Trujillo, Valentín

(Rafael Valentín Trujillo Gazcón)

(1951 - )

   the nephew of director Gilberto Gazcón (and thus also related to the de Anda family), the baby-faced Valentín Trujillo was on-screen as early as 1961, but made his mark playing "sensitive young man" roles in the late '60s and early '70s (he won a "Diosa de Plata" as Best New Male Actor for Figuras de arena). Later in the '70s he began playing action leads, and continued to be very popular in this vein into the 1990s. He has also directed and produced films. Trujillo was nominated for a Best Actor Ariel for Perro callejero, and for a Best Supporting Actor Ariel for Ansia de matar. He is married to actress Patricia María, and his brothers Raúl and Gilberto have also had acting careers.