
Acting
Mexico City, Mexico
Leonardo Ortizgris
Acting
Biography
Leonardo Ortizgris (México, 1977) is a Mexican actor. He studied at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He is best known for his performance in Güeros and Museum for which he won the 2019 Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Feature Films (31)

In the late 1970s, a group of young cops lead by ex-musician turned detective Vicente Rangel will face the darkest minutes of their lives while attempting to catch a serial killer of young girls in a corrupt oil town in the Gulf of Mexico.
The Black Minutes

A group of friends meet one summer day to celebrate the arrival of one of them who comes from Mexico and who will bring them together again.
Seis

A Guatemalan activist battles a corrupt dictatorship in 1976 and flees to Mexico, leaving her son. Ten years later he joins her, forcing a choice between motherhood and her cause
Mexico 86

In this world he already realized that love forever is impossible. That's why there is a company that finds the perfect love every four years. After spending a few days on break, Fran meets Roque, who immediately begins to win her heart despite not understanding each other at first. But as time progresses, they learn to know each other and Fran experiences a sensation that she had never felt before. Would it be tragic if they decide to stay together for more than 4 years?
Firma Aquí

Verónica, a middle-aged highschool history teacher, leads a non eventful life: she has grownup children, grandchildren and a less than perfect marriage. This dynamic seems to be the only thing she can hold on to, as she battles a terminal illness. As she reluctantly accepts her fate, she meets Eva, an irreverent and misunderstood new student who unknowingly injects some life and enthusiasm back into her and provides her with the tools to deal with her destiny.
History Lessons

At the close of a special day, family ties are shown to be fragile before the shared feeling concerning an important abscence when the sensation of absence. Uncle Manuel, a very peculiar man is determined to help his sibling's adolescent children and his brother-in-law, an unemployed union leader. Mom's house has now become a place where the family could vanish due to a world of broken dreams.
Turtle Family

Set amidst the 1999 student strikes in Mexico City, this coming-of-age tale finds two brothers venturing through the city in a sentimental search for an aging legendary musician. Shot in black-and-white, Güeros brims with youthful exuberance.
Güeros

Hostage negotiator Alan Bender is called to rescue the president from a kidnapping, only to find himself also mediating to save his wife and marriage.
Non Negotiable

Mexico, 1985. Juan and Wilson, two perennial Veterinary students, perpetrate an audacious heist in the National Museum of Anthropology, running away with a loot of more than hundred invaluable pieces of Mayan art, unaware of the consequences of their outrageous act.
Museo

Three people with insomnia get together at a supermarket where they share their experiences.
The Insomnia Club

Leo and his band decide to bring Thomas to play in a wedding. They have no idea how complex it is to spend a day with someone with autism.
This Is Tomas
Television & Series (4)

After breaking up with his girlfriend and without a stable job, Laif faces his new life with what he has left: a great ability to do the opposite of what is right.
Laif

The comedic story of a hopeless romantic musician who believes in marriage intensely, but for some reason, each of his wives end up leaving him. A keyboard player in a sports club controlled by a group of dark, yet soulful characters, Wilson Fernández’s story spans from his adolescence until his 50s, going through the past 30 years of Mexican history. Discover how the political and social events that took place during this time have influenced his personal life.
Las 13 Esposas de Wilson Fernández

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

Desi and Cata find a body in the mansion they just finished cleaning. Horror. Panic. The police arrive. Wait a minute! Did a gypsy woman and a Mexican immigrant just clean up a crime scene? They’re the perfect culprits. Now they have to escape from the police. And also from Russian hitmen, a family of millionaires and an ex-husband with a mariachi band. Let's see how they get out of this mess.

