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Born
Raúl Méndez Martínez

(1975-04-11) 11 April 1975 (age 50)
Occupation Actor
Years active 1998–present
Television El sexo débil
El Señor de los Cielos

Raúl Méndez Martínez (born on April 11, 1975) is a famous Mexican actor. He was born in Laguna, Torreón, Mexico. Raúl Méndez has acted in many films, theater plays, and television shows.

Raúl Méndez's Life and Career

Raúl Méndez studied acting from 1994 to 1999. He went to the Center for Arts Education in Monterrey and also studied at La Casa del Teatro. He is known for being a very versatile actor in Mexico. This means he can play many different kinds of characters.

In 2005, he was nominated for an important award called the Ariel Award. This was for his work in the movie Matando Cabos. He has played many different roles. For example, he was a bad guy in The Legend of Zorro. He also played an assistant in the movie Un mundo maravilloso.

Raúl Méndez was in the movie Kilometer 31, which was very popular in Mexico. He also appeared in a TV movie called Fidel alongside Gael García Bernal. He played César Gaviria, who was a former president of Colombia, in the TV series Narcos.

Movies and TV Shows

Raúl Méndez has been in many movies and television shows. Here are some of them:

Film Roles

Year Title Roles Notes
2001 Demasiado amor Sergio
2002 El tigre de Santa Julia Miranda
2003 Midas Paco Short film
2004 Matando Cabos Botcha
2005 The Legend of Zorro Ferroq
2006 Un mundo maravilloso Image Advisor
2006 Morirse en domingo Eleuterio
2006 Kilometer 31 Omar
2007 La sangre iluminada Roberto
2007 La siguiente victima Stalker Short film
2007 Karma Daniel Short film
2007 El último justo Agent Ramírez
2007 Sultanes del Sur ... in the robbery
2008 El viaje de Teo Alejandro
2008 Paraíso perdido Darío Short film
2009 Amar a morir Tiburón
2009 2033 Goros
2009 The Kid: Chamaco Officer Manuel Quintana
2010 Sucedió en un día Raúl Segment: "Langosta"
2010 Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada Ignacio Allende
211 Tequila Luis
2012 Mariachi Gringo Jorge
2012 Ventanas al mar Mauricio
2012 Cristiada Miguel Gómez Loza
2012 Colosio: El asesinato Samuel Palma
2012 Morelos Mariano Matamoros
2012 Renacimiento Papá Short film
2012 Reencarnación: Una historia de amor Lisandro
2012 La mala luz Eric
2013 No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas Aarón
2013 Actores S.A. Tomás
2013 5 Bravo Agustín
2014 Dame tus ojos Alejandro
2014 Fachon Models César Reynoso
2014 The Incident Marco
2014 Visitantes Daniel
2015 Las Aparicio Rodrigo
2017 La lengua del sol Ramiro Uncredited

Television Roles

Year Title Roles Notes
1998 Amor infiel Rodrigo
2000 Die Geiseln von Costa Rica Talamanca Television film
2001 El guardián de Red Rock Lefty Television film
2001 In the Time of the Butterflies Pedrito Television film
2002 Fidel Rodríguez Television film
2002 Feliz navidad mamá Samuel
2007 Como ama una mujer Diego Series regular; 5 episodes
2010 Las Aparicio Manuel
2011 El sexo débil Dante Camacho Main role; 114 episodes
2012 Lynch George González Recurring role (season 1); 4 episodes
2012 Paramédicos Damián Molina Series regular (season 1); 13 episodes
2013–2014 El Señor de los Cielos Víctor Casillas "Chacorta" Main role (seasons 1–2); 158 episodes
2015 Texas Rising Juan Seguin Series regular (season 1); 5 episodes
2015–2017 Sense8 Joaquín Flores Recurring role (seasons 1–2); 6 episodes
2015–2016 Narcos César Gaviria Recurring role (seasons 1–2); 17 episodes
2016 La viuda negra El Diablo Main role (season 2)
2017 La fiscal de hierro Ernesto Padilla Main role; 65 episodes
2017 ... Godmother Darío Sepúlveda Television film
2018 Miguel Martín Episode: "Episode 1"
2018–2020 Enemigo íntimo Alejandro Ferrer Main role (season 1); 53 episodes

Awards and Nominations

Raúl Méndez has been recognized for his acting with several awards and nominations:

Year Nominated work Award Result
2004 Matando Cabos Ariel Award for Best Male Here Nominated
2013 El Señor de los Cielos 2013 Premios Tu Mundo for Best Supporting Cast Nominated
2014 El Señor de los Cielos 2 2014 Premios Tu Mundo for Best Supporting Cast Nominated

See also

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