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Mateo Castellanos is a fictional character from the ITV sitcom Benidorm written by Derren Litten. Despite being portrayed as a local of Benidorm Mateo has been portrayed by Swiss actor Jake Canuso in every episode of the series since its inception in 2007. Mateo is the only Spanish character in the regular cast and is mostly used in an antagonistic role frequently causing problems for the guests at the fictional Solana resort where he is employed as a barman.