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Ernesto Benjumea

Ernesto Benjumea

Actor · Born January 10, 1967 (59) · Bogotá, Colombia

Ernesto Benjumea Plazas is a Colombian actor; son of veteran actor Carlos Benjumea and brother of Marcela Benjumea.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 10, 1967 (59)
From
Bogotá, Colombia
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 15% in 30 days

What are Ernesto Benjumea's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
43%
Survival
20%
Bonds
16%
Ideas
16%
Self
6%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Dread
1
Cold
1
Thrilling
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Ernesto Benjumea's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ernesto Benjumea'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

23 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Fugue State 1986(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Bonilla

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Other Side(2024)

    as Parroco

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • La sustituta(2024)

    Show 51 episodes · as Darwin Camacho

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Hijacking of Flight 601(2024)

    Show 6 episodes · as Julio César Esguerra

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Crime Diaries: The Celebrity Stylist(2023)

    as Núñez

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Ventino. El precio de la gloria(2023)

    Show 60 episodes · as Luis Carlos Esguerra

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Dudes(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jaime Holguín

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • The Snitch Cartel: Origins(2021)

    Show 60 episodes · as Coronel Mauricio Tirado

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Operación Pacífico(2020)

    Show 60 episodes · as General Álvaro López

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Crime Diaries: Night Out(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · as Abogado de Laura Moreno y Jessy Quintero

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Garzón Vive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 89 episodes · Actor

  • Once a Year Can't Hurt 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Julio

  • Lady, la vendedora de rosas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 78 episodes · as Marco García

  • Once a Year Can't Hurt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Julio

  • Secrets of Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 85 episodes · as Ricardo

  • 5 Viudas Sueltas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 124 episodes · as Benjamin Ferreira

  • Pablo Escobar: El Patrón del Mal(2012)

    Show 113 episodes · as Rodrigo Lara Bonilla

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Made in Cartagena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Don Damián Ahumada

  • El encantador (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Juan Ignacio Solarte Santamaría

  • Aquí no hay quien viva (Colombia) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 99 episodes · as Andrés Guerra

  • Mujeres asesinas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sin tetas no hay paraíso(2006)

    Show 23 episodes · as Octavio

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Juana Had Hair of Gold (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Deacon

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles from 2006 to 2025.

Highest rated

Crime Diaries: Night Out (2019)

Midcredits 64th

Most popular right now

Operación Pacífico (2020)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting23 of 23: 23 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

2000s4 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s9 · acting

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.

Who does Ernesto Benjumea work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ernesto Benjumea's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Camila Jurado shares the most, 2.

Actors

Editors

Producers