Damián Alcázar Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 6 in |
Weight | 65 kg |
Date of Birth | January 8, 1953 |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Eye Color | Dark Brown |
Damián Alcázar is a Mexican actor, voice actor, producer, and politician. He is known for having been cast in roles such as Lord Sopespian in the high fantasy film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Benjamín “El Benny” García in the neo-western black comedy crime drama film Hell (Spanish: El Infierno), Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela in the crime drama series Narcos, Toño in the road comedy-drama film The Thin Yellow Line, Juan Antonio Ramírez/El Chueco in the crime drama television series El Dandy, Padre Natalio Pérez in the romantic drama film The Crime of Father Amaro, Lalo/Eddie in the romantic comedy film Eddie Reynolds y los ángeles de acero, Sr. Patrick Hull in the science fiction action series 2091, Don Pablo Bonilla in the comedy series Acapulco, Don Chalo in the telenovela Sin senos sí hay paraíso, Vinicio Cepeda in the thriller film Crónicas, René in the mystery drama series Kdabra, Salvador in the political thriller drama series Preso No. 1, Juan Vargas in the satirical black comedy political film Herod’s Law, La Suavecita in the drama film La ciudad al desnudo (English: The Naked City), Marcelino in the action crime drama film Lolo, Humberto in the comedy film El anzuelo, Damián in the drama film Bajo California: El límite del tiempo, and José Sosa Esquivel in the biographical telenovela José José, el príncipe de la canción.
His filmography also includes a variety of other projects including The Perfect Dictatorship, El encanto del águila, Señora Acero, La sargento Matacho, El alma herida, The Mongolian Conspiracy, Miss Bala, The Mighty Victoria, ¡Que viva México!, Rubirosa, El camino secreto, Yo no creo en los hombres, Don’t Let Me Drown, And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself, Todo por amor, Cuentos para solitarios, Of Love and Other Demons, El último comandante, Un mundo maravilloso, Only God Knows, and Narcos: Mexico.
Born Name
Damián Alcázar
Nick Name
Damián
Sun Sign
Capricorn
Born Place
Jiquilpan, Michoacán, Mexico
Nationality
Education
Damián Alcázar attended the National Institute of Fine Arts and the Theatrical Experimentation Center to study acting. After that, he got enrolled at Veracruz University‘s Faculty of Theater and studied acting.
Occupation
Actor, Voice Actor, Producer, Politician
Manager
Damián Alcázar has been signed with –
- Primary Wave Entertainment, Talent Management Company, Los Angeles, California, United States
- Talent on the Road Management, Mexico
Net Worth
According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, his net worth has been $3 Million.
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 6 in or 167.5 cm
Weight
65 kg or 143.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Damián Alcázar has dated –
- Evangelina Sosa – He reportedly married actor Evangelina Sosa in the year 1995.
Race / Ethnicity
Hispanic
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
Usually sports a goatee
Damián Alcázar Facts
- He was cast as Padre Natalio Pérez in the Mexican-Spanish film The Crime of Padre Amaro (Spanish: El crimen del padre Amaro) in 2002. This role won him the Ariel Award for “Best Supporting Actor”.
- Damián Alcázar brought to life the character of Lord Sopespian in the 2008 high fantasy film The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, a sequel to The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) and the 2nd installment in The Chronicles of Narnia film series.
- He starred as Toño in the 2015 road comedy-drama film The Thin Yellow Line (Spanish: La delgada línea amarilla).
- In 2016, he started appearing as Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (the leader of the Cali cartel and one of Pablo Escobar’s primary rivals) in the biographical crime drama television series Narcos.
- Damián Alcázar has served as a teacher at the Faculty of Theater at Veracruz University.
- In 2016, he was appointed a deputy in the Constituent Assembly of Mexico City by the MORENA political party. However, he left the position in January 2017 because, for 3 straight months, he remained absent.
Featured Image by Tania Victoria/Secretaría de Cultura de la Ciudad de México / Flickr / CC BY 2.0