---
name: "Manolo Solo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/manolo-solo"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1964"
died: "30 July 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-18T08:44:13.669541+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Manolo Solo

Actor. Born 1 January 1964 in Algeciras, Cádiz, Spain. Died 30 July 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1964, Algeciras, Cádiz, Spain
- **Died:** 30 July 2026
- **Active:** 2006–2021
- **Also known as:** Manuel Fernández Serrano, Manuel Solo, Manuel Jesús Fernández Serrano
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 87 (1), 2010s 63 (1), 2020s 67 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 68 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 1, Fantasy 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $109m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manolo_Solo, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23055064, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1254805/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/592709

## Coming up

- *Aquí* (2027-01-20), as Simón

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Good Boss*](https://film.one/film/the-good-boss.md) (67)

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## Biography

Manolo Solo (born Manuel Jesús Fernández Serrano, 11 January 1964 – 30 July 2026) was a Spanish actor. He began his career as a musician in the Sevillian rock scene before turning to acting, debuting on stage in 1989 and in feature films with *Everything in Place* (2002). He trained at the Instituto de Teatro in Seville after earning a licentiate degree in Education Sciences from the University of Seville.

Solo appeared in numerous Spanish films and television series, including as Garcés in *Pan's Labyrinth* (2006), the Prison Director in *Cell 211* (2009), a journalist in *Marshland* (2014), and Miralles in *The Good Boss* (2021). He received the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in *The Fury of a Patient Man* (2016) and was nominated for the award on other occasions. He also worked as a voice actor in dubbing, including on *Dragon Ball*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, infobae.com, elpais.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Good Boss* (2021), Fi1m 67, as Miralles — [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-boss.md)
- *Biutiful* (2010), Fi1m 63, as Médico — [page](https://film.one/film/biutiful.md)
- *Pan's Labyrinth* (2006), Fi1m 87, as Garcés — [page](https://film.one/film/pans-labyrinth.md)

## Complete filmography (90)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Aquí* (2027), as Simón
- *The Marked Woman* (2026), as Falcó
- *Nothing Personal* (2026), as Pedro
- *City of Shadows* (2025), series, as Mauricio Navarro
- *Velintonia 3* (2025), Acting
- *The Anatomy of a Moment* (2025), series, as Gutiérrez Mellado
- *The Portuguese House* (2025), as Fernando
- *The Heaven of Animals* (2025), as Benicio
- *Celeste* (2024), series, Acting
- *Close Your Eyes* (2023), as Miguel Garay
- *The Boogeyman: Origins* (2023), as Aguirre
- *The Fortress* (2023), as Alfonso
- *La fortaleza* (2023), as Alfonso
- *Girl Unknown* (2023), as Leo
- *Wild Flowers* (2022), as Roberto
- *God Level* (2022), as Luis Amodeo
- *Full of Grace* (2022), as Vicar
- *Counting Sheep* (2022), as Platón (Voice)
- *Josephine* (2021), as Rafael
- *The Good Boss* (2021), as Miralles — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/the-good-boss.md)
- *La Fortuna* (2021), series, as Horacio Valverde
- *When Brooklyn Met Seville* (2021), as Antonio
- *Official Competition* (2021), as Matías
- *30 Coins* (2020), series, as Cardenal Petruccelli
- *La Alameda 2018* (2020), as él mismo
- *Me* (2020), as (voice)
- *Face to Face* (2020), as Alge68
- *The Legacy of the Bones* (2019), as Dr. Basterra
- *Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City* (2019), as Mario Santos
- *522. A Cat, a Chinese Guy and My Father* (2019), as Mauricio
- *Elisa & Marcela* (2019), as Alcaide (as Manuel Solo)
- *7 Reasons to Run Away (from Society)* (2019), as Order: The Husband
- *Justo antes de Cristo* (2019), series, as Gabino
- *Vota Juan* (2019), series, Acting
- *Some Time Later* (2018), as Mayor
- *Gente Hablando* (2018), series, as Fernando
- *Gun City* (2018), as 'Barón'
- *El Continental* (2018), series, as Alfonso, Alfonso Abascal
- *Capítulo 0* (2018), series, Acting
- *The Plague* (2018), series, as Celso de Guevara
- *The Zone* (2017), series, as Alfredo Asunción
- *The Invisible Guardian* (2017), as Dr. Basterra
- *It's for Your Own Good* (2017), as Juan
- *The Tunnel* (2017), as José Manuel
- *The Fury of a Patient Man* (2016), as Santi
- *B* (2015), as Juez Ruz
- *Innocent Killers* (2015), as Prosecutor
- *The Ministry of Time* (2015), series, as Emilio Redón
- *Prim: el asesinato de la calle del Turco* (2014), as González Nandín
- *Marshland* (2014), as Periodista
- *Map of Memories of Madrid* (2014), as Él mismo
- *Carmina and Amen* (2014), as Doctor
- *Who Killed Bambi?* (2013), Acting
- *La rueda* (2013), as Pedro
- *Cannibal* (2013), as Vecino
- *Wounded* (2013), as Jaime
- *Mario Conde: los días de gloria* (2013), series, as Carlos Solchaga
- *Impávido* (2012), as Tena
- *Emilia Pardo Bazán, la condesa rebelde* (2012), as Benito Pérez Galdós
- *Verbo* (2011), as Profesor
- *14 d'abril. Macià contra Companys* (2011), as Miguel Maura
- *The Zebra* (2011), as El Tuerto
- *To Kill a Child* (2011), as Narrador
- *Three* (2011), as Fede
- *My Love* (2011), Acting
- *Tarkovsky* (2010), as Manager
- *Biutiful* (2010), as Médico — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/biutiful.md)
- *Amador* (2010), Acting
- *The Great Vazquez* (2010), as Francisco Ibáñez
- *Estocolmo* (2010), as Claudio
- *Cell 211* (2009), as Prison Director
- *Los misterios de Laura* (2009), series, as Isaac
- *The Consul of Sodom* (2009), as Meler
- *Heterosexuales y casados* (2008), as Terapeuta
- *Hermanos y detectives* (2007), series, as Sergio Blasco
- *Modesty* (2007), as Hombre X
- *Lightborne* (2007), as Rafa
- *Pan's Labyrinth* (2006), as Garcés — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/pans-labyrinth.md)
- *7 Virgins* (2005), as Director Centro
- *Elsa & Fred* (2005), as Doctor 2
- *Recambios* (2004), Acting
- *El Tren de la Bruja* (2003), as Hombre sin Miedo
- *The Weakness of the Bolshevik* (2003), Acting
- *Astronautas* (2003), Acting
- *Everything in Place* (2002), as Juan
- *Computer assault* (2002), as Max
- *Cuéntame cómo pasó* (2001), series, as Maltratador
- *Los Díaz felices* (1998), as Presenter
- *Las vecinas*, series, Acting
- *Cáncer*, as Cáncer

## Gallery

- ![Manolo Solo](https://film.one/media/person/93076/gallery-742c99100a1b.jpg) Manolo Solo — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Premios_Goya_2026_-_Manolo_Solo_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Premios_Goya_2026_-_Manolo_Solo_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![32nd Goya Awards, 2018.](https://film.one/media/person/93076/gallery-4fb4092fa241.jpg) 32nd Goya Awards, 2018. — Carlos Delgado, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Premios_Goya_2018_-_Manolo_Solo.jpg/1280px-Premios_Goya_2018_-_Manolo_Solo.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Manolo Solo at the Red Carpet of the Malaga 2025 Festival next to Cervantes Theater](https://film.one/media/person/93076/gallery-3f0f28c9c233.jpg) Manolo Solo at the Red Carpet of the Malaga 2025 Festival next to Cervantes Theater — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Malaga_Film_Festival_2025_-_Manolo_Solo-2_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Malaga_Film_Festival_2025_-_Manolo_Solo-2_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Esta mañana, el Teatro Español ha presentado su última producción: Mrs. Dalloway, un texto de Virginia Woolf. La directora artística del Español y, en este caso (2019)](https://film.one/media/person/93076/gallery-8cda5878148d.jpg) Esta mañana, el Teatro Español ha presentado su última producción: Mrs. Dalloway, un texto de Virginia Woolf. La directora artística del Español y, en este caso (2019) — Diario de Madrid, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Mrs._Dalloway_llena_de_flores_el_Teatro_Espa%C3%B1ol_y_celebra_la_entrada_de_la_primavera_01.jpg/1280px-Mrs._Dalloway_llena_de_flores_el_Teatro_Espa%C3%B1ol_y_celebra_la_entrada_de_la_primavera_01.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Manolo Solo](https://film.one/media/person/93076/gallery-731b73108fef.jpg) Manolo Solo — Image via TMDB
- ![Manolo Solo at the Red Carpet of the Malaga 2025 Festival](https://film.one/media/person/93076/gallery-c012ee3adfce.jpg) Manolo Solo at the Red Carpet of the Malaga 2025 Festival — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Malaga_Film_Festival_2025_-_Manolo_Solo-1_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Malaga_Film_Festival_2025_-_Manolo_Solo-1_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Avelina Prat, María de Medeiros & Manolo Solo at Red Carpet of Goya Awards 2026 in Barcelona](https://film.one/media/person/93076/gallery-4cc4268b80cb.jpg) Avelina Prat, María de Medeiros & Manolo Solo at Red Carpet of Goya Awards 2026 in Barcelona — Pedro J Pacheco, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Premios_Goya_2026_-_Avelina_Prat%2C_Mar%C3%ADa_de_Medeiros_%26_Manolo_Solo.jpg/1280px-Premios_Goya_2026_-_Avelina_Prat%2C_Mar%C3%ADa_de_Medeiros_%26_Manolo_Solo.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor 2022: Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *The Good Boss*
- Premio Feroz for Best Supporting Actor 2022: Premio Feroz for Best Supporting Actor (nominated), for *The Good Boss*
- Medalla del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos al mejor actor secundario 2021: Medalla del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos al mejor actor secundario (nominated), for *The Good Boss*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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