Damián Alcázar

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 coacting 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 Herods 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