José Tenoch Huerta Mejía (Spanish: [teˈnotʃ ˈweɾta]; born 29 January 1981)[1] is a Mexican actor. He has appeared in a number of movies in Latin America and Spain, starring in both feature films, short films, and Narcos: Mexico, credited as Tenoch Huerta. He is one of the actors featured in Mónica Maristain's book 30 Actors Made in Mexico. He played K’uk’ulkan / Namor in 2022's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), now credited as Tenoch Huerta Mejía.[2][3]

Tenoch Huerta
Huerta at San Diego Comic-Con 2022
Born	José Tenoch Huerta Mejía (1981-01-29) 29 January 1981 (age 41) Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico, Mexico
Occupation	Actor and Activist
Years active	2006–present
Notable work	Days of Grace Narcos: Mexico The Forever Purge Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Early life

Huerta was born in Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico,[4] on 29 January 1981. His father, a film buff, enrolled him in an acting course with María Elena Saldaña, and Huerta's later studies were alongside Carlos Torres Torrija and Luis Felipe Tovar.[5] Huerta is of indigenous descent, with a Nahua maternal great-grandmother and a Purépecha paternal great-great-grandmother.[6] Huerta does not self-identify as Indigenous.[7] However, he encourages people to learn more about their Indigenous heritage within and outside the community.[8]

Career

In 2006, he made his acting career debut in the film Asi del precipicio as a minor character. In 2009, he appeared in Cary Joji Fukunaga's film Sin nombre in the role of Li'l Mago, leader of the Tapachula faction of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha gang.

In 2015, he appeared as Carlos Mamami in the biographical disaster survival film The 33, Alejo in Camino. In 2018, he began portraying Rafael Caro Quintero in Netflix's Narcos: Mexico.

In 2021, he appeared as Juan in The Forever Purge, the fifth film of The Purge franchise, alongside his fellow Narcos: Mexico costar Alejandro Edda.[9]

In 2022 during a San Diego Comic-Con presentation for the Marvel Studios film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Huerta was revealed to have joined the cast and revealed to be portraying Namor.[10]

Awards

Best Actor at the Short Short Film Festival in Mexico City, for his performance in Alonso Ruizpalacios' Café paraíso.[11] Huerta has also received five nominations for the Ariel Award, winning for Best Actor for his role in Días de Gracia in 2012.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

• Tenoch Huerta Mejía at IMDb

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