Alberto Estrella Biography

Fast Facts

• Starred in "The Queen of the Night," which was nominated in the 1994 Cannes Film Festival
• Began his acting career at the National Youth Institute at age 14, where students do all of the scenery, costumes, promotion, etc․ by themselves
• Quote: "Everything related to art is magical, because it creates another reality, because it forces us to not only give value to the material and tangible․"
• Quote: "(On why film culture is important to Mexico): "Culture allows us to expand our horizon to be better parents, better children, better citizens, better human beings․""
• Approaches characters by analyzing their circumstances, objectives, and social and historical environments from both emotional and logical points of view
• Best known for playing Marcial Andrade on the telenovela "Between Love and Hatred" and Emiliano Zapata in the film "Holy Pilgrims․"
• His first role was Perico Montoya on "Plaza Sésamo," the Mexican version of Sesame Street