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* Most awarded actors:
Ignacio López Tarso Ignacio López López (born 15 January 1925), known professionally as Ignacio López Tarso, is a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He has acted in about 50 films and appeared in documentaries and in one short feature. In 1973 he was g ...
and
Eric del Castillo J. Eduardo Eric del Castillo-Negrete Galván (born 22 July 1934) is a Mexican actor of theater, film and television who has dabbled as a screenwriter, director and arguer film, beginning his career in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Early yea ...
, 3 times. * Most nominated actors:
Eric del Castillo J. Eduardo Eric del Castillo-Negrete Galván (born 22 July 1934) is a Mexican actor of theater, film and television who has dabbled as a screenwriter, director and arguer film, beginning his career in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Early yea ...
with 9 nominations. * Actors who have won all nominations: Alejandro Camacho,
Carlos Ancira Carlos Ancira (20 August 1929 – 10 October 1987) was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1950 to 1986. Selected filmography Awards * TVyNovelas Award for Best First Actor (1986, 1987) References Extern ...
,
Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez Martínez (born 17 October 1946) is a Mexican actor and comedian who has appeared in over 140 films and television shows in Mexico. Biography Manuel Ibáñez Martínez was born on 17 October 1946, the youngest of four ...
, Jorge Russek and
César Évora César Évora Díaz (; born November 4, 1959, in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban actor. Biography Évora started his career in Cuba appearing in more than ten movies before moving to Mexico in the early 1990s. He became known for playing minor roles ...
2 times. * Most nominated actors without a win:
Miguel Manzano Miguel Manzano (14 September 1907 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico – 21 January 1992 in Mexico City) was a Mexican actor during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema, winning an Ariel Award in 1985, for best supporting actor for the film ''Las glo ...
,
Carlos Bracho Carlos Enrique Bracho González (born October 6, 1937) is a Mexican actor and writer. Filmography Films Television References External links * 1937 births Living people 20th-century Mexican male actors Mexican male tel ...
and
José Elías Moreno José Elías Moreno (12 November 1910 – 15 July 1969) was a Mexican character actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1937 and 1969. He was from the state of Jalisco. His son of the same name, born in 1956, is also a successful a ...
with 3 nominations. * Youngest winner:
César Évora César Évora Díaz (; born November 4, 1959, in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban actor. Biography Évora started his career in Cuba appearing in more than ten movies before moving to Mexico in the early 1990s. He became known for playing minor roles ...
, 52 years old. * Youngest nominee:
César Évora César Évora Díaz (; born November 4, 1959, in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban actor. Biography Évora started his career in Cuba appearing in more than ten movies before moving to Mexico in the early 1990s. He became known for playing minor roles ...
, 42 years old. * Oldest winner:
Luis Gimeno Luis Gimeno (15 February 1927 – 24 July 2017) was an Uruguayan-born Mexican actor. In 2010, he received the TVyNovelas Award for Best Leading Actor. Gimeno was born in Montevideo and died in Mexico City, aged 90. He was survived by his wife, Vi ...
, 83 years old. * Oldest nominee:
Ignacio López Tarso Ignacio López López (born 15 January 1925), known professionally as Ignacio López Tarso, is a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He has acted in about 50 films and appeared in documentaries and in one short feature. In 1973 he was g ...
, 91 years old. * Actors winning after short time:
Carlos Ancira Carlos Ancira (20 August 1929 – 10 October 1987) was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1950 to 1986. Selected filmography Awards * TVyNovelas Award for Best First Actor (1986, 1987) References Extern ...
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Vivir un poco ''Vivir un poco'' (English title: ''Live a little'') is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced and broadcast by Televisa in 1985. The story was a remake of the very popular Chilean telenovela, ''La Madrastra'' from 1981. ''Vivir un poco'' tells ...
'', 1986) and ('' El camino secreto'', 1987), 2 consecutive years. * Actors winning after long time:
Joaquín Cordero Joaquín Cordero (; August 16, 1922 – February 19, 2013) was a Mexican actor of the cinema, theatre and telenovelas. Biography Shortly after his birth, Cordero's family moved to Mexico City, and in the following years he studied in a seminary ...
by (''
Amor en silencio ''Amor en silencio'' (English title: ''Silent Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa in 1988. Its first broadcast was in Mexico in 1988 and then made its debut in Latin America, Europe, Asia and, in a unique situa ...
'', 1989) and ('' Abrázame muy fuerte'', 2001), 12 years difference. * Actors that winning the award for the same role: **
Jorge Martínez de Hoyos Jorge Martínez de Hoyos (September 25, 1920 – May 6, 1997) was a Mexican actor whose career spanned five decades from the 1940s till his death. He appeared in both American and Mexican films and television, with prominent roles in ''The Magn ...
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El abuelo y yo ''El abuelo y yo'' (''English: Grandfather and I''), is a Mexican TV series produced by Pedro Damián for Televisa in 1992. Frances Ondiviela, Marcelo Buquet, Ludwika Paleta, Gael García Bernal and Jorge Martinez de Hoyos star as the main ...
'', 1993) and
Ignacio López Tarso Ignacio López López (born 15 January 1925), known professionally as Ignacio López Tarso, is a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He has acted in about 50 films and appeared in documentaries and in one short feature. In 1973 he was g ...
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De pocas, pocas pulgas ''De pocas, pocas pulgas'' is a Mexican telenovela for children, produced by Mapat L. de Zatarain for Televisa in 2003. It is an adaptation of the 1992 telenovela ''El abuelo y yo''. It stars Joana Benedek, Gerardo Murguía, Ignacio López Tars ...
'', 2003) **
Joaquín Cordero Joaquín Cordero (; August 16, 1922 – February 19, 2013) was a Mexican actor of the cinema, theatre and telenovelas. Biography Shortly after his birth, Cordero's family moved to Mexico City, and in the following years he studied in a seminary ...
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Amor en silencio ''Amor en silencio'' (English title: ''Silent Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa in 1988. Its first broadcast was in Mexico in 1988 and then made its debut in Latin America, Europe, Asia and, in a unique situa ...
'', 1989) and
Arturo Peniche Arturo Peniche (born Arturo Delgadillo Peniche on May 17, 1962) is a Mexican telenovela actor who became popular in Latin America during the 1990s. He is the brother of actor Flavio Peniche, who appears in the telenovela '' La Traición''. Biogr ...
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A que no me dejas ''A que no me dejas'', formerly known as ''A que no me dejas, corazón'' (English title: ''I Dare You to Leave''), is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Moreno for Televisa. It is a remake of the Mexican telenovela ''Amor en silencio'', pr ...
'', 2016) *Actors nominated for the same role without winning: **
Augusto Benedico Augusto Benedico (December 20, 1909 – January 19, 1992), born ''Augusto Pérez Lias'', was a Mexican actor of Spanish origin best known for his role as "Don Alberto Salvatierra" in the soap opera '' Los ricos también lloran'' and his role as "D ...
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Vivir un poco ''Vivir un poco'' (English title: ''Live a little'') is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced and broadcast by Televisa in 1985. The story was a remake of the very popular Chilean telenovela, ''La Madrastra'' from 1981. ''Vivir un poco'' tells ...
'', 1985) and
Joaquín Cordero Joaquín Cordero (; August 16, 1922 – February 19, 2013) was a Mexican actor of the cinema, theatre and telenovelas. Biography Shortly after his birth, Cordero's family moved to Mexico City, and in the following years he studied in a seminary ...
('' La madrastra'', 2005) **
Tito Guízar Federico Arturo Guízar Tolentino (; April 8, 1908 – December 24, 1999), known professionally as Tito Guízar, was a Mexican singer and actor. Along with Dolores del Río, Ramón Novarro and Lupe Vélez, as well as José Mojica, Guízar was ...
('' Marimar'', 1994) and
Ignacio López Tarso Ignacio López López (born 15 January 1925), known professionally as Ignacio López Tarso, is a Mexican actor of stage, film and television. He has acted in about 50 films and appeared in documentaries and in one short feature. In 1973 he was g ...
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Corazón indomable ''Wild at Heart'' (Spanish title: ''Corazón indomable'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Nathalie Lartilleux for Televisa. It is a remake of the 1994 Mexican telenovela '' Marimar''. Ana Brenda Contreras and Daniel Arenas star as the prota ...
'', 2013) * Actors winning this category, despite having been as a main villain: **
Carlos Ancira Carlos Ancira (20 August 1929 – 10 October 1987) was a Mexican film actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1950 to 1986. Selected filmography Awards * TVyNovelas Award for Best First Actor (1986, 1987) References Extern ...
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Vivir un poco ''Vivir un poco'' (English title: ''Live a little'') is a Mexican telenovela, which was produced and broadcast by Televisa in 1985. The story was a remake of the very popular Chilean telenovela, ''La Madrastra'' from 1981. ''Vivir un poco'' tells ...
'', 1986) **
Joaquín Cordero Joaquín Cordero (; August 16, 1922 – February 19, 2013) was a Mexican actor of the cinema, theatre and telenovelas. Biography Shortly after his birth, Cordero's family moved to Mexico City, and in the following years he studied in a seminary ...
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Amor en silencio ''Amor en silencio'' (English title: ''Silent Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa in 1988. Its first broadcast was in Mexico in 1988 and then made its debut in Latin America, Europe, Asia and, in a unique situa ...
'', 1989) **
Enrique Rocha Enrique Rocha (January 5, 1940 – November 7, 2021) was a Mexican actor. He made his debut in the film industry in the film Guadalajara en Verano directed by Julio Bracho in the last decade of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age o ...
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Dos mujeres, un camino ''Dos mujeres, un camino'' (English title: ''Two women, one path'') is a Mexican neo-noir telenovela produced by Emilio Larrosa for Televisa in 1993-1994. This production was exhibited in 47 countries, including Indonesia, had high viewer ratings, ...
'', 1994) **
José Carlos Ruiz José Carlos Ruiz (born 17 November 1936) is a Mexican film and television actor. He starred in telenovelas such as ''María Isabel'', '' Soñadoras'', '' Mariana de la noche'', '' Sortilegio'', '' Soy Tu Dueña'', '' Un Refugio para el Amor'', ...
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Soñadoras ''Soñadoras'', is a Mexican telenovela produced and created by Emilio Larrosa with Rocio Taboada and Braulio Pedraza for Televisa in 1998. Plot The main character of this story is Fernanda, a psychologist who works in a rehabilitation center ...
'', 1999) **
Carlos Cámara Cárlos Cámara Lázaro (9 January 1934 – 24 February 2016) was a Dominican-born Mexican actor. Biography Cámara was born to a family of artists. He migrated to Venezuela where he married the actress Elisa Parejo, with whom he had three chi ...
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Amor real ''Amor real'' (English: ''Royal Love'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carla Estrada for Televisa, broadcast by Canal de las Estrellas (now known simply as Las Estrellas). It originally aired from June 9 to October 17, 2003. ''Amor real'' is ...
'', 2004) **
Julio Alemán Julio Méndez Alemán (November 29, 1933 – April 11, 2012) was a Mexican actor.La verdad oculta'', 2007) **
Arturo Peniche Arturo Peniche (born Arturo Delgadillo Peniche on May 17, 1962) is a Mexican telenovela actor who became popular in Latin America during the 1990s. He is the brother of actor Flavio Peniche, who appears in the telenovela '' La Traición''. Biogr ...
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A que no me dejas ''A que no me dejas'', formerly known as ''A que no me dejas, corazón'' (English title: ''I Dare You to Leave''), is a Mexican telenovela produced by Carlos Moreno for Televisa. It is a remake of the Mexican telenovela ''Amor en silencio'', pr ...
'', 2016) * Actors was nominated in this category, despite having played as a main villain: ** Sergio Ramos "El Comanche" ('' Seducción'', 1987) ** Pedro Armendáriz, Jr. ('' La culpa'', 1997) **
Enrique Lizalde Enrique Lizalde Chávez (January 9, 1937 – June 3, 2013) was a Mexican film, television and theater actor whose career spanned from the 1960s to the 2000s. He appeared in dozens of films and television shows, including telenovelas, throughout h ...
('' Esmeralda'', 1998) **
César Évora César Évora Díaz (; born November 4, 1959, in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban actor. Biography Évora started his career in Cuba appearing in more than ten movies before moving to Mexico in the early 1990s. He became known for playing minor roles ...
('' Abrázame muy fuerte'', 2001) **
Eric del Castillo J. Eduardo Eric del Castillo-Negrete Galván (born 22 July 1934) is a Mexican actor of theater, film and television who has dabbled as a screenwriter, director and arguer film, beginning his career in the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Early yea ...
('' Niña amada mía'', 2003) **
Sergio Goyri Sergio Matusalem Goyri Pérez (born 14 November 1958) is a Mexican actor, particularly known for his performances in soap operas. In 2019 he received significant negative coverage after complaining about the film community nominating Yalitza ...
('' Mi pecado'', 2010) **
Enrique Rocha Enrique Rocha (January 5, 1940 – November 7, 2021) was a Mexican actor. He made his debut in the film industry in the film Guadalajara en Verano directed by Julio Bracho in the last decade of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema The Golden Age o ...
('' Corazón salvaje'', 2010) **
Manuel Ojeda Manuel Salvador Ojeda Armenta (4 November 1940 – 11 August 2022) was a Mexican actor. Ojeda was one of the most active actors of television and cinema in Mexico. He played the villain, Zolo, in the Hollywood film ''Romancing the Stone''. Ca ...
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Por ella soy Eva ''Por Ella Soy Eva'' (International Title: ''Me, Her... and Eva''!, / Lit: ''For Her, I’m Eva'') is a Mexican telenovela produced by Rosy Ocampo for Televisa based on the Colombian soap opera ''En los tacones de Eva''. Starring Lucero, Jaim ...
'', 2013) *Foreign winning actors: **
Carlos Cámara Cárlos Cámara Lázaro (9 January 1934 – 24 February 2016) was a Dominican-born Mexican actor. Biography Cámara was born to a family of artists. He migrated to Venezuela where he married the actress Elisa Parejo, with whom he had three chi ...
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Germán Robles Germán Horacio Robles San Agustín (March 20, 1929 – November 21, 2015) was a Spanish actor who came to Mexico when he was 17, after Spain's civil war. In Mexican cinema, he is best known for his amazing characterization of vampires in many c ...
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Luis Gimeno Luis Gimeno (15 February 1927 – 24 July 2017) was an Uruguayan-born Mexican actor. In 2010, he received the TVyNovelas Award for Best Leading Actor. Gimeno was born in Montevideo and died in Mexico City, aged 90. He was survived by his wife, Vi ...
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Alexis Ayala Alexis Ayala (born David Alexis Ayala Padró on 9 August 1965) is an American-born Mexican actor of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico. Biography Career Ayala debuted as an actor at the age of 22 with the film ''En peligro de muerte'' ("In ...
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