Agustín Pardella (Buenos Aires, January 12, 1994) is an Argentine actor and singer. Pardella started his career in 2011, and has been nominated for and won several awards.[1]
In 2017, he won three awards for the dramatic film Pinamar with Juan Grandinetti, directed by Federico Godfrid. He also acted in the film Los olvidados,[4] which premiered in March 2018 in Argentina. It won four awards in several film festivals throughout the Americas and Europe.[1]
He has won various awards for his work in Pinamar: Golden Kikito Award for Best Actor (Kikito de Ouro)[5] at the August 2017 Festival de Gramado in Brazil, Patacon Award for Best Actor (Premio Patacón a Mejor Actor)[6] at the 2017 Festival Tandil Cine, which was awarded by SAGAI.[7] He got a special mention by a judge at the 2017 XV Tandil Cine.[1] In 2019, he was a juror at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival[6]
After many years in film and TV, he made his theatrical debut in Fraternal, in Método Kairos.[8]
In 2018, he starred in Martín Deus's film Los Enanos, in the Porteño Theater. In 2020, he appeared in the film Ámbar.[9][10][11]
Society of the Snow
A breakthrough in Pardella's career was in 2023, when he portrayed Nando Parrado,[1][12] one of the survivors of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 in the film Society of the Snow (La sociedad de la nieve).[13] The film, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[14] Pardella underwent intense physical and mental preparation, which was essential to give life to the drama experienced by the character. He explored an intimate relationship with Parrado in order to portray his extreme real-life experiences surviving 72 days in the snow.[13] Further, he had to gain 10 kilos to start filming, and then lose 15 kilos, in order to show the physical deterioration suffered by Parrado.[15]
Pardella and his co-stars described shooting the film as an emotional challenge.[16] After meeting Parrado in person, Pardella stated: "What can I say about my favorite superhero? Oh, I know… he is made of flesh and blood, human, he does not have super powers and his name is Nando Parrado."[17]
