Daniel Giménez Cacho

Daniel Giménez Cacho
Giménez Cacho in October 2014
Born
Daniel Giménez Cacho García

(1961-05-15) May 15, 1961 (age 65)
Madrid, Spain
Citizenship
  • Spain
  • Mexico
OccupationsActor, director, writer, producer, TV host
Years active1986–present
SpouseMaya Goded
Children2

Daniel Giménez Cacho García (born May 15, 1961) is a Spanish and Mexican actor. Giménez Cacho made his film debut in Camino largo a Tijuana (1989). Early in his career, he portrayed Tito the Coroner in both Cronos (1993) and We Are What We Are (2010). He has also starred in Lucrecia Martel's period slow cinema film Zama (2017), Apichatpong Weerasethakul's slow cinema film Memoria (2021), and Alejandro González Iñárritu's epic psychological comedy-drama film Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022).

Early life

Daniel Giménez Cacho was born on May 15, 1961 in Madrid, as the youngest of the six children of Luis Giménez Cacho and Julia García Casado [es], two actors who performed in the theatre company La Barraca. In Mexico, his mother also became a noted painter as a disciple of Elvira Gascón. He moved to Mexico as a child and studied theatre at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

Career

He starred in several Mexican films and television series, such as Sólo Con Tu Pareja, Cronos, Midaq Alley, Tear This Heart Out and Bad Education. He has worked with several prominent Spanish-language filmmakers, including Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, Jorge Fons and Pedro Almodóvar. He appeared in La hora marcada, the series written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro, and in the Mexican telenovela Teresa. His voice is heard throughout Y tu mamá también as the narrator. In 2009, he starred in the Mexican remake for the Argentinian series Locas de Amor. Cacho played the Armenian priest in The Promise, a film set in the Armenian genocide.

Filmography

Gimenez Cacho filming in Cuemanco
Gimenez Cacho in the kitchen

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
1993
35th Ariel AwardsBest Actor in a Minor RoleCronosWon
1995
37th Ariel AwardsBest Supporting ActorEl callejón de los milagrosNominated
1997
39th Ariel AwardsBest ActorDeep CrimsonWon
2003
45th Ariel AwardsBest ActorAro Tolbukhin: In the Mind of a KillerWon
2004
46th Ariel AwardsBest Supporting ActorNicotinaWon
2013
 68th CEC MedalsBest ActorSnow WhiteNominated
27th Goya AwardsBest ActorNominated
55th Ariel AwardsBest Supporting ActorColosio, el asesinatoWon
22nd Actors and Actresses Union AwardsBest Film Actor in a Leading RoleSnow WhiteNominated
2018
60th Ariel AwardsBest ActorLos adiosesNominated
12th Sur AwardsBest ActorZamaWon
2020
62nd Ariel AwardsBest Supporting ActorChicuarotesNominated
2022
64th Ariel AwardsBest Supporting ActorEl diablo entre las piernasNominated
2023
65th Ariel AwardsBest ActorBardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of TruthsWon
2024
66th Ariel AwardsBest ActorFamiliaNominated

Political views

In October 2023, he joined the open letter called "Artists Against Apartheid" during the concurrent escalation of violence in Palestine.

References

  1. ↑ "1961: Llega al mundo Daniel Giménez Cacho, uno de los actores más reconocidos del cine mexicano". El Siglo de Torreón. May 13, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Marcial Pérez, David (March 18, 2016). "Luis Giménez Cacho, el patrón de una fábrica socialista en el exilio mexicano".
  3. ↑ "53 años de Daniel Giménez Cacho". El Siglo de Durango. May 15, 2014.
  4. ↑ Aguilar, Carlos (December 16, 2022). "When Daniel Giménez Cacho Met the Three Amigos". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mexican actor Daniel Giménez Cacho to star in movie on Genocide". Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2015.
  6. ↑ Mexican actor Daniel Giménez Cacho to play the role of Armenian priest in drama "The Promise"
  7. ↑ Ide, Wendy (August 29, 2024). "'Kill The Jockey': Venice Review". ScreenDaily.
  8. ↑ Huerta Ortiz, César (September 3, 2024). "Premio Ariel 2024: todo lo que debes saber de esta 66 edición". El Universal.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Castañeda, Ulises (September 9, 2023). "Premios Ariel 65: Daniel Giménez Cacho gana a Mejor Actor por 'Bardo'". La Crónica de Hoy.
  10. ↑ "'Blancanieves' domina las nominaciones de las Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos". Cinemanía (in European Spanish). January 22, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2026 – via 20minutos.es.
  11. ↑ "'Blancanieves' triunfa en las Medallas CEC 2012, en una noche redonda para Wanda Vision". Audiovisual451 (in European Spanish). February 12, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2026.
  12. ↑ Agudo, Jesús (February 17, 2013). "Ganadores de los Premios Goya 2013". ecartelera.
  13. ↑ ""Isabel" arrasa en las nominaciones de los Premios Unión de Actores". vertele!. March 14, 2013 – via eldiario.es.
  14. ↑ Torres, Rosana (June 4, 2013). "Actrices míticas triunfan en los Premios Unión de Actores". El País.
  15. ↑ ""Zama" arrasó en los Premios Sur 2017". Clarín. September 13, 2018.
  16. ↑ Cervantes Villegas, Ricardo (September 7, 2024). "¿Quiénes son los ganadores de los Premios Ariel 2024? AQUÍ la lista completa". Milenio.
  17. ↑ "Artists Against Apartheid." The People's Forum. https://peoplesforum.org/events/sign-the-letter-artists-against-apartheid/