Yon González | |
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Born |
Yon González Luna 20 May 1986 Bergara, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Relatives | (brother) |
Yon González Luna (born 20 May 1986) is a Spanish actor. He is probably best known for his performance as Iván Noiret León in the Antena 3 series The Boarding School (El internado), as well as for his roles in the television series SMS and Grand Hotel.
Yon González began his acting career in the LaSexta series (Spanish: SMS – Sin miedo a soñar) in 2006. He then went on to star in the Antena 3 series The Boarding School (El internado) from 2007 to 2010 which brought him wider popularity. González's performance as Iván Noiret León earned him an ACE Award for Best New Actor in 2010, as well as a Golden Nymph for Best Actor – Drama nomination at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival 2009.
Throughout 2008 and 2009, González starred in the motion pictures (Mentiras y gordas), opposite Mario Casas, Hugo Silva and his The Boarding School co–star Ana de Armas, and Sebastián Cordero's (Rabia). He also appeared in the short films The Storymaker (El forjador de historias), Impossible Loves (Amores imposibles), Identity (Identidad) and Latex Puppets (Muñecos de latex), winning the La FILA Festival of Short Films Award for Best Male Performance for the latter. In 2010, González portrayed Constantine II of Greece in , a television miniseries based on the life of Queen Sofía of Spain. In 2011, González worked primarily in television, appearing in (Gran reserva), which stars his brother , (Los Quién) and Grand Hotel (Gran hotel). Grand Hotel, in which he starred opposite his SMS fellow Amaia Salamanca, won him Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Television Actor.