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Benny Emmanuel

Benny Emmanuel

Actor · Born December 17, 1996 (29) · Veracruz, Mexico

Benny Emmanuel Mendoza Yirene, known as Benny Emmanuel, was born on December 17, 1996, in Veracruz, by decision of his parents, although they brought him to live in Mexico City when he was almost one year old. Although neither of his parents is professionally engaged in acting, they were always fans of the art: his mother sings and his father acted in some school plays. Benny instead decided to make a career out of this art. Benny tends to work with characters who are real, who have real problems, who are complex, multifaceted human beings. One of Benny's wishes is to participate in a film that will last in the history of Mexican cinema no matter how many generations and new proposals pass over it.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 17, 1996 (29)
From
Veracruz, Mexico
Works as
Actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 40 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 28Up 98% in 30 days

What are Benny Emmanuel's films like?

Across their 18 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Animation4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 63rd percentile
: browse their Animation movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 50th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
38%
Bonds
29%
Power
12%
Survival
11%
Morality
8%
Ideas
2%
Society
1%
Friendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 3

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

Grounded 4 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 7 · Intense 2

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

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

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 5 · Full focus 0

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

A split, not a type: Resolved 7 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

12 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 12 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 12
Herald
1 of 12
Mentor
1 of 12
Ally
1 of 12
Shadow
1 of 12
Show the 12 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Hopeful
10
Contemplative
6
Melancholic
6
Thrilling
5
Other
10

How their films linger

Hopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous4

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 Benny Emmanuel's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Benny Emmanuel'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

40 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • La Venganza del Charro Negro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Leo San Juan (voice)

  • Ashes(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Snakes and Ladders(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • La CQ: Nuevo ingreso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Beto

  • The (Almost) Legends(2023)

    as Romeo

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • La Leyenda de los Chaneques(2023)

    as Leo San Juan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Vgly(2023)

    Show 23 episodes · as Vgly

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Hail Mary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as José

  • El Sueño de Ayer(2022)

    as Lázaro

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Pedal to Metal(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kike

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Natural Born Narco(2022)

    Show as Amado

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Touch the Sky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Miguel

  • Cosas imposibles(2021)

    as Miguel

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Chicuarotes(2019)

    as El Cagalera

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Yankee(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · as Wilson

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Esta historia me suena(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Beyond The Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Miguel

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

    Actor

  • La Leyenda del Charro Negro(2018)

    as Leo San Juan (voz)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Tigers Are Not Afraid(2017)

    as Brayan

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Legend Quest(2017)

    Show 13 episodes · as Leo San Juan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • LIEB MICH! - Latin Gay Shorts Volume 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • The Legend of Chupacabras(2016)

    as Leo San Juan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Mexican Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Carlos

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

    as Carlos

  • El Más Buscado(2014)

    as Alfredo (joven)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Legend of the Mummies of Guanajuato(2014)

    as Leo San Juan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Obscure Spring(2014)

    as Joven de las Copias

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • La CQ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 102 episodes · as Beto

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

    as El Toques

  • Amar no es Querer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Julito

  • Como dice el dicho(2011)

    Show 589 episodes · as Pato

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Miracle of Marcelino (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Actor

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

    as Leonel

  • Para volver a amar(2010)

    Show 146 episodes · as El Darwin

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • De la infancia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Francisco Niebla

  • 2033 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Gabriel

  • Sin Nombre(2009)

    as Niño #1

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • The Rose of Guadalupe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Toribio

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • A Few Days in the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Florencio

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles, 38 of them dated from 2008 to 2026; peak year 2018.

Biggest box office

The Legend of the Mummies of Guanajuato (2014)

$6.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Cosas imposibles (2021)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Como dice el dicho (2011)

Film career

20082026

Peak 2018 · at the high point of their film career. Top draw in 7 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.

  • 2009Screen debut· Sin Nombre
  • 2014First top-billed film· The Legend of the Guanajuato Mummies
  • 2023Career best· Vgly
  • 2023Career best· La Leyenda de los Chaneques

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting39 of 39: 39 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s23 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 53% of 15 roles
0919

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 Benny Emmanuel's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · actor

Como dice el dicho (2011)

94th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Cosas imposibles (2021)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 65. 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 Benny Emmanuel's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Benny Emmanuel work with?

People who share at least 2 of Benny Emmanuel's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Leoncio Lara shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers