José Manuel Poncelis
Actor
Biography
With a career of more than 35 years as a theater, film, and television series actor, he has also worked as a theater director, also venturing into playwriting and production. He has acted in more than 20 films, some of them are: “Marionetas” by Álvaro Curiel, “Polvo” directed by José María Yaspik, “Sueño en otro Idioma” by Director Ernesto Contreras.
He has been awarded the Mayahuel 2017 award and as best actor, with the film “Sueño en otro Idioma” at the Guadalajara International Film Festival in 2017 and with the WINSTON-SALEM OUT AT THE MOVIES LGBT FILM SERIES award. In addition to films like “De la Calle”, “La Ley de Heródes”, “Ricochet”, “Pescador” among others.
He has participated in series for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, CANAL 11, FOX AND NETFLIX, among which stand out: Sitiados, Hernán, Biografía de una lengua, La Reina Roja, Palenque.
Filmography
Herod's Law
as Filemón 1999
¡Que viva México!
as Don Pancracio 2023
I Dream in Another Language
as Isauro 2017
Tótem
as Tío Octavio 2023
Cero y van cuatro
as Taxista ("El Torzón") 2004
The Tiger of Santa Julia
as Carmelo 2002
Disappear Completely
as Chamán 2024
Streeters
as Teporocho 2001
Aztech
2020
Powder
as Facundo 2019
Cabeza de Vaca
as Wounded Indian 1991
Marionette
2020
Hijos del viento
as Chaman 2000
Under California: The Limit of Time
as Indígena 1998
Never on a Sunday
as Pancho 2006
Crazy Carnival
as La Patria 2006