José Manuel Poncelis

José Manuel Poncelis

Date of Death
August 31, 2024
Known For
Acting

Details

Date of Death
August 31, 2024
Known For
Acting

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.

José Manuel Poncelis's LGBTQ+ Titles

I Dream in Another Language
I Dream in Another Language
Isauro

Acting (24)

The Healer
2024
Disappear Completely as Chamán
2023
Tótem as Tío Octavio
2023
¡Que viva México! as Don Pancracio
2022
I Don't Want to Be Dust as Cuidador del cementerio
2020
Aztech
2020
Ricochet as Gallero 1
2020
Marionette
2019
Powder as Facundo
2019
Besieged: Mexico as Chaman (8 episodes)
2015
Ik Dietrick Fon, the hidden sound of things as Doorman
2013
Diente por diente as Rutilio
2011
La noche de las flores
2006
Never on a Sunday as Pancho
2006
Crazy Carnival as La Patria
2004
Cero y van cuatro as Taxista ("El Torzón")
2004
Man on Fire as School Clerk
2002
El Tigre de Santa Julia as Carmelo
2001
Streeters as Teporocho
2000
Hijos del viento as Chaman
1999
Herod's Law as Filemón
1998
Under California: The Limit of Time as Indígena
1991
Cabeza de Vaca as Wounded Indian