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The online girls, gays, and theys have a new heartthrob in sight: Agustín Della Corte, the hunky actor playing Roque Pérez on Olympo. Not only is Roque the lead male character in this new Netflix show, but he's also gay, and charismatic, and lovable, and nuanced, and has the physique of a Greek deity from Mount Olympus.

Olympo — Spain's latest original series for Netflix — comes from Zeta Studios, the same production company behind the long-running hit show Élite. Though some fans quickly described Olympo as "Élite, but with athletes," the new show manages to be stronger, faster, sexier, and more elevated than the beloved series set at Las Encinas. Instead of the social pyramid dynamics within a high school, Olympo tells the story of top-tier athletes who live and train together at a High Performing Center in Spain. It's less Gossip Girl and more I, Tonya, if you catch our drift.

Fans became quickly invested in the Olympo universe, with standout characters like Amaia Olaberria (Clara Galle), Sebas Senghor (Juan Perales), Zoe Moral (Nira Osahia), Renata Aguilera (Andy Duato), and Charly Lago (Martí Cordero), to name a few. Two fan-favorite actors from the final seasons of Élite were also brought into Olympo and embodied new roles: Nuno Gallego (Héctor on Élite; Cristian Delallave on Olympo) and Gleb Abrosimov (Eric on Élite; Diego Sorokov on Olympo).

Nonetheless, Olympo fans are clearly gravitating more toward Roque, brought to life by Agustín Della Corte, and learning more about the actor's life and career.

Scroll through to learn more about Agustín Della Corte — and make sure to watch Olympo, now streaming on Netflix.

Agustín Della Corte's early life and professional rugby career.

Corte was born in Paysandú, Uruguay, on September 11, 1997. He spent most of his early years in his hometown and joined the Trébol Rugby Club at an early age.

By 2017, 20-year-old Corte was a professional rugby athlete who had ascended to play for the Uruguay national rugby union team, and was described as the captain of the team in interviews. This served him well during the casting process for Olympo given that his character, Roque, also plays rugby professionally and happens to be the captain of the team.

Competing at the Rugby World Cup and retiring from sports.

Corte eventually made his debut at the Rugby World Cup in 2019, set in Japan, and competed on an international scale with some of the best rugby players from around the world.

In real life, Corte continued his career as an athlete after the 2019 Rugby World Cup and even signed a contract with a new team, Peñarol Rugby, in 2020. However, he ended that year choosing to retire from sports.

Agustín Della Corte's breakthrough performance in 'Society of the Snow.'

In 2021, Corte auditioned for the film Society of the Snow — a coproduction between Uruguay and Spain that told the real story of the rugby team aboard the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 back in 1972. As the airplane crashed in the Andes Mountains, this group of people had to survive in the coldest temperatures they ever faced.

Corte's audition process for the film started in February 2021, as lockdown guidelines were still in place. "We were asked to send some photos, material, and information about us…A few months later, we were asked to send some self-taped scenes," he told Popternative in an interview. "At the time, I didn't realize what the project was about…A few months later, I had some Zoom auditions with the casting directors that were from Argentina."

The actor continued, "The final stage was in Montevideo, so when they called me, I was in Paysandú, my [hometown], at the north of Uruguay. So I traveled to Montevideo and did my audition in front of J.A. Bayona, the director. It wasn't until [I was] there that I realized that the project was, like, a really big project. After a few auditions there in Montevideo, [they] confirmed our participation."

The film, based on the 2008 novel by Pablo Vierci, made its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival and was eventually released by Netflix in late 2023 (in theaters) and early 2024 (on streaming).

Society of the Snow was ultimately nominated for two Academy Awards that year: Best International Feature Film and Best Makeup and Hairstyling.

Corte's performance as Antonio "Tintín" Vizintín in Society of the Snow catapulted his acting career to new heights. He was now also recognized as a dramatic actor featured in an Oscar-nominated film — not just a former professional rugby player in pursuit of a new career.

Other acting roles, modeling collabs, and the path to 'Olympo' on Netflix.

Following the filming, production, and release of Society of the Snow, Corte starred in the 2024 film Linda (as a character named Blas) and in the 2025 movie Papeles (as Yago). He also worked as a model with various brands — including a commercial for Acqua Di Giò Homme for Giorgio Armani Beauty.

Corte's audition process for Olympo was, ironically, not very different from landing his life-changing role in Society of the Snow. He was also in Uruguay at the time, and also did preliminary casting calls via Zoom, which he explained in an interview (in Spanish) with LOS40 along with his Olympo costars Clara Galle and Nuno Gallego.

"I did a couple of casting stages on Zoom, and then I was able to come to Madrid, and [the three of us] met there," Corte said, highlighting that the three of them met for the first time that day.

Galle added, "It was April 3rd; I remember the date exactly."

Corte's Olympo character, Roque, is best friends with both Amaia (Clara Galle) and Cristian (Nuno Gallego). In real life, the three actors seem to be very close to one another as well — so much so that Galle could easily recall the exact day when she met Corte and Gallego while they were all still auditioning.

On the show, Amaia and Cristian are established as a couple right away. In turn, Roque is an out gay man (and his teammates don't seem to have any issues with it) who's still forced to navigate the politics of courting sponsors as an athlete. Dating isn't easy for Roque, either, given that his entire life is about sports, and basically every man in his day-to-day life is either straight or deep in the closet.

The plot twists in this first season are very interesting, but we'll stick to just the premise of the series for now given that many people are still catching up. Stay tuned for more!

Olympo is now streaming on Netflix.