Acting credits
74
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Gerardo Taracena
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
7.3
Moderate attention
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Movies: 62Series: 12
TMDB ID: 17689
IMDb ID: nm0850162
Known for: Acting
Born: January 1, 1970
Died: January 31, 2026
Age: 56
Place of birth: Mexico City, Mexico
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1994 - 2026
Years active: 33
Average TMDB rating: 7.12
Wikidata: Q5550311
Biography
Gerardo Taracena (born 1970) was a Mexican film and theatre actor and dancer. He is known for his roles in Apocalypto, Man on Fire, The Mexican and Sin Nombre as well as the Netflix series Narcos: Mexico. He was born in Mexico City.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Gerardo Taracena.
May 7
Halcones
as Buitre
2026 Movie
7.3
Quite Like Paradise
as Justino Nava
2024 Movie
From Inside
as Juan Infante
2023 Movie
7.4
Sobreviviendo mis XV
as Melchor
2023 Movie
7.6
Héroes
as Capitán Alvarado
2023 Movie
8.0
Sound of Freedom
as El Alacrán
2023 Movie
6.3
Chupa
as Police Officer
2023 Movie
6.7
Presencias
as Don Jaime
2022 Movie
For Old Times' Sake
as Luciano
2022 Movie
5.0
Influence
2019 Movie
7.4
The Marquez-Castillo Siblings
as Líder Rebeldes
2019 Movie
6.6
El Día de la Unión
as Rescatista 1
2018 Movie
3.0
At the Frontera
as Eduardo Manrique
2018 Movie
2.0
Las amantes del narco II
as Don Chava
2018 Movie
Tratante de blancas
as Reportero
2018 Movie
Waiting For Gordo
2018 Movie
5.5
La hora de Salvador Romero
as Teodoro
2017 Movie
3.4
Snail House
as Hombre
2017 Movie
5.0
Zhai
as Cesar
2017 Movie
3.5
El vecindario 3
as Ajolote
2016 Movie
6.1
La Niña De La Mina
as Carlos
2016 Movie
7.7
Don't Blame the Kid
as Plutarco
2016 Movie
6.9
The Load
as Itzmin
2016 Movie
Number Eighty
2016 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Gerardo Taracena.
6.5
Unburied
as Raúl • 7 eps
2025 Series
Camino a Arcadia
as Sebastián Vidal • 6 eps
2025 Series
7.6
Cóyotl, Hero and Beast
as El Tule • 2 eps
2025 Series
7.5
Prison Cell 211
as Cándara • 6 eps
2025 Series
6.8
Pedal to Metal
as Abel • 10 eps
2022 Series
8.3
Harina
as Teniente Ramos • 2 eps
2022 Series
6.8
El Candidato
as El Cocodrilo • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.9
Narcos: Mexico
as Pablo Acosta • 11 eps
2018 Series
5.0
Perseguidos
as Gustavo 'Tavo' Benítez • 60 eps
2016 Series
7.6
Queen of the South
as Cesar “Batman” Guemes • 13 eps
2016 Series
8.0
40 y 20
as Macedonio • 1 eps
2016 Series
8.0
Niño Santo
as Santiago • 14 eps
2011 Series