Damián Alcázar
Acting
- Born:
- 1953-01-08
- Place of birth:
- Jiquilpan, Michoacan, Mexico
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
Filmography
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
Máscara contra Cabellera
El Mochaorejas
The Four Altars
The Gentleman
Barren Land
The Benetón Family
Morenitas: Jimena
Safari
Morenitas: Hannia
Blue Beetle
Avocado: The Mexican Treasure
¡Que viva México!
Dudes
The Monroy Affaire
Léemelo
The King of All the World
Carta Blanca
Acapulco
Before I Forget
Mighty Victoria
Not My Fault: Mexico
Mosh
The Mongolian Conspiracy
Tijuana
Miss Bala
Narcos: Mexico
Rubirosa 3
Rubirosa 2
Rubirosa
Rubirosa
Ana and Bruno
The Hotel
2091
Las Aparicio
La Sargento Matacho
The Dandy
Narcos
Mangoré
Magallanes
The Thin Yellow Line
Eddie Reynolds and The Iron Angels
The Perfect Dictatorship
Forgotten
Metástasis
Citizen Buelna
Expiration Date
El Encanto del Águila
Guerrero, Sueño Republicano
The Last Commander
El Infierno
García
The Two Perez
Chicogrande
Plague
De la infancia
Kdabra
Marea de Arena
Don't Let Me Drown
Of Love and Other Demons
Bala mordida
Teo's Journey
Nadie regresa por tercera vez
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Borderland
Satanás - Profile of a Killer
Beyond the Sky
The Citrillo's Turn
A Wonderful World
Only God Knows
La mesa servida
Crónicas
Héctor
El Alma Herida
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
The Crime of Padre Amaro
The Blue Room
Pachito Rex: I'm Leaving but Not for Good
A Breakfast Chronicle
Compassionate Sex
Sofía
Ave María
Herod's Law
Under California: The Limit of Time
Men with Guns
Katuwira, donde nacen y mueren los sueños
El Anzuelo
Overkill
Woman of the Port
Tres minutos en la oscuridad
The Alarm
On the Air
Algunas nubes
Two Crimes
Pánico en el paraíso
Amber
Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7
Lolo
Abuelita de Bakman
Cita en el paraíso
Highway Patrolman
Bandidos
Diplomatic Immunity
The Legend of a Mask
Con el amor no se juega
El viudo José
Las buenas costumbres
The Naked City
Romero
Tales of the City
Pasa en las mejores familias
El camino secreto
El centro del laberinto
The Portrait’s Secret
Silent Drift
Here Be Dragons
Hágase tu voluntad
El Enemigo del Pueblo