Biography

Matías Nicieza was born on December 10, 1978 in Burela, Lugo, Galicia, Spain. He is an actor and director, known for Instrucciones para empezar a hablar gallego (2019), 33 (2008) and Última vontade (2005).

Is a distant cousin of David De Bartolome .

Is also a singer, for two years he was the lead voice of a band called Sempre 5.

Between 2005 and 2008, was a permanent player in the "Aquelarre na eira das meigas", an annual show that's represented in Viveiro (Lugo, Galicia, Spain) every early August. The "Aquelarre" consists in a story related to witches and the Devil, inter-cut by dance numbers. His role was always that of a wizard or an esoteric presence, good or evil, and totally fictional or based on historic characters (two of them were Tomás de Torquemada and Diego Xelmírez). After the 2008 performance, he decided to quit over disagreements with the organizers of the show.