Spanish comedian and celebrity impersonator
Carlos Latre Ruiz (Castellón, 30 January 1979) is a Spanish humorist, actor, presenter and impressionist. He is particularly known for his television impressions and for being judge on the show "Tu cara me suena" on Antena 3.
Education.
Latre was born and raised up in Castelló de la Plana but completed his secondary studies (up to COU) at the "Institut Martí Franqués" in Tarragona.
Personal life.
The impressionist has been married to Yolanda Marcos since 2004, although they separated in 2015 and resumed their relationship in 2017. They have a daughter together named Candela.
Professional career.
He started as a radio presenter on Cadena SER, on the program Los 40 Principales, and on Cadena Dial. On television, he began his participation in 1999 on the program "Xou com sou" on the channel TV3.
He became well-known for his impersonations on the late-night show "Crónicas marcianas" on Telecinco of various characters, such as La Pitonisa Lola, Torrente, Juan Carlos I, or Cayetana de Alba.
Later, he started his own show on Telecinco, "Latrelevisión", with modest audience success. After its cancellation, he moved to the channel Cuatro.
He has also worked as a voice actor in films like "", "Happily N'Ever After", and "The Jungle Book 2".
He was awarded the "Micrófono de Oro" in 2004 by the "Federación de Asociaciones de Radio y Televisión".
In April 2007, accompanied by a cast of nine other impersonators, he returned to Telecinco with the show "Réplica", a comedy space of parodies. The program was removed after three broadcasts, which garnered an average audience share of 14.3%, below the network's average of 19%.
Since September 2008, he has also participated in the program "Crackòvia" on TV3, a satirical show that, following the formula of "Polònia", parodies current sports events.
From 2004 to 2015, he collaborated weekly with Carlos Herrera on his program "Herrera en la Onda", on "Onda Cero".
He was the pregonero of the "Carthaginians and Romans" festival in Cartagena in 2010.
In 2011, he toured Spain with "Yes, We Spain Is Different", a theater piece in which he reflects on Spain's situation in the world through the imitation of over a hundred characters, including both celebrities and international political figures.
On Antena 3, he has collaborated as an impersonator on "DEC" and "La escobilla nacional".
The character he portrayed of the former FC Barcelona president "Núñez" was used for one of the famous "memes" called "It's Free". In 2011, he became a judge on the imitation and singing contest "Tu cara me suena". In 2012, he began recording "Señoras que..." with Josema Yuste, David Fernández, and Jordi Ríos, a sitcom that aired from 2012 to 2013 on the television channel Neox. In the same year, he returned as a judge in the second edition of "Tu cara me suena" and in the third edition.
From May 2013 to June 2013, he hosted the game show "Letris" on La 1.
From October 2013 to December 2013, he returned again to La 1 where he hosted the program "Uno de los nuestros".
Since November 2013, he has collaborated with Florentino Fernández, Miki Nadal, Toni Acosta, Edu Soto, and many more on the comedy contest "Me resbala" (Antena 3), presented by Arturo Valls.
Since April 2015, he has collaborated on Thursdays, as on "Herrera en la Onda", with Juan Ramón Lucas on the program "Más de uno", on Onda Cero. In addition, in 2016, he appeared as an interviewee in the documentary "No es cosa de risa", a compilation of interviews about the ins and outs of show business.
On 22 July 2017, he presented the 4th edition of the Premios Platino along with Uruguayan actress and singer Natalia Oreiro.
In 2018, he was the pregonero of the Carnaval de Badajoz. On Friday, 16 November 2018, he premiered the program Surtido de ibéricos on "Onda Cero".
He hosted several concerts of Love90, 2019 and 2020. He has performed as a comic artist, impersonating and singing in One Show Man, in various locations in Spain, 2021-2022-2023 and in theatrical event at Golfus de Roma in 2021 - 2022.
Filmography.
Actor
Voice actor
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