Agustín Bernal (born Romualdo Bucío Bucío; 1959 in the town of El Cahulote in

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– 8 January 2018) was a Mexican

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, and producer, mostly known for his frequent appearances in Mexican urban westerns, action films, and crime

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. He is sometimes credited as Augustine Bernal. He died at the age of 59 in

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Career

Most of his portrayals included tough, violent cops or

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s, and cruel, ruthless

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s or

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s. He was one of the most well-known faces in the genre, along with

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and Fernando Almada and was as well known and famous as they were. The

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lists him appearing in over a hundred and fifty films. After being absent from the industry since his last film in 2005, he was most recently seen in the 2007 Mexican TV show '

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'. He had also appeared in some minor

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movies. Despite his extensive film career, he was one of the most elusive actors in the genre; there's almost no information on him on the

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and printed media. During an interview in January, 2007 he expressed his interest in contending for the

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office of his native town of

, under the

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, of which he was an active member. He died on 8 January 2018 at the age of 59 in Pharr, Texas, where he resided in his final years.Muere Agustín Bernal, el célebre villano del cine mexicano

Selected filmography

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(2013) *

(TV) (2007) * El Cártel de Zacatecas (also director) (2005) * Desde el Infierno (also director) (2004) * Cruz de Amapola (2003) * A Calzón Quitado (also director) (2003) * El Fin de los Arellano (2003) * Cholos, la Ley del Barrio (2003) * Tianguis, Ratas de la Ciudad (2003) * Los Commandos (2002) * Yo Soy La Ley Malandrines (2002) * El Marihuano (also director) (2002) * Sangre de Pandilleros (also director) (2002) * El Rey del Secuestro (also director) (2002) * El Bruto (also director) (2002) * La Banda de los Panchitos 2 (2001) * Duelo de Cabrones (also director) (2001) * Malditos Violadores (also director) (2001) * El Cholo y el Pachuco (2001) * Los Narcos de la Sierra (also director) (2001) * La Cheyenne Pesada (also director) (2000) * Cholos Empericados (2000) * El Último de los Cholos (2000) * El Regreso de Camelia la Chicana (2000) * Monjas Narcotraficantes (1999) * Acosados por la Mafia (1999) * La Fuga de Arizmendi 2 (1999) * Peleas Salvajes (also director) (1998) * Los 3 de la Sierra (1998) * La Fuga de Arizmendi (1998) * Violencia Policiaca (1997) * La Cheyenne del Año (1997) * Puños de Acero (1996) * Escuadrón Aguila (also director) (1995) * El Castrado (also director) (1995) * El Asesino del Zodiaco (1993) * Operación Narcóticos (1991) * Cazador de Recompensas (1989) * '' Grave Robbers'' (1989) * Salvador (1986) * La Leyenda del Manco (1987)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernal, Agustin Mexican male television actors Mexican male film actors Mexican film directors People from Parácuaro Male actors from Michoacán 1959 births 2018 deaths