About us
Our work revolves around using art as a transformative tool to foster positive social change, engage with diverse communities, and foster cultural exchange. With a solid foundation based on our members' extensive experience in the performing arts, social inclusion, project management and digital communication, ESA is ready to make a significant impact across Europe.
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Meet our president: Quique Sanmartín
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Quique Sanmartín, president of European Social Art (ESA), has an impressive artistic career of more than 35 years. Her path began in classical dance, moved on to dance-theater and finally settled in acting.
As an actor, Quique's first performances were on stage, where he gave life to unforgettable characters such as Leonardo in Bodas de sangre by Federico García Lorca, Horacio in Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Leandro in The Doctor in spite of himself by Molière or Don Nuño in The Cunning of Women by Tirso de Molina, among others.
​In addition to his outstanding theatrical work, Quique has also participated in numerous musicals and ventured into film and television.
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He has appeared in productions such as Águila Roja, Tarancón, El Quinto Mandamiento, Días Sin Luz and Hoy Quiero Confesar. With the rise of streaming platforms, her career gained significant momentum, starring in international productions such as Mil Colmillos (HBO), La Reina de las Indias (Netflix), The Villamizar Sisters (Netflix), Soy Franky (Nickelodeon), El Chapo . (Netflix), La Reina del Sur (Netflix), Playa Soledad (Sony) and Los 39 (RTVE), among others.
His artistic training is as diverse as it is extensive. He has a degree in Classical Dance from the Valencia Conservatory and the prestigious John Cranko School in Stuttgart, Germany. His acting training includes training with renowned teachers such as Antonio Díaz Zamora and Antonio Alonso, clown training with Susana Toscano and work in verse with Alberto González Vergel, a prominent teacher in the field.
Today, Quique balances his acting career with stage direction and training the next generation of artists, sharing his extensive experience and passion for the arts in all their forms.
Quique Sanmartín, with his extensive career in the performing arts and his experience in the film industry, has become an active and valuable voice in European projects. Key figure in the fight for human rights, social inclusion and support for disadvantaged groups, promoting integration through art and culture.
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