Daniel Giménez Cacho

Daniel Giménez Cacho García (born May 15, 1961) is a Spanish and Mexican actor. He portrayed Tito the Coroner in Cronos and We Are What We Are (2010).

Giménez Cacho made his film debut in Camino largo a Tijuana (1989). He appeared in the film Cronos (1993). He had a leading role in the film La zona (2008). In 2010, he reprised the role of Tito in the film We Are What We Are (2010). Also that year, he played Captain Ramírez in Hell.

Early life Daniel Giménez Cacho was born on May 15, 1961 in Madrid, as the youngest of the six children of Luis Giménez Cacho and , two actors who performed in the theatre company La Barraca. In Mexico, his mother also became a noted painter as a disciple of Elvira Gascón.

Career He starred in several Mexican films and television series, such as Sólo Con Tu Pareja, Cronos, Midaq Alley, Tear This Heart Out and Bad Education. He has worked with several prominent Hispanic filmmakers, including Guillermo del Toro, Alfonso Cuarón, Jorge Fons and Pedro Almodóvar. He appeared in La hora marcada, the series written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón and Guillermo del Toro, and in the Mexican telenovela Teresa. His voice is heard throughout Y tu mamá también as the narrator. In 2009, he starred in the Mexican remake for the Argentinian series Locas de Amor. Cacho played the Armenian priest in The Promise, a film set in the Armenian genocide.

Filmography

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 35th Ariel Awards Best Actor in a Minor Role Cronos 37th Ariel Awards Best Supporting Actor El callejón de los milagros 39th Ariel Awards Best Actor Deep Crimson 27th Goya Awards Best Actor 55th Ariel Awards Best Supporting Actor Colosio, el asesinato 60th Ariel Awards Best Actor Los adioses 62nd Ariel Awards Best Supporting Actor Chicuarotes

Political views In October 2023, he joined the open letter called "Artists Against Apartheid" during the concurrent escalation of violence in Palestine.