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Juan Manuel Bernal

Juan Manuel Bernal

Actor · Born December 22, 1967 (58) · Mexico City, Mexico

Juan Manuel Bernal (born as Juan Manuel Bernal Chávez on December 22, 1967 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal,Mexico), is a Mexican actor known for Capadocia (2008), La habitación azul (2002) and Hasta morir (1994).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 22, 1967 (58)
From
Mexico City, Mexico
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 57 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 38% in 30 days

What are Juan Manuel Bernal's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Thriller2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Thriller movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Morality
26%
Power
19%
Survival
19%
Self
7%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 11

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

Grounded 13 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 9

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 4

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 5 of 10 analyzed roles.

Shadow
5 of 10
Hero
4 of 10
Ally
1 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
9
Dread
6
Romantic
2
Hopeful
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous6

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 Juan Manuel Bernal's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Juan Manuel 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

57 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • No One Saw Us Leave(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Samuel

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • A Circus Tale & a Love Song(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Heartbeat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Arturo

  • Confessions(2023)

    as Vengador

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Rage(2023)

    as Alberto

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Head of Joaquín Murrieta(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Joaquín Murrieta

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • At Midnight(2023)

    as Alejandro Sr.

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • La Vida en el Silencio(2022)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Marionette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Monarch(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Joaquín Carranza

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Sonora: The Devil’s Highway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Sánchez

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

    Show 8 episodes · as Damián

  • Marioneta (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Actor

  • If I Were You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • La Gran Promesa(2017)

    as Sergio

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Traición (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • Las siete muertes(2017)

    as Norman

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Vive por mí(2016)

    as Miguel

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Km 31-2(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Jeremy(2015)

    as Ricardo Lecanda

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Así en el barrio como en el cielo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 120 episodes · as Jesús 'El Gallo' López

  • Perfect Obedience(2014)

    as Padre Ángel de la Cruz

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • 4 Moons(2014)

    as Hector

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Tlatelolco, Verano de 68(2013)

    as Ernesto

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Timeless Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 150 episodes · as Patricio Delgado

  • The Fantastic World of Juan Orol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Vendedor Kodak

  • Bajo el Alma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 93 episodes · as Armando Bravo

  • The Cinema Hold Up(2011)

    as Gerente

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Chicogrande(2010)

    as American doctor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Más allá del muro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Secretos del alma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 154 episodes · as Carlos Lascurain Rivas

  • Viva High School Musical: Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Cristóbal's Father

  • Capadocia(2008)

    Show 39 episodes · as Federico Márquez

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Tired of Kissing Frogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Roberto

  • Infierno Grande (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Cuatro labios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Esperanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Two Tragedies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Alberto

  • Medalla al Empeño (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as The Clerk

  • Renegade(2004)

    as Jeremy

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Without Rhyme or Reason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Orlando

  • To Love Too Much (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Golpeador

  • The Blue Room(2002)

    as Antonio

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Amores, querer con alevosía (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 115 episodes · Actor

  • Bride's Avenue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 125 episodes · as Román Mendoza

  • Sin dejar huella(2000)

    as El Primo

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • No existen diferencias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Actor

  • Alta Tensión (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Recipes to Stay Together (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Jorge

  • Te Sigo Amando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 115 episodes · as Alberto Torres-Quintero

  • Midaq Alley(1995)

    as Chava

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

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

    Show 157 episodes · as Rigoberto Escobar

  • En cualquier lugar fuera de este mundo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • 'Til Death(1994)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Tiempo cautivo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Más allá del puente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 100 episodes · as Chinino

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

    as Alejandro

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 56 titles from 1992 to 2025; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

The Blue Room (2002)

$6.1M worldwide

Highest rated

Midaq Alley (1995)

Midcredits 88th

Most popular right now

Monarch (2019)

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19922025

Peak 2015 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. 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.

  • 1995Screen debut· Midaq Alley
  • 2002First top-billed film· The Blue Room
  • 2002Breakout· The Blue Room
  • 2019Career best· Monarca

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting56 of 56: 55 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thProducing1 of 56: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s11 · acting2000s16 · acting2010s20 · 20 acting · 1 crew2020s9 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 21% of 14 roles
9510

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 Juan Manuel Bernal's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · actor

Km 31-2 (2016)

83rd percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Midaq Alley (1995)

Midcredits 88th · 78% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 44. 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 Juan Manuel Bernal work with?

People who share at least 2 of Juan Manuel Bernal's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Serguei Saldívar Tanaka shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles