Personal Info
Birth date
1961-05-15 (64 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Madrid, Spain
Also known as
Daniel Jiménez Cacho
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Daniel Giménez Cacho (born May 15, 1961 in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish-born Ariel award winner Mexican actor who has starred in several Mexican films such as Solo con tu pareja, Cronos, Midaq Alley and Arráncame la Vida, among others as well as in Spanish Films (La Mala Educación) and TV shows. He is known for having worked with some of the most important hispanic filmmakers like Guillermo Del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, Jorge Fons and Pedro Almodóvar. Giménez Cacho also appeared in La Hora Marcada, a TV show written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo Del Toro and in the Mexican telenovela Teresa. His voice is heard throughout Y tu mamá también as the narrator. In 2009 appear in the Mexican remake of the Argentina TV series Locas de Amor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daniel Giménez Cacho, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Club de Cuervos
8.4
Overview:
When the patriarch of a prominent family dies, his heirs battle to determine who will gain control of his beloved soccer team: The Cuervos of Nuevo Toledo.Here on Earth
6.1
Overview:
Follows the life of Carlos, a member of one of the most powerful families in Mexico and whose life takes an "U" turn when his father is found dead.Y Tu Mamá También
7.416
Overview:
In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.El Infierno
7.877
Overview:
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.An Unknown Enemy
8.067
Overview:
Fernando Barrientos, Head of the National Security Directorate, Mexico's Secret Police, is trying to reach the highest position in the country. On his way, he'll have to manipulate, betray, and kill, and he's well prepared for it. However, his path will be full of obstacles. Nobody, not even his family, will be immune to the chaos left in his quest for total power.Santo Against The Clones
NYR
Overview:
Set in Mexico City, the series follows the adventures of the eponymous wrestler in the role of a superhero who must try to stop the plans of Dr. Clone, an evil scientist. He is determined once again to kill him and creates clones based on his old enemies (thanks to their DNA), and use them to dominate the world.The Marked Hour
8
Overview:
La Hora Marcada was a 1986 Mexican television anthology series famous for its horror and science fiction themes in the vein of the Twilight Zone. Although virtually unknown outside the country, it achieved a popular and critical success in Mexico. It had a series of rotating writers and directors, among them Emmanuel Lubezki, Guillermo del Toro and Alfonso Cuarón.Innocent Voices
8.163
Overview:
A young boy, attempting to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life when he desperately tries to avoid the war that is raging all around him.The Promise
6.9
Overview:
Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, a love triangle develops between Mikael, a brilliant medical student, the beautiful and sophisticated artist Ana, and Chris, a renowned American journalist based in Paris.Get the Gringo
6.583
Overview:
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.Chicuarotes
7.829
Overview:
Cagalera and Moloteco are two teenagers from San Gregorio Atlapulco who are desperate to get out and move up and away from oppressive circumstances. When they hear of an opportunity to buy a spot in the electrician’s union, which could transform their lives, they quickly devolve into the criminal, adult underworld of Mexico City in a bid to buy their freedom.BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
6.908
Overview:
A renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, after being named the recipient of a prestigious international award, is compelled to return to his native country, unaware that this simple trip will push him to an existential limit.Sólo con tu pareja
6.635
Overview:
Tomás Tomás is a young yuppie playboy with a string of discarded girlfriends. But when Silvia, the victim of one of his adventures, tries to get revenge by typing "positive" on his AIDS test, Tomás experiences for the first time the realities of love and death.Bad Education
7.373
Overview:
An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.Down the Rabbit Hole
6.7
Overview:
Raised in opulence and culture, 10 year old Tochtli's lavish life contrasts with the darkness that seeps in from his father's criminal activities.Cronos
6.675
Overview:
Faced with his own mortality, an ingenious alchemist tried to perfect an invention that would provide him with the key to eternal life. It was called the Cronos device. When he died more than 400 years later, he took the secrets of this remarkable device to the grave with him. Now, an elderly antiques dealer has found the hellish machine hidden in a statue and learns about its incredible powers. The more he uses the device, the younger he becomes...but nothing comes without a price. Life after death is just the beginning as this nerve-shattering thriller unfolds and the fountain of youth turns bloody.Zama
6.634
Overview:
In a remote South American colony in the late 18th century, officer Zama of the Spanish crown waits in vain for a transfer to a more prestigious location. He suffers small humiliations and petty politicking as he increasingly succumbs to lust and paranoia.Blancanieves
7.247
Overview:
A black and white silent movie, based on the Snow White fairy tale, that is set in a romantic version of 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.Kill the Jockey
6.684
Overview:
Remo's self-destructive behavior overshadows his talent. Abril, an upcoming jockey, is pregnant with Remo's baby and has to decide between the child or continuing to race. They both race for Sirena, a businessman who saved Remo's life in the past but now is determined to find him, dead or alive.The Prince of the Pacific
4.585
Overview:
French war ship is arriving to Polynesian shore during at 1918 - and adventures begin...Memoria
6.1
Overview:
One morning, Jessica Holland, a Scottish orchid farmer visiting her sister in Bogotá, is woken by a loud ‘bang’. This haunting sound dispels her sleep for days, calling into question her identity and guiding her from recording studios to secluded jungle villages in an attempt to find its source.Tear This Heart Out
8
Overview:
A young girl recounts her girlhood and eventual marriage to a general of the Mexican revolution. by one of the most outstanding writers of the new feminist Mexican literature, it is at once a haunting novel of one woman's life and a powerful account of post-revolutionary Mexico from a female perspective.She's Ramona
4.7
Overview:
Ramona is fat woman with too much weight and barely any luck. She recalls a childhood filled with moral abuse by her mother, sister and friends, calling her silly offensive names referencing her overweight. When she became an adult, things didn’t really get any better. She’s fired for being fat, she wants a liposuction but the doctor informs her she’s not a candidate due to her overweight, and all her universe seems to be collapsing after a series of unfortunate events. But everything will soon get better thanks to some magical beetles she finds in a Tarot café.Cabeza de Vaca
6.9
Overview:
In 1528, a Spanish expedition flounders off the coast of Florida with 600 lives lost. One survivor, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, roams across the American continent searching for his Spanish comrades. Instead, he discovers the Iguase, an ancient Indian tribe. Over the next eight years, Cabeza de Vaca learns their mystical and mysterious culture, becoming a healer and a leader. But soon this New World collides with the Old World as Spanish conquistadors seek to enslave the Indians, and Cabeza de Vaca must confront his own people and his past.Midaq Alley
7.017
Overview:
Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel, is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma, who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita, the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband.Acting
TBALupe as Unknown
TBALa muerte es un lugar solitario as Unknown
TBAMollusk as Unknown
2024Kill the Jockey as Sirena
2024The Wig as Lorenzo
2024Down the Rabbit Hole as Gober
2023Familia as Leo
2022BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths as Silverio Gama
2021Memoria as Juan Ospina
2021Private Network: Who Killed Manuel Buendía? as Self - Narrator (voice)
2020Siberia as Doctor
2019Devil Between the Legs as Cacho
2019Chicuarotes as Chillamil
2019The Raft as Santiago Genovés (voice)
2018An Unknown Enemy (8 Episodes) as Fernando Barrientos
2018Here on Earth (8 Episodes) as Mario Rocha
2017The Eternal Feminine as Ricardo (Adulto)
2017Zama as Don Diego de Zama
2017Light Years as Unknown
2017The Summit as Sebastian Sastre / Mexican President
2016The Promise as Reverend Dikran Antreassian
2016El Jeremías as Dr. Federico Forni
2016The Chosen as Narrator (voice)
2016You're Killing Me Susana as Unknown
2016A Monster with a Thousand Heads as Nicolas Pietro
2015Leaf Blower as Unknown
2015Club de Cuervos (23 Episodes) as Félix
2015She's Ramona as Licenciado del Valle
2014Castle Chronicle as Octavio
2012El Santos vs la Tetona Mendoza as Santos (voice)
2012Los Rollos Perdidos as Unknown
2012Come Out and Play as The Man
2012Blancanieves as Antonio Villalta
2012Made in Mexico as Self
2012Colosio as El Doctor
2012Get the Gringo as Javi
2012The Painting Lesson as Aguiar
2010We Are What We Are as Tito
2010El Infierno as Capitán Ramírez
2010Gritos de Muerte y Libertad (14 Episodes) as Agustín de Iturbide
2010File of Attempted Murder as Federico Gamboa
2010Love on a Weekend as Luis
2008I'm Gonna Explode as Dip. Eugenio Valdez
2008Tear This Heart Out as Andres Ascencio
2008Born Without as Unknown
2007The Black Pimpernel as Ricardo Fuentes
2007The Zone as Daniel
2007The Tell-Tale Heart as Narrator
2005Innocent Voices as Priest
2004Impressions from the Shoot: Making Bad Education as Self
2004Santo Against The Clones (5 Episodes) as Dr. Clon
2004The Art of Losing as Víctor Silanpa
2004Un Viaje as Papá
2004Bad Education as Padre Manolo
2003Nicotina as Beto
2002Aro Tolbukhin in the Mind of a Killer as Adult Aro
2002I Murder Seriously as Onofre
2002Las Lunas del Auditorio (1 Episode) as Self
2002The Virgin of Lust as Toledano
2002God Is on Air as Bigardo
2002Life Kills as Hugo
2001No Shame as Mario
2001Y Tu Mamá También as Narrator (voice)
2001Behind the Scenes of 'Y Tu Mamá También' as Narrator
2000The Prince of the Pacific as Second
1999Jealousy as Antonio
1999No One Writes to the Colonel as Nogales
1997¿Quién diablos es Juliette? as Himself
1997Goodbye Mom as Norman
1997Sweet Release as Radio (Voz)
1996Deep Crimson as Nicolas Estrella
1995On the Air as Alberto
1995Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead as Oswaldo
1995Midaq Alley as José Luis
1994Amber as Bufón
1993Cronos as Tito
1993In The MIddle of Nowhere as Unknown
1992Sólo con tu pareja as Tomás Tomás
1992La dedicatoria as Unknown
1992Lost Objects as Juan Isunza
1991Cabeza de Vaca as Dorantes
1991Con el amor no se juega as Unknown
1989Teresa (110 Episodes) as Héctor de la Barrera
1989Violence in Cold Blood as Unknown
1988The Marked Hour (11 Episodes) as (Varios)
1987Herencia maldita as Unknown
Production
2014Castle Chronicle ... Executive Producer