Damián Alcázar
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.
Also Known For
The Crime of Padre Amaro
Oct 01, 2002
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
May 15, 2008
Satanás - Profile of a Killer
Mar 04, 2007
Herod's Law
Nov 09, 1999
Men with Guns
Mar 27, 1998
Rubirosa 2
Oct 11, 2018
The Portrait’s Secret
Beyond the Sky
Jan 12, 2007
El Infierno
Sep 03, 2010
Don't Let Me Drown
Apr 24, 2009
Safari
Compassionate Sex
Jun 30, 2000
Blue Beetle
Aug 16, 2023
La mujer del puerto
Mar 27, 1996
Chicogrande
May 28, 2010
Pasa en las mejores familias
Jan 01, 1987
El Anzuelo
Jun 01, 1996
Guerrero, Sueño Republicano
Oct 28, 2010
Expiration Date
Jan 11, 2012
Tres minutos en la oscuridad
Jan 01, 1996
Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7
Nov 23, 1993
Two Crimes
May 26, 1995
Algunas nubes
Sep 15, 1995
The Perfect Dictatorship
Oct 16, 2014
Ana and Bruno
Sep 01, 2017
Sofía
Jun 22, 2000
Abuelita de Bakman
Jan 01, 1993
Romero
Aug 25, 1989
El centro del laberinto
Jan 01, 1985
Con el amor no se juega
Jan 01, 1991
The Last Commander
Oct 15, 2010
Carta Blanca
Oct 21, 2021
Silent Drift
Citizen Buelna
Mar 29, 2013
Mosh
Nov 24, 2019
Las buenas costumbres
Jan 01, 1990
Diplomatic Immunity
Apr 19, 1991
Highway Patrolman
Dec 28, 1991
The Four Altars
Here Be Dragons
The Benetón Family
Mar 22, 2024
The Thin Yellow Line
Mar 06, 2015
Las Aparicio
Feb 26, 2016
Bala mordida
Mar 16, 2009
Forgotten
Jul 31, 2014
Hágase tu voluntad
De la infancia
Mar 14, 2010
Pachito Rex: I'm Leaving but Not for Good
Nov 09, 2001
And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself
Sep 07, 2003
The Citrillo's Turn
Nov 10, 2006
Borderland
Nov 09, 2007
García
Aug 01, 2010
Of Love and Other Demons
Mar 26, 2009
Pánico en el paraíso
Dec 31, 1994
Eddie Reynolds and The Iron Angels
Oct 19, 2014
Magallanes
Aug 20, 2015
Overkill
Jun 01, 1996
Bandidos
Aug 09, 1991
The Monroy Affaire
Oct 06, 2022
Safari
Jan 27, 2024
A Wonderful World
Mar 17, 2006
Under California: The Limit of Time
Sep 08, 1998
The Blue Room
May 04, 2002
On the Air
Dec 08, 1995
The two Perez
Jul 23, 2010
Ave María
Nov 20, 1999
Katuwira, donde nacen y mueren los sueños
Dec 18, 1996
Teo's Journey
Oct 10, 2008
Lolo
Apr 16, 1993
Mangoré
Aug 21, 2015
Amber
Aug 28, 1994
A Breakfast Chronicle
Nov 01, 2000
The Hotel
Dec 13, 2016
Crónicas
May 16, 2004
Morenitas: Jimena
Mar 16, 2024
Morenitas: Hannia
Aug 24, 2023
Marea de Arena
Oct 01, 2009
The Naked City
Nov 03, 1989
The Ringer
Jan 01, 1996
La Sargento Matacho
Oct 29, 2015
The Mongolian Conspiracy
Apr 18, 2019
Miss Bala
Jan 25, 2019
Héctor
May 07, 2004
Mighty Victoria
Oct 05, 2021
Cita en el paraíso.
Jan 01, 1992
The Legend of a Mask
Feb 21, 1991
The King of All The World
Nov 12, 2021
La mesa servida
May 29, 2004
Tales of the City
Jan 01, 1988
Rubirosa
Sep 27, 2018
¡Que viva México!
Mar 23, 2023
Plague
Mar 22, 2010
Avocado: The Mexican Treasure
May 25, 2023
The Gentleman
Barren Land
Mar 28, 2025
Not My Fault: Mexico
Sep 17, 2021
Dudes
Feb 15, 2023
Kdabra
Nov 12, 2009
Acapulco
Oct 08, 2021
Before I Forget
Oct 07, 2021
The Dandy
Oct 26, 2015
Narcos: Mexico
Nov 16, 2018
2091
Oct 18, 2016
Léemelo
Aug 29, 2022
Narcos
Aug 28, 2015
Soy Rosalía: una historia de No fue mi culpa
Metástasis
Jun 12, 2014
Tijuana
Apr 05, 2019
El camino secreto
Sep 01, 1986
