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Male
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Acting
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Also known as
-Jorge Zárate
Biography
Mexican actor. He debuted as an actor in 1984 and since then he has participated in more than 30 plays and numerous films, including Panchito Rex, Nicotina, Lasvueltas del citrillo, Herodes' Law, El Infierno and Tlatelolco, Verano del 68. In 2008 He won the Ariel for his participation in the film Two Hugs
Filmography
Senora Acero
7.838
Overview:
The adventures of Vicenta Acero, the feared coyote who now leads the dynasty of illicit dealings once under the control of her father.El Albergue
NYR
Overview:
Doña Caridad and Don Tranquilino are cared for by their only daughter, a woman in the middle of menopause who lives with her unfaithful husband.Cóyotl, Hero and Beast
7.764
Overview:
In a small town in northern Mexico, where two drug cartels rule, the young man Lupe embraces his dangerous fate. He transforms into Coyotl, a mythical creature that is half man and half beast. With this transformation, Lupe wants to become the protector his people so desperately need.La Máquina
6.9
Overview:
After a devastating loss, Esteban “La Máquina” Osuna is at a low point in his boxing career. Lucky for him, his manager and best friend Andy Lujan is determined to get him back on top. But when a nefarious organization rears its head, the stakes of this rematch become life or death. Esteban must juggle his own personal demons and protect his family.Who Killed Him?
7.6
Overview:
Through the points of view of the six people closest to him, the story of the unsolved murder of Mexican TV host Paco Stanley in 1999 is revealed behind the scenes where fame, betrayal and excess point to different suspects.Man on Fire
7.458
Overview:
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.Sobreviviendo al cártel
1
Overview:
A survival story from the perspective of three different characters - a Silicon Valley Executive who gets back to Mexico, an ex-Mexican Navy who is determined to get into the United States, and an El-Paso detective who battles his demons.El Infierno
7.874
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.The Crime of Padre Amaro
6.611
Overview:
Sent to Mexico to help take care of aging Father Benito, young Father Amaro faces a moral challenge when he meets a 16-year-old girl who he starts an affair with. Likewise, the girl's mother had been having an affair with Father Benito. Father Amaro must choose between a holy or sinful life.Before Night Falls
6.625
Overview:
Spanning several decades, this powerful biopic offers a glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas, an artist who was vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro's Cuba.The Perfect Dictatorship
7.402
Overview:
TV MX, the most powerful Mexican Television Corporation, discloses a scandalous story involving Governor Carmelo Vargas in serious crimes and illicit business. Governor Vargas worried about his political future, decides to clean his image and negotiates a billionaire secret agreement with the owners of the TV Corporation. Carlos Rojo, an ambitious young news producer, and Ricardo Diaz, TV network star reporter, are responsible for making a dirty campaign to change the image the public has of the corrupt Governor and make him, at any cost, a political star and a great presidential candidate. Mexican Television believes that democracy is a farce and has already placed one President... Will they do it again?Herod's Law
7.973
Overview:
In the 1940s, a small Mexican town has seen its last three mayors assassinated in rapid succession. A naive janitor is recruited to become the new mayor, and he believes he will modernize the little town and usher in a reign of peace. But the system corrupts him very quickly, and he takes to abusing his power while associating with an unscrupulous assortment of opportunists, hypocrites and criminals.A Wonderful World
7.625
Overview:
A fairy tale about the political and socioeconomic realities of Mexico.Nada que ver
8.292
Overview:
After Carlos is tasked to care for Paola, both characters must work out their differences to make their time together more pleasant. As time goes on, they are faced with lessons about trust, mutual respect, and perhaps love.Leftie
7.2
Overview:
Futuristic movie about Alejandro, a gifted left-handed child marble player who must win a competition as the entire town's hopes - and money - rest on him.Regresa
7.1
Overview:
Mary is married to Ernest, a successful businessman who devotes all his time managing the business he inherited from his family. Therefore, he spends little time with Mary, to the extent that she suspects he has a mistress. Isabel is married to Adolfo, Doctor of Philosophy and Letters, UNAM graduated, best friend of Ernesto. Patricia is passionate about esotericism; she believes in past life regressions. Isabel and Patricia are concerned about the marital status of Mary and to distract her, convince her to do a regression through hypnosis, the problem is when the hypnotist can not make her come back and they find Mary speaking a strange language, claiming to be a Basque princess of the XIV century.Todo el poder
6.5
Overview:
Gabriel is a filmmaker in Mexico City, where he is a victim of crime and violence sometimes even three times a day. This is a black comedy that shows the extreme situation Mexico City is suffering as far as crime is concerned, and the tension the city and it's inhabitants live day after day.Puerto Vallarta Squeeze
4.7
Overview:
An American government hit man on the run makes a pact with two travelers to help him disappear in the Mexican jungle.Warden of Red Rock
5.2
Overview:
In 1910, John Flinders is warden of Red Rock Territorial Prison, in Arizona. When a condemned man's last request brings Flinders into contact with the man's widow, Flinders finds himself falling in love. Meanwhile, a new convict, Mike Sullivan, turns out to be an old friend of Flinders'. They talk over old times, but it's clear that Sullivan has plans to leave the prison before his time is up. When those plans come to pass, Flinders sets out to re-take his old pal.Sexo, amor y otras perversiones
4.136
Overview:
Compilation of short film about sex, love and other perversions.Tlatelolco, Summer of 68'
6.179
Overview:
As Mexico prepares to host the 1968 Olympics, students and civilians are uniting on the streets to protest the authoritarian government. Tensions are running high and the eyes of the world are on Mexico and President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz. Ana Maria, a student photographer and daughter of a high-ranking official, finds herself embroiled in the movement and is swept off her feet by Félix, a working-class architecture student. This film remembers the events that led to one of the darkest chapters in Mexico’s recent history: the massacre at Tlatelolco, 10 days before the opening of the Olympic Games.Walking Vengeance
5.3
Overview:
Frantic to be free of Felix, her wealthy but drunken and violent drug-lord husband, Ana tricks her fresh-from-prison sister, Aurora, and two other ex-partners in crime into coming to her aid. Now that their crew is reassembled, the women begin planning a heist that will rid Ana of Felix and net them enough cash to be set for life.We Are What We Are
5.9
Overview:
After the death of a patriarch, a family must try to continue on with a disturbing, ritualistic tradition.Eddie Reynolds and The Iron Angels
5.8
Overview:
They are not wild and crazy anymore, or at least they think so. Now, thanks to an offer nobody can't refuse, they will try to recapture that old rock and roll magic and give themselves a second chance.Citizen Buelna
5
Overview:
Rafael faces the complications of the revolution and discovers true love with Luisa.Expiration Date
6.7
Overview:
Ramona's compulsive life becomes a wreck when she finds out, after a long search that Osvaldo, her only son, has died.Acting
TBALotería as Armed Guy
2025Cóyotl, Hero and Beast (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2024La Máquina (1 Episode) as Manager Chiquita Morales
2024Who Killed Him? (6 Episodes) as Procurador Villareal
2023Nada que ver as Quirino
2022Si no crees, no existe as Unknown
2022Sobreviviendo al cártel (5 Episodes) as Unknown
2022Oliverio and the Pool as Rosita
2019Smile as Unknown
2018El secreto de Selena (13 Episodes) as Abraham Quintanilla
2018American Curious as Empresario
2014Eddie Reynolds and The Iron Angels as Fernando
2014The Perfect Dictatorship as Coronel
2014Senora Acero (395 Episodes) as El Indio Amaro
2013Filosofía natural del amor as Unknown
2013Actors, Inc. as Unknown
2013There and Then as Nereo
2013Tlatelolco, Summer of 68' as Nazar (Agente 1)
2013Citizen Buelna as Heriberto Frías
2012El Albergue (140 Episodes) as Bilulfo Buenrrostro
2012Expiration Date as Forense
2010Another Mexican as Maestro de historia
2010We Are What We Are as Owen
2010El Infierno as El Huasteco
2010Regresa as Dr. Antonio Rodriguez
2008Walking Vengeance as Federico
2008How Could I Not Love You? as Unknown
2007Mezcal as Unknown
2007Two Embraces as Joaquín
2007Angel Dust as Caos
2006The Citrillo's Turn as Cape Aboytes
2006La invención de Morel as Alonso Bad
2006Sexo, amor y otras perversiones as Director
2006A Wonderful World as Lalo, Secretario Particular
2005News from Afar as Beto adult, Unknown
2005Tin Man as Velador
2005Stories of Disenchantment as Benigno
2005Nadie te habla: Manos libres as Unknown
2004A Silent Love as Sr. Valdivia
2004Man on Fire as Customs Official (uncredited)
2004Puerto Vallarta Squeeze as Victor
2003Dame Tu Cuerpo as Unknown
2003Leftie as Pavis
2003Ligerita as Unknown
2002The Crime of Padre Amaro as Padre Mauro
2002Live as Operador
2002The Faces of the Moon as Pulido
2002Life Kills as Taquero
2001Pachito Rex: I'm Leaving but Not for Good as Pachito Rex
2001Warden of Red Rock as Jim Johnson
2001Un mundo raro as Unknown
2000Before Night Falls as Prosecutor
2000Todo el poder as Taxista
1999Herod's Law as Tiburón
1997Sweet Release as Edmundo
1996Sucesos distantes as Heberto