The large tower-shaped prison that houses several criminals is back! We refer to “Hole 2″the sequel to the Spanish sci-fi thriller that was released in 2019 and received positive reviews. Like the first movie, Again the dispute will be over food, but this time each new resident must choose a plate of food so that everyone can eatjust as they agreed; Although everything seems to be going well, chaos soon reigns. One of the individuals found in this vertical enclosure is Zamyatin, a very aggressive prisonerwith which not only his companion from Perempuan must deal, but also the rest of the inmates who are on other floors, both upper and lower. This role is played by Hovik Keuchkerian. Do you know little or do not know at all about this actor? Don’t worry, in the following paragraphs, we give you information about him that you may not have known.
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The film, 1 hour and 40 minutes long, arrives on Netflix on October 4, 2024. It is directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, who was also in charge of the script along with David Desola, Pedro Rivero and Egoitz Moreno. According to the brief description on the same streaming platform, it reads: “When a mysterious leader imposes his laws on a brutal vertical cell system, a newcomer decides to challenge his dubious method of food distribution.”
Zamiatin is one of the most aggressive prisoners in “El hoyo 2” (Photo: Basque Films)
- Full name: Hovik Keuchkerian Burgui
- Place of birth: Beirut, Lebanon
- Nationality: Lebanese and Spanish
- Birthday: November 14
- Year of birth: 1972
- Age: 51 years
- Stature: 1,91 m
- Languages: Spanish, English and Armenian
- YouTube: @hovikkeuchkerianOficial
Hovik Keuchkerian is a Lebanese actor, writer and former boxer who has Spanish nationality. He has been part of successful productions such as “La casa de papel”, a series in which he brought Bogotá to life.
Hovik Keuchkerian poses during a photo session for the film “Antiriots”, during the 68th San Sebastian Film Festival in the Basque city of San Sebastian, on September 25, 2020 (Photo: Ander Gillenea / AFP)
He was born in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, where he lived for a short time, because when he was three years old his parents emigrated to Spain because of the Lebanese Civil War.
From a very young age he started working. After his family settled in Alpedrete, his father opened a restaurant, where Hovik was a waiter. When he was 20 years old he moved to Madrid, where he opened his gym in 1995, which he named with his initials: HK, which was in operation for 20 years, as it closed in December 2015.
Lebanese actor Hovik Keuchkerian poses during a photo session for the film “Un amor” during the 71st San Sebastian International Film Festival, on September 26, 2023 (Photo: Ander Gillenea / AFP)
Since he was young he always showed interest in basketball, but an ankle injury when he was playing caused him to permanently distance himself from this sport.
After leaving basketball, Keuchkerian began practicing kick boxing, which he perfected and gave him his first national championship in 1996.. The following year, he ventured into boxing, winning the Spanish amateur championship in the heavyweight category. It was like this In 1999 he became a professional boxerproclaiming himself champion of Spain in the same category in 2003. He revalidated his title in 2004, although at the end of that year he became disappointed in the professional organization of his sport and ended up retiring. with a record of 16 victories (15 by KO) and one defeat.
Actor Hovik Keuchkerian poses on the red carpet of the 38th Goya Awards gala in Valladolid, on February 10, 2024 (Photo: César Manso / AFP)
Hovik Keuchkerian told how he came to the world of acting by chance. “As I imitated Maestro Eugenio and also told jokes, A friend invited me to the stage and I liked that, then they invited me to write a monologue and I liked it too (…). They called me from Paramount Comedy to work with them, that’s how I started in this world (…). It was not a sought-after change, but one that crossed my path and I got hooked.”he pointed out in a interview for your YouTube account.
In the same interview, the actor said that when he was chosen for the series “Hispania, la legend”, the producer was aware that it was his first role and that he had no experience, so he “They hired an acting coach, who was the only person he worked with to train”.
Hovik Keuchkerian delivers a speech after receiving the “Silver Shell” for best supporting performance for “Un amor” during the closing ceremony of the 71st San Sebastián Film Festival, on September 30, 2023 (Photo: Ander Gillenea / AFP)
Keuchkerian participated in the following productions, both films and series: “The Other”, “Scorpion in Love”, “Assassin’s Creed”, “The Man Who Killed Don Quixote”, “A Love”, “The Night Manager”, “The paper house”, “Riot Riot”, “Red Queen”, among other titles.
He has won more than a dozen awards as a relationship actor for “Alacrán amor”, as well as best leading actor for “El otro”, “Antidisturbios” and “Un amor”.
Hovik Keuchkerian poses during a photocall for the presentation of the last part of the fifth season of “La casa de papel” at the Palacio Vistalegre stadium in Madrid on November 30, 2021 (Photo: Gabriel Bouys / AFP)
Hovik is also a writer and has so far published: “Cartas desde el Palmar”, “El Palmar de Vejer”, “Lokura”, “Diarios y desvaríos” and “Resiliente”, the latter is a book-disc, where the stories with music composed by Yuri Méndez.
Keuchkerian recalled a difficult period that he had to live through due to his problems with alcoholic beverages, this occurred after leaving his boxing career. “I stopped boxing and was drunk for two years. I had no idea what to do, because I was left without goals.” story. Fortunately, at the gym they helped him quit that habit, but he had to hit rock bottom; Likewise, he had the support of his family, especially his mother, who reproached him for locking himself up for several days to drink alone. “It was a roller coaster of many years in which alcohol was the door to isolate yourself from people”he told the program “El Hormiguero”.
Hovik Keuchkerian is Bogotá (Photo: La casa de papel / Netflix)
During an interview with Pablo Motos, the actor revealed that he has a strange fascination with fire, so much so that he likes to burn his skin when an important event happens to him. “It is not something planned, it has happened to me five times. When something happens to me that marks me or that it has been very nice or that it has hurt me a lot or that it has left me in the gutter, ceye a metal object, like a knife, I make it red hot and it burns”he pointed out.
After landing the role of Zamyatin in “The Hole 2,” Hovik Keuchkerian, as soon as he read the script, imagined his character as a “fireproof fat baby”according to his words, so he had to gain weight until he reached 154 kilos; Likewise, he decided to pluck all his body hair, something that was not in the script, and shave his eyebrows. “I was scared for a month and a half because then they don’t grow the same. Then my hair grew except my eyebrows. The next thing was starting to shoot and he was going to appear without eyebrows. Then they came out, but a hair on each side, it never equalsl (…). [Tras vivir así] I had a hard time showering, I had a hard time relieving myself, my knees hurt. Beyond aesthetics, it is a struggle, because it prevents you from day to day life. I have a reverential respect for all overweight people.”he pointed out in El Hormiguero.
Judith Vicente
