{{Short description|Spanish actor}} {{Family name hatnote|Castillo|Martínez|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox person | name = David Castillo | image = DavidCastillo2020.jpg | caption = (2020) | birth_date = 1992 | occupation = Actor }} '''David Castillo Martínez''' (born 1992) is a Spanish actor. His breakout role bringing him popularity was his performance as Jonathan in the sitcom ''Aída'', aired from 2005 to 2014.
== Biography == David Castillo Martínez was born in 1992 (depending on sources, either in Fuenlabrada or Madrid).<ref name=ser /><ref name=icon>{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/icon/cultura/2020-11-20/como-david-castillo-encontro-la-paz-tras-la-fama-de-aida-no-me-da-miedo-dejar-de-ser-famoso-tampoco-volver-a-serlo.html|website=Icon|publisher=El País|date=20 November 2020|title=Cómo David Castillo encontró la paz tras la fama de ‘Aída’: "No me da miedo dejar de ser famoso, tampoco volver a serlo"|first=Guillermo|last=Alonso}}</ref>
He began his acting career as a child and played lesser roles in series such as ''Hospital Central'', ''Una nueva vida'' and ''Ana y los 7''.<ref name=bekia>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bekia.es/television/noticias/asi-cambiado-david-castillo-jonathan-aida-migue-amar-es-para-siempre/|website=Bekia|title=Así ha cambiado David Castillo: De Jonathan en 'Aída' a Miguel en 'Amar es para siempre'|date=21 May 2019|first=Laura|last=Catalá}}</ref> David appeared in the 2004 gay-themed film ''Cachorro'', playing Bernardo, a 9-year-old boy.<ref name=sierrainfante>{{Cite book|url=https://www.tdx.cat/bitstream/handle/10803/4898/ssi1de1.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|first=Sonia|last=Sierra Infante|year=2009|title=De lo superficial y de lo profundo en la obra de Elvira Lindo|page=84}}</ref> He starred in the 2004 TV series {{ill|Manolito Gafotas (TV series)|es|Manolito Gafotas (serie de televisión)|lt=''Manolito Gafotas''}}, playing Yihad, the antagonist of lead character Manolito Gafotas, played by Christopher Torres.<ref name=bekia /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elespanol.com/bluper/television/20200106/recibira-manolito-gafotas-collejas-madre-nueva-serie/457204936_0.html|website=El Español|date=6 January 2020|title=¿Recibirá Manolito Gafotas collejas de su madre en su nueva serie?|first=Mike|last=Medianoche}}</ref>
He joined the cast of Aída when he was 13 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://los40.com/los40/2016/10/17/cinetv/1476738047_086585.html|website=Los 40|title=El Jonathan de 'Aída' reapareció en TV casi irreconocible|date=8 October 2020|first=Laura|last=Hergar}}</ref> He was cast to play Jonathan, the "troubling" son of leading character Aída (Carmen Machi).<ref name=fotogramas>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/series-tv-noticias/a16577858/david-castillo-sorprende-con-su-cambio-de-look-despues-de-aida/|website=Fotogramas|title=David Castillo sorprende con su cambio de look después de 'Aída'|date=17 October 2016}}</ref> The successful series aired on Telecinco from 2005 to 2014, and earned Castillo (who starred in 237 episodes)<ref name=formulaTV /> popularity.<ref name=icon /><ref name=ser>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sermadridsur.com/noticias/ser-del-sur-david-castillo-actor_39300/|publisher=Cadena SER|title=Ser del sur: David Castillo, actor|date=12 February 2004}}</ref> Castillo starred in ''El diario de Carlota'' as 'Sergio' and played a cameo in ''Torrente 4'' (2011), performing 'El chanclas'.<ref name=epress>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/cultura/cine-00128/noticia-diario-carlota-muestra-iniciacion-vida-adolescentes-20100716152441.html|website=Europa Press|title='El diario de Carlota' muestra la "iniciación a la vida" de los adolescentes|date=16 July 2010}}</ref><ref name=abcplay>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/play/series/noticias/abci-david-castillo-quinqui-aida-introvertido-amar-para-siempre-201807200344_noticia.html|website=abcplay|publisher=ABC|date=20 July 2018|title=David Castillo: De quinqui en "Aída" a introvertido en "Amar es para siempre"}}</ref> Following the end of ''Aída'', he temporarily distanced from television, and decided to take the entrance tests for the ''Joven Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico'' ("Young National Classical Theatre Company").<ref name=icon />
In 2018, he joined the cast of the 7th season of ''Amar es para siempre'',<ref name=formulaTV>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/80637/david-castillo-ficha-septima-temporada-amar-es-para-siempre/|website=FormulaTV|title=David Castillo ficha por la séptima temporada de 'Amar es para siempre'|date=19 July 2018|first=Héctor|last=Alabadí}}</ref> playing a role very different to ''Aída'''s 'Jonathan', that of 'Miguel', a shy and introverted cartoonist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hola.com/noticias-de-actualidad/20-07-2018/138519|website=¡Hola!|title=David Castillo ficha por ‘Amar es para siempre’|date=20 July 2018}}</ref> Castillo also starred in the war drama miniseries ''Los nuestros 2'' (aired in 2019 on Telecinco), playing 'Ray Izquierdo', a corporal charged with the communications of the portrayed BRIPAC unit.<ref name=losnuestros2>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bekia.es/television/noticias/regresa-miniserie-belica-mas-vista-telecinco-los-nuestros/|website=Bekia|title=Conoce a los personajes de 'Los Nuestros 2', miniserie bélica protagonizada por Paula Echevarría y Rodolfo Sancho|first=Nerea|last=Custodio|date=16 January 2019}}</ref> He later took part in the medieval action drama ''El Cid'', released on Amazon Prime Video in 2020, performing the role of the squire Lisardo.<ref name=elndc>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/culturas/cine/primeras-imagenes-serie-20200917190722-nt.html|website=El Norte de Castilla|title=Primeras imágenes de la serie 'El Cid', con escenas rodadas en Burgos|date=17 September 2020}}</ref> In October 2020, he joined the filming of the miniseries ''Besos al aire'', set on the COVID-19 lockdown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/yotele/20201023/maria-leon-david-castillo-fichajes-besos-aire-coronavirus-8171315|website=El Periódico|title=María León y David Castillo fichan por 'Besos al aire', la miniserie de Mediaset sobre el coronavirus}}</ref>
== Filmography == {{Incomplete list|date=January 2021}} ;Television {| class="wikitable sortable" ! width="42" | Year ! width="250" | Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 2004 || {{ill|Manolito Gafotas (TV series)|es|Manolito Gafotas (serie de televisión)|lt=''Manolito Gafotas''}} || Yihad || 13 episodes || align = "center" | <ref name=bekia /> |- | 2005–2014 || ''Aída'' || Jonathan || 237 episodes || align = "center" | <ref name=formulaTV /> |- | 2018 || ''Amar es para siempre'' || Miguel Illarramendi || || align = "center" | <ref name=nonindependent1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.antena3.com/series/amar/personajes/david-castillo-miguel-illarramendi_201809145b9f62560cf23a45fdb83e39.html|website=Antena 3|date=17 September 2018|title=David Castillo es Miguel Illarramendi}}</ref> |- | 2019 || ''Los nuestros 2'' || Ray Izquierdo || TV miniseries || align = "center" | <ref name=losnuestros2 /> |- | 2020 || ''El Cid'' || Lisardo || || align = "center" | <ref name=elndc /> |- | 2021 || ''Blowing Kisses'' || Nacho || || align = "center" | <ref name=10min>{{Cite web|url=https://www.diezminutos.es/teleprograma/series-tv/a35629202/besos-al-aire-serie-reparto-disney-plus/|website=Diez Minutos|title='Besos al aire': el reparto completo de la primera serie española de Disney Plus|date=25 February 2021|first=Ignacio|last=Herruzo Martínez}}</ref> |} ;Film {| class="wikitable sortable" ! width="42" | Year ! width="250" | Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 2004 || ''Cachorro'' || Bernardo || || align = "center" | <ref name=sierrainfante /> |- | 2010 || ''{{ill|El diario de Carlota|es}}'' || Sergio || || align = "center" | <ref name=epress /> |- | 2011 || ''Torrente 4: Lethal Crisis'' || El chanclas || Cameo || align = "center" | <ref name=abcplay /> |}
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