Actor: Iván Cortes

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Birthday: 1981-08-11
Born in: Mexico City, Mexico
Biography: Ivan Cortes Lucero was born in Mexico City into a middle-class neighborhood. He is a Mexican actor of film, theater and television. At the age of 17 years beginning his studies at the University Center of Theater, UNAM, one of the acting schools most prestigious in Latin America, and then make his debut in the play El Mágico Prodigioso (The Magical Marvellous) written by Calderon. He has worked on various theater companies in México including the National Theatre Company. In his debut film has been highlighted by international critics for her work in Backyard by Carlos Carrera, work for which he was nominated for an Ariel Award in 2010, among other honors. He has studied with Eugenio Barba, Jose Sanchis Sinisterra, Fernando Piernas and some of the best directors from his country.

Known for

Backyard

An astonishing fictional account of the unending series of murders of young women in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, which began in 1996. Most of the victims are low-paid laborers who have been drawn to the town by the possibility of work at American-owned factories. In the film Mexican police officer Blanca Bravo is sent to Cuidad Juarez to investigate and comes to learn realities of these women's lives, as well as the truth about a police force and local power structure embodied by entrepreneur Mickey Santos that has ceased to care.
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Backyard

2009

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The Night Guard

Humberto works as a night watchman at a remote and desolate construction site. One night he becomes, unwittingly, the sole witness to a cover up. Afraid of being retaliated against lest he come forth, he decides to keep quiet. Gradually and without him being aware of it, Humberto ends up inflicting on his family the same violence from which he´s running away.
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The Night Guard

2016

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The Treasure

After learning the last will of her son, Clemencia poses as a clairvoyant capable of tracking down and finding hidden treasures. In order to redeem the life of her son, she will have to convince Karime, a desperate and ambitious widow, that there is a treasure buried in her garden, a space that actually hides a dark secret. With the help of Don Felipe, a humble farmer, Clemencia digs hard and with each shovel he gets closer and closer to the sinister truth that ties his life to that of KARIME and Don Felipe: a truth that has been woven by the ruthless hands of organized crime.
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The Treasure

2023

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April's Daughter

Valeria is 17 and pregnant. She lives in Puerto Vallarta with Clara, her half sister. Valeria has not wanted her long-absent mother, April, to find out about her pregnancy, but due to the economic strain and the overwhelming responsibility of having a baby in the house, Clara decides to call their mother. April arrives, willing to her daughters, but we soon understand why Valeria had wanted her to stay away.
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April's Daughter

2017

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A Monster with a Thousand Heads

When Sonia receives the news that her husband’s cancer has progressed to a critical stage, she races to secure the insurance company’s approval for the care that can help him.
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A Monster with a Thousand Heads

2016

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More Tomorrow Than Before

It is the story of resilience of a mother and her son, each living with a chronic degenerative disease, and how they reconcile with each other when they accept that their disease has united and transformed them forever.
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More Tomorrow Than Before

2022

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Casi una gran estafa

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Casi una gran estafa

2017

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