Bad Actor (film)
2023 Mexican film
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Bad Actor (Spanish: Un actor malo) is a 2023 Mexican drama film written and directed by Jorge Cuchí starring Alfonso Dosal and Fiona Palomo.
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- Yair Ponce
- Veronica Valadez P.
- Jorge Cuchí
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| Spanish | Un actor malo |
| Directed by | Jorge Cuchí |
| Written by | Jorge Cuchí |
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| Cinematography | José Casillas |
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Production company | Catatonia Cine |
| Distributed by | Cinépolis Distribución |
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| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
Actress Sandra Navarro accuses fellow actor Daniel Zavala of rape while they were performing an intimate scene together, and the latter claims he is innocent. Producers try to prevent the situation from leaking out.
Cast
- Alfonso Dosal as Daniel Zavala[1]
- Fiona Palomo as Sandra Navarro[1]
- Gerardo Trejoluna as Gerardo Villa[1]
- Juan Pablo de Santiago as Luis Medina[1]
- Karla Coronado as Regina Torres[1]
- Ana Karina Guevara as Patricia Morales[1]
- Mónica Jiménez[2]
- Patricia Soto[2]
- Luis José Sevilla[2]
- Erick Israel Consuelo[2]
- Solana Azulay[2]
Production
The film was produced by Catatonia Cine.[3]
Release
Bad Actor landed its world premiere at the 27th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF).[2] It was released theatrically in Mexico on 4 April 2024 by Cinépolis Distribución.[4]
Reception
Wendy Ide of ScreenDaily described Bad Actor as "an ever-tightening chokehold of a film".[5]
Alejandro Alemán of El Universal deemed Bad Actor to be "an uncomfortable, powerful film that will generate conversation".[6]
Álvaro Cueva of Milenio billed the film as a "masterpiece".[7]
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2025 |
67th Ariel Awards | Best Picture | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Alfonso Dosal | Nominated | |||
| Best Actress | Fiona Palomo | Nominated | |||
| Best Original Screenplay | Jorge Cuchí | Nominated | |||
| Best Editing | Jorge Cuchí, Victor González Fuentes | Nominated | |||