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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-01-08

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.

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Narcos

Narcos

A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.

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Narcos: Mexico

Narcos: Mexico

See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.

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Acapulco

Acapulco

In 1984, Maximo Gallardo's dream comes true when he gets the job of a lifetime at Acapulco's hottest resort, Las Colinas. But he soon realizes that working there will be far more complicated than he ever imagined.

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The Blue Room

The Blue Room

A couple meet each other often in a motel room.

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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

One year after their incredible adventures in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter, Edmund, Lucy and Susan Pevensie return to Narnia to aid a young prince whose life has been threatened by the evil King Miraz. Now, with the help of a colorful cast of new characters, including Trufflehunter the badger and Nikabrik the dwarf, the Pevensie clan embarks on an incredible quest to ensure that Narnia is returned to its rightful heir.

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Blue Beetle

Blue Beetle

Recent college grad Jaime Reyes returns home full of aspirations for his future, only to find that home is not quite as he left it. As he searches to find his purpose in the world, fate intervenes when Jaime unexpectedly finds himself in possession of an ancient relic of alien biotechnology: the Scarab.

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El Alma Herida

El Alma Herida

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Metástasis

Metástasis

A Colombian remake of the U.S. TV show Breaking Bad. After he is diagnosed with cancer, Walter Blanco teams up with José Miguel Rosas in order to sell crystal meth.

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El Encanto del Águila

El Encanto del Águila

A detailed dramatization of historical events during the time of the Revolution in Mexico. Using never-before-known historical documents, details about what happened during the period from 1910 to 1928 are revealed.

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Amber

Amber

Old Max remembers the time as a child when he was taken to the jungle where he met a prophet, a circus man and other weird characters.

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El Infierno

El Infierno

After being deported back to Mexico, a man has no choice but to join the vicious drug cartel that has corrupted his hometown in order to survive.

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El camino secreto

El camino secreto

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Dudes

Dudes

Billuka is a renowned Fintech company created and managed altogether by Julian and his friends Ricardo, Simón, Santiago, Tomas, Daniel and Mafe. On the other hand, Antonia, daughter of a very important businessman, arrives to Colombia in hopes to make a fresh start. When Julian meets Antonia is love at first sight. Later, Julian entangles himself on a series of conflicts between love and business.

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Tijuana

Tijuana

When a prominent politician is murdered, the intrepid journalists of Frente Tijuana risk their lives to uncover the truth.

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El Mochaorejas

El Mochaorejas

The story of Daniel Arizmendi's rise, the corruption and fear that allowed his gang to terrorize Mexico in the 1990s, where he became known as "el mochaorejas" for his shady crimes

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