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Daniel Giménez Cacho

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  • Director
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Daniel Giménez Cacho
Mexico's improbable bid to host the 1986 World Cup an audacious, against-all-odds feat made possible only by pure Mexican ingenuity.
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Mexico 86 (2026)
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Daniel Giménez-Cacho was born on May 15, 1961, in Madrid, Spain. He is a Mexican actor and director, Ariel award winner, who has starred in several Mexican films such as 'Solo con tu pareja' (1991), 'Cronos' (1993), 'Midaq Alley' (1995) and 'Arráncame la Vida' (2008), among others. He is also known for 'Y tu mamá también' (2001), 'La mala educación' (2004) and 'Blancanieves' (2012).
BornMay 15, 1961
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BornMay 15, 1961
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    • Awards
      • 16 wins & 23 nominations total

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    Known for

    Daniel Giménez Cacho in Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)
    Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
    6.7
    • Silverio
    • 2022
    Snow White (2012)
    Snow White
    7.5
    • Antonio Villalta
    • 2012
    Daniel Giménez Cacho in Zama (2017)
    Zama
    6.7
    • Zama
    • 2017
    Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, and Maribel Verdú in Y tu mamá también (2001)
    Y tu mamá también
    7.7
    • Narrator(voice)
    • 2001

    Credits

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    Actor

    • El corazón delator
      • Narrator
      • Post-production
    • Diego Luna and Karla Souza in Mexico 86 (2026)
      Mexico 86
      6.4
      • Emilio Azcárraga
      • 2026
    • The Wig (2026)
      The Wig
      7.8
      • Lorenzo
      • 2026
    • Mateo Valles and Germán Bracco in Tú y Yo (2026)
      Tú y Yo
      Short
      • Father (voice)
      • 2026
    • Culebra Cut
      • 2025
    • Jane (2025)
      Jane
      7.1
      • Hombre Psiquiatra
      • 2025
    • Kill the Jockey (2024)
      Kill the Jockey
      6.3
      • Rubén Sirena
      • 2024
    • Miguel Valverde and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in Down the Rabbit Hole (2024)
      Down the Rabbit Hole
      5.6
      • Gober
      • 2024
    • Familia (2023)
      Familia
      6.5
      • Leo
      • 2023
    • An Unknown Enemy (2018)
      An Unknown Enemy
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Fernando Barrientos
      • 2018–2022
    • Daniel Giménez Cacho in Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)
      Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
      6.7
      • Silverio
      • 2022
    • Who Killed Sara? (2021)
      Who Killed Sara?
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Dr. Hugo Alanís
      • 2021–2022
    • Tilda Swinton in Memoria (2021)
      Memoria
      6.4
      • Juan Ospina
      • 2021
    • Gael García Bernal, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Alfonso Dosal, Tenoch Huerta, and Paulina Dávila in Here on Earth (2018)
      Here on Earth
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Mario Rocha
      • 2018–2020
    • Willem Dafoe in Siberia (2020)
      Siberia
      4.8
      • Doctor
      • 2020
    • Devil Between the Legs (2019)
      Devil Between the Legs
      6.3
      • Dancing Partner
      • 2019

    Director

    • Jane (2025)
      Jane
      7.1
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Gael García Bernal, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Alfonso Dosal, Tenoch Huerta, and Paulina Dávila in Here on Earth (2018)
      Here on Earth
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Irène Jacob, Kaori Momoi, Sofía Espinosa, Kristyan Ferrer, Mauricio García Lozano, Paulette Hernandez, and Adriana Llabres in Tales of Mexico (2016)
      Tales of Mexico
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Crónica de castas (2014)
      Crónica de castas
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014

    Producer

    • The Wig (2026)
      The Wig
      7.8
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Jane (2025)
      Jane
      7.1
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Crónica de castas (2014)
      Crónica de castas
      8.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014
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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Daniel Gimenez Cacho
    • Born
      • May 15, 1961
      • Madrid, Spain

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Although he was born in Spain, Daniel Giménez-Cacho has Mexican nationality.

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