# Pablo Carbonell > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pablo_Carbonell > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pablo_Carbonell.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Carbonell > Source revision: 1354317388 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Spanish singer, comedian, and actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox person | image = Pablo Carbonell.jpg | caption = Carbonell in 2014 | birth_name = Pablo Carbonell Sánchez-Gijón | birth_place = [Cádiz](/source/C%C3%A1diz), Spain | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|07|28|df=yes}} | relatives = [Aitana Sánchez-Gijón](/source/Aitana_S%C3%A1nchez-Gij%C3%B3n) (cousin) | occupation = {{Hlist|Comedian|actor|singer}} }} '''Pablo Carbonell Sánchez-Gijón''' (born 28 July 1962) is a Spanish singer, comedian, and actor. == Life and career == Pablo Carbonell Sánchez-Gijón was born in [Cádiz](/source/C%C3%A1diz) on 28 July 1962.{{Cite web|date=11 February 2026|title=Quién es Pablo Carbonell, invitado hoy en 'Pasapalabra' y fundador de una mítica banda de música|url=https://www.marca.com/tiramillas/television/2026/02/10/pablo-carbonell-nuevo-invitado-hoy-pasapalabra-fundador-mitica-banda-musica.html|website=[Marca](/source/Marca_(newspaper))}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/5206857/0/pablo-carbonell-a-los-bancos-no-les-importa-machacar-al-ciudadano-o-pasar-por-encima-de-civilizaciones-tienen-mentaildad-imperial/|website=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)|first=Adolfo|last=Ortega|date=10 January 2024|title=Entrevista Pablo Carbonell: "Me gustaría ser realmente la persona que la gente piensa que soy"}} He is a cousin of [Aitana Sánchez-Gijón](/source/Aitana_S%C3%A1nchez-Gij%C3%B3n).{{Cite web|url=https://www.larazon.es/gente/famosos/10-famosos-espanoles-que-son-familia-que-quizas-sabias_20230526647071826cbd630001c4649f.html|website=[La Razón](/source/La_Raz%C3%B3n_(Madrid))|title=10 Famosos españoles que son familia y que (quizás) no lo sabías|date=26 May 2023|first=Dámaris|last=Fernández}} When he was a child, he moved to [Huelva](/source/Huelva), where he suffered [bullying](/source/bullying) and was diagnosed with [scoliosis](/source/scoliosis). He created a comedy duo with [Pedro Reyes](/source/Pedro_Reyes_(comedian)) that started performing [street theatre](/source/street_theatre) in Huelva in the 1980s.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/famosos/2022-07-28/pablo-carbonell-mujer-enfermedad-hija-curiosidades_3467306/|website=Vanitatis|via=[El Confidencial](/source/El_Confidencial)|date=28 July 2022|title=Pablo Carbonell cumple 60 años: música, adicciones y la enfermedad de su hija|first=H.|last=Tomás}} In 1984, he created together with Many Moure and Guillermo Piccolini the musical band [Los Toreros Muertos](/source/Los_Toreros_Muertos), that blended rock, pop, and ska.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telecinco.es/noticias/cultura/20250126/toreros-muertos-canciones-mas-irreverentes-80_18_014431879.html|website=uppers|via=[Telecinco](/source/Telecinco)|first=Juan|last=García Garrido|title=Los Toreros Muertos: Las 10 canciones más irreverentes de los 80|date=26 December 2025}} Together with Pedro Reyes, he featured in the section "El librovisor" of the popular [TVE](/source/Televisi%C3%B3n_Espa%C3%B1ola) show ''[La bola de cristal](/source/La_bola_de_cristal)''.{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldiario.es/vertele/videos/actualidad/alaska-musical-cristal-pablo-carbonell_1_7713066.html|website=vertele|via=[eldiario.es](/source/eldiario.es)|date=14 March 2012|title=“Alaska ha dicho no al musical de 'La bola de cristal' que quiere hacer Pablo Carbonell”}} He made his feature film debut as an actor in ''[Los invitados](/source/Los_invitados)''.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/laluna/2003/244/1069256175.html|website=[El Mundo](/source/El_Mundo_(Spain))|date=21 November 2003|first=Jordi|last=Costa|title=El bollo de Pablo}} For his performance in ''[Masterpiece](/source/Masterpiece_(2000_film))'' (2000), Carbonell earned a nomination for the [Goya Award for Best New Actor](/source/Goya_Award_for_Best_New_Actor). He won the Best Actor Award at the [Málaga Film Festival](/source/M%C3%A1laga_Film_Festival) for ''[Tuna and Chocolate](/source/Tuna_and_Chocolate)'' (2004).{{Cite web|url=https://carnaval.lavozdigital.es/noticia/pablo-carbonell-el-artista-total/|website=La Voz del Carnaval|via=La Voz Digital|date=21 November 2015|first=R|last=Vázquez|title=Pablo Carbonell, el artista total}} == Accolades == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | {{center|2001}} || {{Sort|Goya 15|[15th Goya Awards](/source/15th_Goya_Awards)}} || [Best New Actor](/source/Goya_Award_for_Best_New_Actor) || ''Masterpiece'' || {{nom}} || {{center|{{Citation |url=https://www.accioncultural.es/virtuales/premiosgoya/pdf/catalogo_expo_Goya_1987_2013.pdf|title=Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya|isbn=978-84-9785-791-8|year=2011|publisher=Lunwerg|page=283}}}} |- {{end}} == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Carbonell, Pablo}} Category:Spanish male comedians Category:Spanish male actors Category:Spanish male singers Category:1962 births Category:Living people Category:Spanish male film actors Category:20th-century Spanish male actors Category:21st-century Spanish male actors Category:Male actors from Andalusia --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Pablo Carbonell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Carbonell) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Carbonell?action=history)). 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