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Damián Alcázar
Jiquilpan, Michoacan, Mexico
Jorge Damián Alcázar Castello is a renowned Mexican actor, born in Jiquilpan, Michoacan, on January 8, 1953. One of the most talented and recognized contemporary actors, Damián st…
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Jorge Damián Alcázar Castello is a renowned Mexican actor, born in Jiquilpan, Michoacan, on January 8, 1953. One of the most talented and recognized contemporary actors, Damián studied at the National Institute of Fine Arts, and later studied at the Centro of Theater Experimentation and, later, at the Faculty of Theater at the Universidad Veracruzana, where, years later, he would be a teacher. After several years in the theater, Damián made his film debut with The Center of the Labyrinth (1985), and later worked in films such as Romero (1989), The Naked City (1989), Bandidos (1991), Mujer del Puerto (1991). ), Lolo (1993), where he would win his first Ariel award, for best male co-acting, and Two crimes (1994), by Roberto Sneider, for which he was nominated, again, for the Ariel. The success of the film and his performance immediately propelled his career, which would lead him to participate in films such as En el aire (1995), El anzuelo (1996), Hombres armamos (1997), Baja California: El limit del tiempo ( 1998) and Herod's Law (1999), winning two consecutive Ariel Awards for both films, as best actor, in 1998 and 1999. With director Luis Estrada, Alcázar would star in a successful saga of films, with a social and critical spirit, with the films A Wonderful World (2006), Hell (2010) and The Perfect Dictatorship (2014), each one proving successful at the box office and criticismo. In 2018 the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited him to be a special part of its new members. Alcazár has a vast filmography, which includes film and television. He is considered one of the most important actors of new Mexican cinema.
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2026
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
Movie Jacobo
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2026
Máscara contra Cabellera
Movie Presentador
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2026
El Mochaorejas
TV show Daniel 'El Mochaorejas' Arizmendi López
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2025
The Four Altars
Movie Don Abel
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2025
The Gentleman
Movie Chapas
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2025
Barren Land
Movie Rafael Hoffman
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2024
The Benetón Family
Movie Juan
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2024
Morenitas: Jimena
Movie
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2024
Safari
Movie
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2023
Morenitas: Hannia
Movie
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2023
Blue Beetle
Movie Alberto Reyes
- 2023
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2023
¡Que viva México!
Movie Rosendo / Regino / Ambrosio
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2023
Dudes
TV show Mario Miranda
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2022
The Monroy Affaire
Movie Ronnie Monroy
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2022
Léemelo
TV show Self
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2021
The King of All the World
Movie Don Anselmo
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2021
Carta Blanca
Movie Coronel Efraín Bencosme
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2021
Acapulco
TV show Don Pablo
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2021
Before I Forget
TV show Pascual
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2021
Mighty Victoria
Movie Don Federico
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2021
Not My Fault: Mexico
TV show
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2019
Mosh
Movie José la Iguana
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2019
The Mongolian Conspiracy
Movie Filiberto García
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2019
Tijuana
TV show Antonio Borja
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2019
Miss Bala
Movie Chief Saucedo
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2018
Narcos: Mexico
TV show Gilberto Rodríguez
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2018
Rubirosa 3
Movie Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
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2018
Rubirosa 2
Movie Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
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2018
Rubirosa
TV show Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
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2018
Rubirosa
Movie Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
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2017
Ana and Bruno
Movie Ricardo/Sr. Estación
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2016
The Hotel
Movie Citlalli's Dad
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2016
2091
TV show Sr. Hull
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2016
Las Aparicio
Movie Hernán Almada
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2015
La Sargento Matacho
Movie Feliciano Pachón
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2015
The Dandy
TV show Juan Antonio Ramírez "El Chueco"
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2015
Narcos
TV show Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
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2015
Mangoré
Movie Agustín Pío Barrios
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2015
Magallanes
Movie Magallanes
