Daniel Giménez Cacho
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Daniel Giménez Cacho 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
.
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
-born Ariel award winner Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who has starred in several Mexican films such as Solo con tu pareja
Sólo con tu pareja
Sólo con tu pareja is a 1991 Mexican film by Alfonso Cuarón....
, 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
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
filmmakers like Guillermo Del Toro
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and designer. He is mostly known for his acclaimed films, Blade II, Pan's Labyrinth and the Hellboy film franchise. He is a frequent collaborator with Ron Perlman, Federico Luppi and Doug Jones...
, Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón Orozco is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and film producer, best known for his films Children of Men, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Y tu mamá también, and A Little Princess.- Early life :...
, Jorge Fons
Jorge Fons
Jorge Fons Pérez is a Mexican film director.He belongs to the first generation of film directors of the UNAM. His short film, Caridad , is still considered one of the best films in Mexican cinema...
and Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar
Pedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular...
.
Giménez Cacho also appeared in La Hora Marcada
La Hora Marcada
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...
, a TV show written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón
Alfonso Cuarón Orozco is a Mexican film director, screenwriter and film producer, best known for his films Children of Men, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Y tu mamá también, and A Little Princess.- Early life :...
and Guillermo Del Toro
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro is a Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and designer. He is mostly known for his acclaimed films, Blade II, Pan's Labyrinth and the Hellboy film franchise. He is a frequent collaborator with Ron Perlman, Federico Luppi and Doug Jones...
and in the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
Teresa. His voice is heard throughout Y tu mamá también
Y tu mamá también
Y tu mamá también is a 2001 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, and co-written by Cuarón and his brother Carlos. The film is a coming-of-age story about two teenage boys taking a road trip with a woman in her late twenties; it stars Mexican actors Diego Luna and Gael García...
as the narrator. In 2009 appear in the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
remake
Remake
A remake is a piece of media based primarily on an earlier work of the same medium.-Film:The term "remake" is generally used in reference to a movie which uses an earlier movie as the main source material, rather than in reference to a second, later movie based on the same source...
of the Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
TV series Locas de Amor
Locas de amor
Locas de Amor was an Argentine series, produced by Pol-ka Producciones and transmitted originally from April to December 2004. It was written and adapted for television by Suzana Cardozo. It was directed by Luis Barone and Daniel Barone. It starred Leticia Brédice, Julieta Díaz and Soledad Villamil...
.
Filmography
- Solo con tu parejaSólo con tu parejaSólo con tu pareja is a 1991 Mexican film by Alfonso Cuarón....
(1991) - Cabeza de VacaCabeza de Vaca (film)Cabeza de Vaca is a 1991 Mexican film about the adventures of Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca , an early Spanish explorer, as he traversed what later became the United States south-east and northern Cuba becoming a shaman. His journey of a number of years began in 1528...
(1991) - Cronos (1993)
- Midaq Alley (1995)
- Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muertoNadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muertoNadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto was awarded 1995 Spanish noir drama film written and directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes.-Cast:*Gloria Duque - Victoria Abril*Doña Julia - Pilar Bardem*Eduardo - Federico Luppi...
(1995) - Profundo Carmesí (1996)
- El callejón de los milagrosEl callejón de los milagrosEl callejón de los milagros is an award-winning 1994 Mexican film adapted from the novel by Egyptian writer Naguib Mahfouz, written by Vicente Leñero and directed by Jorge Fons...
(1997) - CelosCelosJealousy is a 1999 Spanish film, written and directed by Vicente Aranda. It stars Daniel Giménez Cacho, Aitana Sanchez-Gijón, Maria Botto and Luis Tosar.-Plot:...
(1999) - El Coronel no tiene quien le escribaNo One Writes to the Colonel (film)No One Writes to the Colonel is a 1999 Spanish-language film directed by Arturo Ripstein. It was an international co-production between France, Spain and Mexico...
(1999) - Sin vergüenza (2001)
- Asesino en serio (2002)
- No somos nadie (2002)
- NicotinaNicotinaNicotina is a six-time Ariel Award winning and six-time nominated 2003 Mexican - Argentine gangster film directed by Hugo Rodríguez. The film is about a computer geek who becomes involved with the Russian mafia....
(2003) - La Mala Educación (2004)
- Perder es cuestión de métodoPerder es cuestión de métodoPerder es Cuestión de Método is a movie co-produced by Spain and Colombia in 2005. It is directed by Sergio Cabrera, and starring Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Cesar Mora, Martina Garcia, Victor Mallarino and Sain Castro.A grim history, but also human and fun, led by Colombian Sergio Cabrera , the...
(2004) - Voces inocentesVoces inocentesVoces inocentes is a 2004 Mexican film directed by Luis Mandoki. The plot is set during the Salvadoran Civil War in 1980, and is based on writer Óscar Torres's childhood. The film serves as a general commentary on the military use of children. The movie also shows injustice against innocent...
(2004) - Las vidas de Celia (2006)
- La ZonaLa ZonaLa Zona could mean# The Unnamed Zone , a 2006 Spanish documentary film by director Carlos Rodriguez# La Zona , a 2007 drama film by director Rodrigo Plá...
(2007) - Arráncame la vida (2008)
- We Are What We AreWe Are What We AreWe Are What We Are is a 2010 Mexican film directed by Jorge Michel Grau. The film is about a family of cannibals who, after the death of the father, try to continue a ritualistic tradition of kidnapping and eating other humans. The film stars Paulina Gaitán and Daniel Giménez Cacho in the...
(Somos Lo Que Hay) (2010)
Awards and nominations
- Ariel AwardAriel AwardThe Ariel is the Mexican Academy of Film Award. It has been awarded annually since 1947. The award recognizes excellence in motion picture making, such as acting, directing and screenwriting in Mexican cinema. It is considered the most prestigious award in the Mexican movie industry.- History :The...
in 1996 for Best leading actor in Profundo Carmesí by Arturo RipsteinArturo RipsteinArturo Ripstein y Rosen is a Mexican film director.-Life and career:Ripstein got his break into movies working as an uncredited assistant director for Luis Buñuel. In 1965, he directed his first feature, Tiempo de Morir...
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