Damián Alcázar
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
111
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-01-08 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Jiquilpan, Michoacan, Mexico
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
The Gentleman
Narcos
Narcos: Mexico
Acapulco
Blue Beetle
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Magallanes
Satanás - Profile of a Killer
The Hotel
Rubirosa 2
El Infierno
Bandidos
Citizen Buelna
A Breakfast Chronicle
Rubirosa
Forgotten
Highway Patrolman
Chicogrande
Borderland
Silent Drift
Algunas nubes
The Ringer
Herod's Law
Crónicas
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
The Perfect Dictatorship
¡Que viva México!
Mighty Victoria
Pachito Rex: I'm Leaving but Not for Good
Miss Bala
Safari
Barren Land
Overkill
Romero
Diplomatic Immunity
The Crime of Padre Amaro
Amber
Bala mordida
Lolo
Carta Blanca
Tres minutos en la oscuridad
The Naked City
Metástasis
The Blue Room
Dudes
The Thin Yellow Line
The Legend of a Mask
A Wonderful World
The Dandy
Ana and Bruno
The Four Altars
La mujer del puerto
El Encanto del Águila
Las buenas costumbres
Beyond the Sky
Expiration Date
Before I Forget
The Mongolian Conspiracy
Kdabra
Morenitas: Jimena
Ave María
Compassionate Sex
2091
Don't Let Me Drown
Pasa en las mejores familias
Tijuana
Tales of the City
Eddie Reynolds and The Iron Angels
La mesa servida
Here Be Dragons
Katuwira, donde nacen y mueren los sueños
Not My Fault: Mexico
Teo's Journey
The Citrillo's Turn
Men with Guns
Léemelo
The Monroy Affaire
Sofía
Marea de Arena
Morenitas: Hannia
The Last Commander
Las Aparicio
The King of All the World
La Sargento Matacho
Under California: The Limit of Time
Rubirosa
El camino secreto
The Benetón Family
The two Perez
Cita en el paraíso.
Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7
El centro del laberinto
Con el amor no se juega
Abuelita de Bakman
García
Nadie regresa por tercera vez
Héctor
Plague
Mosh
Mangoré
Of Love and Other Demons
El Anzuelo
The Portrait’s Secret
De la infancia
Soy Rosalía: una historia de No fue mi culpa
Pánico en el paraíso
Two Crimes
On the Air
Hágase tu voluntad
Avocado: The Mexican Treasure
Guerrero, Sueño Republicano
