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.
Movies (92)
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
2026
The Four Altars
2025
The Gentleman
2025
Barren Land
2025
The Benetón Family
2024
Safari
2024
Blue Beetle
2023
Avocado: The Mexican Treasure
2023
¡Que viva México!
2023
The Monroy Affaire
2022
The King of All the World
2021
Carta Blanca
2021
Mighty Victoria
2021
Mosh
2019
The Mongolian Conspiracy
2019
Miss Bala
2019
Rubirosa 2
2018
Rubirosa
2018
Ana and Bruno
2017
The Hotel
2016
Las Aparicio
2016
La Sargento Matacho
2015
Mangoré
2015
Magallanes
2015
The Thin Yellow Line
2015
Eddie Reynolds and The Iron Angels
2014
The Perfect Dictatorship
2014
Forgotten
2014
Citizen Buelna
2013
Expiration Date
2012
Guerrero, Sueño Republicano
2010
The Last Commander
2010
El Infierno
2010
García
2010
The Two Perez
2010
Chicogrande
2010
Plague
2010
De la infancia
2010
Marea de Arena
2009
Don't Let Me Drown
2009
Of Love and Other Demons
2009
Bala mordida
2009
Teo's Journey
2008
Nadie regresa por tercera vez
2008
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
2008
Borderland
2007
Satanás - Profile of a Killer
2007
Beyond the Sky
2007
The Citrillo's Turn
2006
A Wonderful World
2006
La mesa servida
2004
Crónicas
2004
Héctor
2004
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003
The Crime of Padre Amaro
2002
The Blue Room
2002
Pachito Rex: I'm Leaving but Not for Good
2001
A Breakfast Chronicle
2000
Compassionate Sex
2000
Sofía
2000
Ave María
1999
Herod's Law
1999
Under California: The Limit of Time
1998
Men with Guns
1998
Katuwira, donde nacen y mueren los sueños
1996
El Anzuelo
1996
Overkill
1996
La mujer del puerto
1996
Tres minutos en la oscuridad
1996
The Ringer
1996
On the Air
1995
Algunas nubes
1995
Two Crimes
1995
Pánico en el paraíso
1994
Amber
1994
Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7
1993
Lolo
1993
Abuelita de Bakman
1993
Cita en el paraíso.
1992
Highway Patrolman
1991
Bandidos
1991
Diplomatic Immunity
1991
The Legend of a Mask
1991
Con el amor no se juega
1991
Las buenas costumbres
1990
The Naked City
1989
Romero
1989
Tales of the City
1988
Pasa en las mejores familias
1987
El centro del laberinto
1985
The Portrait’s Secret
Silent Drift
TV Shows (17)
El Mochaorejas
2026
Dudes
2023
Léemelo
2022
Acapulco
2021
Before I Forget
2021
Not My Fault: Mexico
2021
Tijuana
2019
Narcos: Mexico
2018
Rubirosa
2018
2091
2016
The Dandy
2015
Narcos
2015
Metástasis
2014
El Encanto del Águila
2011
Kdabra
2009
El Alma Herida
2003
El camino secreto
1986