Alfredo Castro

Actor, Writer, Director

Birthdate: December 19, 1955 (70 Years Old)

Birthplace: Santiago de Chile, Metropolitan Region, Chile

Alfredo Castro Gómez was born in Santiago de Chile. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Acting from Universidad de Chile. Presently, he works as a theatre director, actor, pedagogue, playwright, and founder of Teatro La Memoria, a theatre company that marks a milestone in the history of contemporary Chilean theatre. In 2006, the company founded the Centro de Investigación Teatral (Center for Theatrical Investigation) and the Sala de Teatro: Teatro La Memoria (anintimate 100-seat playhouse). In 1989, Gómez received a grant from the French Government for advanced professional studies in Theatre Direction in Paris, Strasbourg, and Lyon. He then traveled to London in 1993, with a scholarship from the British Council for professional training in theatre acting at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts. In June of 2010, Gómez went to Italy to perform alongside distinguished actor Tony Servillo in the Italian film É stato il figlio, directed by Daniele Cipri. As an actor and screenwriter, Alfredo Castro Gómez has participated in several films by Chilean director Pablo Larraín. These have included: Fuga (2006), Tony Manero (2008), and Post Mortem (2010), the last of which was selected to compete for the prestigious Golden Lion award in the 67th Venice International Film Festival, in the Best Film category.

Movies

Known For

The Settlers

José Menéndez (2024)

Rojo

Detective Sinclair (2019)

Museo

Dr. Núñez (2018)

The Club

Padre Vidal (2016)

Alfredo Castro Movies

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2024 |
The Settlers
The Settlers
2024
Crime, Drama, History, Western
In Chile in 1901, three horseman are paid to protect a vast estate. Accompanying a British soldier and an American mercenary is a mixed-race sniper, who realizes that his true mission is to kill the indigenous population.
asJosé Menéndez
2024 |
City of Dreams
City of Dreams
2024
Drama, Thriller
Inspired by a true story, City of Dreams chronicles the journey of a Mexican boy whose dreams of becoming a soccer star are shattered when he's smuggled across the border and sold to a sweatshop in downtown Los Angeles.
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asEl Jefe
2023 |
El Conde
El Conde
2023
Comedy, Fantasy, History
Pablo Larraín's new film is a satire that portrays a universe in which Augusto Pinochet, a 250-year-old vampire who, tired of being remembered as a thief, decides to die.
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asFyodor
2023 |
The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future
The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future
2023
Drama
Cecilia travels to her father's farm after he has a heart attack. Back in her childhood home, Cecilia is met by her long-deceased mother whose presence brings to life a painful past chorused by the natural world around them.
asEnrique
2019 |
Rojo
Rojo
2019
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
In Argentina pre-coup d'etat, a successful lawyer starts to feel against the ropes when a secret of the past threatens his present.
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asDetective Sinclair
2018 |
Museo
Museo
2018
Crime, Drama
In 1985, a group of criminals mock the security of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City to extract 140 pre-Hispanic pieces from their showcases.
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asDr. Núñez
2016 |
From Afar
From Afar
2016
Drama, Romance
Armando, a 50 year man, seeks young men in Caracas and pays them just for company. One day he meets Elder, a 17 years boy that is the leader of a criminal gang, and that meeting changes their lives forever.
asArmando
2016 |
Neruda
Neruda
2016
Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
An inspector hunts down Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, who becomes a fugitive in his home country in the late 1940s for joining the Communist Party.
asGabriel González Videla
2016 |
The Club
The Club
2016
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A crisis counselor is sent by the Catholic Church to a small Chilean beach town where disgraced priests and nuns, suspected of crimes ranging from child abuse to baby-snatching from unwed mothers, live secluded, after an incident occurs.
asPadre Vidal
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as La Loca del Frente
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as La Loca del Frente