Humberto Busto

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

Humberto Busto
Born	June 23, 1978 Mexico City, Mexico
Education	National Autonomous University of Mexico California State University
Occupation(s)	Actor and film producer

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^[1] and the 5th Quito Latin American Film Festival,^[2] as well as an Ariel Award nomination.^[3]

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 Oaxaca FilmFest.^[4][5]

Starting in 2010, Busto acted as the fastidious and self-important Apolinar Caborca in three seasons of the television series Los héroes del norte, His height (5 1⁄2 feet^[6]) 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. He is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents^[7] and studied for a master's degree in film production at California State University, Northridge.^[8][9]

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)
• Transit (2005) as Champinon
• Morirse en Domingo (2006) as Carlos
• Borderland (2007) as Mario
• Después de Lucía (2012) as Cook
• Abolición de la propiedad (2012) as Everio
• El Incidente (2014) as Carlos
• Los parecidos (2015) as Alvaro
• Hazlo como hombre (2017) as Eduardo
• Oso polar (2017) as Heriberto
• El club de los insomnes (2018) as Compañero

Television series

• Terminales (2008) as Elías Ruíz
• Los Héroes del Norte (2010) as Apolinar Caborca
• El Chapo (2018) as Conrado Sol (Don Sol)^[10]
• Diablero (2018) as Isaac El Indio^[11]
• El juego de las llaves (2019) as Óscar Romero^[12]
• High Heat (2022) as Ángel Linares
• El Secreto Del Rio as Orlando (2025)

Additional awards and recognition

• 2015 - Best Ibero-American short film for La teta de Botero, Guadalajara International Film Festival^[13]
• 2015 - Best short film for La teta de Botero, Guadalajara International Film Festival^[13]
• 2017 - Breakthrough actor in a series, super-series, or telenovela for his role as Conrado Higuera Sol "Don Sol" in El Chapo, PRODU Awards^[14]