Damián Alcázar

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.

Filmography (114 Appearances)

Here Be Dragons

Hágase tu voluntad

Silent Drift

The Portrait’s Secret

El Mochaorejas

Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!

The Four Altars

The Gentleman

Barren Land

The Benetón Family

Morenitas: Jimena

Safari

Morenitas: Hannia

Blue Beetle

Avocado: The Mexican Treasure

¡Que viva México!

Dudes

The Monroy Affaire

Léemelo

The King of All the World

Carta Blanca

Acapulco

Before I Forget

Mighty Victoria

Not My Fault: Mexico

Mosh

The Mongolian Conspiracy

Tijuana

Miss Bala

Narcos: Mexico

Rubirosa 2

Rubirosa

Rubirosa

Ana and Bruno

The Hotel

2091

Las Aparicio

La Sargento Matacho

The Dandy

Narcos

Mangoré

Magallanes

The Thin Yellow Line

Eddie Reynolds and The Iron Angels

The Perfect Dictatorship

Forgotten

Metástasis

Citizen Buelna

Expiration Date

El Encanto del Águila

Guerrero, Sueño Republicano

The Last Commander

El Infierno

García

The Two Perez

Chicogrande

Plague

De la infancia

Kdabra

Marea de Arena

Don't Let Me Drown

Of Love and Other Demons

Bala mordida

Teo's Journey

Nadie regresa por tercera vez

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Borderland

Satanás - Profile of a Killer

Beyond the Sky

The Citrillo's Turn

A Wonderful World

La mesa servida

Crónicas

Héctor

El Alma Herida

And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself

The Crime of Padre Amaro

The Blue Room

Pachito Rex: I'm Leaving but Not for Good

A Breakfast Chronicle

Compassionate Sex

Sofía

Ave María

Herod's Law

Under California: The Limit of Time

Men with Guns

Katuwira, donde nacen y mueren los sueños

El Anzuelo

Overkill

La mujer del puerto

Tres minutos en la oscuridad

The Ringer

On the Air

Algunas nubes

Two Crimes

Pánico en el paraíso

Amber

Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7

Lolo

Abuelita de Bakman

Cita en el paraíso.

Highway Patrolman

Bandidos

Diplomatic Immunity

The Legend of a Mask

Con el amor no se juega

El viudo José

Las buenas costumbres

The Naked City

Romero

Tales of the City

Pasa en las mejores familias

El camino secreto

El centro del laberinto

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