Andrés Montiel (), is a Mexican

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

born in

Guadalajara, Jalisco Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...

. He started acting professionally at age 19, and soon developed solid theatre experience appearing in several plays and notable productions of

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and The Lonesome West. Since year 2001, he began to act in films. He can be seen opposite

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as journalist Ruben in the

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and

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Nominated

El crimen del Padre Amaro ''The Crime of Padre Amaro'' (, known by its literal translation ''The Crime of Father Amaro'' in Australia) is a 2002 Mexican- Spanish drama film directed by Carlos Carrera. It is very loosely based on the novel '' O Crime do Padre Amaro'' (18 ...

(''The Crime of Father Amaro'') and in many other films such as the critically acclaimed ''Más que a nada en el mundo'' (More than Anything in the World) and La Zona (2007) (The Zone), awarded the International Critics' Award (

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) at the

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. Other film participations include ''Ciudadano Buelna'' by acclaimed filmmaker

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; the epic ''Cinco de Mayo: The Battle'' and ''

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''. He was also the recipient of two Best Actor awards for the film "Day Six" in Italy. He recently played leading roles in the films "Monstruosly Alone" and "Broken Souls". On television, he can be seen on

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first Spanish production '' Club de Cuervos'', ''

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'' for

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, the mexican hit series '' Infames'' and '' Pancho Villa: El Centauro del Norte''

Filmography

Film

Television

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Montiel, Andres Mexican male actors Living people Male actors from Guadalajara, Jalisco Year of birth missing (living people)