Luis Gerardo Méndez (born March 12, 1982) is a Mexican actor and
producer born in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes. Having previously
mostly appeared in smaller films and on television, Méndez shot to
fame with his starring role in the 2013 comedy film The Noble Family,
which for a few months was Mexico's highest-ever grossing film. The
following year, he played a role in the movie Cantinflas, and as of
2015 he is co-producing (with friend Gary Alazraki) and co-starring
(with Mariana Treviño) in Club de Cuervos, which is Netflix's first
ever original production in Spanish.Méndez was born and raised in
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes in the heart of central Mexico. He was
asked about his sexuality following a 2014 interview where he used a
masculine form to refer to his past relationships. He responded that
the comment was taken out of context, that he does not talk about his
private life and that the day someone's sexuality stops being news,
society will make an important step forward. As of January 2016, he
was in a relationship with Pablo Chemor.Méndez has a dog named Tuba,
and they both appeared in a PETA campaign encouraging people to treat
their pets as members of the family.For his role as Javi Noble in The
Noble Family (2013), Méndez was nominated for the Ariel Award for
Best Actor. He won a Latin ACE Award for Best Supporting Actor in a
Motion Picture for his role in Cantinflas (2014). In 2019, Méndez
received a second Ariel Award nomination for Best Actor for his lead
role in Bayoneta.
producer born in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes. Having previously
mostly appeared in smaller films and on television, Méndez shot to
fame with his starring role in the 2013 comedy film The Noble Family,
which for a few months was Mexico's highest-ever grossing film. The
following year, he played a role in the movie Cantinflas, and as of
2015 he is co-producing (with friend Gary Alazraki) and co-starring
(with Mariana Treviño) in Club de Cuervos, which is Netflix's first
ever original production in Spanish.Méndez was born and raised in
Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes in the heart of central Mexico. He was
asked about his sexuality following a 2014 interview where he used a
masculine form to refer to his past relationships. He responded that
the comment was taken out of context, that he does not talk about his
private life and that the day someone's sexuality stops being news,
society will make an important step forward. As of January 2016, he
was in a relationship with Pablo Chemor.Méndez has a dog named Tuba,
and they both appeared in a PETA campaign encouraging people to treat
their pets as members of the family.For his role as Javi Noble in The
Noble Family (2013), Méndez was nominated for the Ariel Award for
Best Actor. He won a Latin ACE Award for Best Supporting Actor in a
Motion Picture for his role in Cantinflas (2014). In 2019, Méndez
received a second Ariel Award nomination for Best Actor for his lead
role in Bayoneta.
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