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Eduardo Noriega Gómez was born in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. The youngest of 7 siblings, he had shown a very big talent for artistic activities since he was a child. He began taking piano lessons and got into the Santander Music Conservatory, where he studied for five years. His music professors discovered that he had many conditions for playing piano, so they would keep him practicing for hours until he got tired of it and quit. After finishing high school, he decided to become a lawyer and majored at University of Santander, one of the most prestigious universities in Europe.That wouldn't last long either, because he got the acting bug by chance when attended an acting class alongside a friend that wanted to be an actress, he was invited to participate and enjoyed it enough to do that for living. At 19, he relocated to Madrid to start his drama classes at the R.E.S.A.D. (Madrid Acting Conservatory) and tried to continue with Law School attending the U.N.E.D. (a college where people can study even if they live far away), but due to the time the acting classes demanded him, couldn't focus on his other career and quit after passing the first signature. Once at the Conservatory he met Mateo Gil and Alejandro Amenábar, who was searching for good average students to make his first short films. Noriega shot a few shorts with both of them until he landed one of the starring roles in Amenábar's opera prima Thesis (1996). This movie became the most successful movie of the year in Spain and Eduardo Noriega and Fele Martínez became huge stars. In 1996, Eduardo had a tiny part in Pedro Olea's Más allá del jardín (1996) and the main role in Question of Luck (1997), shot in San Sebastián. During the making of this movie, his mother passed away and he channeled his grief into work by making Open Your Eyes (1997), another Amenábar's movie that became one of the suspense classics worldwide. This part gave Noriega his first Goya Award nomination, but he lost to Fernando Fernán Gómez, although he was consecrated as a very promising actor. Soon after, he tried himself in comedy by taking part in the movie Cha Cha Cha (1998) where he showed his skills as a comedian and met who would be his girlfriend for two years: Ana Alvarez. The relationship ended in good terms and afterward, he arrived to Argentina to make another movie that would become a cult one: Burnt Money (2000). This flick won the Goya Award in 2001 and Eduardo met his now friend Leonardo Sbaraglia. Between 2001 and 2004, he made movies in France, Madagascar and Spain. 2004 was the year that gave him the chance to play a real life character for first time in the movie El Lobo (2004). He played Txema, an insider infiltrated in ETA who gave information to the government to dismantle the terrorist group. Critics and people loved his interpretation and earned him a second Goya nomination. Next year, he had the chance to play another controversial character: Che Guevara, becoming the first Spanish actor to play it. In 2006 Master Kowalski (2006) was released at the same time that the theater play and became a blockbuster in Spain and Argentina, Marcelo Piñeyro was the director and also had directed Burnt Money (2000). His most challenging role was yet to come, nevertheless: Vicente Aranda was preparing to direct Canciones de amor en Lolita's Club (2007)and also looking for an actor who dared play twins who where identical in the outside but totally different inside, because one was a violent smart cop and the other one a mentally retarded sweet man. On December 3, 2007 he won the GQ award as the "Actor of the Year". In 2008 he participated in two American movies: Vantage Point (2008) and Transsiberian (2008). In 2009 he re-teamed with Amenábar (this time as a producer, not director) in El mal ajeno (2010), where he had to look older to play an apparently cold-blooded doctor that used to deal with terminal patients, but his life is stricken when his teenage daughter becomes his patient. With this movie, Eduardo showed his maturity as an actor and next year he could fulfill a dream: making a western. Blackthorn (2011) told the story of Butch Cassidy in exile while staying in Bolivia. Sam Shepard and Stephen Rea were part of this superb cast as well. During the half of 2011 a new suspense TV series called Homicidios (2011) began to be promoted on channel Tele5. This thriller meant the return of Eduardo Noriega to television (he had only had a small part in the 1994-1996 show "Colegio Mayor"). "Homicidios" premiered on 20 September 2011 in prime-time with a very high rating. Although it was switched to different times until even midnight, it had the highest audience of his all time branches. In 2013 he will release the movie The Last Stand, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Marta Hazas was born on 31 December 1977 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. She is an actress and producer, known for Amigos hasta la muerte (2023), My Fault (2023) and Días mejores (2022). She has been married to Javier Veiga since 1 October 2016.

Soledad Jiménez was born on 28 February 1874 in Santander, Spain. She was an actress, known for Kid Galahad (1937), The Girl from Rio (1939) and The Kid from Rio (1939). She died on 17 October 1966 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Camus started studying Law, but soon left his studies to enter the IIEC (now EOC) in 1956, where he got a director's diploma in 1963 with the training film El borracho (1962) and, finally, ended up as a professor. He worked with Carlos Saura in several screenplays during the early 60s (The Delinquents (1960), Llanto por un bandido (1964)), and also directed some shorts. His first feature films were Los farsantes (1963) and Young Sánchez (1964), a film about boxing -one of his passions- which won the Best Film Award at the Buenos Aires Film Festival in 1964. This way he started a three decade filmography full of great works, varying from romantic comedies and musicals to splendid adaptations from famous novels, as is the case of the prestigious TV series Fortunata y Jacinta (1980) or the film La colmena (1982), which won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival. In 1983 he was given the 'Medalla de Oro de las Bellas Artes' (Arts Gold Medal), and one year later he prepared his most successful work both with public and critic: The Holy Innocents (1984), an adaptation from the novel by Miguel Delibes. This film won the Best Actor Award for Francisco Rabal and Alfredo Landa (ex- aequo) at the Cannes Film Festival. It also won the 'Premio Nacional de Cinematografía' (National Cinematography Award) in 1985 and the 'Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts des Lettres' Award in 1986.

Camus's filmography combines films made with others with a more personal style, where he tells stories closer to him that let him go through less worn themes. That is the case of Con el viento solano (1966), Los pájaros de Baden-Baden (1975) or The Days of the Past (1977).

In the 90s he continued working with great actors and telling dramatic stories made up from complex characters living rebel or broken lives, or entering other genres like noir. Examples of this stage are La rusa (1987), Después del sueño (1992), Sombras en una batalla (1993) and Adosados (1996), a film which won the International Critic Award.

Marta May was born on 14 June 1939 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. She is an actress, known for Burnt Skin (1967), Phoenix the Warrior (1988) and The Texican (1966). She was previously married to Josep Maria Forn.

José Gálvez was born on 19 March 1931 in Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia. He was an actor and director, known for Azul (1972), Macario (1960) and Neutron vs. the Maniac (1964). He was married to Chela Nájera. He died on 9 August 1978 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Mercedes Alonso was born on 9 August 1940 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. She is an actress, known for Estudio 1 (1965), Margarita se llama mi amor (1961) and Soledad (1958).

Emilio Tuero was born on 5 April 1911 in Santoña, Santander, Spain. He was an actor and producer, known for La dama de las camelias (1944), Tacos joven (1950) and Una golfa (1958). He was married to Marina Tamayo. He died on 22 July 1971 in Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Diego Aramburu-Zabala is an audiovisual communication student. He was born August 27th, 1998 in Santander and he lives there since then. He has helped to produce some audiovisual projects in the past and he continues doing it from time to time, as he combines that with the career he is studying. He is currently working as a member of the radio program La LLave Azul, broadcast ed in Arco FM (103.2) and has served as special correspondent in San Sebastián Film Festival.

Toto Vega was born on 23 September 1969 in Vélez, Santander, Colombia. He was an actor and producer, known for Alias J.J. (2017), Undercover Law (2018) and The Jaguar's Shadow (2016). He was married to Nórida Rodríguez. He died on 25 September 2022 in Barichara, Santander, Colombia.

Elías León Siminiani was born in 1971 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. He is a director and writer, known for Arquitectura emocional 1959 (2022), Síndrome de los quietos (2021) and El premio (2010).

Jaime Zatarain was born in 1977 in Santander, Spain. He is an actor, known for The Cook of Castamar (2021), The Candidate (2018) and The Ministry of Time (2015).

Norberto Ramos del Val was born on 7 February 1970 in Santander, Spain. He is a director and producer, known for Killing Time (2022), Faraday (2013) and Giro final.

Alberto Galán was born on 20 November 1901 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. He was an actor, known for Another Dawn (1943), Cantaclaro (1946) and A Macabre Legacy (1940). He was married to Ana María Martínez Aguirre. He died on 5 January 1977 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Ramón Pereda was born on 30 August 1897 in Esles de Cayón, Santander, Spain. He was an actor and producer, known for La niña popoff (1952), La reina del mambo (1951) and María Cristina (1951). He was married to María Antonieta Pons and Adriana Lamar. He died on 19 June 1986 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico.

Carlos García was born on 5 February 1978 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. He is an actor, known for Love in Difficult Times (2005), Padre Medina (2009) and Bolívar: Una lucha admirable (2019). He has been married to Esmeralda Moya since 30 June 2012. They have one child.

Agus Ruiz was born on 17 April 1979 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. He is an actor, known for The Ministry of Time (2015), White Lines (2020) and Spinnin' (2007).

Trini Alonso was born on 27 June 1923 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. She was an actress, known for Carlota: Amor es... veneno (1981), Estudio 1 (1965) and Varietés (1971). She died on 20 January 2000.

Álvaro Longoria was born in 1968 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. He is a producer and writer, known for Sanctuary (2019), La vida de Brianeitor (2023) and Everybody Knows (2018).

Marc Crehuet was born on 7 April 1978 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. He is a writer and director, known for El rei borni (2016), The Neighbor (2019) and Pop ràpid (2011).

Alejandro Cobo was born in 1904 in Liérganes, Santander, Spain. He was an actor, known for La dama de las camelias (1944), Those Who Came Back (1948) and Hermoso ideal (1948). He was married to Tina Romero. He died on 21 March 1950 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.

Miguel San Martín was born on 1 April 1981 in Santander, Spain. He is a producer and director, known for Deseo (2014), Instante (2013) and 500 piezas (2022).

Mario Ribero Ferreira was born on 13 March 1948 in Confines, Santander, Colombia. He is a director and assistant director, known for Vuelo Secreto (1992), Los Reyes (2005) and Yo soy Betty, la fea (1999).

Santiago Ontañón was born in 1903 in Santander, Santander, Spain. He was an actor and set decorator, known for The Executioner (1963), Watch Out, We're Mad (1974) and Los claveles (1936). He died on 26 August 1989 in Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

Jesús Garay was born in 1949 in Santander, Cantabria, Spain. He is a director and actor, known for La banyera (1989), Far Passion (1986) and Les gens d'en face (1993).