Known For
Acting
Born
Jan 08, 1953
Place of Birth
Jiquilpan, Michoacan, Mexico
Credits
115 titles
Damián Alcázar
Biography
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
Filmography
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
Jacobo
El Mochaorejas
Daniel 'El Mochaorejas' Arizmendi López
The Four Altars
Don Abel
The Gentleman
Chapas
Barren Land
Rafael Hoffman
The Benetón Family
Juan
Morenitas: Jimena
Safari
Morenitas: Hannia
Blue Beetle
Alberto Reyes
Avocado: The Mexican Treasure
¡Que viva México!
Rosendo / Regino / Ambrosio
Dudes
Mario Miranda
The Monroy Affaire
Ronnie Monroy
Léemelo
Self
The King of All the World
Don Anselmo
Carta Blanca
Coronel Efraín Bencosme
Acapulco
Don Pablo
Before I Forget
Pascual
Mighty Victoria
Don Federico
Not My Fault: Mexico
Mosh
José la Iguana
The Mongolian Conspiracy
Filiberto García
Tijuana
Antonio Borja
Miss Bala
Chief Saucedo
Narcos: Mexico
Gilberto Rodríguez
Rubirosa 2
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Rubirosa
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Rubirosa
Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Ana and Bruno
Ricardo/Sr. Estación
The Hotel
Citlalli's Dad
2091
Sr. Hull
Las Aparicio
Hernán Almada
La Sargento Matacho
Feliciano Pachón
The Dandy
Juan Antonio Ramírez "El Chueco"
Narcos
Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
Mangoré
Agustín Pío Barrios
Magallanes
Magallanes
The Thin Yellow Line
Toño
Eddie Reynolds and The Iron Angels
Eddie Reynolds
The Perfect Dictatorship
Gobernador Carmelo Vargas
Forgotten
José Mendieta
Metástasis
Tuco Salamanca
Citizen Buelna
Lucio Blanco
Expiration Date
Genaro
El Encanto del Águila
Plutarco Elías Calles
Guerrero, Sueño Republicano
Narrator
The Last Commander
El Infierno
Benjamín García "El Benny"
García
García