Who is Arturo Román in Money Heist?

The hostage who volunteers · Hostages

Arturo Román (The hostage who volunteers) is a character in Money Heist, part of Hostages. Arturo Román, director of the Mint, greets the robbery as an outrage to his dignity and an opportunity for his legend — the hostage who schemes, rallies, and risks other people's lives with a hero's vocabulary and a coward's instincts. His secretary Mónica is pregnant with his child; his wife is watching the news. Arturo is the siege's recurring lesson that the most dangerous man in the room is rarely holding a gun.

When does Arturo Román first appear?

Arturo Román first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“Efectuar lo acordado”) of Money Heist (2017–2021, Netflix).

Who else is introduced in this episode?

• The Professor — The man with the plan
• Tokyo — The narrator on the run
• Berlin — The elegant tyrant
• Nairobi — The forewoman of the money
• Denver — The laugh in the vault
• Moscow — The miner who digs them out
• Rio — The boy with the keyboards
• Helsinki — The soldier with the soft heart
• Raquel Murillo — The inspector on the phone

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