José Manuel Poncelis
With a career of more than 35 years as a theater, film, and television series actor, he has also worked as a theater director, also venturing into playwriting and production. He has acted in more than 20 films, some of them are: “Marionetas” by Álvaro Curiel, “Polvo” directed by José María Yaspik, “Sueño en otro Idioma” by Director Ernesto Contreras.
He has been awarded the Mayahuel 2017 award and as best actor, with the film “Sueño en otro Idioma” at the Guadalajara International Film Festival in 2017 and with the WINSTON-SALEM OUT AT THE MOVIES LGBT FILM SERIES award. In addition to films like “De la Calle”, “La Ley de Heródes”, “Ricochet”, “Pescador” among others.
He has participated in series for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, CANAL 11, FOX AND NETFLIX, among which stand out: Sitiados, Hernán, Biografía de una lengua, La Reina Roja, Palenque.
Acting
Movie
Man on Fire
as School Clerk
2004
Movie
Herod's Law
as Filemón
1999
Movie
¡Que viva México!
as Don Pancracio
2023
Movie
I Dream in Another Language
as Isauro
2017
Movie
Tótem
as Tío Octavio
2023
TV
Cóyotl, Hero and Beast
2025
Movie
Disappear Completely
as Chamán
2024
Movie
Cero y van cuatro
as Taxista ("El Torzón")
2004
Movie
The Tiger of Santa Julia
as Carmelo
2002
Movie
Streeters
as Teporocho
2001
Movie
Aztech
2020
Movie
Cabeza de Vaca
as Wounded Indian
1991
Movie
Powder
as Facundo
2019
Movie
Hijos del viento
as Chaman
2000
Movie
Marionette
2020
Movie
Under California: The Limit of Time
as Indígena
1998
Movie
Never on a Sunday
as Pancho
2006
Movie
Crazy Carnival
as La Patria
2006
Movie
Diente por diente
as Rutilio
2013
Movie
Ricochet
as Gallero 1
2020
Movie
National Geographic: Pyramids of Death
as Self
2005
TV
Besieged: Mexico
as Chaman
2019
Movie
I Don't Want to Be Dust
as Cuidador del cementerio
2022
Movie
Ik Dietrick Fon, the hidden sound of things
as Doorman
2015