Damián Alcázar
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
Actor
as Don Joaquín
as Charles W.A. Petersen
as Don Abel
as Juan
as Alberto Reyes
as Rosendo / Regino / Ambrosio
as Mario Miranda
as Ronnie Monroy
as Self
as Don Anselmo
as Coronel Efraín Bencosme
as Don Federico
as Don Pablo
as Pascual
as José la Iguana
as Filiberto García
as Chief Saucedo
as Antonio Borja
as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
as Gilberto Rodríguez
as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
as Ricardo/Sr. Estación
as Citlalli's Dad
as Hernán Almada
as Sr. Hull
as Feliciano Pachón
as Agustín Pío Barrios
as Magallanes
as Toño
as Juan Antonio Ramírez "El Chueco"
as Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
as Eddie Reynolds
as Gobernador Carmelo Vargas
as José Mendieta
as Tuco Salamanca
as Lucio Blanco
as Genaro
as Narrator
as Benjamín García "El Benny"
as García
as Chicogrande
as Hijo
as Basilio Niebla
as Carpio
as Ramon
as Abrenuncio
as René
as Lord Sopespian
as Ulises
as Eliseo
as Rojas
as Sergeant Collazo
as Juan Perez
as Vinicio Cepeda
as Martín
as Padre Natalio Pérez
as Garduño
as Taxista
as Hombre virgen
as Cuña
as Juan Vargas
as Damián
as Padre Portillo, the Priest
as Caronte
as Humberto
as Jose
as Cmdr. Paco
as La Rata
as Marcos González
as Preso carcel 1
as Machine Gun
as Marcelino
as Escritor
as Pablo
as Sospechoso #1
as Marro
as Pool cleaner (uncredited)
as Olmo Robles
as La Suavecita
as Campesino
as José Luis
Producer
as Associate Producer