Daniel Giménez Cacho (born May 15, 1961) is a Spanish-born Mexican actor. He is known for portraying Tito the Coroner in '' Cronos'' (1993) and '' We Are What We Are'' (2010).

Early life

Daniel Giménez Cacho was born on May 15, 1961 in

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, as the youngest of the six children of Luis Giménez Cacho and , two actors who performed in the theatre company La Barraca. In Mexico, his mother also became a noted painter as a disciple of

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. He moved to Mexico as a child and studied theatre at the

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(UNAM).

Career

He starred in several Mexican films and television series, such as '' Sólo Con Tu Pareja'', '' Cronos'', '' Midaq Alley'', '' Tear This Heart Out'' and '' Bad Education''. He has worked with several prominent Hispanic filmmakers, including

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and

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. He appeared in '' La hora marcada'', the series written and directed by

and Guillermo del Toro, and in the Mexican

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''Teresa''. His voice is heard throughout ''

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'' as the narrator. In 2009, he starred in the Mexican remake for the Argentinian series '' Locas de Amor''. Cacho played the Armenian priest in '' The Promise'', a film set in the

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Filmography

Awards and nominations

Political views

In October 2023, he joined the open letter called "Artists Against Apartheid" during the concurrent escalation of violence in Palestine."Artists Against Apartheid." The People's Forum. https://peoplesforum.org/events/sign-the-letter-artists-against-apartheid/

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gimenez Cacho, Daniel Ariel Award winners Best Actor Ariel Award winners 1961 births Living people Male actors from Madrid Mexican male film actors Mexican male television actors Spanish emigrants to Mexico 20th-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican male actors National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni