Luis Gerardo Hernández Méndez (born 12 March 1982) is a Mexican actor and producer born in
Aguascalientes City
(''Virtue in the Water, Fidelity in the Heart'')
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. Having previously mostly appeared in smaller films and on television, Méndez shot to fame with his starring role in the 2013 comedy film ''
The Noble Family
', also called ''The Noble Family'' and ''We Are the Nobles'', is a 2013 Mexican dark comedy film directed by Gary Alazraki, starring Gonzalo Vega, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Karla Souza and Juan Pablo Gil, with Ianis Guerrero, Carlos Gascón and Mar ...
'', which for a few months was Mexico's highest-ever grossing film. The following year, he played a role in the movie ''
Cantinflas
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'', and as of 2015 he is co-producing (with friend
Gary Alazraki
Gary "Gaz" Alazraki is the writer and director of Mexico's record breaking comedy ''Nosotros los Nobles'' (2013) and the co-creator, executive producer and director of '' Club de Cuervos'' (2015), Netflix's first original series in Spanish. He head ...
) and co-starring (with
Mariana Treviño
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) in ''
Club de Cuervos
''Club de Cuervos'', also known as ''Club of Crows'', is a Mexican comedy-drama streaming television series produced by Gary Alazraki and Michael Lam. Premiering with its full first season on August 7, 2015, it is the first Spanish-language Netf ...
'', which is
Netflix
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's first ever original production in Spanish. More recently, his production company Cine Vaquero had a first look deal with ViacomCBS International Studios.
Early life and education
Méndez was born and raised in
Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes (; ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Aguascalientes), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. At 22°N and ...
in central
Mexico
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.
Personal life
Méndez was asked about his sexuality following an interview where he used a masculine form to refer to his past relationships. As of January 2016, he was in a relationship with Pablo Chemor.
Méndez has a dog named Tuba, and they both appeared in a
PETA
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campaign encouraging people to treat their pets as members of the family.
Awards and nominations
For his role as Javi Noble in ''The Noble Family'' (2013), Méndez was nominated for the
Ariel Award for Best Actor
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. He won a
New York Latin ACE Awards
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for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture for his role in
''Cantinflas'' (2014).
In 2019, Méndez received a second Ariel Award nomination for Best Actor for his lead role in ''
Bayoneta''.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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Living people
1982 births
Mexican male telenovela actors
Mexican male film actors
Male actors from Aguascalientes
People from Aguascalientes City
21st-century Mexican male actors
Mexican LGBT actors