Nahuel Pérez Biscayart

Biscayart in 2017, photo by Denis Makarenko/Bigstock.com

Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Date of Birth: 6 March, 1986

Ethnicity: Argentinian [Spanish, Italian], Basque

Nahuel Pérez Biscayart is an Argentine actor. He is known for his roles in the French films BPM (Beats per Minute) and See You Up There. He speaks several languages, including French, which he learned in three months.

Nahuel was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to a father of Spanish/Andalusian descent and a mother of Italian and Basque ancestry. His first name means “tiger” in Mapuche language. His maternal grandfather was possibly from Biarritz, France.

Sources: https://www.parismatch.com
https://www.francebleu.fr
https://www.sudouest.fr

8 Responses

  1. Dar says:

    He also states he has Spanish and Italian ancestry.

    • Akwaba says:

      Yes : “je suis né à Buenos Aires, ma mère est moitié italienne, moitié basque et mon père moitié espagnol, moitié espagnol d’Andalousie”
      (“I was born in Buenos Aires, my mother is half Italian half basque and my father half Spanish, half Spanish from Andalusia”)

  2. anon6 says:

    i believe he goes further into it in this interview (Italian? something else?) but i can’t get past the paywall.

    https://www.sudouest.fr/dans-vos-departements/biarritz-rencontre-avec-l-acteur-argentin-du-film-120-battements-par-minute-3265868.amp.html

  3. liathecrazyflower says:

    Argentina have so much european immigrants.And the same time iberian. But argentina it’s not just white, indigenous, and etc. :)

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