One of Spain's best-recognized artistic personalities, Jordi Mollà is
an actor, director, painter and a writer.
Jordi Mollà Perales was born in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Jordi was trained as an actor at the Barcelona Institute of Theatre and
he also studied in Italy, Hungary and England. As an actor, he has
worked in more than fifteen films, with prestigious directors like
Bigas Luna, Montxo Armendáriz, Pedro Almodóvar, Ricardo Franco and
Fernando Colomo.
Jordi first received in acclaim in Bigas Luna's "Jamón, Jamón", in
1992. Since then Jordi has appeared in "Historias del Kronen" (1994),
Director: Montxo Armendáriz; "La Flor de mi secreto" (1994), Director:
Pedro Almodóvar; "La Celestina" (1996), Director: Gerardo Vera; "La
buena Estrella" (1997), Director: Ricardo Franco (Nominated for the
GOYA Awards); "Los años bárbaros" (1998), Director: Fernando Colomo;
"Volavérunt" (1999), Director: Bigas Luna; "Nadie conoce a nadie"
(1999), Director: Mateo Gil; "Segunda piel" (1999), Director: Gerardo
Vera and "Son de Mar", (1999), Director: Bigas Luna.
Critically acclaimed "Blow" with Johnny Depp and Penélope Cruz, was
Jordi's debut film in Hollywood.
Jordi has also directed two short films: "Walter Peralta" (Alcalá De
Henares Award, Generalitat De Cataluña National Cinematographic Award)
and "No me importaria irme contigo". His first feature film as a
director, "No somos nadie", produced by Lola Films, will be realised in
2002.
Additionally, Jordi has written two books: "Las primeras veces" and
"Agua estancada".
In addition to regularly exhibiting at PicassoMio Galleries, Jordi has
exhibited at Sotheby's Gallery, Madrid (2007) and Galeria Carmen DE la
Guerra, Madrid. This multi-faceted artist is a self-trained painter, for
whom painting is an act of spontaneity. His works often surprise the
viewer both with his ability to manage the media and with his power to
express himself on canvas or paper.
