Portrait of Juan Manuel Bernal

Acting

Juan Manuel Bernal

Career

Active from 1992 to 2026, busiest in 2023 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score64/100
Highest rated
Poster for Capadocia
Capadocia
GoodWatch score81/100

Characters

3

The characters Juan Manuel Bernal played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Juan Manuel Bernal Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Wholesome
    1.9, average 3.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Emotional Turmoil 6
  • Character Study 4
  • Social Commentary 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Latin American Cinema 3
  • Melodramatic Romance 3
  • Social Realism 3
  • Class Conflict 3
  • Mexican Telenovela 3
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Mexican Cinema 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

43
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles · average score 64
Alicia's Law
Alicia's Law (2026)

TV show

No One Saw Us Leave
No One Saw Us Leave (2025)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Samuel

The Head of Joaquín Murrieta
The Head of Joaquín Murrieta (2023)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Joaquín Murrieta

Rage
Rage (2023)

as Alberto

Confessions
Confessions (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

as Vengador

Heartbeat
Heartbeat (2023)

as Arturo

At Midnight
At Midnight (2023)
GoodWatch score 53

as Alejandro Sr.

2010s

18 titles · average score 67
Monarca
Monarca (2019)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show · as Joaquín Carranza

Besieged: Mexico
Besieged: Mexico (2019)

TV show · as Damián

Sonora: The Devil’s Highway
Sonora: The Devil’s Highway (2019)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sánchez

The Big Promise
The Big Promise (2018)

as Sergio

7 muertes
7 muertes (2017)

as Norman

You Live for Me
You Live for Me (2017)

as Miguel

Así en el barrio como en el cielo
Así en el barrio como en el cielo (2015)

TV show · as Jesús 'El Gallo' López

Perfect Obedience
Perfect Obedience (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

as Padre Ángel de la Cruz

Timeless Love
Timeless Love (2013)

TV show · as Patricio Delgado

Tlatelolco, Summer of 68'
Tlatelolco, Summer of 68' (2013)
GoodWatch score 59

as Ernesto

The Fantastic World of Juan Orol
The Fantastic World of Juan Orol (2012)
GoodWatch score 68

as Vendedor Kodak

Chicogrande
Chicogrande (2010)
GoodWatch score 60

as American doctor

2000s

12 titles · average score 54
Capadocia
Capadocia (2008)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Federico Márquez

Secretos del alma
Secretos del alma (2008)

TV show · as Carlos Lascurain Rivas

Viva High School Musical: Mexico
Viva High School Musical: Mexico (2008)

as Cristóbal's Father

Tired of Kissing Frogs
Tired of Kissing Frogs (2006)
GoodWatch score 62

as Roberto

Medalla al Empeño
Medalla al Empeño (2004)

as The Clerk

Two Tragedies
Two Tragedies (2004)

as Alberto

Blueberry
Blueberry (2004)
GoodWatch score 36

as Jeremy

Without Rhyme or Reason
Without Rhyme or Reason (2003)
GoodWatch score 37

as Orlando

The Blue Room
The Blue Room (2002)
GoodWatch score 55

as Antonio

To Love Too Much
To Love Too Much (2002)

as Golpeador

Amores, querer con alevosía
Amores, querer con alevosía (2001)

TV show

Bride's Avenue
Bride's Avenue (2000)

TV show · as Román Mendoza

1990s

6 titles · average score 69
Te Sigo Amando
Te Sigo Amando (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Alberto Torres-Quintero

Recipes to Stay Together
Recipes to Stay Together (1996)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jorge

Alondra
Alondra (1995)

TV show · as Rigoberto Escobar

Midaq Alley
Midaq Alley (1995)
GoodWatch score 76

as Chava

Más allá del puente
Más allá del puente (1993)

TV show · as Chinino

Mina
Mina (1992)

as Alejandro