Singer, actor, record producer, lawyer, television actor, film actor and composer. Member of the Advisory Board of UNICEF Mexico and Goodwill Ambassador. The Black Jeans are the pioneers of rock and roll in Mexico, having been founded in 1956 by Diego de Cossío. César Roel began his musical career under that name in 1958 as the lead singer in the group Los Black Jeans, which also included Juan Manuel de Cossío, Diego de Cossío and Carlos Loftus, singing Spanish versions of English hits. In 1958, they recorded for the Peerless record company "La Batalla de Jericho" and "La Cucaracha", being one of the pioneers in rock and roll recordings in Mexico. When the group signed with the Musart label, they changed their name to Los Camisas Negras, and César Roel became César Costa (in honor of bandleader Don Costa) and they were reinforced with Javier de la Cueva on piano. Their first and only LP was released in 1960. Soon after, the group disintegrated and César Costa began a successful solo career. Rewriting and singing into Spanish adaptations of English melodies, mainly by Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka, he developed his own style, competing with Enrique Guzmán, in the "crooner" style, emulating Frank Sinatra. His main characteristic in his presentations was to appear wearing greca sweaters, many of them given to him by his female fans. He was host of the program La carabina de Ambrosio (from 1978). From 1987 to 1994 he participated in the comedy show Papá soltero, which became a great success throughout Latin America and later in its movie version in 1995. He also hosted the variety shows Un nuevo día (with Rebecca de Alba, Evelio "with a v" and later with Luz Blanchett) and Al fin de semana. In 2017 he participated in the Latin American dubbing of Disney Pixar's Coco.
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Biography from TMDB.
- August 13, 1941 (85)
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Actor, also producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are César Costa's films like?
Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 3
Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 0
Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 3 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2
Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
Usually the Ally: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.
- Allyas César in La juventud se impone (1964)
- Heroas Víctor Sandoval in ¡Adios cuñado! (1967)
- Allyas César Fajardo in Romance sobre ruedas (1969)
Moods and endings
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 César Costa's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for César Costa'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
17 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
Mentiras, The Series(2025)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Me tengo que casar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Papá Soltero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
La Carabina de Ambrosio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Bang bang al hoyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Caín, Abel... y el Otro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Al fin a solas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Romance sobre ruedas(1969)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Crazy World of the Youth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Arrullo de Dios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
¡Adios cuñado!(1967)
Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
¿Qué haremos con papá? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
La juventud se impone(1964)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
The Age of Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)
Dile que la quiero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Heaven and Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Si yo fuera millonario (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Career shape
Star power in the 36th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles from 1962 to 2025.
Film career
- 2025Screen debut· Mentiras, The Series
How do César Costa's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed3
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 César Costa work with?
People who share at least 2 of César Costa's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; José María Fernández Unsáin shares the most, 3.
Writers
- José María Fernández UnsáinShared titles: Romance sobre ruedas (1969), ¡Adios cuñado! (1967), La juventud se impone (1964)See all 3 shared titles with José María Fernández Unsáin
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- José W. BustosShared titles: Romance sobre ruedas (1969), ¡Adios cuñado! (1967), La juventud se impone (1964)See all 3 shared titles with José W. Bustos
- José Ortiz RamosShared titles: Romance sobre ruedas (1969), La juventud se impone (1964)See all 2 shared titles with José Ortiz Ramos
- Raúl LavistaShared titles: Romance sobre ruedas (1969), ¡Adios cuñado! (1967)See all 2 shared titles with Raúl Lavista
Producers
- Jesús GrovasShared titles: Romance sobre ruedas (1969), ¡Adios cuñado! (1967), La juventud se impone (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Jesús Grovas