Mario Zaragoza

Acting

Mario Zaragoza

Born February 5, 1960 · Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. (age 66)

Mario Zaragoza is a steadily working character actor within the Mexican film industry. He has appeared in a variety of Mexican films and television programs from 1998 to the present. He is most famous for his extended cameo as a corrupt police officer who gets tortured by Denzel Washington in El fuego de la venganza (2004).

Known For

Man on FireMan on Fire · 2004
Man on Fire
★ 7.52004
MovieActionDrama
Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.
Get the GringoGet the Gringo · 2012
Get the Gringo
★ 6.62012
MovieActionThriller
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
As Good as DeadAs Good as Dead · 2022
As Good as Dead
★ 6.12022
MovieActionCrime
An ex-cop in self-imposed witness protection in Mexico becomes a target when a fight video of his apprentice goes viral.
From Prada to NadaFrom Prada to Nada · 2011
From Prada to Nada
★ 5.42011
MovieComedyDrama
Two spoiled Beverly Hills sisters who have been left penniless after their father's sudden death are forced to move in with their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles.
Tlatelolco, Summer of 68'Tlatelolco, Summer of 68' · 2013
Tlatelolco, Summer of 68'
★ 6.72013
MovieDramaRomance
As Mexico prepares to host the 1968 Olympics, students and civilians are uniting on the streets to protest the authoritarian government. Tensions are running high and the eyes of the world are on Mexico and President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz. Ana Maria, a student photographer and daughter of a high-ranking official, finds herself embroiled in the movement and is swept off her feet by Félix, a working-class architecture student. This film remembers the events that led to one of the darkest chapters in Mexico’s recent history: the massacre at Tlatelolco, 10 days before the opening of the Olympic Games.
Tear This Heart OutTear This Heart Out · 2008
Tear This Heart Out
★ 7.92008
MovieRomanceDrama
A young girl recounts her girlhood and eventual marriage to a general of the Mexican revolution. by one of the most outstanding writers of the new feminist Mexican literature, it is at once a haunting novel of one woman's life and a powerful account of post-revolutionary Mexico from a female perspective.
Midaq AlleyMidaq Alley · 1995
Midaq Alley
★ 7.31995
MovieDrama
Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel, is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma, who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita, the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband.
Amor ModernoAmor Moderno · 2026
Amor Moderno
2026
MovieDrama
Based on D. H. Lawrence's short story A Modern Lover. Nabuco comes back after a long absence and finally confesses his love for Mariela.

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