
José Manuel Poncelis
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
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.
Acting
(2024)
Disappear Completely
as Chamán
(2023)
¡Que viva México!
as Don Pancracio
(2023)
Tótem
as Tío Octavio
(2022)
I Don't Want to Be Dust
as Cuidador del cementerio
(2020)
(2020)
(2020)
Ricochet
as Gallero 1
(2019)
Powder
as Facundo
(2017)
I Dream in Another Language
as Isauro
(2015)
(2013)
Diente por diente
as Rutilio
(2011)
(2006)
Crazy Carnival
as La Patria
(2006)
Never on a Sunday
as Pancho
(2005)
(2004)
Man on Fire
as School Clerk
(2004)
Cero y van cuatro
as Taxista ("El Torzón")
(2002)
El Tigre de Santa Julia
as Carmelo
(2001)
Streeters
as Teporocho
(2000)
Hijos del viento
as Chaman
(1999)
Herod's Law
as Filemón
(1998)
Under California: The Limit of Time
as Indígena
(1991)
Cabeza de Vaca
as Wounded Indian
Crew
(2004)
Man on Fire
Stunts