Gerardo Taracena

Gerardo Taracena

January 1, 1970 · 56 years old

Gerardo Taracena (born 1970) was a Mexican film and theatre actor and dancer. He is known for his roles in Apocalypto, Man on Fire, The Mexican and Sin Nombre as well as the Netflix series Narcos: Mexico. He was born in Mexico City.

Known For

14 titles
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Apocalypto

Apocalypto

2006 · 2h 19m · Movie

As the Mayan kingdom faces its decline, a young man is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression.

7.8
2
Sound of Freedom

Sound of Freedom

2023 · 2h 11m · Movie

The incredible true story of a former government agent turned vigilante who embarks on a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of children from traffickers.

7.2
3
Get the Gringo

Get the Gringo

2012 · 1h 36m · Movie

A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a young boy.

6.9
4
Sin Nombre

Sin Nombre

2009 · 1h 36m · Movie

A young Honduran girl and a Mexican gangster are united in a journey across the U.S. border.

7.5
5
Chupa

Chupa

2023 · 1h 35m · Movie

While visiting family in Mexico, teenage Alex gains an unlikely companion when he discovers a young chupacabra hiding in his grandpa's shed. To save the mythical creature, Alex and his cousins must embark on the adventure of a lif...

5.1
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Don't Blame the Kid

Don't Blame the Kid

2016 · 1h 45m · Movie

After becoming pregnant from a one-night stand with an immature young unemployed bachelor, Maru is determined to follow tradition and marry him anyway.

6.6
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Come Out and Play

Come Out and Play

2012 · 1h 27m · Movie

A couple take a vacation to a remote island - their last holiday together before they become parents. Soon after their arrival, they notice that no adults seem to be present - an observation that quickly presents a nightmarish rea...

4.8
8
The Violin

The Violin

2005 · 1h 38m · Movie

In an unnamed Latin American country that closely resembles Mexico, the government fights a rural insurgency with torture, assault, rape, and murder. Soldiers descend on a town, cutting off the rebels from their cache of ammunitio...

7.7
9
Prison Cell 211

Prison Cell 211

2025 · TV Show

Follows a riot that took place at a state prison in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juárez on Dec 31, 2022 that left several dead.

6.0
10
Deseo

Deseo

2013 · 1h 37m · Movie

A succession of erotic encounters weaved into a daisy chain of delightful sensuality. DESEO is a modern-day adaptation of Reigen, the controversial stage-play by the celebrated XIX century Austrian playwright, Arthur Schnitzler.

4.6
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The Load

The Load

2016 · 1h 34m · Movie

Late sixteenth century. A Tameme Indian man and a noble Spanish woman flee through the forests of the New World in search of freedom. Their frantic journey softens the tension between them and dissolves their longstanding differen...

6.6
12
Almost Paradise

Almost Paradise

2024 · 2h 0m · Movie

Ugo Conti, charismatic Italian aristocrat and influencer, arrives in Mexico where he seduces the Mexican high society. When he meets Frida Becker again, the love of his past, he will end up in the center of a struggle for politica...

6.6
13
Richness of Internal Space

Richness of Internal Space

2013 · 1h 29m · Movie

Locked up and isolated, constantly exposed and threatened to be killed, for the first time in his life Lazaro understood that he was a free man.

6.6
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La Niña de la Mina

La Niña de la Mina

2016 · 1h 22m · Movie

Arter a tourist disappears inside a mine in Guanajuato, Mat Medina a young expert in mine engineering is hired to make a security diagnostic in the mines of a big company.

4.0