José Manuel Poncelis
Born
undefined NaN, NaN
Died
August 31, 2024 (undefined years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.

Cóyotl, Hero and Beast
(6 episodes)
2025

Disappear Completely
Chamán
2024

Tótem
Tío Octavio
2023

¡Que viva México!
Don Pancracio
2023

I Don't Want to Be Dust
Cuidador del cementerio
2022

Aztech
2020

Ricochet
Gallero 1
2020

Marionette
2020

Powder
Facundo
2019

Besieged: Mexico
Chaman · (8 episodes)
2019

I Dream in Another Language
Isauro
2017

Ik Dietrick Fon, the hidden sound of things
Doorman
2015

Diente por diente
Rutilio
2013

La noche de las flores
2011

Never on a Sunday
Pancho
2006

Crazy Carnival
La Patria
2006

National Geographic: Pyramids of Death
2005

Cero y van cuatro
Taxista ("El Torzón")
2004

Man on Fire
School Clerk
2004

El Tigre de Santa Julia
Carmelo
2002

Streeters
Teporocho
2001

Hijos del viento
Chaman
2000

Herod's Law
Filemón
1999

Under California: The Limit of Time
Indígena
1998

Cabeza de Vaca
Wounded Indian
1991