Daniel Giménez Cacho Biography: Age, Net Worth, Height, Wife, Parents, Career, Awards & Filmography

Daniel Giménez Cacho García better known as Daniel Giménez Cacho, is an actor, director, and producer who became a prominent figure in Mexican cinema after a breakthrough performance in the 1991 romantic comedy Sólo con tu pareja.

This collaboration with director Alfonso Cuarón established him as a leading talent in the “New Mexican Cinema” movement.

He achieved international fame for his roles in critically acclaimed films such as the horror feature Cronos, directed by Guillermo del Toro, and Pedro Almodóvar‘s Bad Education.

With a career that includes collaborations with all three of the “Three Amigos” directors — Cuarón, del Toro, and Alejandro González Iñárritu — he is regarded as one of the most versatile and influential performers in Ibero-American media.

Quick Facts

• Full Name: Daniel Giménez Cacho García
• Stage Name: Daniel Giménez Cacho
• Date of Birth: May 15, 1961
• Age: 65 years old
• Gender: Male
• Place of Birth: Madrid, Spain
• Nationality: Mexican, Spanish
• Profession: Actor, Director, Producer
• Height: 1.74 m
• Eye Color: Brown
• Hair Color: Gray
• Parents: Luis Giménez Cacho (Father), Julia García Casado (Mother)
• Siblings: 5 older siblings
• Spouse: Maya Goded
• Children: N/A
• Relationship Status: Married
• Religion: Christianity
• Ethnicity: Spanish
• Net Worth: $4 million

Early Life and Education

Daniel Giménez Cacho García is now at the age of 65 years old was born on May 15, 1961.

He was born in Madrid, Spain, as the youngest of six children to parents who were deeply involved in the arts; his father, Luis Giménez Cacho, and his mother, Julia García Casado, were both actors.

His mother also gained recognition as a painter.

He moved to Mexico as a child, where he grew up immersed in theater culture.

For his education, he attended the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where he majored in Theatre.

He later expanded his training by studying acting, voice, and dance across Mexico, Italy, and Spain to refine his craft.

He is of Spanish ethnicity and practices Christianity, the predominant religion in his home country.

Personal Life

Daniel Giménez Cacho is married to Maya Goded, a renowned Mexican photographer and documentary filmmaker.

The couple has maintained a stable and relatively private personal life, frequently appearing together at major film festivals and industry events, such as the Venice International Film Festival.

There are no public records indicating a history of divorce or extra-marital affairs.

Career

Daniel Giménez Cacho‘s career began in the theater during the 1980s, where he built a diverse repertoire performing works by Shakespeare and O’Neill.

He transitioned to television in 1989 with a role in the soap opera Teresa before finding major film success.

He is uniquely distinguished as the only actor to have worked with all three Mexican Oscar-winning directors: Alfonso Cuarón in Sólo con tu pareja (1991), Guillermo del Toro in Cronos (1993), and Alejandro González Iñárritu in Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022).

His filmography includes over 60 films and 15 television shows, ranging from the narrator of Y tu mamá también to a leading role in the Netflix series Club de Cuervos.

He has also directed stage productions and television series like Crónica de castas.

Awards

• Ariel Award for Best Actor for Cronos (1993)
• Ariel Award for Best Actor for Profundo carmesí (1997)
• Ariel Award for Best Actor for Aro Tolbukhin. En la mente del asesino (2003)
• Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor for Nicotina (2004)
• Ariel Award for Best Actor for Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2023)
• Goya Award for Best Actor for Colosio: El asesinato (2013)
• ACE Award for Best Actor for Zama (2019)

Net Worth

Daniel Giménez Cacho has an estimated net worth of $4 million.

He earned this wealth through a prolific four-decade career as a lead actor in internationally distributed films and major streaming series.

Social Media

• Instagram: @danielgimenezcacho
• X: @gimenezcacho

Filmography

• El camino largo a Tijuana (1989)
• Sólo con tu pareja (1991)
• Cabeza de Vaca (1991)
• Cronos (1993)
• Midaq Alley (1995)
• Deep Crimson (1996)
• No One Writes to the Colonel (1999)
• Y Tu Mamá También (2001)
• The Virgin of Lust (2002)
• Aro Tolbukhin. In the Mind of a Killer (2002)
• Nicotina (2003)
• Bad Education (2004)
• Innocent Voices (2004)
• The Zone (2007)
• Tear This Heart Out (2008)
• Hell (2010)
• We Are What We Are (2010)
• Get the Gringo (2012)
• Colosio: The Murder (2012)
• Snow White (2012)
• Club de Cuervos (2015)
• A Monster with a Thousand Heads (2015)
• Zama (2017)
• Siberia (2020)
• Memoria (2021)
• Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)
• Familia (2023)
• Kill the Jockey (2024)

Books

• Daniel Giménez Cacho, Les Juro Que Yo No Soy Así (2022)