José María de Tavira

José María de Tavira Bianchi (born 27 September 1983) is a Mexican film and stage actor.

The son of Mexican theatre director Luis de Tavira and Argentine actress Rosa María Bianchi, he began acting on stage with his parents; at age seven had his first participation in an adaptation of Clotilde en su casa of Jorge Ibargüengoitia, then in 1994 participated in the work Jubileo by Jose Ramon Henríquez. Academy Award nominee Marina de Tavira is José María's cousin.

He made his film debut in The Mask of Zorro playing the main character Alejandro Murrieta (Zorro) as a child. In 2002, he has a brief stint on the Mexican film Amar te duele by Fernando Sariñana. After that he went to London, England, to study drama at Royal Holloway, University of London.

While studying in London, he was called to do a casting for the Mexican comedy Cansada de besar sapos (Tired of Kissing Toads). He played the role of Xavier a stage actor who falls in love with Martha, played by Ana Serradilla. The film was well received by young audiences.

He worked with Fernando Sariñana again in the film Enemigos íntimos as Mauricio co-starring Demián Bichir, Verónica Merchant, Ximena Sariñana, Dolores Heredia and Blanca Sánchez. This movie was shown at the XXIII International Film Festival in Guadalajara.

In September 2008 the film Arráncame la vida (Tear This Heart Out), based on the novel of the Mexican writer Angeles Mastretta, got released in Mexico. In this film he played Carlos Vives, a young leader and lover of Catalina Guzmán, played by Ana Claudia Talancón. This Mexican production had a budget of 6.5 million dollars, was filmed in Puebla and Mexico City with locations in the Palace of Fine Arts and Chapultepec Castle among others.

That same year he presented his short film 100 metros at the VI International Film Festival of Morelia. The film is an adaptation of Harold Pinter's Victoria Station and held in conjunction with his brother Julián de Tavira, both worked on the script, production and directing.

In 2009 is starring Amar a morir as Alejandro Vizcaino. The film tells a love story amid the current disputes in Mexico. Also starring Martina García and Alberto Estrella.

In 2016 he appeared in the Mexican version of Rosario Tijeras as one of the main characters.

Filmography Film roles

Year Title Roles Notes 1998 The Mask of Zorro Young Alejandro Murrieta 2002 Amar te duele Alejandro 2006 Tired of Kissing Frogs Javier Martín 2008 Tear This Heart Out Carlos Vives 2009 Amar a morir Alejandro Vizcaino 2010 The Imperialists Are Still Alive! Javier 2010 El atentado Álvaro Mateos 2010 El baile de San Juan Pedro Giovanni Marani Tepochteca 2014 The Oasis Cupid Short film 2014 Tierra de sangre Leandro 2014 Me quedo contigo Diego 2016 Qué pena tu vida Javier 2018 Deadtectives Javier 2019 Como novio de pueblo Diego 2019 Perdida Eric

Television roles Year Title Roles Notes 2011 Niño Santo Damián 2012 La Clínica Elvicio Pacheco 2015 El capitán Camacho Young Captain Carlos Camacho 2015 Señorita Pólvora Vicente Martínez Main role; 68 episodes 2016–2017 El Vato Rogelio Galeana 4 episodes 2016–2018 Rosario Tijeras Antonio Bethancourt Lead role (seasons 1–2); 127 episodes 2018 Malinche Hernán Cortés 5 episodes 2019 Diablo Guardián Jaime Episode: "En busca de mi Camaro amarillo" 2020 El Candidato Lalo Yzaguirre Main role; 10 episodes 2021 Fuego ardiente Fernando Alcocer Lead role