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José Manuel Poncelis(1954-2024)

  • Actor
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José Manuel Poncelis and Fernando Álvarez Rebeil in I Dream in Another Language (2017)
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José Manuel Poncelis was born in 1954 in Mexico. He was an actor, known for Man on Fire (2004), I Dream in Another Language (2017) and Herod's Law (1999). He died on 31 August 2024 in Mexico.
Born1954
DiedAugust 31, 2024
Born1954
DiedAugust 31, 2024
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination

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Known for

Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)
Man on Fire
7.7
  • School Clerk(as Manuel Poncelis)
  • 2004
Juan Pablo de Santiago, Hoze Meléndez, and Nicolasa Ortíz Monasterio in I Dream in Another Language (2017)
I Dream in Another Language
7.4
  • Isauro
  • 2017
Damián Alcázar in Herod's Law (1999)
Herod's Law
7.8
  • Filemón(as Manuel Poncelis)
  • 1999
Belascoarán, PI (2022)
Belascoarán, PI
7.3
TV Mini Series
  • Vocero Don Eulogio(as Manuel Poncelis)

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Actor

  • Curandero
    • Jesús
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Damián Alcázar, Ana de la Reguera, Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez, Ana Martín, Angelina Peláez, Luis Fernando Peña, Álex Perea, Alfonso Herrera, Joaquín Cosio, Mayte Fernández, Raphael Camarena, Sonia Couoh, and Cuauhtli Jiménez in ¡Que viva México! (2023)
    ¡Que viva México!
    5.6
    • Don Pancracio
    • 2023
  • Naíma Sentíes in Totem (2023)
    Totem
    7.0
    • Tío Octavio (as Manuel Poncelis)
    • 2023
  • Disappear Completely (2022)
    Disappear Completely
    6.2
    • Chamán
    • 2022
  • No quiero ser polvo (2022)
    No quiero ser polvo
    7.0
    • Cuidador de cementerio
    • 2022
  • Belascoarán, PI (2022)
    Belascoarán, PI
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Vocero Don Eulogio (as Manuel Poncelis)
    • 2022
  • Pena Ajena (2022)
    Pena Ajena
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Bernabé
    • 2022
  • The Envoys (2021)
    The Envoys
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Santiago Balam (as Manuel Poncelis)
    • 2022
  • Aztech (2020)
    Aztech
    5.6
    • Pescador
    • 2020
  • Ricochet (2020)
    Ricochet
    6.0
    • Gallero 1
    • 2020
  • Hernán (2019)
    Hernán
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Xicoténcatl El Viejo (as Manuel Poncelis)
    • 2019
  • Polvo (2019)
    Polvo
    6.8
    • Facundo (as Manuel Poncelis)
    • 2019
  • Sitiados: México (2019)
    Sitiados: México
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Chaman (as Manuel Poncelis)
    • 2019
  • Vagoneros (2019)
    Vagoneros
    6.0
    • Ciego (as Manuel Poncelis)
    • 2019
  • Falco (2018)
    Falco
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Calixto (as Manuel Poncelis)
    • 2018
  • Ulises (2018)
    Ulises
    7.7
    Short
    • 2018

Stunts

  • Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)
    Man on Fire
    7.7
    • stunts (uncredited)
    • 2004

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  • Alternative name
    • Manuel Poncelis
  • Born
    • 1954
    • Mexico
  • Died
    • August 31, 2024
    • Mexico(Undisclosed)

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    He was nominated for an Ariel Award for his work in the controversial "La ley de Herodes," in which he played "Filemón," a man sacrificed by the main character in order to remain in power.

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