Humberto Zurita

Humberto Zurita Moreno (, born September 2, 1954) is a Mexican actor, director and producer.

Zurita, one of 10 siblings from Torreón, Coahuila, is best known as actor, director and producer of telenovelas.

Acting career He made his first stage appearances in amateur performances of musicals including Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar. He graduated from CUT (Centro Universitario de Teatro - the University Theatrical Centre) of UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma - National Autonomous University of Mexico), the famous educational institute for acting in Mexico.

As a stage actor, he acted in various plays from classical to modern, as well as absurd theater. Humberto Zurita played classical roles like Hamlet but he also appeared in various contemporary plays like M. Butterfly. As theatrical producer and director he staged The Protagonist (El Protagonista) by the Argentine playwright Luis Agustoni (also acting in the title role as Fernando) and Haute surveillance (Severa Vigilancia) by Jean Genet.

In television, he started his acting career with Televisa in the late 1970s. He obtained his first starring role as Alberto Limonta in the 1981 production of El derecho de nacer. Two years later he took the role of Eddie in the Mexican production of P.S. Your Cat Is Dead, with Manuel Ojeda as Jimmy. He combined a film career with his television productions such as the telenovela Cañaveral de Pasiones.

In 1997, citing creative reasons he and his wife, Christian Bach, moved to TV Azteca. In a bold move he produced and starred in El candidato an interactive telenovela about current Mexican political issues a year prior to the 2000 Mexican presidential elections. He produced Azul Tequila (the only telenovela exported to the UK). In Mexico he has produced four films to date.

Since 2003, he has worked for Argos Television, an independent media company that has produced telenovelas for TV Azteca and Telemundo Network associated company.

Filmography

Actor +List of acting credits in films Year Title Role Notes 1981 Rastro de muerte Gerardo Valles 1982 El día que murió Pedro Infante 1983 Bajo la metralla Pedro / Mateo 1983 El amor es un juego extraño 1984 Luna de miel y de sangre 1985 Secuestro sangriento 1985 Luna caliente Ramiro Bernárdez 1985 Maniqui Short film 1986 De mujer a mujer Sergio, El Guapo 1986 El tres de copas 1988 A la misma hora 1988 La furia de un dios 1988 Diana, René, y El Tíbiri 1989 Los placeres ocultos 1990 Cacería de un fugitivo 1991 Nacidos para morir 1991 Pelo suelto Gustavo Álvarez Tello 1991 Asalto Andrés 1992 Secuestro a mano armada 1992 Muerte ciega Luis 1992 Imperio de los malditos Guero 1992 Persecución infernal 1993 El asesino del zodiaco García Rojas 1994 Amor que mata 1994 Perfume, efecto inmediato 1995 Bésame En La Boca Don Miguel, El Gerente de la Disquera 1995 Morena Carlos Narval 2007 Operación piloto Alejandro Trujillo Television film 2007 Propiedad ajena Coronel Robert Crossman 2008 Bajo la sal Comandante Trujillo 2009 Euforia Pat Corcoran 2010 Ángel caído Mr. cain 2011 Travesía del desierto Víctor 2014 Canon, fidelidad al límite Javier Betanzos

+List of acting credits in television Year Title Role Notes 1978 Una mujer Javier Television debut 1979 Muchacha de barrio Raúl 1980 Soledad Fernando 1980 Querer volar 1981 El derecho de nacer Alberto 1983 El maleficio Jorge de Martino 1985 De pura sangre Alberto 1986 Hora marcada Short film 1988 Encadenados Germán 1991 Al filo de la muerte Dr. Francisco Riquer 1993 Capricho Daniel 1993 Televiteatros 1994 El vuelo del águila General Porfirio Díaz 1996 La antorcha encendida Mariano Foncerrada 1997 Alguna vez tendremos alas Guillermo Lamas 1999 El candidato Ignacio Santoscoy 2002 Agua y aceite Ernesto 2002 Ladrón de corazones Antonio Vega 2005 Los plateados Emilio Gallardo 2005 Volver al paraíso 2006 Marina Guillermo Alarcón Ferrer 2008 Secretos del alma Andrés Lascuráin Rivas 2010–2012 Terra ribelle Lupo Main cast; 13 episodes 2011–2023 La Reina del Sur Epifanio Vargas Series regular 2013 Vivir a destiempo Rogelio Bermúdez 2015 El capitán Camacho Capitán Carlos Camacho / Telésforo Camacho 2016–2017 La querida del centauro Benedictino Garcia "El Centauro" 2020–2021 100 días para enamorarnos Ramiro Rivera 2025 Velvet: El nuevo imperio Benjamín Márquez Guest star 2026 La oficina Jerónimo Ponce II Episode: "Lávate las manos"

Producer

Awards and nominations For Actor And Producer