Agustín Bernal
Agustín Bernal (born Romualdo Bernal Bernal) is a Mexican actor, director, writer, and producer, mostly known for his frequent appereances in Mexican urban westerns, action films, and crime thrillers. Most of his portrayals include tough, violent cops or vigilantes, and cruel, ruthless criminals or drug lords. He is one of the most well-known faces in the genre, along with Mario and Fernando Almada, even though he doesn't enjoy their relative fame. The IMDb lists him appearing in over a hundred and fifty films. After being absent from the industry since his last film in 2005, he was most recently seen in the 2007 Mexican TV show 'El Pantera'.
Selected filmography
- El Pantera (TV) (2007)
- El Cártel de Zacatecas (also director) (2005)
- Desde el Infierno (also director) (2004)
- Cruz de Amapola (2003)
- A Calzón Quitado (also director) (2003)
- El Fin de los Arellano (2003)
- Cholos, la Ley del Barrio (2003)
- Tianguis, Ratas de la Ciudad (2003)
- Los Comandos (2002)
- El Marihuano (also director) (2002)
- Sangre de Pandilleros (also director) (2002)
- El Rey del Secuestro (also director) (2002)
- El Bruto (also director) (2002)
- La Banda de los Panchitos 2 (2001)
- Duelo de Cabrones (also director) (2001)
- Malditos Violadores (also director) (2001)
- El Cholo y el Pachuco (2001)
- Los Narcos de la Sierra (also director) (2001)
- La Cheyenne Pesada (also director) (2000)
- Cholos Empericados (2000)
- El Último de los Cholos (2000)
- El Regreso de Camelia la Chicana (2000)
- Monjas Narcotraficantes (1999)
- Acosados por la Mafia (1999)
- La Fuga de Arizmendi 2 (1999)
- Peleas Salvajes (also director) (1998)
- Los 3 de la Sierra (1998)
- La Fuga de Arizmendi (1998)
- Violencia Policiaca (1997)
- La Cheyenne del Año (1997)
- Puños de Acero (1996)
- Escuadrón Aguila (also director) (1995)
- El Castrado (also director) (1995)
- El Asesino del Zodiaco (1993)
Trivia
- Despite his extensive film career, he is one of the most elusive actors in the genre; there's almost no information on him on the Internet and printed media.
- During an interview in January, 2007 he expressed his interest in contending for the Mayor candidacy of his native town of Parácuaro, Michoacán, under the left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution, of which he is an active member.[1]
- He is sometimes credited as Augustine Bernal.