Fran Perea graduated from the Escuela Superior de Arte Dramático of Málaga. He made his debut in 2000, acting Hugo in television series
Al salir de clase. He portrayed Hugo from 2001 to 2002. In 2003, Perea got the role of Marcos Serrano in television sitcom
Los Serrano. He also sang the opening theme "
1 más 1 son 7", and was a huge hit in 2003. Due to his role of Marcos, Fran Perea became a famous singer. His first album,
La chica de la habitación de al lado, was totally inspired by his role in
Los Serrano. It earned four
Platinum and one Gold discs. In 2004, he had a Spanish tour, and recorded the live hits album
Fran Perea, en concierto. In 2005, he released his second album
Punto y Aparte, that followed the success of
La chica de la habitación de al lado. One year later, Perea left
Los Serrano and started acting in films. In 2006, he portrayed David in film
Los Mánagers, directed by
Fernando Guillén Cuervo. Also, he was the protagonist of
2006 film El camino de los ingleses, directed by famous actor
Antonio Banderas. When Banderas selected him for the film, he did not know that Perea was very famous in Spain for his roles in the TV-series
Al salir de clase and
Los Serrano. Now Fran is part of the cast of a new serie in the Spanish channel
Antena 3, named 'Luna, el misterio de Calenda' and he is Orestes in the new play of José Carlos Plaza, again with Ana Belén. Fran released his fourth album "Viaja la palabra" and started a tour in
Serbia.
Politics Perea participated with other Spanish celebrities in a campaign in support of
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero as candidate for
Prime Minister of Spain in the elections in 2008. ==Filmography==