Hernán Mendoza is a Mexican actor and

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best known in his native country for his roles in Mexican films, and

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. in 2017 he won as Best Actor in a Minor Role for his role of Palafox in the film ''

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'' in the

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Early career

Mendoza was born and raised in

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. He is the son of the late

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Héctor Mendoza, and brother of the renowned director and composer Rodrigo Mendoza. He studied acting at the

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. After that, he entered the Nucleus of Theater Studies evaluated by

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and Luis Fernando de Tavira Noriega.

Filmography

Film roles

Television roles

References

External links

* Ariel Award winners Mexican male telenovela actors People from Mexico City 20th-century Mexican male actors 21st-century Mexican male actors Living people Mexican male film actors Mexican male stage actors Mexican male television actors People educated at Centro de Estudios y Formación Actoral Year of birth missing (living people) {{Mexico-actor-stub