Humberto Zurita

Humberto Zurita (born September 2, 1954, Spanish pronunciation: [umˈbeɾto suˈɾita]) is a Mexican actor, director and producer.

Humberto Zurita
Born (1954-09-02) September 2, 1954
OccupationActor, film producer
Years active1978–present
Spouse(s)
(m. 1986; died 2019)
Children

Zurita, one of 10 siblings from Torreón, Coahuila, is best known as actor, director and producer of telenovelas.

Acting career

He made his first stage appearances in amateur performances of musicals including Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar. He graduated from CUT (Centro Universitario de Teatro - the University Theatrical Centre) of UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma - National Autonomous University of Mexico), the famous educational institute for acting in Mexico.

As a stage actor, he acted in various plays from classical to modern, as well as absurd theater. Humberto Zurita played classical roles like Hamlet but he also appeared in various contemporary plays like M. Butterfly. As theatrical producer and director he staged The Protagonist (El Protagonista) by the Argentine playwright Luis Agustoni (also acting in the title role as Fernando) and Haute surveillance (Severa Vigilancia) by Jean Genet.

In television, he started his acting career with Televisa in the late 1970s. He obtained his first starring role as Alberto Limonta in the 1981 production of El derecho de nacer. Two years later he took the role of Eddie in the Mexican production of P.S. Your Cat Is Dead, with Manuel Ojeda as Jimmy. He combined a film career with his television productions such as the telenovela Cañaveral de Pasiones.

In 1997, citing creative reasons he and his wife, Christian Bach, moved to TV Azteca. In a bold move he produced and starred in El candidato an interactive telenovela about current Mexican political issues a year prior to the 2000 Mexican presidential elections. He produced Azul Tequila (the only telenovela exported to the UK). In Mexico he has produced four films to date.

Since 2003, he has worked for Argos Television, an independent media company that has produced telenovelas for TV Azteca and Telemundo Network associated company.

Filmography

Actor

List of acting credits in films
YearTitleRoleNotes
1981Rastro de muerteGerardo Valles
1982El día que murió Pedro Infante
1983Bajo la metrallaPedro / Mateo
1983El amor es un juego extraño
1984Luna de miel y de sangre
1985Secuestro sangriento
1985Luna calienteRamiro Bernárdez
1985ManiquiShort film
1986De mujer a mujerSergio, El Guapo
1986El tres de copas
1988A la misma hora
1988La furia de un dios
1988Diana, René, y El Tíbiri
1989Los placeres ocultos
1990Cacería de un fugitivo
1991Nacidos para morir
1991Pelo suelto
1991AsaltoAndrés
1992Secuestro a mano armada
1992Muerte ciegaLuis
1992Imperio de los malditosGuero
1992Persecución infernal
1993El asesino del zodiacoGarcía Rojas
1994Amor que mata
1994Perfume, efecto inmediato
1995Bésame En La BocaGerente de la Disquera
1995MorenaCarlos Narval
2007Operación pilotoAlejandro TrujilloTelevision film
2007Propiedad ajenaCoronel Robert Crossman
2008Bajo la salComandante Trujillo
2009EuforiaPat Corcoran
2010Ángel caídoMr. cain
2011Travesía del desiertoVíctor
2014Canon, fidelidad al límiteJavier Betanzos
List of acting credits in television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1978Una mujerJavierTelevision debut
1979Muchacha de barrioRaúl
1980SoledadFernando
1980Querer volar
1981El derecho de nacerAlberto
1983El maleficioJorge de Martino
1985De pura sangreAlberto
1986Hora marcadaShort film
1988EncadenadosGermán
1991Al filo de la muerte
1993CaprichoDaniel
1993Televiteatros
1994El vuelo del águilaGeneral Porfirio Díaz
1996La antorcha encendidaMariano Foncerrada
1997Alguna vez tendremos alasGuillermo Lamas
1999El candidatoIgnacio Santoscoy
2002Agua y aceiteErnesto
2002Ladrón de corazonesAntonio Vega
2005Los plateadosEmilio Gallardo
2005Volver al paraíso
2006MarinaGuillermo Alarcón Ferrer
2008Secretos del alma
2010-2012Terra ribelleLupoMain cast; 13 episodes
2011La Reina del SurEpifanio VargasSeries regular
2013Vivir a destiempoRogelio Bermúdez
2015El capitán Camacho Capitán Carlos Camacho / Telésforo Camacho
2016-17La querida del centauroBenedictino Garcia “El Centauro”
2020100 días para enamorarnosRamiro Rivera

Producer

List of credits as a producer
YearTitleType
1993Videoteatros: Véngan corriendo que les tengo un muertoTelevision series
1993JezabelFilm
1993Lil, la de los ojos color del tiempoTelevision film
1993La mujer legitimaTelevision film
1993TeleviteatrosTelevision series
1994El abanico de Lady WindermereTelevision film
1995Bésame En La Bocafilm

Awards and nominations

For Actor And Producer

Year Category Telenovela Result
1983 Best Male Revelation The right to be born Nominated
1983 Best Breakthrough Actor of the 80's The right to be born Won
1984 Best Male Revelation Under the shrapnel Won
1984 Best Actor Under the shrapnel Won
1984 Best Antagonist Actor The curse Won
1984 Best Supporting Actor The curse Won
1985 Best Actor The day Pedro Infante died Won
1985 Best Male Co-Protagonist The curse Won
1986 Best Protagonist Actor Of pure blood Won
1989 Best Protagonist Actor Notorious Won
1989 Best Actor The day Pedro Infante died Nominated
1992 Best Protagonist Actor At the edge of death Won
1995 Best Protagonist Actor The eagle flight Won
1996 Best Production Under the Same Skin Won
1997 Best Telenovela Canaveral of passions Won
1998 Best Male International Figure Of The Year Ever we have wings Won
2008 Best Actor Black bird Won
2009 Best Actor Under the Salt Nominated
2011 Best Supporting Actor The Queen of the South Nominated
2012 Best Antagomist Actor in a Series The Queen of the South Nominated
2015 Best Male Co-Protagonist Canon Nominated
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