Damián Alcázar
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Blue Room (2002)
as Garduño
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
as Lord Sopespian
Blue Beetle (2023)
as Alberto Reyes
El Infierno (2010)
as Benjamín García "El Benny"
Las Aparicio (2016)
as Hernán Almada
The Alarm (1996)
Actor
Amber (1994)
as Preso carcel 1
The Gentleman (2025)
as Chapas
Mosh (2019)
as José la Iguana
García (2010)
as García
Rubirosa 3 (2018)
as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Mangoré (2015)
as Agustín Pío Barrios
The Thin Yellow Line (2015)
as Toño
Plague (2010)
as Hijo
Miss Bala (2019)
as Chief Saucedo
Forgotten (2014)
as José Mendieta
Hágase tu voluntad (—)
Actor
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! (2026)
as Jacobo
Of Love and Other Demons (2009)
as Abrenuncio
Barren Land (2025)
as Rafael Hoffman
El centro del laberinto (1985)
Actor
¡Que viva México! (2023)
as Rosendo / Regino / Ambrosio
Here Be Dragons (—)
Actor
The Mongolian Conspiracy (2019)
as Filiberto García
Avocado: The Mexican Treasure (2023)
Actor
Sofía (2000)
Actor
The Crime of Padre Amaro (2002)
as Padre Natalio Pérez
Morenitas: Jimena (2024)
Actor
The Citrillo's Turn (2006)
as Sergeant Collazo
Compassionate Sex (2000)
as Hombre virgen
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (2003)
Actor
La mesa servida (2004)
Actor
El Enemigo del Pueblo (—)
Actor
Abuelita de Bakman (1993)
as Escritor
The Two Perez (2010)
Actor
Ana and Bruno (2017)
as Ricardo/Sr. Estación
Borderland (2007)
as Ulises
Cita en el paraíso (1992)
as Pablo
Morenitas: Hannia (2023)
Actor
Máscara contra Cabellera (2026)
as Presentador
El viudo José (1991)
Actor
Guerrero, Sueño Republicano (2010)
as Narrator
La Sargento Matacho (2015)
as Feliciano Pachón
Herod's Law (1999)
as Juan Vargas
The King of All the World (2021)
as Don Anselmo
Romero (1989)
as Campesino
Crónicas (2004)
as Vinicio Cepeda
Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 (1993)
as Machine Gun
The Perfect Dictatorship (2014)
as Gobernador Carmelo Vargas
Satanás - Profile of a Killer (2007)
as Eliseo
A Breakfast Chronicle (2000)
as Taxista
The Benetón Family (2024)
as Juan
Magallanes (2015)
as Magallanes
Beyond the Sky (2007)
as Rojas
Under California: The Limit of Time (1998)
as Damián
Diplomatic Immunity (1991)
as Pool cleaner (uncredited)
Men with Guns (1998)
as Padre Portillo, the Priest
The Hotel (2016)
as Citlalli's Dad
Mighty Victoria (2021)
as Don Federico
Chicogrande (2010)
as Chicogrande
Teo's Journey (2008)
Actor
The Legend of a Mask (1991)
as Olmo Robles
Pachito Rex: I'm Leaving but Not for Good (2001)
as Abel
Highway Patrolman (1991)
as Sospechoso #1
Tres minutos en la oscuridad (1996)
Actor
Ave María (1999)
as Cuña
Nadie regresa por tercera vez (2008)
Actor
Overkill (1996)
as Jose
Con el amor no se juega (1991)
Actor
Eddie Reynolds and The Iron Angels (2014)
as Eddie Reynolds
A Wonderful World (2006)
as Juan Perez
Woman of the Port (1996)
as Marro
Rubirosa 2 (2018)
as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Don't Let Me Drown (2009)
as Ramon
Bala mordida (2009)
Actor
Only God Knows (2006)
as Presagio
The Naked City (1989)
as La Suavecita
The Portrait’s Secret (—)
as Don Joaquín
The Monroy Affaire (2022)
as Ronnie Monroy
Pasa en las mejores familias (1987)
Actor
Marea de Arena (2009)
as Carpio
Algunas nubes (1995)
as La Rata
Bandidos (1991)
as Mexican
Pánico en el paraíso (1994)
Actor
Expiration Date (2012)
as Genaro
Katuwira, donde nacen y mueren los sueños (1996)
as Caronte
Citizen Buelna (2013)
as Lucio Blanco
Safari (2024)
Actor
De la infancia (2010)
as Basilio Niebla
Two Crimes (1995)
as Marcos González
Tales of the City (1988)
Actor
Héctor (2004)
as Martín
El Anzuelo (1996)
as Humberto
Silent Drift (—)
as Charles W.A. Petersen
Lolo (1993)
as Marcelino
Rubirosa (2018)
as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
The Last Commander (2010)
Actor
The Four Altars (2025)
as Don Abel
On the Air (1995)
as Cmdr. Paco
Las buenas costumbres (1990)
Actor
Carta Blanca (2021)
as Coronel Efraín Bencosme