Humberto Busto Marín (born 23 June 1978) is a Mexican actor.
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Biography
Busto got his first major role in 1999, playing Jorge in the film Amores perros, released in 2000.
Busto's performance as Heriberto in Oso Polar won him awards for Best Actor in the 15th Morelia International Film Festival and the 5th Quito Latin American Film Festival, as well as an Ariel Award nomination.
He has been recognized as well for his work behind the camera. Under his direction, La teta de Botero (2014) and Julkita (2017) were winners of Best Short Narrative Made in Mexico award of the Oaxaca FilmFest.
From 2010 to 2012, Busto portrayed the fastidious and self-important Apolinar Caborca in the three seasons of the television series Los héroes del norte.
Humberto Busto has a degree in Dramatic Arts from the University Theater Center of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents and studied for a master's degree in film production at California State University, Northridge.
Personal life
In a 2012 interview, he indirectly affirmed that he was bisexual when asked if he had felt attraction to both men and women, to which he replied, "Yes, of course! I fall in love with squirrels." Seven years later, in July 2019, he was seen actively participating in the march for sexual diversity held in Mexico City. Five years later, in July 2024, he came out as gay, also sharing that he suffered from bullying in his childhood because of his sexual orientation.
Filmography
As director
Hasta la ciruela pasa (2012)
La teta de Botero (2014)
Julkita (2017)
As actor
Amores perros (2000) as Jorge
Sobreviviente (2003)
Transit (2005) as Champinon
Morirse en Domingo (2006) as Carlos
Borderland (2007) as Mario
Después de Lucía (2012) as Cook
Abolición de la propiedad (2012) as Everio
El Incidente (2014) as Carlos
Los parecidos (2015) as Alvaro
Hazlo como hombre (2017) as Eduardo
Oso polar (2017) as Heriberto
El club de los insomnes (2018) as Compañero
Terminales (2008) as Elías Ruíz
Los Héroes del Norte (2010–2012) as Apolinar Caborca
El Chapo (2018) as Conrado Sol (Don Sol)
Diablero (2018) as Isaac El Indio
El juego de las llaves (2019) as Óscar Romero
High Heat (2022) as Ángel Linares
Additional awards and recognition
2015 - Best Ibero-American short film for La teta de Botero, Guadalajara International Film Festival
2015 - Best short film for La teta de Botero, Guadalajara International Film Festival
2017 - Breakthrough actor in a series, super-series, or telenovela for his role as Conrado Higuera Sol "Don Sol" in El Chapo, PRODU Awards