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José Sefami

José Sefami

Actor

Renowned actor, with more than thirty years of career. He has participated in dozens of plays, television projects, and films, both feature films and short films. Throughout his career he has collaborated with some of the most important Mexican directors such as Jorge Fons, Luis Estrada, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Luis Mandoki and Carlos Bolado, in emblematic feature films of Latin American cinema such as “Amores Perros”, “Arráncame la vida” , “El Infierno”, “Colosio: El Asesinato”, “Cantinflas”, among many more. On the small screen, he lists projects such as “Nada personal”, “Fear The Walking Dead”, “Rosario Tijeras”, “La Doña” and “Diablo Guardianián”. His character, dedication and professionalism have made him an essential part of the Mexican acting scene.

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Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Actor
Titles
46 on MovieCove · 120 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 64% in 30 days

What are José Sefami's films like?

Across their 26 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Horror 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
Self
31%
Bonds
23%
Morality
19%
Power
11%
Survival
9%
Society
9%
Identity8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 25 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 11 · Serious 6 · Dark 8

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 13 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 7 · Charged 11 · Intense 7

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

Steady 8 · Shifting 16 · 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 12 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 7

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 18 · 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 13 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 12 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 8 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Mentor
3 of 6
Threshold guardian
1 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6
Herald
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Joyful
8
Warm
6
Dread
6
Melancholic
6
Other
20

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous7

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 José Sefami's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 46 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for José Sefami'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

120 credits, 46 with a MovieCove page.

  • Peligro Inminente (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Comandante Camacho

  • Una Familia Complicada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 20 episodes · as Pancho

  • Don't Leave the Kids Alone(2025)

    as Licenciado

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Ear Chopper(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · as Herrera

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • La infalible (y otros éxitos) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Gonzalo

  • The Dead Girls(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Agente MP.

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Coyotl: Hero and Beast(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Maria, I'm Dying! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Fernando

  • Abracadaver(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • El precio de educarlos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

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

    Show 8 episodes · as Linares

  • Día de Muertos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Vecino

  • Goy(2023)

    as Jacobo

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mother's Day Is Cancelled(2023)

    as Abogado

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • ¡Que viva México!(2023)

    as Jaime Sampaolo

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • A Not So Merry Christmas(2022)

    as Néstor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Corazonada(2022)

    as Luque

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Can't Quit Mom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Tony

  • Blackout(2022)

    as Dr. Garza

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Valentino, be your own hero or villain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Ernesto Acosta

  • Las Bravas F.C.(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Martin

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • The Black Minutes(2021)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Mighty Victoria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Don Julián

  • Guerra de likes(2021)

    as Teniente Bravo

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Los dias que no estuve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Armando

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

    Actor

  • Cuidado con lo que deseas(2020)

    as Hellequín (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Mutiny of the Worker Bees(2020)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • No Manches Frida 2(2019)

    as Cura

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Miss Bala(2019)

    as Don Ramón

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Belzebuth(2017)

    as Demetrio Vega

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Motel Acqua (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Adán Lozada

  • Two Fridas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Diego Rivera

  • Fierro Viejo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Raúl

  • Neither You Nor I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Joaquín

  • La semilla del istmo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Macario

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

    as Don Elizario

  • Baja(2018)

    as Alejandro

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Penalty Kick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Tío Pedro

  • Colores verdaderos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • At the Frontera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Alvaro Manrique

  • La hora de Salvador Romero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Alfonso

  • Sin rastro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Policía 1

  • El capo - El amo del túnel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • The 4th Company(2016)

    as Memo López

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Cheers to the Newlyweds! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • La Hermandad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 26 episodes · as Manuel Navarro

  • Compadres(2016)

    as Coronado

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Chapo: el escape del siglo(2016)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Evil That Men Do(2015)

    as Lucho

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Dodo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Club of Crows(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Isaac (Barmicil) · as Isaac Bucay

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Plastic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

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

    as Gaspar

  • Estrellas solitarias(2015)

    as Sacerdote

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • El Más Buscado(2014)

    as Comandante Íñiguez

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Eddie Reynolds and The Iron Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Gallo

  • The Beginning of Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Cantinflas(2014)

    as Diego Rivera

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Justicia por mano propia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

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

    as Sr. Umberto

  • Los Reyes del Juego (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Armando Santos

  • Paraíso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Papá de Carmen

  • El mar muerto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • El Edificio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Bolaetrapo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Profe Filemón

  • Doctor Funes Formula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Sin condón (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Aristóteles

  • Martin at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Josefo

  • Potosí (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Tapón

  • Retrato de una Mente Criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Edmundo

  • The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas(2012)

    as Lic. Cossío

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Days of Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Comandante Jose

  • Colosio(2012)

    as Torres

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada(2012)

    as Photographer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Pastorela(2011)

    as Tuerto

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Tequila(2011)

    as Sixto

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

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

    as Román

  • Así es la suerte(2011)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Lucho en Familia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Al acecho del leopardo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as El Gober

  • Una cama para Valentina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

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

    Actor

  • Speed of Glory(2010)

    as Jimy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hell(2010)

    as Don Camilo

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Attempt Dossier(2010)

    as Juez Guerrero

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Conozca la cabeza de Juan Pérez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Gorgo

  • Sin retorno (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Don Juan

  • El cártel(2009)

    as Don Amilkar

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Love 'Till Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Pedro Gómez

  • Christmas, Inc. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Bruno

  • Tear This Heart Out(2008)

    as Poncho Peña

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Café Paraíso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Chuy

  • Todos los días son tuyos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Madrina

  • Dos abrazos(2007)

    as Amigo Apuestas

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • When Things Happen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • El guapo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Trade(2007)

    as Don Victor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Amor Xtremo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Canica

  • Sex, Love And Other Perversions II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Cupido (Segment "De Cupido con Amor")

  • Secreto de amor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Actor

  • Seven Days(2005)

    as Sigifredo Sami

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

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

    as The Appraiser

  • Pink Punch(2004)

    as Chato

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Las lloronas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Alfonso

  • Seis días en la oscuridad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Salmun

  • Luz en Reposo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Saul

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

    as Jefe

  • El Grito (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Espías en la ciudad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Snake Skin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

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

    as Amigo del dominó

  • Sin dejar huella(2000)

    as El Chaparro

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Amores Perros(2000)

    as Leonardo

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Little Saints(1999)

    as Dr. Ortíz

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Nothing Personal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 195 episodes · as Marrana

  • Fronteras (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Good Night Don Martin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Don Martín

  • Podcast, rapaces nocturnos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Antonio Velarde

  • The Absent’s Corner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 120 titles, 116 of them dated from 1996 to 2026; peak year 2020.

Biggest box office

No Manches Frida 2 (2019)

$26M worldwide

Highest rated

Seven Days (2005)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Don't Leave the Kids Alone (2025)

Film career

19962026

Peak 2020 · at the high point of their film career. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting120 of 120: 120 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score45th

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s28 · acting2010s58 · acting2020s28 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 29 roles
001520

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 José Sefami's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 41; across their 25 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Reach · how many have seen their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 25

Midcredits score across 46 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th14
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 46 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic6
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Goy (2023)

99th percentile spread · 45% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Amores Perros (2000)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 16 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 36. 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 José Sefami work with?

People who share at least 2 of José Sefami's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Omar Chaparro shares the most, 4.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles