Damián Alcázar
Known For
Acting
Born
1953-01-08 in 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.
Most Known For
Narcos
as Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
El Mochaorejas
as Daniel Arizmendi López "El Mochaorejas"
Narcos: Mexico
as Gilberto Rodríguez
Acapulco
as Don Pablo
Blue Beetle
as Alberto Reyes
The Gentleman
as Chapas
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
as Lord Sopespian
El Infierno
as Benjamín García "El Benny"
Amber
as Preso carcel 1
Miss Bala
as Chief Saucedo
The Dandy
as Juan Antonio Ramírez "El Chueco"
Forgotten
as José Mendieta
Before I Forget
as Pascual
El Encanto del Águila
as Plutarco Elías Calles
Dudes
as Mario Miranda
Barren Land
as Rafael Hoffman
Sofía
Tijuana
as Antonio Borja
Herod's Law
as Juan Vargas
Metástasis
as Tuco Salamanca