Damián Alcázar
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.
Acting
Movie
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
as Lord Sopespian
2008
TV
Narcos
as Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
2015
Movie
Blue Beetle
as Alberto Reyes
2023
TV
Narcos: Mexico
as Gilberto Rodríguez
2018
Movie
El Infierno
as Benjamín García "El Benny"
2010
Movie
Miss Bala
as Chief Saucedo
2019
TV
Acapulco
as Don Pablo
2021
Movie
The Crime of Padre Amaro
as Padre Natalio Pérez
2002
Movie
Borderland
as Ulises
2007
Movie
The Thin Yellow Line
as Toño
2015
Movie
The Perfect Dictatorship
as Gobernador Carmelo Vargas
2014
Movie
Herod's Law
as Juan Vargas
1999
Movie
¡Que viva México!
as Rosendo / Regino / Ambrosio
2023
Movie
A Wonderful World
as Juan Perez
2006
Movie
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
2003
Movie
Ana and Bruno
as Ricardo/Sr. Estación
2017
TV
Metástasis
as Tuco Salamanca
2014
TV
Not My Fault: Mexico
2021
TV
The Dandy
as Juan Antonio Ramírez "El Chueco"
2015
Movie
Barren Land
as Rafael Hoffman
2025
Movie
Beyond the Sky
as Rojas
2007
Movie
The Benetón Family
as Juan
2024
Movie
The Blue Room
as Garduño
2002
TV
El Mochaorejas
as Daniel 'El Mochaorejas' Arizmendi López
2026
