Damián Alcázar
Born: 1953-01-08 in Jiquilpan, Michoacan, Mexico
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- The Gentleman as Chapas
- Barren Land as Rafael Hoffman
- The Four Altars as Don Abel
2024
2023
- Blue Beetle as Alberto Reyes
- ¡Que viva México! as Rosendo / Regino / Ambrosio
- Dudes as Mario Miranda
- Morenitas: Hannia
- Avocado: The Mexican Treasure
2022
- The Monroy Affaire as Ronnie Monroy
- Léemelo as Self
2021
- Acapulco as Don Pablo
- Mighty Victoria as Don Federico
- Carta Blanca as Coronel Efraín Bencosme
- Before I Forget as Pascual
- Not My Fault: Mexico
- The King of All the World as Don Anselmo
2019
- Miss Bala as Chief Saucedo
- The Mongolian Conspiracy as Filiberto García
- Tijuana as Antonio Borja
- Mosh as José la Iguana
2018
- Narcos: Mexico as Gilberto Rodríguez
- Rubirosa 2 as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
- Rubirosa as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
- Rubirosa as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
2017
- Ana and Bruno as Ricardo/Sr. Estación
2016
- The Hotel as Citlalli's Dad
- 2091 as Sr. Hull
- Las Aparicio as Hernán Almada
2015
- Narcos as Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
- Magallanes as Magallanes
- The Thin Yellow Line as Toño
- The Dandy as Juan Antonio Ramírez "El Chueco"
- La Sargento Matacho as Feliciano Pachón
- Mangoré as Agustín Pío Barrios
2014
- Forgotten as José Mendieta
- The Perfect Dictatorship as Gobernador Carmelo Vargas
- Metástasis as Tuco Salamanca
- Eddie Reynolds and The Iron Angels as Eddie Reynolds
2013
- Citizen Buelna as Lucio Blanco
2012
- Expiration Date as Genaro
2011
- El Encanto del Águila as Plutarco Elías Calles
2010
- El Infierno as Benjamín García "El Benny"
- Chicogrande as Chicogrande
- The Last Commander
- The two Perez
- García as García
- Plague as Hijo
- De la infancia as Basilio Niebla
- Guerrero, Sueño Republicano as Narrator
2009
- Bala mordida
- Don't Let Me Drown as Ramon
- Marea de Arena as Carpio
- Kdabra as René
- Of Love and Other Demons as Abrenuncio
2008
2007
- Satanás - Profile of a Killer as Eliseo
- Borderland as Ulises
- Beyond the Sky as Rojas
2006
- A Wonderful World as Juan Perez
- The Citrillo's Turn as Sergeant Collazo
2004
- Crónicas as Vinicio Cepeda
- La mesa servida
- Héctor as Martín
2002
- The Blue Room as Garduño
- The Crime of Padre Amaro as Padre Natalio Pérez
2001
2000
- A Breakfast Chronicle as Taxista
- Compassionate Sex as Hombre virgen
- Sofía
1999
- Herod's Law as Juan Vargas
- Ave María as Cuña
1998
- Men with Guns as Padre Portillo, the Priest
- Under California: The Limit of Time as Damián
1996
- The Ringer
- Overkill as Jose
- La mujer del puerto as Marro
- Tres minutos en la oscuridad
- Katuwira, donde nacen y mueren los sueños as Caronte
- El Anzuelo as Humberto
1995
- Algunas nubes as La Rata
- Two Crimes as Marcos González
- On the Air as Cmdr. Paco
1994
- Amber as Preso carcel 1
- Pánico en el paraíso
1993
- Lolo as Marcelino
- Abuelita de Bakman as Escritor
- Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7 as Machine Gun
1992
- Cita en el paraíso. as Pablo
1991
- Highway Patrolman as Sospechoso #1
- Bandidos
- Diplomatic Immunity as Pool cleaner (uncredited)
- The Legend of a Mask as Olmo Robles
- Con el amor no se juega
1989
- Romero as Campesino
- The Naked City as La Suavecita
1988
1986
- El camino secreto as José Luis