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Humberto Busto

Humberto Busto

Actor, also producer and writer · Born June 23, 1978 (48) · Mexico City, Mexico

Humberto Busto was born on 23 June 1978 in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico. He is an actor and writer, known for Polar Bear (2017), Demon (2018) and El Chapo (2017).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
June 23, 1978 (48)
From
Mexico City, Mexico
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
28 on Motif · 51 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 13% in 30 days

What are Humberto Busto's films like?

Across their 19 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy4 titlesTypical Motif score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Motif score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action2 titlesTypical Motif score: 8th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Motif score: 40th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
27%
Morality
19%
Survival
15%
Self
13%
Society
10%
Power
10%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 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 5 · Serious 3 · Dark 4

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 3

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 6 · Intense 4

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

Steady 4 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 4

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 5 · 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

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

9 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 5 of 9 analyzed roles.

Mentor
5 of 9
Ally
2 of 9
Hero
1 of 9
Herald
1 of 9
Show the 9 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
14
Dread
8
Melancholic
8
Absurd
5
Contemplative
5
Other
11

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Bittersweet11
  • Ambiguous8

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 Humberto Busto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 28 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Humberto Busto's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

51 credits, 28 with a Motif page.

  • Tijuana, Todavía(2026)

    Producer · Writer · as Chava

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • I'm Not Afraid(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

    Motif score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Yellow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · as Quinto

  • Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires(2025)

    as Moctezuma (voice)

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Public Phone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as Mauricio

  • The Dead Girls(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as PDTE. Municipal

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Body Limits (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • The Secret of the River(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Orlando

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • No One Will Miss Us(2024)

    Show 16 episodes · as Carlos

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • I Have to Die Every Night (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Carlo

  • Martínez (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Pablo

  • A Kidnapping Scandal: The Florence Cassez Affair(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ezaquiel

    Motif score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • High Heat(2022)

    Show as Ángel Linares

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Guiexhuba (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • A Wild Day (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • La Mirada en Tiempos COVID (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • El juego de las llaves(2019)

    Show 24 episodes · as Oscar

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Demon(2018)

    Show 4 episodes · as Isaac 'El Indio'

    Motif score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • Tripping-Thru Keta(2018)

    Actor

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El Club de los Insomnes(2018)

    Actor

    Motif score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Polar Bear (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Associate Producer · as Heriberto

  • Brother (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Hernán

  • Do It Like An Hombre(2017)

    as Eduardo

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Mexico Barbaro 2(2017)

    Producer · as Rapist (segment "Paidós Phobos")

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films

  • El Chapo(2017)

    Show 32 episodes · as Don Sol

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Sincronía(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kiko

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Julkita (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

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

    as Homero

  • La teta de Botero (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Director · as Enrique

  • The Similars(2015)

    as Álvaro

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Hours with You(2014)

    as Padre Madrid

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Tiempos Felices(2014)

    as Niko

    Motif score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Dictatorship(2014)

    as Encargado del Hotel

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • The Incident(2014)

    as Carlos

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Familia Gang (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Abolition of Property (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Everio

  • El encanto del águila(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · as Francisco Murguía

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Depositarios (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Joel

  • Seres: Genesis (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Martín / Uffo

  • Dinoshark(2010)

    as Calderon

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Sucedió en un día (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

  • Más allá de mí (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Omar

  • Borderland(2007)

    as Mario

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Manuela & Manuel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Manuela

  • Bad Girls(2007)

    as Cucho

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Morirse en domingo(2006)

    as Carlos

    Motif score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Transit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Champinon

  • Sobreviviente (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Enamórate (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 125 episodes · as Fabio

  • Amores Perros(2000)

    as Jorge

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Single Action(1998)

    as Candidate

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles from 1998 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Amores Perros (2000)

$21M worldwide

Highest rated

Amores Perros (2000)

Motif 99th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19982026

Peak 2016 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 Motif 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting48 of 50: 45 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Motif score55thDirecting3 of 50: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting1 of 50: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing3 of 50: 0 only producing, 3 with another role

50 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s25 · 24 acting · 3 crew2020s15 · 14 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
0015

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, 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 Humberto Busto's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 41st percentile, the median of all 17; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Motif score across 28 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th10
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 28 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Single Action (1998)

93rd percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Amores Perros (2000)

Motif 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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.

Is Humberto Busto's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 79 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles23–74 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity3 titlesmedian 57 · moderateMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 49 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 86 · severeMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Humberto Busto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Humberto Busto's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cassandra Ciangherotti shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles