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Agustín Bernal

Agustín Bernal

Actor · Died January 8, 2018, aged 59 · Paracuaro, Michoacan, Mexico

Agustín Bernal is a Mexican actor, film director, writer, and producer, mostly known for his frequent appearances in Mexican urban westerns, action films, and crime thrillers. He is sometimes credited as Augustine Bernal.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1959
Died
January 8, 2018 (aged 59)
From
Paracuaro, Michoacan, Mexico
Works as
Actor
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 125 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 38 days to Oct 27Down 7% in 30 days

What are Agustín Bernal's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
48%
Bonds
27%
Survival
20%
Power
5%
Revenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Thrilling
2
Bittersweet
1
Dread
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 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 Agustín Bernal's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Agustín Bernal'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

125 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page.

  • El patrón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Don Arcadio

  • Instructions Not Included(2013)

    as Lupe

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Suave Patria(2012)

    as Juan 'ladrillo' Tovar

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • La Troca Del Moño Negro 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • El Indio Sabas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Uno Pérez y el otro también (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • De parranda con el diablo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Actor

  • El Tahur de Michoacan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • El Rengo del Gallo Giro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Javier Barba

  • Rivales de la Sierra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Si honrarás a tu coca madre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Salomon

  • Desde el infierno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · Actor

  • Las 4 bellas del norte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Monjas narcotraficantes II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Apuestas Ilegales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • El último de los cholos II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Cholos la ley del barrio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Cruz de amapola (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Sangre de cholo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as El Gato

  • A calzón quitado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Stunt Coordinator · Writer · Actor

  • A Matter of Faith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Sangre de pandilleros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Actor

  • Como Perros de la Calle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • El nuevo corrido de Arnulfo Gonzalez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • El perro de Michoacán (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Executive Producer · Stunt Coordinator · Writer · as El Perro de Michoacán

  • El tarasco de Michoacán (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • La banda de la chiva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

  • Los narcos de la sierra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Executive Producer · Stunt Coordinator · Writer · Actor

  • Clavo Colombiano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · as Puma

  • El Diamante de Caro Quintero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • Hechenle gordas al perro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director

  • Malditos violadores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · as Gerardo Molina

  • Texana cien X #4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Executive Producer · Stunt Coordinator · Writer · Actor

  • Ajuste de cuentas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Stunt Coordinator · Writer · as El Cuervo

  • Cholos empericados (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Manuel

  • El Camaro negro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Actor

  • El regreso de Camelia la Chicana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Me Volvieron Asesino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Miseria maldita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Actor

  • Soy un bato chingon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Una tumba para dos hermanos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • Escape to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Gerardo

  • La hija del halcón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • La lobo del año (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Killer

  • Los Dos Rivales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Julian Hijo

  • Los narcos de Chihuahua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Soy El Cabron Que Buscabas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Cowboy

  • Lluvia de plomo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Lucio

  • Los Asesinos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director · Executive Producer · Stunt Coordinator · Writer · as Comandante Ortiz

  • The Loaded Car (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Rogelio

  • El bufalo de Jalisco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as El Bufalo

  • Los narcos de la muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Executive Producer · Stunt Coordinator · Writer · as Ramon Garcia

  • Tierra de sangre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Executive Producer · Stunt Coordinator · Writer · as Miguel

  • Herencia fatal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · as Manuel

  • Secuestradores (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Director · Actor

  • Días de muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • La banda del taxi asesino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Revancha sangrienta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Asalto a mano armada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Angel Diabólico - Asesinatos Perversos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Bruno

  • Traficantes de Michoacán (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • El castrado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Actor

  • Amigos hasta la muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • Angels of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Demoledor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Writer · Actor

  • Deseo criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Secuestro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Bon

  • Liliana y Lorena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • The Throne of Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as The Beast

  • Atrapados en la venganza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Caceria de Viboras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Toro

  • Sembradores del crimen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Sinaloa, tierra de hombres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Comando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Actor

  • Contrabando mortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Hermanas y Rivales (Intriga Pasional) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Intriga pasional (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Violento hasta los huesos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • El calabozo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Asesinos de narcos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Tony Costas

  • El Asesino del Zodiaco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Felipe

  • Sentenciado(1993)

    Actor

  • The Secret Weapon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as The Monster

  • No jalen que descobijan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • The Last Riders(1991)

    as Willie

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Angeles Infernales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Cañón recortado (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Luis

  • Fugitivos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Actor

  • The Psychopathic Murderer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Dr. Molina

  • Cuervo, el destructor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • El infernal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • The Mexican Ninja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • El prófugo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Serpiente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • The Killing Zone(1991)

    as Manolo (as Augustine Bernal)

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • The Last Escape (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • El muerto al hoyo... y el vivo también (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Halcones de la frontera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • La verdad de la lucha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Infierno en la frontera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Jack the Vigilante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Night of Beasts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Operación Jaguar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Actor

  • Grave Robbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as The Executioner

  • Violación (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Gómez

  • Al margen de la ley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Tulio

  • Brillo Mortal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Bufalo

  • Cazador de recompensas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Los Sanguinarios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Cacería implacable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Esbirro de Valesi

  • La guerrera vengadora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Itara, el guardian de la muerte (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Durazo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • Open Fire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Commando

  • El Aduanal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Tragic Deaths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • El día de los albañiles 3 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • El Ansia de matar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Bernal

  • Testigo de un crimen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Actor

  • Siete En La Mira 2 - La Furia de La Venganza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Turco

  • Salvador(1986)

    as Bodyguard to Major Max

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • El cachas de oro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • ¡Maten al fugitivo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • Jungle of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Brujo

  • El chingón de Michoacán (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 76th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 125 titles, 124 of them dated from 1985 to 2016; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Instructions Not Included (2013)

$101M worldwide

Highest rated

Instructions Not Included (2013)

Midcredits 93rd

Film career

19852016

Peak 2013 · steadily prominent in film for years. 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.

  • 1987Screen debut· El día de los albañiles 3

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting120 of 125: 97 only acting, 23 with another role · typical Midcredits score21stDirecting28 of 125: 4 only directing, 24 with another roleWriting12 of 125: 0 only writing, 12 with another roleProducing6 of 125: 0 only producing, 6 with another roleOther crew8 of 125: 0 only other crew, 8 with another role

125 titles, 24 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 23 of them.

By decade

1980s21 · acting1990s62 · 60 acting · 12 crew2000s37 · 34 acting · 16 crew2010s4 · 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.

How do Agustín Bernal's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of the 5 of 6 with a score; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 10th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

10thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

12thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

The Last Riders (1991)

77th percentile spread · 55% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Instructions Not Included (2013)

Midcredits 93rd · 81% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 37. 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 Agustín Bernal work with?

People who share at least 2 of Agustín Bernal's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Addison Randall shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Producers