Kuno Becker

After earning a scholarship, Becker traveled to Europe and studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, where he took violin lessons under Ruggiero Ricci.^{[citation needed]}

He is a grandnephew of Mexican actress María Félix.^{[citation needed]}

At age seventeen Becker was accepted into the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) of Televisa.^{[citation needed]}

By age nineteen, after two years of drama training, he secured his first television role in the telenovela Para toda la vida (1996). Subsequent early TV appearances included Pueblo chico, infierno grande, El alma no tiene color, Desencuentro, Rencor Apasionado, and Soñadoras, his first leading role.^{[citation needed]}

In film, Becker appeared in La Primera Noche (1997). In 2002, he starred in La Hija del Caníbal alongside Cecilia Roth. He later appeared with Antonio Banderas and Emma Thompson in Imagining Argentina. Becker also starred in the historical epic Nomad (2006). In 2005, he appeared in ESL: English as a Second Language, then went on to central roles in the *Goal!* series (2005, 2007) and a cameo in Goal III: Taking on the World (2009). ^{[citation needed]} He also provided the Latin American Spanish voice of Lightning McQueen in the *Cars* franchise.

His more recent film credits include *El día de la unión*, *Ánima*, *108 Costuras*, *Spoken Word*, *La Última Muerte*, *Cabeza de Buda*, and *Panic 5 Bravo*.^{[citation needed]}

Becker co‑wrote the screenplay for *Espacio Interior*, based on the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. He also played Esteban Navarro, a recurring antagonist, in Season 10 of CSI: Miami.^[5]

• 2000 TVyNovelas Award – Best Young Lead Actor for *Mujeres engañadas*
• 2000 TVyNovelas Award – Best Male Revelation for *Mujeres engañadas*
• 2018 Ariel Awards