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How to Say "actors" in Spanish

The Spanish word foractorsis actoresA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA2
NounA2
male or mixed-gender performers
A storybook illustration of three performers, two men and one woman, wearing simple theatrical costumes, standing center stage and taking a bow in front of red velvet curtains.

Examples

Los actores de esa película son muy famosos.

The actors in that movie are very famous.

Necesitamos más actores para la obra de teatro.

We need more performers for the play.

El director felicitó a todos los actores después del ensayo.

The director congratulated all the cast members after the rehearsal.

Masculine Plural Default

Even if a group includes both men and women, 'actores' (masculine plural) is the standard word used to refer to the whole group.

Using the Singular for Groups

Mistake:El actor son famosos.

Correction: Los actores son famosos. Since 'actores' is plural, the word 'son' (are) and the article 'Los' (The) must also be plural.

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