Andrés Almeida
Born: 1977-11-30 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Known For: Acting
Biography
(b. 1977, Mexico City), actor and musician. He began his musical career at the age of 14 focused on percussions and shortly after had his first progressive rock band, Asallam, with Fausto Palma. As an actor he had his debut in 1997 with a mini role in Jaime Humberto Hermosillo's De noche vienes, Esmeralda, and later in Y tu mamá también, Déficit, El lenguaje de los machetes, Paraíso, Los Héroes del norte (as "el botarga") and a long etcetera, until today he stars in Manolo Caro's La vida inmoral de la pareja ideal, in El Diablo Guardian and won an Ariel in the category of Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Tiempo compartido. He has had incidental roles in practically all the popular series and films of the last decade in Mexico. Andrés has a long trajectory of collaborations with musicians, such as the electro-pop band Songs for Eleonor, which shared the stage with beautiful bands like Mercury Rev, Ulrich Snauss, Circlesquare, Tujiko Noriko, Beach House or Architecture in Helsinki. Or as a soloist in his Almeyda roof project. The techno paid off and in 2006 led him to participate in MUTEK with Richie Hawtin and Troy Pierce. On the other hand, Almeida has created original music for television in Amor Chilango, Soy tu fan and Los Heroes Del Norte, and in the films Deficit, La Otra Familia, No Eres Tú soy Yo, Sin Ella and Luto. As a producer he collaborated with the group Haciendo el Mal, with Paulina Lasa and Karen Ruiz in the creation of their two LPs. The first one was nominated for Best Pop Album at the IMAS 2013 awards. He also developed original music for several projects such as Abierto de Diseño, FICCO, Distrital, Cineteca Nacional and TAG.
Filmography
2025
- La Jefa as Jacinto Ortega
- The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
- Cóyotl, Hero and Beast as Guero
- How to Win the Lottery
2024
- Zorro as Tadeo Márquez
2023
- El sabor de la Navidad as Genaro
- Mission: Dangerous
2022
- The Ship as Doctor
- The Three Wise Men vs. Santa as Santa Claus
- Me casé con un idiota as Mondragon
- BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths as Martín
2020
- 100 días para enamorarnos as Max Barrios
- Ricochet as Rafael
- Ana
2019
- Modern Loves
- Bootleg Dad as Jorge
2018
- Narcos: Mexico as Cochiloco
- Time Share as Abel
- Compulsion
- Diablo Guardián as Nefastofeles
- Opus Zero as Daniel
- Getting My Ex-wife Back as Francisco
2017
- Road to Mars as Jake
2016
- Lost Paradise as Pedro
- Thirty Something, Single and Fabulous as Marco
- Tales of an Immoral Couple as Vicente
- La Hermandad as Rubén Chávez
- You're Killing Me Susana as Adrian
- Carrion as Gabino
2015
2014
- The Color of Passion as Padre Samuel
- Metal Child
2012
2011
- The Other Family as Patrick
- God Knows Who...
2010
2008
- Rudo & Cursi as Apostador 4
- 40 días as Pato
2001
- Y Tu Mamá También as Diego 'Saba' Madero
1997
- Esmeralda Comes by Night as Punk