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Alejandro Calva

Alejandro Calva

Actor · Born May 15, 1968 (58) · Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Born in Mexico City, Alejandro Calva is an acclaimed film and stage actor who has garnered many prizes on his career. A graduate from the Frida Kahlo School of Arts and from the Drama Department of UNAM, he has worked for the past twenty years in several productions both on film and theatre, including Moisés Kauffman's "Gross Indecency", Alfonso Arau's "Zapata", and plenty other.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 15, 1968 (58)
From
Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on MovieCove · 47 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 13% in 30 days

What are Alejandro Calva's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
25%
Self
25%
Power
18%
Morality
13%
Survival
13%
Society
5%
Ideas
2%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMemory2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 6 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

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

Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 5 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

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 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 4 · 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 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

1 analyzed role

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Joyful
6
Dread
5
Warm
4
Thrilling
4
Other
13

How their films linger

Hopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Alejandro Calva's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 24 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alejandro Calva'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

47 credits, 24 with a MovieCove page.

  • Scars of Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Acosta

  • Noviembre(2025)

    as Magistrado Murcia

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Fly on the Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Pérdida total (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Arturo

  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea(2025)

    Show as Hans

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Intercambiadas(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Nothing to See Here(2023)

    Show 7 episodes · as Yuyo

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Curse(2023)

    Show 82 episodes · as Padre Cayetano Oseguera

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • Journey to the Center of the Earth(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Hans

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • El Mantequilla(2023)

    Show as Lic. Botello

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • The Devil's Woman(2022)

    Show 26 episodes · as Jonás

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Amalgama(2020)

    as Omar

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Search(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Miguel Gómez

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • El Junior: El Mirrey de los Capos(2020)

    Show 16 episodes · as Victorino Renteria

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Doña Flor y sus dos maridos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 65 episodes · as Octavio Mercader Serrano

  • The Inmate(2018)

    Show 13 episodes · as La Foca

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Shake Off Your Sorrows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • A Woman with No Filter(2018)

    as Leonardo

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Que pena tu vida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Vendedor de autos

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

    as Siqueiros

  • Hasta Que Te Conocí(2016)

    Show 16 episodes · as Enrique Okamura

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Last One and then We Go (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Oficial Reyes

  • A la mala(2015)

    as Vendedor de telas

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Lady of Steel(2014)

    Show 75 episodes · as Miguel Quintanilla

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Yerbamala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Gobernador Francisco Carreño

  • The Popcorn Chronicles(2014)

    as Archimboldo

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Actors, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Lynch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 22 episodes · as Javier Buendía

  • El cielo en tu mirada(2012)

    as Don Oscar

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Against the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Juan Manuel Orta

  • Así es la suerte(2011)

    as Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Mentes en Shock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · as Horacio

  • The Other Family(2011)

    as Padre Tomás

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • La Reina del Sur(2011)

    Show as César Güemes 'Batman'

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Hell(2010)

    as Jefe de Policía

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Gritos de Muerte y Libertad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 13 episodes · as Miguel Bataller

  • Chicogrande(2010)

    as Francisco Villa

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Sin memoria(2010)

    as Masota

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Backyard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Comandante

  • The Simulators (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 31 episodes · as López

  • El último evangelio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Congressman

  • Nadie te ve: La niña en la piedra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Fidel

  • Corazón Partido (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 90 episodes · as Ramón Cadena 'El Tanque'

  • Nadie te habla: Manos libres (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Rodrigo

  • Pachito Rex: I'm Leaving but Not for Good (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Chueco Romo

  • Coapa Heights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Spin

  • Historias Delirantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · as Vicente

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 42 titles, 40 of them dated from 1999 to 2025; peak year 2005.

Biggest box office

A Woman with No Filter (2018)

$5.4M worldwide

Highest rated

La Reina del Sur (2011)

Midcredits 84th

Film career

19992025

Peak 2005 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 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.

  • 2005Screen debut· Nadie te habla: Manos libres
  • 2005First top-billed film· Nadie te habla: Manos libres

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting42 of 42: 42 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score54th

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s7 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 9% of 11 roles
0515

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 Alejandro Calva's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 12; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 24 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor

El Junior: El Mirrey de los Capos (2020)

99th percentile spread · 58% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Hell (2010)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the acting 48/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 32. 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 Alejandro Calva work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alejandro Calva's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Amado López shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles