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Gilberto Barraza

Gilberto Barraza

Actor

Gilberto Barraza is a Mexican actor, originally from Ciudad Juárez, where he took his first professional steps in the theater, forming part of Octavio Trías' theater company, alongside actors such as Joaquín Cosío

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 37 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 13% in 30 days

What are Gilberto Barraza's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
21%
Morality
13%
Society
13%
Survival
11%
Ideas
8%
Power
6%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDisplacement2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 7 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Contemplative
4
Dread
3
Hopeful
3
Warm
2
Other
8

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gilberto Barraza's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gilberto Barraza's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

37 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Globero

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Queer(2024)

    as Cab Driver

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Impronta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Álvaro

  • Midnight Family(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Chemo

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Pedro Páramo(2024)

    as Damasio, El Tilcuate

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Familia Nacional(2023)

    as Don Poli

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • El Águila y el Gusano(2023)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Radical(2023)

    as Papa Paloma

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Cassandro(2023)

    as Comandante Gómez

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Rage(2023)

    as Marco

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Iguana Like the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Chapín

  • Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths(2022)

    as Hombre Mayor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • El Sueño de Ayer(2022)

    as Asistente de Limpieza

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Hora Petrolera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Alberto

  • Living all of Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Don Polo

  • Cómo bailar en un mundo raro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Delirium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Drunken Birds(2021)

    as Le conteur

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Inmortales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Tragic Jungle(2020)

    as Ausencio

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Besieged: Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Prieto

  • Chicuarotes(2019)

    as Cacarizo

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • I Am Pepito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • The Night Guard(2016)

    as Lucio

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Chosen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Uniformed Man A

  • Clara's Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Ignacio

  • Club of Crows(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ernesto

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Land of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • The Golden Dream(2013)

    as Coyote

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Amorous Pancho Villa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Viejo del Atentado

  • The Life After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Hombre Insultos

  • Vladimir In Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • El encanto del águila(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · as Coronel Francisco Cárdenas

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Tiger of Santa Julia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Forajido

  • Powder Keg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Paramilitary 3

  • The Mexican(2001)

    as 2nd Man with Gun

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Que barrio?! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Morgan

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles from 1999 to 2025; peak year 2024.

Biggest box office

Radical (2023)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

Radical (2023)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

19992025

Peak 2024 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 37: 37 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s3 · acting2010s13 · acting2020s20 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
0121

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Gilberto Barraza's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 66th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 70th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Familia Nacional (2023)

85th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Radical (2023)

Midcredits 97th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 79/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 51. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Gilberto Barraza work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gilberto Barraza's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Leonardo Alonso shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers