Raúl Briones

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Raúl Briones Carmona is a Mexican actor.

Life and career

Raúl Briones Carmona was born in Cuajimalpa de Morelos, Mexico City, but was raised in San Cosme Xaloztoc, Tlaxcala, since age 10.[1] He graduated from the UNAM's Centro Universitario de Teatro [es] (CUT).[2] He gained a degree of public recognition for his portrayal of goalkeeper Pepe "Pepenador" in television series Club de Cuervos.[3] His portrayal of Bernie in Asfixia (2019) won him the Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor.[2]

In 2021, he played A Cop Movie the role of veteran Mexico City police officer Montoya,[4] for which he earned the Ariel Award for Best Actor.[5]

He won an Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor for Northern Skies Over Empty Space.[6]

In 2025, he played Vicente Lombardo Toledano in the historical film 1938: When Mexico Recovered Its Oil directed by Sergio Olhovich,[7][8] and played in the cast of the anthology film The Follies directed by Rodrigo García.[9]

In September 2025, at the 67th Ariel Awards, he won his second Ariel Award for Best Actor for his role as Pedro in the comedy-drama La cocina.[10][11]

References

  1. Vargas, Mónica (26 August 2023). "Cuatro actores y actrices tlaxcaltecas que debes conocer". El Sol de Tlaxcala.
  2. 1 2 "Clasismo y racismo, obstáculos que vence el actor Raúl Briones". Milenio. 10 October 2020.
  3. Mastrogiovanni, Federico (8 October 2022). "Raúl Briones: "Así fue como renuncié a la corona"". Milenio.
  4. Abele, Robert (20 October 2021). "Review: Corruption, stress and romance fuel hybrid documentary 'A Cop Movie'". Los Angeles Times.
  5. Bautista, Berenice (12 October 2022). "'Noche de fuego' es la triunfadora en los Ariel". Los Angeles Times.
  6. Rodríguez, Andrés (10 September 2023). "Los premios Ariel consagran a 'El norte sobre el vacío' y enaltecen el gran momento de las mujeres en el cine mexicano". El País.
  7. "Sergio Olhovich ante la lente de la historia: entre Llovizna y 1938: Cuando el petróleo fue nuestro". Retina Latina (in Spanish). 2025-03-12. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  8. Suárez, Marlem (2023-03-19). "AMLO verá primero que nadie la película "1938, cuando el petróleo fue nuestro"". Infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  9. "Naian González Norvind estrenará en octubre "Las Locuras", la nueva película de Rodrigo García". PECIME (in Spanish). 2025-07-28. Retrieved 2025-09-21.
  10. "La Academia Mexicana de Cine rectifica las nominaciones de los 67 Premios Ariel tras las protestas del sector audiovisual". Kinótico. 13 July 2025.
  11. Almanza, Diego (2025-09-20). "Ganadores-Premios-Ariel-2025: Quién-ganó-Lista-completa". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-09-21.