Eloi Martín Casanovas
Eloi Martín Casanovas | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1995 (age 29–30) Sabadell, Spain |
| Alma mater | Autonomous University of Barcelona |
| Occupation(s) | Actor and LGBT activist |
Eloi Martín Casanovas (Sabadell, b. 1995) is a Spanish monologist and actor, and an activist for LGBTQ rights.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Casanovas graduated from Autonomous University of Barcelona with a degree in Humanities and a minor in general studies.[3]
In his creations, he mixes different artistic languages like dance, poetry or music. He is a member of the transsexual youths of Barcelona and of Llamada por Sabadell,[4] from the LGBTQ association Ca l'Enredus de Sabadell, and he as worked as an usher in the Teatre Lliure.[5] In 2019 he was a candidate for the Popular Unity Candidacy for Barcelona in the 2019 Spanish local elections.[6][7]
He became known on television for playing the character of Andrea in the series Oh My Goig, on betevé (2017 - 2021).[8] In the TV3 series Com si fos ahir he has played the character of Jair since 2022, the first trans character on the show.[2]
In February 2023 he presented Middleground Cómo se construye el deseo (Middleground How desire is built) in the Sarria Civic Center,[9] which is part of the network of civic centers in Barcelona, within the programming Bohemian Lights 2023. In the work Middleground Casanovas questions the norms, ideals, and etiquettes, while asking about the price we pay for pursuing success.[10]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]- Oh My Goig
- Com si fos ahir
References
[edit]- ^ "Caleidoscopia, un seminario de especialistas para profundizar sobre la infancia y adolescencia trans". www3.gobiernodecanarias.org (in Spanish). 11 October 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ a b "Eloi Martín, el Jair a "Com si fos ahir": "S'encasella molt una persona pel fet de ser trans"". Tot es mou (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "Espolsant la pols, amb Eloi Martín Casanovas". Garrotxa Sense Violències (in Catalan). 4 August 2021. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "Entrevista Eloi Martín". Ajuntament de Sabadell (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "Transsexualitat: portes tancades al món laboral?". Els matins (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "L'activisme trans entra a les llistes municipals del 26-M". directa.cat (in Catalan). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ 324cat (2019-05-09). "Deu persones transgènere, candidates a les eleccions municipals". CCMA (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-03-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Eloi Martín - Películas de Eloi Martín". Cine.com. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "CCIVIC". sarria.inscripcionscc.com. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- ^ "S'encenen els Llums de Bohèmia | Centres Cívics". ajuntament.barcelona.cat. Retrieved 2023-02-22.