Raul Mendez is considered by many in Mexico as one of the best actors of his generation. Classically trained, he is often referred to as a chameleon, working steadily in film, television and theater. In Oct 2014, he worked on two Netflix Original Series, taking on totally different characters; An unstable antagonist, Joaquin, on "Sense8" under the direction of James McTeigue and directed & produced by Lana and Andy Wachowski, and President César Gaviria, on "Narcos" produced by José Padilha and Chris Brancato, with multiple directors including fellow Mexican, Oscar winner Guillermo Navarro. He recently wrapped Texas Rising, playing the role of Juan Seguin, directed by Roland Joffé, and produced by the same team of "Hatfields and McCoys," scheduled to air on the History Channel May 2015. Raul has worked on many television series in Mexico including "El Señor de los Cielos" Parts 1 & 2, which aired in the U.S. on NBC/Telemundo. Raul grew up in Torréon. He followed his passion to Mexico City where he got his degree in Dramatic Arts. He later joined Los Endebles Theatre Company where he began to develop his craft working in numerous theatrical productions. He also did commercial theatre and his last play "No sé si Cortarme las Venas..." was so successful, writer-director, Manolo Caro, turned it into a hit movie with the ensemble cast. He has worked in more than 30 movies, including "Matando Cabos", where he was nominated for several awards. He also participated in several American projects shot on location in Mexico, including "For Greater Glory" sharing scenes with Andy Garcia, and with Martin Sheen in "The Kid." He won the role of Ferroq in "The Legend of Zorro" at the age of 27, when director Martin Campbell saw his self-taped audition. Raul's first English-speaking role on television was in "Time of The Butterflies." His film "The Incident" directed by Isaac Ezban, is on the 2004 Festival circuit, having participated at the Austin Fantastic Festival and Vancouver International Film Festival. The film has its Mexican Premiere in the Los Cabos International Film Festival when it competes as First Feature. Raul's next film "Visitantes" premieres in Mexico City December, 2014. Known as a disciplined actor, who is committed to his work, and trains regularly.
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Biography from IMDb.
- April 11, 1975 (51)
- Torreón, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico
- Actor, also producer
- 28 on MovieCove · 50 credits in all
What are Raúl Méndez's films like?
Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 3 · Wry 0 · Earnest 13
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 6 · Dark 8
A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 10 · Intense 6
Steady 7 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1
Casual 4 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 7
A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 2
Roles they play
Usually the Shadow: 5 of 10 analyzed roles.
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- Allyas Omar in KM 31: Kilómetro 31 (2006)
- Heraldas Officer Manuel Quintana in Gloves of Stone (2009)
- Allyas Mariano Matamoros in Morelos (2012)
- Heroas Eric in La mala luz (2012)
- Shadowas Marco in The Incident (2014)
- Shadowas Daniel in Visitantes (2014)
- Heroas Ramiro in La lengua del sol (2017)
- Shadowas Alejandro Ferrer in Enemigo Íntimo (2018)
- Shadowas El Rey in The Black Demon (2023)
- Shadowas Víctor Casillas 'Chacorta' in Dinastía Casillas (2025)
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
- Ambiguous10
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 Raúl Méndez's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Raúl Méndez'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
50 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.
Dinastía Casillas(2025)
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
The Dead Girls(2025)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
90 Minutes(2025)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Senda prohibida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Black Demon(2023)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Marea alta(2022)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Not My Fault: Mexico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Broken Souls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Enemigo Íntimo(2018)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
Miguel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Cocaine Godmother(2017)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
La lengua del sol(2017)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
La fiscal de hierro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Pink (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Las Aparicio(2015)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Narcos(2015)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Sense8(2015)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
La mala luz(2012)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Visitantes(2014)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
The Incident(2014)
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
Panic 5 Bravo(2013)
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
Actors, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Family Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
The Lord of the Skies(2013)
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Dame tus ojos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Morelos(2012)
Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
Paramedics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Colosio(2012)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Lynch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Windows on the Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
El Sexo Debil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
Gloves of Stone(2009)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
2033 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Teo's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Last of the Just (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Karma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
KM 31: Kilómetro 31(2006)
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
Morirse en domingo(2006)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Un mundo maravilloso(2006)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
The Legend of Zorro(2005)
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
Killing Cabos(2004)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
The Tiger of Santa Julia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
To Love Too Much (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Beso nocturno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Warden of Red Rock(2001)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all filmsDie Geiseln von Costa Rica (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Hidden Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles, 49 of them dated from 2000 to 2025; peak year 2013.
Film career
Peak 2013 · 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.
- 2001Screen debut· In the Time of the Butterflies
- 2014First top-billed film· The Incident
- 2014Career best· The Incident
- 2018Career best· Enemigo íntimo
Billing
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 Raúl Méndez's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th9
- 25th to 49th10
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
7 of their 28 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved3
- Universally Panned1
- Loved with Detractors2
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic4
- Crowd Pleaser7
- Broadly Agreed2
- Mixed7
Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 35. 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.
Is Raúl Méndez's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Raúl Méndez work with?
People who share at least 2 of Raúl Méndez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Luis Urquiza shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Antonio SerranoShared titles: Morelos (2012), Hidalgo. La historia jamás contada (2010), Un mundo maravilloso (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Antonio Serrano
Writers
- Leo Eduardo MendozaShared titles: Morelos (2012), Hidalgo. La historia jamás contada (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Leo Eduardo Mendoza
Actors
- Cecilia SuárezShared titles: I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long (2013), Hidalgo. La historia jamás contada (2010), Un mundo maravilloso (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Cecilia Suárez
- Luis Gerardo MéndezShared titles: I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long (2013), Morelos (2012), Hidalgo. La historia jamás contada (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Luis Gerardo Méndez
- Silverio PalaciosShared titles: Morirse en domingo (2006), Un mundo maravilloso (2006), Killing Cabos (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Silverio Palacios
- Ianis GuerreroShared titles: Dinastía Casillas (2025), Visitantes (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Ianis Guerrero
Cinematographers and editors
- Juan Jose SaraviaShared titles: Panic 5 Bravo (2013), La mala luz (2012), Killing Cabos (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Juan Jose Saravia
- Sam BaixauliShared titles: The Black Demon (2023), Visitantes (2014)See all 2 shared titles with Sam Baixauli
- Ximena AmannShared titles: Marea alta (2022), La lengua del sol (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Ximena Amann
- Jorge GarcíaShared titles: I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long (2013), La mala luz (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Jorge García
Producers
- Luis UrquizaShared titles: Morelos (2012), Hidalgo. La historia jamás contada (2010), Gloves of Stone (2009), Un mundo maravilloso (2006)See all 4 shared titles with Luis Urquiza
- Alex GarciaShared titles: I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long (2013), KM 31: Kilómetro 31 (2006), Killing Cabos (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Alex Garcia
- Sandra SolaresShared titles: KM 31: Kilómetro 31 (2006), Morirse en domingo (2006), Killing Cabos (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Sandra Solares
- Andrés TagliaviniShared titles: Visitantes (2014), I Don't Know Whether to Slit My Wrists or Leave Them Long (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Andrés Tagliavini