
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.
Top Filmography

Man on Fire
2004 // MOVIE

Herod's Law
1999 // MOVIE

¡Que viva México!
2023 // MOVIE

I Dream in Another Language
2017 // MOVIE

Tótem
2023 // MOVIE

Cóyotl, Hero and Beast
2025 // TV

Disappear Completely
2024 // MOVIE

Cero y van cuatro
2004 // MOVIE

The Tiger of Santa Julia
2002 // MOVIE

Streeters
2001 // MOVIE

Aztech
2020 // MOVIE

Powder
2019 // MOVIE

Cabeza de Vaca
1991 // MOVIE

Marionette
2020 // MOVIE

Hijos del viento
2000 // MOVIE