Ludwig Emilio Buale Coka (born 26 November 1972) is an Equatoguinean-born Spanish actor, known internationally for his role as Baharat in the science fiction-horror movie The Platform (2019).

[1] Born in Equatorial Guinea of Bubi descent, Buale moved to Spain, with his parents and brothers, when he was six years old.

He had no intention of becoming an actor until one day, in 1995, when casting director Paco Pino discovered him as they both waited in a subway station in Madrid.

Pino needed a black actor to play Ombasi, one of the main characters of Imanol Uribe's Bwana (1996).

Buale made his debut, along with two well-known Spanish actors Andrés Pajares and María Barranco.