# Raúl Méndez

Raúl Méndez Martínez (born 11 April 1975 in Laguna, Torreón, Mexico) is a Mexican actor of film, theater and television.

## Biography

He studied acting at the Center for Arts Education Monterrey and La Casa del Teatro with Luis de Tavira between 1994 and 1999. He has worked in numerous theatrical productions. He is one of the most chameleonic actors in Mexico. In 2005, he was nominated for his work on Ariel Matando Cabos. Personifies from a murderer in The Legend of Zorro, as an executive assistant in a wonderful world. KM participated in the tape 31 has been of the highest grossing Mexico, nominated for three Ariels. He also participated in Showtime chain FIDEL off Gael García and Víctor Huggo Martin. He portrayed Colombian former president Cesar Gaviria in Narcos.

## Filmography
### Film roles

| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
| 2001 | Demasiado amor | Sergio | |
| 2002 | El tigre de Santa Julia | Miranda | |
| 2003 | Midas | Paco | Short film |
| 2004 | Matando Cabos | Botcha | |
| 2005 | The Legend of Zorro | Ferroq | |
| 2006 | Un mundo maravilloso | Image Advisor | |
| 2006 | Morirse en domingo | Eleuterio | |
| 2006 | Kilometer 31 | Omar | |
| 2007 | La sangre iluminada | Roberto | |
| 2007 | La siguiente victima | Stalker | Short film |
| 2007 | Karma | Daniel | Short film |
| 2007 | El último justo | Agent Ramírez | |
| 2007 | Sultanes del Sur | Voyeur in the robbery | |
| 2008 | El viaje de Teo | Alejandro | |
| 2008 | Paraíso perdido | Darío | Short film |
| 2009 | Amar a morir | Tiburón | |
| 2009 | 2033 | Goros | |
| 2009 | The Kid: Chamaco | Officer Manuel Quintana | |
| 2010 | Sucedió en un día | Raúl | Segment: "Langosta" |
| 2010 | Hidalgo: La historia jamás contada | Ignacio Allende | |
| 2011 | Tequila | Luis | |
| 2012 | Mariachi Gringo | Jorge | |
| 2012 | Ventanas al mar | Mauricio | |
| 2012 | Cristiada | Miguel Gómez Loza | |
| 2012 | Colosio: El asesinato | Samuel Palma | |
| 2012 | Morelos | Mariano Matamoros | |
| 2012 | Renacimiento | Papá | Short film |
| 2012 | Reencarnación: Una historia de amor | Lisandro | |
| 2012 | La mala luz | Eric | |
| 2013 | No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas | Aarón | |
| 2013 | Actores S.A. | Tomás | |
| 2013 | 5 Bravo | Agustín | |
| 2014 | Dame tus ojos | Alejandro | |
| 2014 | Fachon Models | César Reynoso | |
| 2014 | The Incident | Marco | |
| 2014 | Visitantes | Daniel | |
| 2015 | Las Aparicio | Rodrigo | |
| 2017 | La lengua del sol | Ramiro | Uncredited |

### Television roles

| Year | Title | Roles | Notes |
| 1998 | Amor infiel | Rodrigo | |
| 2000 | Die Geiseln von Costa Rica | Talamanca | Television film |
| 2001 | El guardián de Red Rock | Lefty | Television film |
| 2001 | In the Time of the Butterflies | Pedrito | Television film |
| 2002 | Fidel | Rodríguez | Television film |
| 2002 | Feliz navidad mamá | Samuel | |
| 2007 | Como ama una mujer | Diego | Series regular; 5 episodes |
| 2010 | Las Aparicio | Manuel | |
| 2011 | El sexo débil | Dante Camacho | Main role; 114 episodes |
| 2012 | Lynch | George González | Recurring role (season 1); 4 episodes |
| 2012 | Paramédicos | Damián Molina | Series regular (season 1); 13 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | El Señor de los Cielos | Víctor Casillas "Chacorta" | Main role (seasons 1–2); 158 episodes |
| 2015 | Texas Rising | Juan Seguin | Series regular (season 1); 5 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | Sense8 | Joaquín Flores | Recurring role (seasons 1–2); 6 episodes |
| 2015–2016 | Narcos | César Gaviria | Recurring role (seasons 1–2); 17 episodes |
| 2016 | La viuda negra | El Diablo | Main role (season 2) |
| 2017 | La fiscal de hierro | Ernesto Padilla | Main role; 65 episodes |
| 2017 | Cocaine Godmother | Darío Sepúlveda | Television film |
| 2018 | Miguel | Martín | Episode: "Episode 1" |
| 2018–2020 | Enemigo íntimo | Alejandro Ferrer | Main role (season 1); 53 episodes |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Nominated work | Award | Result |
| 2004 | Matando Cabos | Ariel Award for Best Male Here | Nominated |
| 2013 | El Señor de los Cielos | 2013 Premios Tu Mundo for Best Supporting Cast | Nominated |
| 2014 | El Señor de los Cielos 2 | 2014 Premios Tu Mundo for Best Supporting Cast | Nominated |