Raúl Méndez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Méndez and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Raúl Méndez Martínez (born 11 April 1975 in Laguna, Torreón, Mexico) is a Mexican actor of film, theater and television.

Raúl Méndez
Born	Raúl Méndez Martínez (1975-04-11) 11 April 1975 (age 50) Laguna, Torreón, Mexico
Nationality	Mexican
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–present
Television	El sexo débil El Señor de los Cielos

Biography

He studied acting at the Center for Arts Education Monterrey and La Casa del Teatro with Luis de Tavira between 1994 and 1999. He has worked in numerous theatrical productions. He is one of the most chameleonic actors in Mexico. In 2005, he was nominated for his work on Ariel Matando Cabos. Personifies from a murderer in The Legend of Zorro, as an executive assistant in a wonderful world. KM participated in the tape 31 has been of the highest grossing Mexico, nominated for three Ariels. He also participated in Showtime chain FIDEL off Gael García and Víctor Huggo Martin. He portrayed Colombian former president Cesar Gaviria in Narcos.

Filmography

Film roles

Year	Title	Roles	Notes
2001	Demasiado amor	Sergio
2002	El tigre de Santa Julia	Miranda
2003	Midas	Paco	Short film
2004	Matando Cabos	Botcha
2005	The Legend of Zorro	Ferroq
2006	Un mundo maravilloso	Image Advisor
2006	Morirse en domingo	Eleuterio
2006	Kilometer 31	Omar
2007	La sangre iluminada	Roberto
2007	La siguiente victima	Stalker	Short film
2007	Karma	Daniel	Short film
2007	El último justo	Agent Ramírez
2007	Sultanes del Sur	Voyeur in the robbery
2008	El viaje de Teo	Alejandro
2008	Paraíso perdido	Darío	Short film
2009	Amar a morir	Tiburón
2009	2033	Goros
2009	The Kid: Chamaco	Officer Manuel Quintana
2010	Sucedió en un día	Raúl	Segment: "Langosta"
2010	Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada	Ignacio Allende
2011	Tequila	Luis
2012	Mariachi Gringo	Jorge
2012	Ventanas al mar	Mauricio
2012	Cristiada	Miguel Gómez Loza
2012	Colosio: El asesinato	Samuel Palma
2012	Morelos	Mariano Matamoros
2012	Renacimiento	Papá	Short film
2012	Reencarnación: Una historia de amor	Lisandro
2012	La mala luz	Eric
2013	No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas	Aarón
2013	Actores S.A.	Tomás
2013	5 Bravo	Agustín
2014	Dame tus ojos	Alejandro
2014	Fachon Models	César Reynoso
2014	The Incident[1]	Marco
2014	Visitantes	Daniel
2015	Las Aparicio	Rodrigo
2017	La lengua del sol	Ramiro	Uncredited

Television roles

Year	Title	Roles	Notes
1998	Amor infiel	Rodrigo
2000	Die Geiseln von Costa Rica	Talamanca	Television film
2001	El guardián de Red Rock	Lefty	Television film
2001	In the Time of the Butterflies	Pedrito	Television film
2002	Fidel	Rodríguez	Television film
2002	Feliz navidad mamá	Samuel
2007	Como ama una mujer	Diego	Series regular; 5 episodes
2010	Las Aparicio	Manuel
2011	El sexo débil	Dante Camacho	Main role; 114 episodes
2012	Lynch	George González	Recurring role (season 1); 4 episodes
2012	Paramédicos	Damián Molina	Series regular (season 1); 13 episodes
2013–2014	El Señor de los Cielos	Víctor Casillas "Chacorta"	Main role (seasons 1–2); 158 episodes[2]
2015	Texas Rising	Juan Seguin	Series regular (season 1); 5 episodes
2015–2017	Sense8	Joaquín Flores	Recurring role (seasons 1–2); 6 episodes[2][3]
2015–2016	Narcos	César Gaviria	Recurring role (seasons 1–2); 17 episodes[2][4]
2016	La viuda negra	El Diablo	Main role (season 2)[5]
2017	La fiscal de hierro	Ernesto Padilla	Main role; 65 episodes[6]
2017	Cocaine Godmother	Darío Sepúlveda	Television film
2018	Miguel	Martín	Episode: "Episode 1"[7]
2018–2020	Enemigo íntimo	Alejandro Ferrer	Main role (season 1); 53 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Award	Result
2004	Matando Cabos	Ariel Award for Best Male Here	Nominated
2013	El Señor de los Cielos	2013 Premios Tu Mundo for Best Supporting Cast	Nominated
2014	El Señor de los Cielos 2[8]	2014 Premios Tu Mundo for Best Supporting Cast[8]	Nominated[8]