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Adolfo Madera

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Adolfo Madera
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An actor with theater training at the Tijuana Cultural Center (CECUT).

He began his career as an actor in 1981, in Educational Television Shows produced by Estudios Churubusco, Canal Once and the Unidad de Televisión Educativa y Cultural, under the direction of teachers such as Eduardo López Rojas, Narciso Busquets and Manolo Calvo.

In the 1980s, he made his acting debut in dubbing, being selected for the role of Elliot, in Steven Spielberg's classic, "E.T. El Extraterrestre," giving the voice in Spanish to the boy friend of E.T.

Adolfo has experience as a cinema actor, in feature films, such as "Workers", Best Film at the "2013 Morelia and Guadalajara Film Festivals" and Official Selection at the "Berlin Film Festival", "Los Días más Oscuros de Nosotras", awarded film of the Marché du Film support at the "Cannes Film Festival" and nominated for Best First Feature at the Ariel 2019 Awards; and "Uzi", winner film of the 2020 TV UNAM Award. He has worked with directors such as Natalia Beristaín, José Luis Valle, David Pablos, Rigoberto Perezcano, Hugo Rodríguez, Camilo Salazar Prince and Astrid Rondero.

We can see him performing in Tv - Series in Netflix's productions like "Narcos México", where he plays one of the most controversial presidents in modern Mexican history; "Fear the Walking Dead", "Luis Miguel La Serie" and "El Chema ".

His performances can also be seen in the upcoming Feature Films "Polvo Viento" by Jorge Sanders and "Contratiempo" by José Paredes.
BornNovember 14
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    Known for

    Diego Luna and Michael Peña in Narcos: Mexico (2018)
    Narcos: Mexico
    8.3
    TV Series
    • President Elect
    Workers (2013)
    Workers
    7.1
    • Emilio
    • 2013
    Diego Boneta in Luis Miguel: La Serie (2018)
    Luis Miguel: La Serie
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Foniatra
    Kim Dickens and Lennie James in Fear the Walking Dead (2015)
    Fear the Walking Dead
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Male Refugee

    Credits

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    Actor



    • The Gringo Hunters (2025)
      The Gringo Hunters
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Doctor Fernandez
      • 2025
    • A Journey to the Heart, the Wingwalker (2024)
      A Journey to the Heart, the Wingwalker
      7.0
      • Vampiro
      • 2024
    • Familia (2023)
      Familia
      6.5
      • Otoniel (as Adolfo Mendoza Madera)
      • 2023
    • Alejandro Camacho in Amores incompletos (2023)
      Amores incompletos
      7.8
      • Tourist
      • 2023
    • Adolfo Madera in Año sin luz (2022)
      Año sin luz
      Short
      • Ulises Valdés
      • 2022
    • Marea alta (2022)
      Marea alta
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Guardado, Hermano (2022)
      Guardado, Hermano
      7.6
      • Roberto
      • 2022
    • Contratiempo (2022)
      Contratiempo
      • Charlie
      • 2022
    • Hypocrisis (2021)
      Hypocrisis
      Short
      • Saúl
      • 2021
    • Diego Luna and Michael Peña in Narcos: Mexico (2018)
      Narcos: Mexico
      8.3
      TV Series
      • President Elect
      • 2020–2021
    • Shemar Moore in S.W.A.T. (2017)
      S.W.A.T.
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Ramírez
      • 2021
    • Jorge Arenas, Adolfo Madera, Rogelio Sanchez Toledo, and Divé Assad in Insolación (2020)
      Insolación
      • Mario del Solar
      • 2020
    • Uzi (2020)
      Uzi
      7.3
      • Nelson
      • 2020
    • Horas De Expreso (2020)
      Horas De Expreso
      Short
      • Borja
      • 2020
    • Cuando la Rumorosa Calla (2020)
      Cuando la Rumorosa Calla
      6.3
      Short
      • Policia Federal
      • 2020

    Casting Department



    • Portero
      • extras casting
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • Juan Manuel Bernal, Alejandro Speitzer, Becky Zhu Wu, Yoshira Escárrega Godínez, and Michael Wilson Morgan in Mort ou vif Joaquín Murrieta (2023)
      Mort ou vif Joaquín Murrieta
      6.4
      TV Series
      • additional cast
      • 2023
    • Guardado, Hermano (2022)
      Guardado, Hermano
      7.6
      • casting
      • 2022
    • Virgen de San Juan, cuatro siglos de milagros (2021)
      Virgen de San Juan, cuatro siglos de milagros
      6.3
      • co-casting director
      • 2021
    • Coyote (2021)
      Coyote
      6.9
      TV Series
      • local casting
      • 2021
    • Cuando la Rumorosa Calla (2020)
      Cuando la Rumorosa Calla
      6.3
      Short
      • casting
      • 2020
    • Damián Alcázar, Rolf Petersen, Tamara Vallarta, and Tete Espinoza in Tijuana (2019)
      Tijuana
      6.9
      TV Series
      • casting
      • extras casting
      • 2019
    • Raoul Bova, Alberto Basaluzzo, Luca Fiamenghi, and Giuseppina Loschiavo in Ultimo 5 (2018)
      Ultimo 5
      5.4
      TV Mini Series
      • extras casting
      • 2018
    • White Lies: Believe It (2018)
      White Lies: Believe It
      Music Video
      • casting
      • extras casting
      • 2018
    • White Lies: Tokyo (2018)
      White Lies: Tokyo
      Music Video
      • casting
      • extras casting
      • 2018
    • The Bounty (2018)
      The Bounty
      Short
      • extras casting director
      • 2018
    • Los días más oscuros de nosotras (2017)
      Los días más oscuros de nosotras
      7.3
      • casting assistant
      • 2017
    • Baltimore Beltran in Revolver Mind (2017)
      Revolver Mind
      6.2
      • extras casting
      • 2017
    • Take It Out of Me (2016)
      Take It Out of Me
      Short
      • casting associate
      • 2016
    • Les Elues (2015)
      Les Elues
      6.7
      • casting assistant
      • 2015

    Casting Director



    • Portero
      • Casting Director
      • Post-production
      • Short



    • A Journey to the Heart, the Wingwalker (2024)
      A Journey to the Heart, the Wingwalker
      7.0
      • Casting Director (casting)
      • 2024
    • An Agitated Wind (2024)
      An Agitated Wind
      Short
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Héctor Jiménez, Silverio Palacios, Paco Rueda, Rogelio Ojeda Gonzalez, Ricardo Abarca, Amorita Rasgado, and Isabel Burr in Welcome al norte (2023)
      Welcome al norte
      7.0
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Beneath Us (2021)
      Beneath Us
      Short
      • Casting Director
      • 2021
    • ¡Llámame Chinita! (2021)
      ¡Llámame Chinita!
      Short
      • Casting Director
      • 2021
    • Saul Martinez in La Deuda (2021)
      La Deuda
      7.6
      Short
      • Casting Director
      • 2021
    • Jenni Rivera & Mariachi Los Reyes: Engañémoslo
      Music Video
      • Casting Director
      • 2020
    • Cuando la Rumorosa Calla (2020)
      Cuando la Rumorosa Calla
      6.3
      Short
      • Casting Director
      • 2020
    • Kristyan Ferrer in By the End of the Night (2019)
      By the End of the Night
      Short
      • Casting Director
      • 2019
    • Jenni Rivera: Aparentemente bien (Versión Banda)
      Music Video
      • Casting Director
      • 2019
    • The Bounty (2018)
      The Bounty
      Short
      • Casting Director
      • 2018
    • Baltimore Beltran in Revolver Mind (2017)
      Revolver Mind
      6.2
      • Casting Director
      • 2017
    • Welcome Back (2017)
      Welcome Back
      8.9
      Short
      • Casting Director
      • 2017

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    • Alternative name
      • Adolfo Mendoza Madera
    • Height
      • 1.79 m
    • Born
      • November 14
      • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

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