Portrait of José Manuel Poncelis

José Manuel Poncelis

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.

Filmography

2025
Curandero

as Jesús

2024
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
2020
Ricochet

as Gallero 1

2019
Powder

as Facundo

2019
2013
2006
2006
Crazy Carnival

as La Patria

2004
Cero y van cuatro

as Taxista ("El Torzón")

2004
Man on Fire

as School Clerk

2001
Streeters

as Teporocho

2000
1999
Herod's Law

as Filemón

1991
Cabeza de Vaca

as Wounded Indian