Damián Alcázar profile
Actor profile

Damián Alcázar

8th January 1953 Jiquilpan, Michoacan, Mexico Acting

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.

90 Movies 17 TV Shows 1 In Production 115 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Mosh poster
Mosh 24th November 2019 as José la Iguana
Rubirosa 2 poster
Rubirosa 2 11th October 2018 as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Rubirosa poster
Rubirosa 27th September 2018 as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
Mangoré poster
Mangoré 21st August 2015 as Agustín Pío Barrios
El Infierno poster
El Infierno 3rd September 2010 as Benjamín García "El Benny"
Amber poster
Amber 28th August 1994 as Preso carcel 1
Lolo poster
Lolo 16th April 1993 as Marcelino
Romero poster
Romero 12th August 1989 as Campesino
El Mochaorejas poster
El Mochaorejas 23rd January 2026 as Daniel 'El Mochaorejas' Arizmendi López
Dudes poster
Dudes 15th February 2023 as Mario Miranda
Tijuana poster
Tijuana 5th April 2019 as Antonio Borja
Rubirosa poster
Rubirosa 27th September 2018 as Rafael Leonidas Trujillo
2091 poster
2091 18th October 2016 as Sr. Hull
The Dandy poster
The Dandy 26th October 2015 as Juan Antonio Ramírez "El Chueco"
Narcos poster
Narcos 28th August 2015 as Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
Kdabra poster
Kdabra 12th November 2009 as René
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! poster Coming soon
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! 23rd September 2026 as Jacobo