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Ari Gallegos

Ari Gallegos

Actor

Since beginning his career in 1989, he has appeared in over 30 theatrical productions, such as *What a Tree*, *Grease*, *The coming flood*, *Tom Sawyer*, *CATS*, and *The Mandragora* and has worked as both an actor and producer on the play *Nasty*, among others. In film, he has a body of work comprising 31 titles spanning both short and feature films most notably his co-starring role in Diego Ros's *The night guard*. That film won Best Film at FICM 2016, Best Film in the World Fiction Competition at the 2017 Los Angeles International Film Festival, and the Ariel Award for Best First Feature in 2018. He also Starred in the "Nahuales" segment of the film *Satanic Hispanics*, directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero. Starred in the "God of Death" story in *V/H/S/85*, also directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero. Starred in the film *A place on the beach*, winner of the Best On-Screen Values award at the Glass Screen Film Festival Mexico. Additionally, he has worked as an acting coach, coaching the lead actors on films such as Ernesto Contreras’s *Dad or Mom*, Clint Eastwood’s *Cry Macho*, and Adrian García Bogliano’s *Talking to Strangers*, among other projects. His filmography also includes titles such as *The Perfect Dictatorship*, *Impossible Things*, and Raúl Busteros’s *Otaola or the Republic of Exile* which received a special mention at the 2000 Amiens International Film Festival, among many others. In television, he has participated in over 30 projects including series, Mexican Soap Operas, and TV commercials such as: *Narcos: Mexico* co-starring as Hernin Naranjo, Luis Estrada’s *The Dead*, *Killer Women*, *The Minondo*, *Real estate* Season 2, *Paramedics*, *DKDA*, *Iron Soul*, *To Love Again*, *Storm in Paradise*, *The Beach House*, *Alegrijes and Rebujos*, *Mision SOS*, Mundo Fox’s *Damned Temptation*, Televisa’s *Great Transformations of Mexico*, BTF Media’s *Her name was Dolores*, *Club of Crows* Season 3, and Univision’s *Descontrol*. He pursued professional acting training at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting and Theatre Los Angeles, Hollywood Film School, Lumiere Film Institute Mexico, Roberto Ayala Dance Studio, Dance Olympus Las Vegas, NV, and Jazzart Dance Studio. He studied under instructors such as Elia K. Schneider, D'Mitri Boudrine, Tim McNeil, Lura Leiva, René Pereira, Ignacio Guadalupe, María Novaro, Juan Carlos De Llaca, Hubert Barrero, Roberto Ayala, Raymundo Zavala, and Dov Siemens, among others.

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Biography from IMDb.

Works as
Actor
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 13 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Up 86% in 30 days

What are Ari Gallegos' films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
31%
Self
30%
Bonds
18%
Survival
17%
Society
4%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · 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 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

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

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · 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

Dread
2
Contemplative
2
Absurd
2
Hopeful
2
Warm
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet1
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

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 Ari Gallegos' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ari Gallegos' 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

13 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Dead Girls(2025)

    Show 6 episodes · as Policía Salto de la Tuxpana

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Caras Vemos(2024)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

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

    Show 8 episodes · as Conductor TV

  • Papá o Mamá(2023)

    as Roberto

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • V/H/S/85(2023)

    as Luis (segment "God of Death")

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Satanic Hispanics(2022)

    as De La Cruz

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • El Sueño de Ayer(2022)

    as Mesero

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Cosas imposibles(2021)

    as The singer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Night Guard(2016)

    as Hugo

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Perfect Dictatorship(2014)

    as Colaborador del Opositor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

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

    as Bar Tender

  • Who's there? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Psychiatrist / Father

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

    as Boy Scout (Segment "Dime cómo Quieras")

Career shape

Star power in the 82nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 13 titles from 2006 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Papá o Mamá (2023)

$2.9M worldwide

Highest rated

Cosas imposibles (2021)

Midcredits 97th

Film career

  • 2021Screen debut· Impossible Things

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting13 of 13: 13 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score36th

By decade

2000s1 · acting2010s4 · acting2020s8 · acting

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.

How do Ari Gallegos' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Papá o Mamá (2023)

87th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Cosas imposibles (2021)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

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 Ari Gallegos work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ari Gallegos' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Eamon O'Farrill shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers