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Roberto Álvarez

Roberto Álvarez

Actor · Born May 13, 1956 (70) · Gijón, Asturias, Spain

Roberto Álvarez was born on 13 May 1956 in Gijón, Asturias, Spain. He is an actor, known for En la ciudad sin límites (2002), Manolito Gafotas (1999) and Lena (2001).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 13, 1956 (70)
From
Gijón, Asturias, Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 45 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 48% in 30 days

What are Roberto Álvarez's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Morality
18%
Bonds
16%
Survival
13%
Ideas
10%
Society
8%
Power
3%
Obsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 6 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
7
Tense
4
Dread
2
Contemplative
3
Absurd
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Roberto Álvarez's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roberto Álvarez's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

45 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • La bala(2025)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Si todas las puertas se cierran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Padre Serra

  • Cuidarnos entre nosotros nos hace humanos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mauricio

  • El Cid(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Arias Gonzalo

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Honeymoon Suite(2020)

    as Recepcionista

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Grandfathers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Arturo

  • Serve and Protect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 766 episodes · as Antonio Torres

  • Neckan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as García Musoles

  • Carlos, rey emperador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Juan Pardo de Tavera

  • Nothing in Return(2015)

    as Abogado Darío

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Ministry of Time(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Miguel Martínez

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • 2 Francs, 40 Pesetas(2014)

    as Arturo

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Tarancón, el quinto mandamiento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Patino

  • Captain Thunder(2011)

    as Martín

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Sofía (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Pablo I de Grecia

  • Tarancón, el quinto mandamiento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Patino

  • Marisol: La película (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Manuel

  • Mediterranean Food (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Ramón

  • 23-F Story of a betrayal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Comandante

  • 48 horas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alonso Aguirre

  • El menor de los males (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Eduardo

  • The Borgia(2006)

    as Burkard

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Callas & Onassis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Costa

  • Callas & Onassis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Costa

  • The Food (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Comensal

  • Nobody's Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Jose

  • Ana y los 7 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 91 episodes · as Fernando Hidalgo

  • Talk to Her(2002)

    as Doctor Vega

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • En la ciudad sin límites(2002)

    as Luis

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Nos miran(2002)

    as Sacerdote

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Mad Love(2001)

    as Almirante

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Cuéntame cómo pasó (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ernesto Ochoterena

  • Sugar Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Lena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Milio

  • Historia de un Buho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • The Goalkeeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Don Constantino

  • Km. 0 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Marido de Marga

  • The Ugliest Woman in the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Teniente Arribas

  • Verbal Assault (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Ángel

  • Manolito Four Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Manolo

  • Between Your Legs(1999)

    as Anastasio

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Nada en la nevera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Rodrigo

  • Amor de hombre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • El mundo de Juan Lobón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 5 episodes · as Guardia de Cuenca

  • El secreto de Belmez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles, 41 of them dated from 1989 to 2025; peak year 2001.

Biggest box office

Talk to Her (2002)

$65M worldwide

Highest rated

Talk to Her (2002)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19892025

Peak 2001 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1999Screen debut· Between Your Legs

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting42 of 42: 42 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s6 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
9904

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Roberto Álvarez's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Captain Thunder (2011)

62nd percentile spread · 75% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Talk to Her (2002)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 77/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 84, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Roberto Álvarez's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 63 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Roberto Álvarez work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roberto Álvarez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Carlos Iglesias shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers