Ben Cura

Biography

José Ben Cura is an Argentine-born British actor, musician and director of film, television and theatre.

José Ben Cura was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Argentine tenor/conductor José Cura. When he was a year old, he moved to Santo Stefano Belbo, Italy, where his father's grandfather was from. The family first lived in a convent while his father struggled to find work as an opera singer. He has two younger siblings, Yazmín and Nicolás.

The family moved to France when he was six and then to Spain when he was 11. During this time, he frequently travelled with his parents around the world.

Cura's first acting role came at age nine, as a supernumerary in a production of La Forza del Destin...