Santiago Segura, the only genius who still draws a torrent of people to the cinema:

Santiago Segura has done it again. His latest work, There is only one father 4is the summer hit in Spanish cinemas and the best premiere of a national film in the last 9 years. In fact, with more than 160,000 spectators on its first day in cinemas, it has become number one at the box office. Without a doubt, a resounding success for a treacherous saga.

Success, which was also achieved with the saga Torrentwhich will return to the big screen soon with a new installment, which will begin filming in 2025. Thus, Segura has become a true businessman with a great fortune. What’s more, the actor, together with comedian José Mota, acquired part of the Pedraza Castle a few days ago, a fortress built in the 13th century in Segovia. The exact amount of the actor’s assets is unknown, but the fortune that he has is unknown. has raised more than 120 million euros thanks to its film projects.

Segura’s success was forged in 1998. Unexpectedly and with a great stroke of luck, the first part of the saga produced by Enrique Cerezo (Torrente: El brazo tonto de la ley), broke the box office records. It was seen by more than 3 million spectators and collected close to 1.8 billion pesetas.

However, the second installment far exceeded expectations. More than 5 million viewers saw the film at the box office, consolidating a collection of more than 22 million euros. In fact, It was ranked as the eighth highest-grossing film in history. It is true that, starting with the third installment, the figures begin to drop. The fourth film in the saga grossed 19 million euros and the fifth was barely seen, compared to the rest. However, in total it managed to gross more than 80 million euros with the saga.

It is true that Santiago touched the sky again with the premiere of the first installment of There is only one fatherwhich earned 14 million euros. It was so successful that he barely waited a year to release the second part, which earned 13 million euros. The third part came two years later, earning almost 16 million euros. In total, more than 43 million euros were earned between the three films.