José Manuel Poncelis
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.
Known For
Man on Fire
Cóyotl, Hero and Beast
Besieged: Mexico
Cero y van cuatro
¡Que viva México!
I Dream in Another Language
Herod's Law
Curandero
All Movies (24)
- Curandero2025 · as Jesús
- Disappear Completely2024 · as Chamán
- Tótem2023 · as Tío Octavio
- ¡Que viva México!2023 · as Don Pancracio
- I Don't Want to Be Dust2022 · as Cuidador del cementerio
- Aztech2020
- Ricochet2020 · as Gallero 1
- Marionette2020
- Powder2019 · as Facundo
- I Dream in Another Language2017 · as Isauro
- Ik Dietrick Fon, the hidden sound of things2015 · as Doorman
- Diente por diente2013 · as Rutilio
- La noche de las flores2011
- Never on a Sunday2006 · as Pancho
- Crazy Carnival2006 · as La Patria
- National Geographic: Pyramids of Death2005 · as Self
- Cero y van cuatro2004 · as Taxista ("El Torzón")
- Man on Fire2004 · as School Clerk
- The Tiger of Santa Julia2002 · as Carmelo
- Streeters2001 · as Teporocho
- Hijos del viento2000 · as Chaman
- Herod's Law1999 · as Filemón
- Under California: The Limit of Time1998 · as Indígena
- Cabeza de Vaca1991 · as Wounded Indian
All TV Shows (2)
- Cóyotl, Hero and Beast2025
- Besieged: Mexico2019 · as Chaman