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José Manuel Poga

José Manuel Poga

Actor · Born January 1, 1980 (46) · Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain

José Manuel Poga is a Spanish actor. He began his career in theater before moving into film and television, appearing in Spanish productions since the mid-2000s. He is best known internationally for his role as César Gandía in the television series La Casa de Papel, as well as for roles in films such as Taxi a Gibraltar.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1980 (46)
From
Jerez de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain
Works as
Actor
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 17% in 30 days

What are José Manuel Poga's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Power.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 53rd percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
24%
Power
19%
Self
19%
Morality
16%
Bonds
15%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Corruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 10 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 1 · Dark 8

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 5

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 4
Hero
1 of 4
Ally
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Dread
6
Melancholic
6
Hopeful
3
Bittersweet
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch José Manuel Poga's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for José Manuel Poga's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page.

  • Lions in Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • 33 días (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mateo Calatrava

  • La Fiera(2026)

    as Manolo Chana

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Captive(2025)

    as Diego Castañeda

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Enemies(2025)

    as El tigre

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Macarena, una comedia espiritual (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • En Fin(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Tomás

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Checkmates(2024)

    as German

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Courier(2024)

    as José Luis Ocaña

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Burning Body(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Pedro

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • La fortaleza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jorge

  • The Fortress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Jorge

  • You Would Do It Too(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dante Bazán

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Infiesto(2023)

    as Marquina - El Demonio

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • La vida entre dos noches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Pepe

  • The Endless Trench(2019)

    as Rodrigo

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Justo antes de Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Dulio

  • Taxi to Treasure Rock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Manchester United

  • Gun City(2018)

    as 'Mallorquín'

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Fugitiva(2018)

    Show 9 episodes · as Tobías

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Gold(2017)

    as Romero

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Money Heist(2017)

    Show 11 episodes · as César Gandía

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Smoke & Mirrors(2016)

    as Journalist 2

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Toro(2016)

    as Ginés

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Palm Trees in the Snow(2015)

    as Marcial

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Aquí Paz y después Gloria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 8 episodes · as Roque

  • The Ministry of Time(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as William Martin

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Bajo sospecha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · as Marcos Lara

  • 321 días en Míchigan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • El nino(2014)

    as Mario

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Un mundo cuadrado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • Orange Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Leopoldo

  • Unit 7(2012)

    as Miguel

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • En la otra camilla (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Policia 2

  • La que se avecina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Policía 2

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 35 titles from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

The Captive (2025)

$6.2M worldwide

Highest rated

The Endless Trench (2019)

Midcredits 86th

Most popular right now

Burning Body (2023)

Film career

20072026

Peak 2025 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting35 of 35: 35 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
1217

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do José Manuel Poga's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 14; across their 10 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 10

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · actor

Fugitiva (2018)

55th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Palm Trees in the Snow (2015)

Midcredits 90th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 74/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 57. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is José Manuel Poga's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 80 · severeMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does José Manuel Poga work with?

People who share at least 2 of José Manuel Poga's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Patxi Amezcua shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers