
Andrés Almeida
Acting
Biography
(b. 1977, Mexico City), actor and musician. He began his musical career at the age of 14 focused on percussions and shortly after had his first progressive rock band, Asallam, with Fausto Palma. As an actor he had his debut in 1997 with a mini role in Jaime Humberto Hermosillo's De noche vienes, Esmeralda, and later in Y tu mamá también, Déficit, El lenguaje de los machetes, Paraíso, Los Héroes del norte (as "el botarga") and a long etcetera, until today he stars in Manolo Caro's La vida inmoral de la pareja ideal, in El Diablo Guardian and won an Ariel in the category of Best Actor in a Supporting Role for the film Tiempo compartido. He has had incidental roles in practically all the popular series and films of the last decade in Mexico. Andrés has a long trajectory of collaborations with musicians, such as the electro-pop band Songs for Eleonor, which shared the stage with beautiful bands like Mercury Rev, Ulrich Snauss, Circlesquare, Tujiko Noriko, Beach House or Architecture in Helsinki. Or as a soloist in his Almeyda roof project. The techno paid off and in 2006 led him to participate in MUTEK with Richie Hawtin and Troy Pierce. On the other hand, Almeida has created original music for television in Amor Chilango, Soy tu fan and Los Heroes Del Norte, and in the films Deficit, La Otra Familia, No Eres Tú soy Yo, Sin Ella and Luto. As a producer he collaborated with the group Haciendo el Mal, with Paulina Lasa and Karen Ruiz in the creation of their two LPs. The first one was nominated for Best Pop Album at the IMAS 2013 awards. He also developed original music for several projects such as Abierto de Diseño, FICCO, Distrital, Cineteca Nacional and TAG.
Known For

A gritty chronicle of the war against Colombia's infamously violent and powerful drug cartels.
Narcos

See the rise of the Guadalajara Cartel as an American DEA agent learns the danger of targeting narcos in 1980s Mexico.
Narcos: Mexico

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life, friendship, sex, and each other.
Y Tu Mamá También

Diego de la Vega returns to California to avenge his father's murder. After assuming the title of Zorro, he confronts the Governor, the malevolent leader of the Chinese community and a secret society, placing the common good above all.
Zorro

Gloria's perfect life shatters when hitmen kill her fiancé at their wedding. Abandoned by family, pursued by enemies, and stripped of assets, she must enter the money laundering world to protect her son.
La Jefa

Two couples who struggle to be near each other decide to give another chance for each other, 100 days for them to fall back in love.
100 días para enamorarnos

In a small town in northern Mexico, where two drug cartels rule, the young man Lupe embraces his dangerous fate. He transforms into Coyotl, a mythical creature that is half man and half beast. With this transformation, Lupe wants to become the protector his people so desperately need.
Cóyotl, Hero and Beast

The story of Violetta, a young woman who flees her native Mexico to start anew in New York City. But instead of a living a dream, Violetta is awoken to a harsh reality when she runs out of money, sending her into the arms of the villainous Nefastófeles.
Diablo Guardián

An ordinary man, facing financial desperation, assembles a team of underdogs to pull off a daring heist to steal the lottery jackpot on live TV.
How to Win the Lottery

Rebeca murders her sister Adriana to end up with the man she loved, and becomes the step mother of her niece Lucía. Nora, Lucía's half sister and daughter of Rebeca, resents Lucía for the same reasons Rebeca hated Adriana, as history repeats itself.
The Color of Passion

As an unknown and deadly disease begins to spread, legend has it that it is transmitted between two men, through a simple glance, when they fall in love. While people are accusing her family, Lidia must find out whether this myth is real or not.
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

Ana was raised to be stunning and famous until she comes to terms with how superficial this is. This is the late-coming of age of a woman who is no longer scared of getting lost to find herself.
Ana

Tato and Beto are poor stepbrothers living on a banana plantation in Mexico. Both are talented soccer players, but their dreams lay elsewhere: tone-deaf Tato wants to be a singer, while Beto is content to remain on the plantation. One day, a sports agent sees the two young men playing soccer and offers to take one of them to Mexico City for a chance at sports stardom.
Rudo & Cursi

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La Hermandad

A renowned Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles, after being named the recipient of a prestigious international award, is compelled to return to his native country, unaware that this simple trip will push him to an existential limit.
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths

An actor's world comes crashing down after he learns that his wife has left him.
You're Killing Me Susana

Lucio and Martina used to share an indescribable chemistry during their highschool years, however, they took separate ways. 25 years later they meet again, but this time they decide to invent an ideal life in order to hide themselves from an inevitable truth: they were really waiting for each other in all of these years.
Tales of an Immoral Couple

Jean Paul and Chema have been together ten years. They have successful careers, a comfortable home and many friends. But that's all turned turned upside down when close friend Ivana rescues Hendrix from his broken home and asks them to care for the boy. Hendrix's mother Nina is a drug addict who suffers at the hands of her abusive partner Patrick. The men begin to consider making Hendrix part of their family.
The Other Family

A woman in her mid-30s breaks up with her boyfriend of seven years and goes on a journey of self-discovery.
Thirty Something, Single and Fabulous

Follows an "ultra-violent and intelligent" psychopath who challenges the police by leaving a white paper rabbit at each crime scene, connecting them all.