# Fernando Becerril

Fernando Becerril (1944/1945 – 7 February 2023) was a Mexican actor. He was cast in numerous Spanish-language films since 1998 like El crimen del padre Amaro (2002), Tlatelolco, verano del 68 and The Legend of Zorro (2005).

## Life

Becerril was born in San Luis Potosí and grew up in Cuernavaca, Morelos, where he realized his passion for being on stage as part of a choir. At the age of 15, he began acting in Mexico City, Preparatory 5 "José Vasconcelos". He entered the then School of Fine Arts Theatre, where he formally began his studies. At the age of 25 he applied for and obtained a scholarship from the government of France to study acting there.
He lived in Paris for more than 20 years. In 1995, he decided to return to Mexico to act in a film, hired as a French talent. Although his career in Europe was successful, he stayed in Mexico, because of nostalgia of returning to his homeland and because he did different castings and obtained the characters he wanted. After the age of 50, he dedicated himself to theater, his passion, but also cinema and television. Becerril was convinced that Mexico had talent and quality for cinema to succeed internationally, however, there was little "protection" for producers and actors, in addition to the habitual preference of American cinema.
Becerril’s cause of death remained unknown. The artistic guild lamented his death. One of the first to share their condolences was Joaquín Cosío besides Horacio Villalobos, José María Yazpik, Ignacio Riva Palacio , Darío Ripolll and Eduardo España.

## Work

His work to promote the theater was reflected in the dozens of works in which he participated and in those in which he collaborated since the production, some of them were Un plato difícil, El mercader de Venecia, La comedia de las equivocaciones, Sueño de una noche de verano, among others.
Becerril played in the following theatrical and television films:

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1961 | Un plato difficil | | |
| 1998 | The Mask of Zorro | One of the Six Dons | |
| 1999 | Ravenous | Mexican commander | |
| 2002 | The Crime of Padre Amaro | Galarza | |
| 2004 | Zapata: El sueño de un héroe | Presidente Francisco Madero | |
| 2004 | El día menos pensado | Julián | |
| 2005 | The Legend of Zorro | Don Diaz | |
| 2007 | Never On A Sunday | N/A | |
| 2007 | The Year of the Nail (Año uña) | N/A | |
| 2007 | Espérame en otro mundo | Nacho | |
| 2007 | Kilometer 31 | Doctor | |
| 2007 | La Zona | De La Garza | |
| 2009 | Caja Negra | Narrator | |
| 2010 | El Atentado (The Attempt Dossier) | Alcaide Campuzano | Editor |
| 2010 | 180° | N/A | |
| 2012 | Get the Gringo | Prison Director | |
| 2012 | Mariachi Gringo | Alberto | |
| 2015 | The Thin Yellow Line (La delgada línea amarilla) | Ingeniero | |
| 2015 | The Similars | Martin | |
| 2017 | El Habitante | Cardenal Pedro Natale | |
| 2020 | Dance of the 41 (El baile de los 41) | Porfirio Díaz | |
| 2021 | La venganza de las Juanas | Rogelio Marroquin | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1999 | Háblame de amor | Alonso Barragan |
| 2001 | Amores querer con alevosía | Guillermo Herreros |
| 2002 | Fidel | Carlos |
| 2002 | Por ti | Arturo |
| 2002 | In the Time of the Butterflies | Enrique Mirabal |
| 2004 | And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself | Priest |
| 2009 | Eternamente tuya | |
| 2010 | La loba | Luis Fernandez "Don Luis" |
| 2010 | Drenaje Profundo | Milosz, evil scientist |
| 2010 | Quererte así | Ramón Romero |
| 2021 | La Venganza de las Juanas | Rogelio Marroquín |