Agustin Bernal

Agustín Bernal was a Mexican actor, film director, writer, and producer, mostly known for his frequent appearances in Mexican urban westerns, action films, and crime thrillers. He is sometimes credited as Augustine Bernal. He was born in the town of El Cahulote in Parácuaro, Michoacán in 1959. He joined the army at the age of 14 and participated in the regional Olympics. He learned to read and write in the army and developed a passion for politics, science, mathematics, and art. He moved to Mexico City in 1985 and started working in movies, becoming one of the most recognizable faces in the genre, along with Mario and Fernando Almada. He starred in more than 150 films, such as Grave Robbers, Salvador, and Instructions Not Included. He also produced, directed, and wrote some of his own films, such as Desde el Infierno and El Marihuano. He owned the company Producciones El Cahulote and was involved in the municipal politics of his native town, as a member of the Party of the Democratic Revolution. He died of a heart attack at the age of 59 in Pharr, Texas, where he resided in his final years.