Yon González

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	Aitor Luna (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.

Acting career

Yon González began his acting career in the LaSexta series SMS (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,^[1] as well as a Golden Nymph for Best Actor – Drama nomination at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival 2009.^[2]

Throughout 2008 and 2009, González starred in the motion pictures Sex, Parties and Lies (Mentiras y gordas), opposite Mario Casas, Hugo Silva and his The Boarding School co–star Ana de Armas, and Sebastián Cordero's Rabies (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.^[3] In 2010, González portrayed Constantine II of Greece in Sofía, a television miniseries based on the life of Queen Sofía of Spain. In 2011, González worked primarily in television, appearing in Great Reserve (Gran reserva), which stars his brother Aitor Luna, The Whos (Los Quién) and Grand Hotel (Gran hotel). Grand Hotel, in which he starred opposite his SMS fellow Amaia Salamanca,^[4] won him Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Television Actor.^[5]

Other work

In 2007, González modeled for David Delfín at the Cibeles Madrid Fashion Week.^[6] He also covered numerous magazines, such as Vanity Fair, Glamour, Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan,^[7] either alone or with his The Boarding School fellows.

In 2007, along with Martiño Rivas and Marta Torné, González supported the ONG Childhood Without Limits Foundation.^[8]

Personal and media life

González was born in Bergara, Gipuzkoa, but currently lives in Madrid. His brother Aitor Luna is also an actor, probably best known for his role in Paco's Men (Los hombres de Paco). González cites Juan Diego, Jordi Mollà and Luis Tosar as his role models.^[9] He is fluent in Spanish and Basque, and works on improving his English.^[10]

In 2011 he was ranked sixth in 20 minutos's list of sexiest Spanish actors.^[11]

Filmography

Title	Original Title	Year	Role	Notes
SMS	SMS	2006-2007	Andrés	TV series; 2006–07
The Boarding School	El internado	2007-2010	Iván Noiret León	TV series; 2007–10 ACE Award for Best New Actor Nominated—Golden Nymph for Best Actor – Drama
The Storymaker	El forjador de historias	2008	Victor	Short film
Impossible Loves	Amores imposibles	2008	Boy	Short film
Identity	Identidad	2008	Boy	Short film
Sex, Parties and Lies	Mentiras y gordas	2009	Nico
Latex Puppets	Muñecos de latex	2009	Adrián	Short film La FILA Festival of Short Films Award for Best Male Performance
Rage	Rabia	2009	Adrián
Sofía	Sofía	2010	Constantine II of Greece	TV miniseries
Torrente 4	Torrente 4	2011	Peralta
Great Reserve	Gran reserva	2011	Manuel Hernández	TV series
The Whos	Los Quién	2011	Paco	TV series; 1 episode
Unknown Truth	Desconocierto	2011	Man	Short film
Grand Hotel	Gran hotel	2011-2013	Julio Olmedo	TV series Fotogramas de Plata Award for Best Television Actor
Transgression	Transgression	2011	Helio
Under Suspicion	Bajo sospecha	2014-present	Víctor García	TV series

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Nominated Work	Result
Association of Latin Entertainment Critics Awards	2010	Best New Actor	The Boarding School	Won
Fotogramas de Plata Awards	2011	Best Television Actor	Grand Hotel	Won
La FILA Festival of Short Films	2009	Best Male Performance	Latex Puppets	Won
Monte-Carlo Television Festival Awards	2009	Golden Nymph for Best Actor – Drama	The Boarding School	Nominated
Neox Fan Awards	2012	Best television series actor	Grand Hotel	Nominated
		Best kiss of the year (w/ Amaia Salamanca)		Won
	2013	Best television series actor		Nominated
		Best kiss of the year (w/Amaia Salamanca)		Nominated

References

1. "Yon González y Ana Duato, premiados en Nueva York". La voz libre (in Spanish). 19 April 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
2. Fernández, Ángel (16 April 2009). "Series españolas a la conquista de la Ninfa de Oro del Festival de Montecarlo". El mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2012.
3. "Historia del Festival". Cine La FILA (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 March 2012.
4. "Cinco años después de 'SMS', Amaia Salamanca y Yon González se reencuentran y se enamoran en 'Gran Hotel'". ¡Hola! (in Spanish). 9 August 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
5. "Elena Anaya y José Coronado repiten el éxito de los Goya en los Fotogramas de Plata 2011 como mejores intérpretes de cine". ¡Hola! (in Spanish). 13 March 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
6. "Yon González Luna". www.actoresmasguapos.com (in Spanish). 17 November 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
7. "Yon González". actoresmasatractivos.com (in Spanish). 28 December 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
8. "Yon González, un irresistible y rebelde galán que vuelve dispuesto a conquistarnos". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 24 October 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
9. "Yon González: "Me da morbo pensar qué pasará después de El Internado"". Antena 3 (in Spanish). 22 July 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
10. "Yon Gonzalez: La profesion de actor es la mas bonita del mundo". El Internado Blog (in Spanish). 11 December 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
11. "Los Actores Españoles Mas Sexies De La Television" (in Spanish). 17 February 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2012.

External links

• Yon González at the Internet Movie Database