
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.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
Curandero as Jesús
2025Cóyotl, Hero and Beast
2024Disappear Completely as Chamán
2023Tótem as Tío Octavio
2023¡Que viva México! as Don Pancracio
2022I Don't Want to Be Dust as Cuidador del cementerio
2020Aztech
2020Ricochet as Gallero 1
2020Marionette
2019Powder as Facundo
2019Besieged: Mexico as Chaman
2017I Dream in Another Language as Isauro
2015Ik Dietrick Fon, the hidden sound of things as Doorman
2013Diente por diente as Rutilio
2011La noche de las flores
2006Never on a Sunday as Pancho
2006Crazy Carnival as La Patria
2005National Geographic: Pyramids of Death
2004Cero y van cuatro as Taxista ("El Torzón")
2004Man on Fire as School Clerk
2002El Tigre de Santa Julia as Carmelo
2001Streeters as Teporocho
2000Hijos del viento as Chaman
1999Herod's Law as Filemón
1998Under California: The Limit of Time as Indígena
1991Cabeza de Vaca as Wounded Indian









