Miguel Iza

Acting

Miguel Iza

Born January 6, 1968 · Lima, Perú (age 58)

Miguel Iza Deza, born in Lima on January 6, 1968, is a prominent Peruvian actor and theater director with over 40 years of experience. Trained at the National Higher School of Dramatic Art (ENSAD) and the Lima Theater Club, he began his career in 1983 and made his film debut in the classic "The City and the Dogs" in 1985. Throughout his career, he has participated in more than 50 theatrical produc…

Known For

Proof of LifeProof of Life · 2000
Proof of Life
★ 6.22000
MovieThrillerAction
When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and demand $5 million for his safe return. However, his US employer is on the verge of insolvency and will not provide the ransom. Peter's wife Alice is forced to deal with the matter on her own and she retains the services of freelance professional hostage negotiator Terry Thorne.
Chavín de Huántar, el rescate del sigloChavín de Huántar, el rescate del siglo · 2025
Chavín de Huántar, el rescate del siglo
★ 8.12025
MovieDramaAction
On December 17, 1996, MRTA terrorists took hundreds of people hostage at the residence of the Japanese ambassador in Lima, Peru, including ministers and high-ranking military officials. For 126 days, the country remained in suspense as the Peruvian Army secretly planned Operation Chavín de Huantar, an intervention led by Commander Juan Valer. On April 22, 1997, after months of planning, Peruvian commandos carried out a rescue operation that kept Peru and the world on edge.
El muertoEl muerto · 2014
El muerto
2014
Movie
A young man whom everyone believed to be dead returns to his parents' house after being missing for seven years, hiding from a pair of detectives.
You're Killing Me SusanaYou're Killing Me Susana · 2016
You're Killing Me Susana
★ 6.62016
MovieRomanceDrama
An actor's world comes crashing down after he learns that his wife has left him.
The CleanerThe Cleaner · 2013
The Cleaner
★ 6.72013
MovieDrama
A forensic cleaner, responsible for the removal of human corpses, has never been able to relate with people or life. Suddenly, he will become accountable for an 8-year-old orphan who has been left behind in the middle of a mysterious epidemic crisis in Lima.
The City and the DogsThe City and the Dogs · 1985
The City and the Dogs
★ 7.91985
MovieDrama
Four angry cadets have formed an inner circle in an attempt to beat the system and ward off the boredom and stifling confinement of the military academy, set off a chain of events that starts with a theft and leads to murder.
Amor erizoAmor erizo · 2025
Amor erizo
★ 5.22025
MovieDramaRomance
Alicia and Eduardo married in love, bought a beautiful house, and adopted two cute hedgehogs while they waited to become parents… Then they wondered if that was really what they wanted.
Django: La otra caraDjango: La otra cara · 2002
Django: La otra cara
★ 6.82002
MovieDramaAction
Based on true events, this crime drama chronicles the wanderings of the thief Orlando González -alias Django- during his brief years of glory. After spending a time in the province, Django returns to Lima with his family, trying to escape the criminal circuit. But the appearance of the woman of a dead partner will unleash Django's ambition, and his libido.

Filmography

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Cu4troCu4tro · 2009
Cu4tro
2009
MovieDrama
An anthology film in which the protagonists go through the harsh experience of surviving in the absence of their loved one. Cecilia returns to her apartment at night, finding herself exhausted and fighting against the overwhelming silence. Alex and Chiara, two brothers who must go shopping for the burial of their deceased father, meet the seller with whom they will engage in a fun dispute to define the modality of the burial, where feelings from the most absurd to the deepest will surface. Víctor arrives at the house of Pedro, his childhood friend, who lives with his daughter after losing his wife. Gabriela, affected by the death of her mother, finds in Víctor someone she can trust, generating a close but bizarre bond. Peter has to witness the last moments of the life of Raúl who suffers from multiple sclerosis. The development of the plot will reveal how it affects him, since after several years of living as a couple, Peter finds himself in a relationship with an expiration date.

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