José Manuel Poncelis
Also known as
Manuel Poncelis
Biography
With a career of more than 35 years as a theater, film, and television series actor, he has also worked as a theater director, also venturing into playwriting and production. He has acted in more than 20 films, some of them are: “Marionetas” by Álvaro Curiel, “Polvo” directed by José María Yaspik, “Sueño en otro Idioma” by Director Ernesto Contreras. He has been awarded the Mayahuel 2017 award and as best actor, with the film “Sueño en otro Idioma” at the Guadalajara International Film Festival...
With a career of more than 35 years as a theater, film, and television series actor, he has also worked as a theater director, also venturing into playwriting and production. He has acted in more than 20 films, some of them are: “Marionetas” by Álvaro Curiel, “Polvo” directed by José María Yaspik, “Sueño en otro Idioma” by Director Ernesto Contreras. He has been awarded the Mayahuel 2017 award and as best actor, with the film “Sueño en otro Idioma” at the Guadalajara International Film Festival in 2017 and with the WINSTON-SALEM OUT AT THE MOVIES LGBT FILM SERIES award. In addition to films like “De la Calle”, “La Ley de Heródes”, “Ricochet”, “Pescador” among others. He has participated in series for NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, CANAL 11, FOX AND NETFLIX, among which stand out: Sitiados, Hernán, Biografía de una lengua, La Reina Roja, Palenque.
Filmography (24)
Curandero
2025
Disappear Completely
2024
Tótem
2023
¡Que viva México!
2023
I Don't Want to Be Dust
2022
Aztech
2020
Ricochet
2020
Marionette
2020
Powder
2019
I Dream in Another Language
2017
Ik Dietrick Fon, the hidden sound of things
2015
Diente por diente
2013
La noche de las flores
2011
Never on a Sunday
2006
Crazy Carnival
2006
National Geographic: Pyramids of Death
2005
Cero y van cuatro
2004
Man on Fire
2004
The Tiger of Santa Julia
2002
Streeters
2001
Hijos del viento
2000
Herod's Law
1999
Under California: The Limit of Time
1998
Cabeza de Vaca
1991