Damián Alcázar
Birthday: 1953-01-08 | Place of Birth: Jiquilpan, Michoacan, MexicoJorge 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
Acting
Role
as Chapas
as Don Abel
as Rafael Hoffman
as Juan
as Alberto Reyes
as Rosendo / Regino / Ambrosio
as Ronnie Monroy
as Coronel Efraín Bencosme
as Don Anselmo
as Don Federico
as Pascual
as José la Iguana
as Antonio Borja
as Chief Saucedo
as Filiberto García
as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
as Ricardo/Sr. Estación
as Citlalli's Dad
as Sr. Hull
as Agustín Pío Barrios
as Feliciano Pachón
as Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
as Juan Antonio Ramírez "El Chueco"
as Magallanes
as Toño
