Pol Monen

{{Short description|Spanish actor (born 1994)}} {{family name hatnote|Montañés|Enrich|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox person | image = Premios Goya 2018 - Pol Monen.jpg | caption = Monen at 2018 32nd Goya Awards | birth_name = Pol Montañés Enrich | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|07|22|df=y}} | birth_place = Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | occupation = Actor | awards = }} '''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'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pol Monen: "Me gustaría que el feminismo no fuera solo una moda, que hubieran cambios reales" {{!}} Nostromo Magazine|url=https://www.nostromomagazine.es/entrevista-pol-monen/|access-date=2021-02-13|website=www.nostromomagazine.es|date=8 March 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Weston|first=Christopher|date=2021-02-03|title=Where is Black Beach filmed? Netflix movie filming locations|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/02/03/where-is-black-beach-filmed-netflix/|access-date=2021-02-06|website=HITC|language=en-GB}}</ref> a film for which he was nominated for Best New Actor at the Goya Awards,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Los nominados a Mejor Actor Revelación vistos por sus directores » Premios Goya 2021|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/32-edicion/articulos/ver/los-nominados-a-mejor-actor-revelacion-vistos-por-sus-directores/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=www.premiosgoya.com}}</ref><ref name=bluper /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-20|title=Pol Monen. Ser viejoven is the new black|url=https://madmenmagazine.com/entrevista-con-pol-monen-soy-un-viejoven/|access-date=2021-02-02|website=MADMENMAG|language=es}}</ref> 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. <ref name=":0">{{Citation |title=Alma |date=2022-08-19 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13106334/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2 |type=Drama, Horror, Mystery |publisher=Sospecha Films |access-date=2022-08-17}}</ref>

== Biography == Pol Montañés Enrich was born in Barcelona on 22 July 1994.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aragón|first=El Periódico de|title=María Pedraza y Pol Monen: el retrato generacional de Netflix|url=https://www.elperiodicodearagon.com/noticias/television/maria-pedraza-pol-monen-retrato-generacional-netflix_1355710.html|access-date=2021-02-06|website=El Periódico de Aragón|date=14 April 2019 |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/g18701467/fotomaton-a-pol-monen/|website=Fotogramas|date=20 April 2017|title=Fotomatón a Pol Monen}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.neo2.com/pol-monen-actor-estreno-entrevista-modelo/|website=Neo2|title=El actor Pol Monen escribe su mejor papel como modelo|date=12 March 2023}}</ref>

He is known by the stage name of Pol Monen (''Monen'' is the fusion of his two family names, 'Montañés' and 'Enrich').<ref name="fotogramas" /> He made a minor appearance in the 2004 film ''La Mala Educación'', when he was barely 10 years old,<ref name="vanityfair">{{Cite web|url=https://www.revistavanityfair.es/cultura/entretenimiento/articulos/pol-monen-actor-nominado-goya-revelacion-pelicula-amar-habla-hebreo-boxeo-bardem-jerusalem/28028|website=Vanity Fair|date=28 December 2017|first=Nuria|last=Hernández|title=Así es Pol Monen: el actor nominado a los Goya que habla hebreo y practica boxeo}}</ref> whereas he had his television debut in 2005 with a guest role in TV3's ''El cor de la ciutat''.<ref name="bluper" /> He moved to Madrid at age 18, where he studied journalism.<ref name="fotogramas">{{Cite web|last=Llongueras|first=Por Fotos: Pablo Sarabia Maquillaje y Peluquería Pilar Llorens para|date=2017-04-20|title=Fotomatón a Pol Monen|url=http://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/g18701467/fotomaton-a-pol-monen/|access-date=2021-02-06|website=Fotogramas|language=es-ES}}</ref><ref name="icon" /><ref name="huffpost">{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.es/2018/08/31/pol-monen-el-actor-al-que-comparan-con-javier-bardem-de-joven_a_23501338/|website=HuffPost|title=Pol Monen, el actor al que comparan con Javier Bardem de joven|first=Paula M.|last=Gonzálvez|date=31 August 2018}}</ref> He trained as an actor under Juan Carlos Corazza.<ref name="icon" />

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.<ref name=vanityfair /> In 2018, he joined the cast of the Telemundo and Netflix series ''La Reina del Sur'' (season 2).<ref name=reinadelsur>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formulatv.com/noticias/80500/la-reina-del-sur-pol-monen-ficha-segunda-temporada-netflix/|website=FormulaTV|title='La Reina del Sur': Pol Monen ficha por la segunda temporada de la serie en Netflix|date=3 June 2018|first=Fernando|last=Palenzuela}}</ref>

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!'' ,<ref name=hobby /><ref name=decider /> both films released in 2019.

He performed a main cast role in the TV series ''Campamento Albanta'',<ref name=recio>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/yotele/20200725/pol-monen-campamento-albanta-trabajar-actores-como-jose-coronado-ensena-humanizarlos-8053009|website=El Periódico|title=Pol Monen ('Campamento Albanta'): "Al trabajar con actores como José Coronado aprendes a desmitificarlos"|first=Franc|last=Recio|date=25 July 2020|access-date=2021-02-14|language=es}}</ref> released in 2020 on Atresplayer Premium.

== Filmography == {{Expand list|date=February 2021}} ;Film {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | align = "center" | 2017 || ''Amar'' (''Amar: With You Until the End of the World'') || Carlos || Starring role || align = "center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cuartopoder.es/cultura/2017/04/21/amar-protesis-sexuales-y-risas-flojas/|website=Cuarto Poder|title='Amar': prótesis sexuales y risas flojas|first=Iván|last=Reguera|date=21 April 2017}}</ref> |- | align = "center" | 2018 || ''Tu hijo'' (''Your Son'') || Marcos || || align = "center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/noticias-cine/a23772287/tu-hijo-trailer-jose-coronado-pol-monen/|website=Fotogramas|title='Tu hijo': José Coronado, padre coraje en el tráiler|date=15 October 2018|first=Juan|last=Silvestre}}</ref> |- | rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 2019 || ''¿A quién te llevarías a una isla desierta?'' (''Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island?'') || Eze || Starring role || align = "center" | <ref name=hobby>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reviews/critica-quien-te-llevarias-isla-desierta-ya-netflix-403933|website=Hobby Consolas|title=Crítica de la película de Netflix ¿A quién te llevarías a una isla desierta?|first=Raquel|last=Hernández Luján|date=11 April 2019}}</ref> |- | ''Salir del ropero'' (''So My Grandma's A Lesbian!'') || Said || || align = "center" | <ref name=decider>{{Cite web|url=https://decider.com/2021/01/24/so-my-grandmas-a-lesbian-netflix-review/|website=Decider.com|title=Stream It Or Skip It: 'So My Grandma's A Lesbian!' On Netflix, A Spanish Comedy With A Big Heart & Stellar Cast|first=Jade|last=Budowski|date=24 January 2021}}</ref> |- | rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 2021 | ''Con quién viajas'' (''Carpoolers'') || Miguel || || align = "center" | <ref>{{Cite web|date=7 September 2021|first=Alberto|last=Úbeda-Portugués|title=Los estrenos del 10 de septiembre. 'Con quién viajas'. Pasajeros inquietos|url=https://www.aisge.es/los-estrenos-del-10-de-septiembre-con-quien-viajas|website=Aisge}}</ref> |- | ''Ego'' || Jorge || || align = "center" | <ref name="20min">{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/maria-pedraza-peor-enemiga-trailer-ego-4753683/|website=Cinemanía|title=María Pedraza es su peor enemiga en el tráiler de 'Ego'|date=5 July 2021|access-date=1 November 2021|language=es|publisher=20minutos.es}}</ref> |- | align = "center" | 2022 ||''La novia de América '' || Tono || Starring role || align = "center" | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Alfonso Albacete shooting La novia de América |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/398738/ |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=Cineuropa - the best of european cinema |language=en}}</ref> |} ;Television {| class="wikitable sortable" ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | align = "center" | 2018 || ''Vivir sin permiso'' (''Unauthorized Living'') || Lara's boyfriend || || align = "center" | <ref name=icon>{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/10/30/icon/1540890889_552953.html|date=8 December 2018|newspaper=El País|first=Custodio|last=Pastor|title=Pol Monen, deslumbrado por lo que está viviendo}}</ref> |- | align = "center" | 2019 || ''La Reina del Sur'' || Juan || Season 2 || align = "center" | <ref name=reinadelsur /> |- | align = "center" | 2020 || ''Campamento Albanta'' || Abel || || align = "center" | <ref name=bluper>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elespanol.com/bluper/television/20200804/pol-monen-preocupa-contratar-actores-seguidores/509949652_0.html|website=Bluper|publisher=El Español|title=Pol Monen: "Me preocupa lo de contratar a actores por sus seguidores"|date=4 August 2020|first=Jorge|last=Rabazo|access-date=14 February 2021}}</ref> |- | align = "center" | 2022 || ''Alma'' (''The Girl In The Mirror'') |Bruno |Starring Role |<ref name=":0" /> |}

== Awards and nominations ==

{| class="wikitable" !Year !Award !Category !Work !Result ! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | rowspan = "2" align = "center" | 2018 | 32nd Goya Awards | Best New Actor | rowspan = "2" | ''Amar'' | {{nominated}} | align = "center" | <ref name=goyas2018>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/cine/2018/02/04/5a764fad468aeb08288b4643.html|website=El Mundo|title=Todos ganadores de los Premios Goya 2018|date=4 February 2018}}</ref> |- | 73rd Premios CEC | Best New Actor | {{nom}} | align = "center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/la-libreria-y-el-autor-con-ocho-las-candidaturas-favoritas-en-las-medallas-cec-2018/|website=Audiovisual451|title='La librería' y 'El autor', con ocho candidaturas, favoritas en las Medallas CEC 2018|date=25 January 2018}}</ref> |- | align = "center" | 2019 | 34th Festival Cinema Jove | "''Un futuro de Cine''" Award | align = "center" | - | {{won}} | align = "center" | <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://valenciaplaza.com/nuria-herrero-y-pol-monen-reciben-su-premio-un-futuro-de-cine|website=Valencia Plaza|title=Nuria Herrero y Pol Monen reciben su premio 'Un futuro de cine'|date=28 June 2019}}</ref> |}

== References == {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Monen, Pol}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Male actors from Barcelona Category:21st-century Spanish male actors Category:Spanish male television actors Category:Spanish male film actors