva York". La voz libre (in Spanish). 19 April 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ Fernández, Ángel (16 April 2009). "Series españolas a la conquista de la Ninfa de Oro del Festival de Montecarlo". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Historia del Festival". Cine La FILA (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Cinco años después de 'SMS', Amaia Salamanca y Yon González se reencuentran y se enamoran en 'Gran Hotel'". ¡Hola! (in Spanish). 9 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Elena Anaya y José Coronado repiten el éxito de los Goya en los Fotogramas de Plata 2011 como mejores intérpretes de cine". ¡Hola! (in Spanish). 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Yon González Luna". www.actoresmasguapos.com (in Spanish). 17 November 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Yon González". actoresmasatractivos.com (in Spanish). 28 December 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Yon González, un irresistible y rebelde galán que vuelve dispuesto a conquistarnos". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 24 October 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ Megía, Carlos (20 December 2020). "Yon González: "Enseño mi imagen a través del oficio, no de Instagram. Mi intimidad es solo mía"". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ "Yon González y Aitor Luna, hermanos en la vida real y rivales en la pequeña pantalla". Hola (in Spanish). 22 February 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Yon González: "Me da morbo pensar qué pasará después de El Internado"". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 22 July 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Los Actores Españoles Mas Sexies De La Television" (in Spanish). 17 February 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ "Yon González". Paloma Juanes (in Spanish). 28 November 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
External links
edit- Yon González at IMDb