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Javier Zaragoza(I)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Director
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The story of a young woman clinging on to her dream to become a beauty contest queen in a Mexico dominated by organized crime.
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Miss Bala (2011)
Javier Zaragoza was an actor and writer, known for Man on Fire (2004), Get the Gringo (2012) and El mago (2004). He died on 26 April 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico.
DiedApril 26, 2025
DiedApril 26, 2025
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Known for

Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)
Man on Fire
7.7
  • Sandri
  • 2004
Mel Gibson in Get the Gringo (2012)
Get the Gringo
6.9
  • Luis
  • 2012
Julissa, Juan Ángel Esparza, Erando González, and Maya Zapata in El mago (2004)
El mago
6.8
  • Mesero(as Javier Torres Zaragoza)
  • 2004
Iridisencia masculina
4.8
Short
  • Writer
  • 2007

Credits

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Actor

  • Turno Nocturno (2025)
    Turno Nocturno
    6.0
    Short
    • Marcos
    • 2025
  • Shame (2024)
    Shame
    7.3
    • Veterinario
    • 2024
  • El poderoso Victoria (2021)
    El poderoso Victoria
    5.4
    • 2021
  • Coty Camacho, Lucía Uribe, Tessa Ia, and Bárbara López in Unstoppable (2020)
    Unstoppable
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Genaro
    • 2020
  • Carmen Coronado in La poeta del ring (2019)
    La poeta del ring
    Short
    • Zacapala
    • 2019
  • Placa de Acero (2019)
    Placa de Acero
    5.5
    • Lider de Masa
    • 2019
  • La Muerte de un Fotógrafo de Modas (2018)
    La Muerte de un Fotógrafo de Modas
    5.6
    • 2018
  • La Gusana Ciega - Borregos En La Niebla I feat. Dr Shenka (2018)
    La Gusana Ciega - Borregos En La Niebla I feat. Dr Shenka
    9.3
    Short
    • Politic
    • 2018
  • Ricardo Polanco, Gustavo Egelhaaf, Cristina Rodlo, and El Dasa in El Vato (2016)
    El Vato
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Apolonio Gómez
    • 2017
  • A la hora marcada (2017)
    A la hora marcada
    Short
    • Lázaro
    • 2017
  • The Unknown Hitman: The Story of El Cholo Adrían (2017)
    The Unknown Hitman: The Story of El Cholo Adrían
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Felipe Quintana
    • 2017–2018
  • Los crímenes de Mar del Norte (2017)
    Los crímenes de Mar del Norte
    5.9
    • Agente Acosta
    • 2017
  • Hysteria (2016)
    Hysteria
    6.3
    • Herrero
    • 2016
  • Panamerican Machinery (2016)
    Panamerican Machinery
    6.2
    • Jesus Carlos
    • 2016
  • Cuando todo acabe (2015)
    Cuando todo acabe
    Short
    • 2015

Writer

  • Iridisencia masculina
    4.8
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2007
  • Escape a la obscuridad
    • Writer
    • 1992

Director

  • Iridisencia masculina
    4.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 2007

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Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Javier Torres Zaragoza
  • Died
    • April 26, 2025
    • Mexico City, Mexico

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