Miguel Herrán, 30, on fatherhood: “Now I’d rather be at home with my daughter than working”

For Miguel Herrán, the biggest change since becoming a father has not been a new role or award. It has been the decision to spend his free time at home with his daughter María. “Now I’d rather be at home with my daughter than working, with friends or riding my motorcycle,” he said.

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Fatherhood is another level, it’s another league.

Herrán, 29 when he discussed the experience, described fatherhood in emphatic terms: “Fatherhood is another level, it’s another league.” María was born in 2024, and her arrival changed the way he decides how to use his time between filming, promotion and other work commitments.

“I really enjoy watching my daughter grow up,” he said. He also acknowledged that balancing professional demands and family life is not always easy. The challenge, he noted, is not unique to acting. Any job can require difficult choices when a small child depends entirely on adults.

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I really enjoy watching my daughter grow up.

The possibility of missing important moments while working has become a central tension for him. “She’s a person who depends completely on you, and you don’t want to miss it either,” he said. His comments describe a personal choice rather than a general formula for parenthood.

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Now I’d rather be at home with my daughter than working, with friends or riding my motorcycle.

Herrán began acting almost by chance and won the 2016 Goya for best new actor for A cambio de nada, directed by Daniel Guzmán. He later gained wider recognition as Río in La Casa de Papel and Christian in Élite. A decade after that first Goya, he is describing his life less through his characters and more through the routine created by María’s arrival.

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She’s a person who depends completely on you, and you don’t want to miss it either.