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Humberto Busto Marín (born June 23, 1978, in
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) is a Mexican actor, producer, and film director.


Biography

Humberto Busto's feature film career began with his performance as Jorge in '' Amores perros'' (2000). Busto's performance as Heriberto in ''Oso Polar'' won him awards for Best Actor in the 15th
Morelia International Film Festival The Morelia International Film Festival (''Spanish'': ''Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia''; FICM) was founded in 2003 in the city of Morelia, Michoacán, México. It is an annual event that takes place during the second week of October. ...
and the 5th Quito Latin American Film Festival, as well as an
Ariel Award The Ariel Award () is an award that recognizes the best of Mexican cinema. Given annually, since 1946, by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AMACC), the award reco ...
nomination. He has been recognized as well for his work behind the camera. Under his direction, ''La teta de Botero'' (2014) and ''Julkita'' (2017) were winners of Best Short Narrative Made in Mexico award of the
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. Starting in 2010, Busto acted as the fastidious and self-important Apolinar Caborca in three seasons of the television series ''
Los héroes del norte ''Los Héroes del Norte (The Heroes of the North)'' is a Mexican TV comedy series about the adventures of a fictional musical group named Los Héroes del Norte. The show was created by Gustavo Loza and produced by Adicta Films for Televisa. It p ...
'', His height (5 feet) made his character a frequent target of jokes. Humberto Busto has a degree in Dramatic Arts from the University Theater Center of the
National Autonomous University of Mexico The National Autonomous University of Mexico (, UNAM) is a public university, public research university in Mexico. It has several campuses in Mexico City, and many others in various locations across Mexico, as well as a presence in nine countri ...
. He is an alumnus of
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and studied for a master's degree in film production at
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.


Filmography


As director

* ''Hasta la ciruela pasa'' (2012) * ''La teta de Botero'' (2014) * ''Julkita'' (2017)


As actor


Motion pictures

* '' Amores perros'' (2000) as Jorge * ''Sobreviviente'' (2003) *''
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'' (2005) as Champinon * ''Morirse en Domingo'' (2006) as Carlos * ''Borderland'' (2007) as Mario * ''
Después de Lucía ''After Lucia'' () is a 2012 Mexican drama film directed by Michel Franco. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where it won the top prize. The film was also selected as the Mexican entry for the B ...
'' (2012) as Cook *''Abolición de la propiedad'' (2012) as Everio * ''
El Incidente ''The Incident'' () is a 2014 Mexican science fiction thriller film written and directed by Isaac Ezban. It stars an ensemble cast including Raúl Méndez, Nailea Norvind, Hernán Mendoza, Humberto Busto, Fernando Alvarez Rebeil, Gabriel Santoyo, ...
'' (2014) as Carlos * ''Los parecidos'' (2015) as Alvaro * '' Hazlo como hombre'' (2017) as Eduardo * ''Oso polar'' (2017) as Heriberto *''
El club de los insomnes ''El club de los insomnes'' or ''El refugio de los insomnes'' is a 2018 Mexican drama film directed and written by José Eduardo Giordano, and Sergio Goyri Jr. The film premiered on 15 June 2018, and stars Alejandra Ambrosi, Cassandra Ciangherotti ...
'' (2018) as Compañero


Television series

* ''Terminales (2008)'' as Elías Ruíz * ''
Los Héroes del Norte ''Los Héroes del Norte (The Heroes of the North)'' is a Mexican TV comedy series about the adventures of a fictional musical group named Los Héroes del Norte. The show was created by Gustavo Loza and produced by Adicta Films for Televisa. It p ...
(2010)'' as Apolinar Caborca * ''
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'' (2018) as Conrado Sol (Don Sol) * ''
Diablero ''Diablero'' is a Mexican television series produced by Morena Films for Netflix. The series is based on the book by Mexican writer Francisco Haghenbeck entitled ''El Diablo me obligó''. The series premiered on 21 December 2018. The series was ...
(2018)'' as Isaac El Indio * ''
El juego de las llaves ''El juego de las llaves'' is a Mexican comedy television series created by Marisa Quiroga. It premiered on 16 August 2019 on Amazon Prime Video. The series features an ensemble cast including Maite Perroni, Humberto Busto, Marimar Vega, Sebasti ...
'' (2019) as Óscar Romero * '' High Heat'' (2022) as Ángel Linares


Additional awards and recognition

* 2015 - Best Ibero-American short film for ''La teta de Botero,''
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* 2015 - Best short film for ''La teta de Botero,''
Guadalajara International Film Festival The Guadalajara International Film Festival () is a week-long film festival held each March in the Mexican city of Guadalajara since 1986. The presence in Guadalajara of delegates from other important festivals from around the world has helped M ...
* 2017 - Breakthrough actor in a series, super-series, or
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for his role as Conrado Higuera Sol "Don Sol" in ''El Chapo'''','' PRODU Awards


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