Daniel Giménez Cacho

Daniel Giménez Cacho
Giménez Cacho in October 2014
Born
Daniel Giménez Cacho García

(1961-05-15) May 15, 1961
Madrid, Spain
Citizenship
  • Spain
  • Mexico
OccupationsActor, director, writer, producer, TV host
Years active1986–present
SpouseMaya Goded
Children2

Daniel Giménez Cacho García (born May 15, 1961) is a Spanish and Mexican actor. He portrayed Tito the Coroner in Cronos (1993) and We Are What We Are (2010).

Giménez Cacho made his film debut in El camino largo a Tijuana (1989). He appeared in the film Cronos (1993). He had a leading role in the film La zona (2008). In 2010, he reprised the role of Tito in the film We Are What We Are (2010). Also that year, he played Captain Ramírez in Hell.

Early life

Daniel Giménez Cacho was born on May 15, 1961 in Madrid,[1] as the youngest of the six children of Luis Giménez Cacho and Julia García Casado, two actors who performed in the theatre company La Barraca.[2] In Mexico, his mother also became a noted painter as a disciple of Elvira Gascón.[2] He moved to Mexico as a child and studied theatre at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).[3]

Career

He starred in several Mexican films and television series, such as Sólo Con Tu Pareja, Cronos, Midaq Alley, Tear This Heart Out and Bad Education. He has worked with several prominent Hispanic filmmakers, including Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, Jorge Fons and Pedro Almodóvar. He appeared in La hora marcada, the series written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro, and in the Mexican telenovela Teresa.[4] His voice is heard throughout Y tu mamá también as the narrator. In 2009, he starred in the Mexican remake for the Argentinian series Locas de Amor. Cacho played the Armenian priest in The Promise, a film set in the Armenian genocide.[5][6]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1993
35th Ariel Awards Best Actor in a Minor Role Cronos Won
1995
37th Ariel Awards Best Supporting Actor El callejón de los milagros Nominated
1997
39th Ariel Awards Best Actor Deep Crimson Won
2003
45th Ariel Awards Best Actor Aro Tolbukhin: In the Mind of a Killer Won
2004
46th Ariel Awards Best Supporting Actor Nicotina Won
2013
27th Goya Awards Best Actor Snow White Nominated
55th Ariel Awards Best Supporting Actor Colosio, el asesinato Won
22nd Actors and Actresses Union Awards Best Film Actor in a Leading Role Snow White Nominated
2018
60th Ariel Awards Best Actor Los adioses Nominated
12th Sur Awards Best Actor Zama Won
2020
62nd Ariel Awards Best Supporting Actor Chicuarotes Nominated
2022
64th Ariel Awards Best Supporting Actor El diablo entre las piernas Nominated
2023
65th Ariel Awards Best Actor Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Won
2024
66th Ariel Awards Best Actor Familia Nominated

Political views

In October 2023, he joined the open letter called "Artists Against Apartheid" during the concurrent escalation of violence in Palestine.[15]

References

  1. ^ "1961: Llega al mundo Daniel Giménez Cacho, uno de los actores más reconocidos del cine mexicano". El Siglo de Torreón. May 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Marcial Pérez, David (March 18, 2016). "Luis Giménez Cacho, el patrón de una fábrica socialista en el exilio mexicano".
  3. ^ "53 años de Daniel Giménez Cacho". El Siglo de Durango. May 15, 2014.
  4. ^ Aguilar, Carlos (December 16, 2022). "When Daniel Giménez Cacho Met the Three Amigos". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Mexican actor Daniel Giménez Cacho to star in movie on Genocide". Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  6. ^ Mexican actor Daniel Giménez Cacho to play the role of Armenian priest in drama "The Promise"
  7. ^ Ide, Wendy (August 29, 2024). "'Kill The Jockey': Venice Review". ScreenDaily.
  8. ^ Huerta Ortiz, César (September 3, 2024). "Premio Ariel 2024: todo lo que debes saber de esta 66 edición". El Universal.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i Castañeda, Ulises (September 9, 2023). "Premios Ariel 65: Daniel Giménez Cacho gana a Mejor Actor por 'Bardo'". La Crónica de Hoy.
  10. ^ Agudo, Jesús (February 17, 2013). "Ganadores de los Premios Goya 2013". ecartelera.
  11. ^ ""Isabel" arrasa en las nominaciones de los Premios Unión de Actores". vertele!. March 14, 2013 – via eldiario.es.
  12. ^ Torres, Rosana (June 4, 2013). "Actrices míticas triunfan en los Premios Unión de Actores". El País.
  13. ^ ""Zama" arrasó en los Premios Sur 2017". Clarín. September 13, 2018.
  14. ^ Cervantes Villegas, Ricardo (September 7, 2024). "¿Quiénes son los ganadores de los Premios Ariel 2024? AQUÍ la lista completa". Milenio.
  15. ^ "Artists Against Apartheid." The People's Forum. https://peoplesforum.org/events/sign-the-letter-artists-against-apartheid/