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Jimmy Barnatan

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Birth name Jaime Barnatán Pereda
Birth 2 july 1981 (42 years)

Jaime Barnatán Pereda (born July 2, 1981), known as Jimmy Barnatán, is a Spanish singer, actor and writer. His origins lie in the district of Tetuan in Santander (Cantabria), although he spent part of his childhood in New York due to family reasons. There, he usually went to the church with his grandmother, and he soon became impressed by the Gospel choirs. He also surrounded himself with black musicians and was captivated with the blues they played. In fact, his style is unmistakably American, and arguably his voice, powerful and torn, is one of the most singular in the Spanish national scene.

His relationship with the theatre and the big screen also starts very soon. Jimmy is certainly a multifaceted artist. He was born of the marriage between the writer Marcos Ricardo Barnatán and the journalist Rosa Pereda.

Biography

Jimmy Barnatán was born in Madrid, but his heart is divided between the capital of Spain, Santander and New York. Since its early years, he showed great admiration for the performing arts, and soon experienced the desire to get on the stage of a theatre. His claim was answered in 1992, when he was just 11 years: then, the young Jimmy managed to join the cast of Les Misérables, a musical produced by José Tamayo and Plácido Domingo, in association with Cameron Mackintosh, which was presented on September 16 in the New Apolo Theatre in Madrid, as an adaptation of the classic that inspired the novel by Victor Hugo. The success was overwhelming.



After that experience, Barnatán landed on television and performed sketches on entertainment programs as The Worst Week Program (El Peor Programa de la Semana) (1994) or Innocent, Innocent (Inocente, Inocente) (1995). That year took place his leap to the big screen thanks to director Alex de la Iglesia, who entrusted him the role of possessed child in the iconic film The Day of the Beast (El Dia de la Bestia). In 1996 he started in television fiction with Milk Brothers (Hermanos de leche), sharing cast with actors like Jose Coronado or Juan Echanove, and, a year later, he returned to the theatre, to represent Between two shores (Entre dos orillas) (1997) at the Teatro de la Maestranza in Seville. Since then, Jimmy has been part of a lot of projects in all formats, highlighting Torrente, the dumb arm of the law (Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley), Heart of the Warrior (El corazón del guerrero), The Biggest Robbery Never Told (El robo más grande jamás contado) and Los Serrano, a TV series that gave him an enormous popularity thanks to the role of Chucky.

He has participated in several short films, being director of three of them from 1998 to 2005. He did the same in a documentary (Racing Blues. History of a feeling) (Racing Blues. Historia de un sentimiento) (2007) in which, alongside Fernando Guisado, he narrated the adventures of an historic Spanish football team, the Racing de Santander.

In music, the journey of Barnatán also began in New York, where he used to go due to family reasons. One day, he had the opportunity to get on a stage surrounded by black Blues singers, and his intervention was warmly applauded by them. Jimmy said in an interview with daily El País:


Since I was a child, I used to go, first with my grandmother and, later, alone, to a Harlem church to hear gospel. I started to be interested in black music and, one day, at 16 or so, I slipped with a friend at Arthur's Tavern, mythical place, to see a concert. When it finished, it started a jam session and I started to sing... the musicians liked the way I did and they summoned me to return whenever I wanted. From there, everything ran.

In Spain, he began his career as a vocalist with Caronte's Ferry, and later went on to lead the San Telmo Blues Band, covering in both formations the great American classics. In 2010 he released his first studio album with the title Black Note, showing the influences received from those vinyl of Lionel Hampton, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong that he listened to at home. It was a subtle tribute to all those legends of Jazz, Blues and Soul that saw him grow. The album was presented at the legendary Sala Clamores of Madrid, causing a pleasant surprise to those who, until then, had enjoyed her performance in the big screen and in television. Soon after, he began recording with Back Door Band what turned out to his second album, After the blue Times (2011), this time with the seal of Warner Music Spain. While preparing the above releases, the multifaceted artist had time to write two novels: Atlas (2005) and New York Blues (2012). After that, he continued his career in the music scene constituting the group Jimmy Barnatán & The Cocooners, with whom he has released Room 13: A Blues Tale (2013) and Motorclub (2015).

Meanwhile, Jimmy has continued exercising his profession as an actor in projects like The Hurd, land with a soul (Las Hurdes, tierra con alma) (2015), documentary still unreleased for which he has also composed the soundtrack. Musically, he toured Spain accompanying the Texan guitarist Carvin Jones, and drew up part of the soundtrack of My big night (Mi gran noche) (2015), the new film by Alex de la Iglesia. Moreover, he has already prepared what will be his third novel, The Topper of Memphis (La Chistera de Memphis), whose publication is expected for the coming months.

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Filmography of Jimmy Barnatan (9 films)

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My Big Night, 1h40
Directed by Álex de la Iglesia
Origin Espagne
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical
Actors Mario Casas, Blanca Suárez, Santiago Segura, Hugo Silva, Carolina Bang, Carlos Areces
Roles Adanne (voice)
Rating60% 3.036043.036043.036043.036043.03604
José (Pepón Nieto) has been sent by the employment agency as an extra for the tapings of a New Year's Eve television special (four months in advance) in an industrial pavilion just outside Madrid. Hundreds of people like him have been locked in there for weeks, applauding for musical performances they don't actually see and celebrating the false arrival of the new year. As he's starting to fall for his dinner companion Paloma (Blanca Suárez), he doesn't know two major clashes of egos are unfolding backstage.
Shiver
Shiver (2008)
, 1h30
Origin Espagne
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Junio Valverde, Blanca Suárez, Jimmy Barnatan, Mar Sodupe, Ariadna Cabrol
Roles Leo
Rating60% 3.002283.002283.002283.002283.00228
Aménagé depuis Barcelone, une mère et son fils atteint d'une maladie génétique rare appelé Xeroderma pigmentosum s'installent dans les montagnes des Asturies, au Nord de l'Espagne, à l'abri du soleil pour ce dernier. Contrairement à ce qu'ils croyaient, les forêts couvrent une créature mystérieuse tuant l'un après l'autre des villageois. Tous soupçonnent le jeune garçon…
Sexy Killer: You'll Die for Her, 1h40
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Comedy horror films
Actors Macarena Gómez, César Camino, Jimmy Barnatan, Alejo Sauras, Juan Carlos Vellido, Javier Botet
Roles Chico jardín
Rating56% 2.8473152.8473152.8473152.8473152.847315
Sur un prestigieux campus de médecine, de mystérieux meurtres se multiplient. La police est dépassée, à mille lieux de soupçonner que ces assassinats sont l'oeuvre d'une tueuse en série sanguinaire et atypique : elle est le chaînon manquant entre Hannibal Lecter et Paris Hilton. A la fois psychopathe, cannibale et fashionista au top de la mode ! Les choses se compliquent lorsque ses victimes se transforment en zombies avec une seule idée en tête : la vengeance !
Sexy Killer: You'll Die for Her
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror
Themes Serial killer films, Zombie films, Comedy horror films
Actors Macarena Gómez, Alejo Sauras, Jimmy Barnatan, César Camino, Juan Carlos Vellido, Fernando Ramallo
Roles Chico jardín
Rating56% 2.8473152.8473152.8473152.8473152.847315
Barbara devenue adulte poursuit un rêve d'enfance, celui de ressembler à la poupée Candy. Elle pense avoir atteint son but, mais une névrose obsessionnelle la conduit à tuer de mort violente tous ceux qui d'une façon ou d'une autre la contrarient. Elle se cherche aussi un compagnon qui pourrait lui ressembler et jette son dévolu sur Tomas, un employé de morgue. Ce dernier expérimente une étonnante machine capable de lire dans le cerveau des morts les dernières images qu'ils ont vues. Lorsqu'il expérimente son invention sur l'inspecteur de police chargé de l'enquête que Barbara vient juste d'assassiner, l'examen cérébral échoue, mais l'homme ressuscite. Tomas comprend alors que sa machine est capable de faire revenir des morts à la vie, il extrait de la morgue toutes les victimes de la tueuse toujours sans trouver d'indices. Mais bientôt ceux-ci sortent du bâtiment et se conduisent comme des zombies en attaquant une boite de nuit locale.
Torrente 3: The Protector, 1h37
Directed by Santiago Segura
Origin Espagne
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Santiago Segura, José Mota, Tony Leblanc, Yvonne Sciò, Oliver Stone, Fabio Testi
Roles José María
Rating55% 2.797552.797552.797552.797552.79755
L'eurodéputé italienne Giannina Ricci (célèbre pour sa lutte contre les entreprises polluantes) vient en Espagne pour dénoncer publiquement une multinationale espagnole. La direction de l'entreprise s'inquiète et suborne quelques hauts responsables de la police pour que la protection de l'eurodéputé ne soit pas la meilleure possible. C'est ainsi que Jose Luis Torrente, récemment réincorporé dans la police, a la tâche de protéger l'italienne.
The Biggest Robbery Never Told, 1h54
Genres Comedy
Actors Antonio Resines, Neus Asensi, Sancho Gracia, Jimmy Barnatan, Javivi, José Lifante
Roles Jacobo Yuste "Windows"
Rating55% 2.762972.762972.762972.762972.76297
Lucas Santos, alias The Saint (Antonio Resines), is fed up with going in and out of prison. He doesn't want to go on being a small-time thief all his life. Lucía (Neus Asensi), his wife, who's a singer and dancer by profession. One day, The Saint decides to plan the robbery of one of the most representative works of modern art: Pablo Picaso's Gernika from the Reina Sofía Museum.
Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law, 1h37
Directed by Santiago Segura
Origin Espagne
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Santiago Segura, Javier Cámara, Tony Leblanc, Neus Asensi, Chus Lampreave, Javier Bardem
Roles Toneti
Rating67% 3.395953.395953.395953.395953.39595
José Luis Torrente is a lazy, rude, drunkard, sexist, racist, right-wing Madrid cop who lives in a decrepit apartment in a slum neighbourhood with his wheelchair-bound father, whose disability checks are Torrente's only real income.
The Day of the Beast, 1h43
Directed by Álex de la Iglesia
Origin Espagne
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Action, Horror, Crime
Themes Christmas films, Films about religion, Demons in film, Comedy horror films
Actors Álex Angulo, Santiago Segura, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Terele Pávez, Jaime Blanch, El Gran Wyoming
Roles Fat Boy
Rating72% 3.6491153.6491153.6491153.6491153.649115
The story revolves around a Basque Roman Catholic priest dedicated to committing as many sins as possible (Angulo), a death metal salesman from Carabanchel (Segura), and the Italian host of a TV show on the occult (De Razza). By committing multiple sins, the priest hopes to sell his soul, so that he can be at the birth of the Antichrist and kill it before it can destroy the world. The priest and the death metal salesmen kidnap the host, so he can help them in summoning the devil. The ritual requires the blood of a virgin and while on his quest to get it, the priest accidentally kills the salesmen's mother and close friend. During the ritual, in which the main characters go on an "acid trip", the devil manifests and, not being fooled by the priests actions, he does not reveal the location of the Antichrist. The trio eventually track down the birthplace of the Antichrist. The salesman is killed by the Antichrist and the devil's minions attack and badly burn the host, but the priest is able to kill them and the Antichrist. After the events, the priest and the host become homeless drifters.
Mutant Action, 1h35
Directed by Álex de la Iglesia
Origin Espagne
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Comic science fiction
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about terrorism, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Films about disabilities, Dystopian films
Actors Antonio Resines, Álex Angulo, Fernando Guillén, Karra Elejalde, Jaime Blanch, Bibiana Fernández
Roles Niño anuncio 'Tripis' (uncredited)
Rating63% 3.196933.196933.196933.196933.19693
A future post-apocalyptic world is ruled by the good-looking people. A terrorist group of disabled people, who see themselves as mutants, take arms against their oppressors. They plan to rid the world of "beautiful people" and superficiality. They are very inept at what they do and mistrust one another. They assassinate body builders, massacre an aerobics class on live TV and blow up a sperm bank as part of their violent campaign.