Luis Tosar

Personal context

Summary

Luis Tosar is a Spanish actor known for films including Los lunes al sol, Te doy mis ojos and Celda 211. His work often includes social dramas and thrillers about economic hardship, violence and abuses of power; he has described cinema as a way to make social realities visible. Tosar took part in antiwar protests and the Nunca Máis movement after the Prestige oil spill, and appeared on BNG electoral lists before later saying he no longer supported a political party. Over the years, he has spoken against machismo and gender violence, criticized racist and patriarchal rhetoric, and defended public health and education.