Portrait of Gerardo Taracena

Acting

Gerardo Taracena

Career

Active from 1994 to 2025, with up to 4 main titles a year.

Leading roles
19
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score65/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sin Nombre
Sin Nombre
GoodWatch score80/100

Characters

2

The characters Gerardo Taracena played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 30 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.4 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Gerardo Taracena Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Nostalgia
    2.0, average 3.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.5, average 2.7
  • Physical Comedy
    1.2, average 2.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Intense Character Study 3
  • Latin American Cinema 3
  • Social Realism 3
  • Survival Story 2
  • Contemporary Realism 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Gritty Realism 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

66
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Podcast, rapaces nocturnos
Podcast, rapaces nocturnos

as Fulgencio

2020s

16 titles · average score 65
Prison Cell 211
Prison Cell 211 (2025)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show · as Cándara

Unburied
Unburied (2025)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show · as Raúl

Cóyotl, Hero and Beast
Cóyotl, Hero and Beast (2025)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as El Tule

Quite Like Paradise
Quite Like Paradise (2024)
GoodWatch score 68

as Justino Nava

Sound of Freedom
Sound of Freedom (2023)
GoodWatch score 62

as El Alacrán

Chupa
Chupa (2023)
GoodWatch score 58

as Police Officer

From Inside
From Inside (2023)

as Juan Infante

Héroes
Héroes (2023)

as Capitán Alvarado

Pedal to Metal
Pedal to Metal (2022)

TV show · as Abel

Harina
Harina (2022)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Teniente Ramos

Presencias
Presencias (2022)
GoodWatch score 54

as Don Jaime

El Candidato
El Candidato (2020)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show · as El Cocodrilo

2010s

39 titles · average score 64
Narcos: Mexico
Narcos: Mexico (2018)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show · as Pablo Acosta

Don't Blame the Kid
Don't Blame the Kid (2016)
GoodWatch score 58

as Plutarco

La Niña De La Mina
La Niña De La Mina (2016)
GoodWatch score 48

as Carlos

The Load
The Load (2016)
GoodWatch score 66

as Itzmin

Perseguidos
Perseguidos (2016)

TV show · as Gustavo 'Tavo' Benítez

Queen of the South
Queen of the South (2016)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show · as Cesar “Batman” Guemes

Mexican Gangster
Mexican Gangster (2014)
GoodWatch score 76

as Raymundo

Richness of Internal Space
Richness of Internal Space (2013)
GoodWatch score 60

as Tenso

A World for Raúl
A World for Raúl (2012)
GoodWatch score 53

as Juan / Raúl's Father

Niño Santo
Niño Santo (2011)

TV show · as Santiago

Setback
Setback (2011)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mario

Saving Private Pérez
Saving Private Pérez (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

as Carmelo

2000s

8 titles · average score 69
Sin Nombre
Sin Nombre (2009)
GoodWatch score 80

as Horacio

El último chichiluco
El último chichiluco (2009)

as Mazatzin

The Zone
The Zone (2007)
GoodWatch score 73

as Carlos

Apocalypto
Apocalypto (2006)
GoodWatch score 73

as Middle Eye

The Violin
The Violin (2005)
GoodWatch score 73

as Genaro

Man on Fire
Man on Fire (2004)
GoodWatch score 61

as Executive Adjutant

The Mexican
The Mexican (2001)
GoodWatch score 53

as Reveler to Fire Gun

Without a Trace
Without a Trace (2001)
GoodWatch score 69

as Niko

1990s

2 titles
A Trickle of Blood
A Trickle of Blood (1995)

as Voceador

The Daughter of the Puma
The Daughter of the Puma (1994)

as Mateo Pérez Pérez