Héctor Bonilla

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

1.3056

Gender

Male

Birthday

14-Mar-1939

Age

(87 years old)

Place of Birth

Tetela de Ocampo, Puebla, Mexico

Also Known As
  • Héctor Hermilo Bonilla Rebentun
  • Hector Bonilla Rebentun

Héctor Bonilla

Biography

Héctor Hermilo Bonilla Rebentún (14 March 1939 – 25 November 2022), better known simply as Héctor Bonilla, was a Mexican actor and director. He is considered one of the finest actors of his generation and an icon of the mexican cinema in the second half of the twentieth century.


Credits

Ámbar Ámbar (1994) Character: Claser-Kluski
Old Max remembers the time as a child when he was taken to the jungle where he met a prophet, a circus man and other weird characters.
Una vez, un hombre... Una vez, un hombre... (1971) Character: N/A
Young factory worker becomes apprentice to an alchemist, and he ends up going to the moon to repair equipment belonging to The Three Fates.
Luces de la noche Luces de la noche (1998) Character: Eduardo
On a whim, a retired gentleman decides to track down an old girlfriend from decades back.
Los novios Los novios (1971) Character: Genaro
Near the end of a very long engagement, two lovers break away from each other to cut loose and have one crazy weekend before their wedding.
Julia y el Portal del Abismo Julia y el Portal del Abismo (2021) Character: N/A
Julia is a woman searching for the meaning of life. When Julia is kidnapped by a homeless man, she is transported to a magic world where she will have to fight fantastic creatures.
El secreto oculto El secreto oculto (2003) Character: Padre Antonio
The faithful are given advance warning (via a TV broadcast) that demons are going to be unleashed on Earth during an upcoming lunar eclipse.
¿Pax? ¿Pax? (1968) Character: N/A
Mexican experimental feature film, made for the 1968 olympics.
Serpientes y escaleras Serpientes y escaleras (1992) Character: Gregario Cisneros
Two young girls used to play Serpents and Ladders. One of them always won, but they are very close friends. When they grow up, the winner is still the lucky one in the game of life, but life can be treacherous...
El mexicano El mexicano (1977) Character: N/A
On the border between Mexico and the United States, there is a man willing to do anything. Handsome and adventurous, he prepares to live a new life that will make him a legend.
El monasterio de los buitres El monasterio de los buitres (1973) Character: Marcos
In a remote Mexican monastery, a Father Prior subjects young seminarians to psychoanalysis to test their vocation. As sessions peel back secrets and doubts, faith, desire, and authority collide.
La peste del insomnio La peste del insomnio (2020) Character: N/A
30 actresses and actors from Latin America, seek to evoke hope in the midst of the health and economic crisis unleashed by Covid-19, through the reading of fragments from the work of Gabriel García Márquez alluding to the plague of oblivion.
Tres amigos Tres amigos (1970) Character: N/A
Man accused of murder, and the dead man's daughter, try to find proof of the real murderer's identity.
Un adorable sinverguenza Un adorable sinverguenza (1983) Character: N/A
A young man and woman are running a phony fortune parlor. One day an attractive young woman enters their parlor to get her fortune read. The man makes his usual behind-the-scenes telephone call to learn of the young woman's background while his female accomplice lays down tarot cards. It turns out that the young woman comes from a very wealthy family. The man now decides to use the young woman in a dangerous scam to extort money from her rich parents.
Meridiano 100 Meridiano 100 (1976) Character: El Rojo
The task of some guerrillas is to try to foment the conscience among peasants of a town, but their attempts will be tragically restricted.
Patsy, mi amor Patsy, mi amor (1969) Character: Germán
Written by future Nobel-prize winner Gabriel García Márquez, this is the story of Patsy, a wealthy debutante with an acute sense of living and boundless curiosity. She falls in love with an older man (Julio Alemán) whom is married and mediocre, and thus learns the hard way about unhappiness, marring her rose colored world.
Las paredes hablan Las paredes hablan (2012) Character: Vértiz
A tragic and epic love that transcends time and generations unites Maria and Javier forever. During important periods in Mexico (The War of Independence, the Revolution and current times) these souls play out their destiny facing political squabbles, social pressures, family hatred and historical battles, seeking to make a relationship flower which seems fated to die.
Amor que mata Amor que mata (1994) Character: Dr. Ramón Peñaloza
Diego is a young musician who lives the terrible death of his uncle to AIDS. While in his deep depresion he meets Gabriela, which brings back a smile to his face. Just when life seems more promising than ever, one beutiful night death once again took a toll on his life. It seems as though the phantoms of the past are never going to let him go.
Enamorada Enamorada (1984) Character: N/A
Lucía, a beautiful stewardess, discovers love and betrayal when she falls in love in New York.
Doble indemnización Doble indemnización (1996) Character: Domingo
When a man dies, he leaves a life insurance policy in his daughters' names, and his sons-in-law hatch a plan to collect it twice.
Yo Amo, Tu Amas, Nosotros... Yo Amo, Tu Amas, Nosotros... (1975) Character: Lic. Arturo Larios
A young girl, María, has 17 “boyfriends” and a fiancé approved by her mother. On his deathbed, Don Eustaquio sends Arturo, a lawyer, in search of his wife Victoria and his daughter Maria, whom he abandoned under pressure from her family. Arturo finds them working in a toy store. Arturo inherits the house of his ancestors during his lifetime, but ten children live there and Maria decides not to take them out because she has cleaned it. However, Eustaquio recovers and marries Victoria, as well as María marries Arturo, on the condition of adopting the children.
El Brazo de Oro El Brazo de Oro (1979) Character: Timothy Leach
Timothy Leach moves in to an abandoned farm house with his wife. On the way a man befriends Timothy with the intention to pass Marlene to him (A golden arm brace that gives who ever wears it dead eye shooting accuracy). A group of bandits notice them and see them as easy prey. they rob them of goods and supplies. on another trip the bandits seeing Mrs. Leach all alone assault her. as she lays on the ground the man who befriended Timothy strangles her. when Timothy arrives he blames the bandits and gives him Marlene and hands him a gun he is reluctant as he has never shot a gun before, but soon discovers it possesses incredible powers which uses nerves impulses to hit the target every time. Timothy is afraid but he also wants to avenge the life of his wife. even if he has to take them all on.
La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano La Lucha Invade el Cine Mexicano (2024) Character: El Angel Enmascarado
Lucha libre is part of Mexican culture, but how did something that was shown in circuses and fairs become a cinematic genre? Join us to learn about this trajectory.
Mole de olla, receta original Mole de olla, receta original (2019) Character: N/A
A dysfunctional family reunites after the grandmother's death, who was a famous cooker of the traditional mexican dish: mole de olla.
Una Navidad no tan padre Una Navidad no tan padre (2021) Character: Don Servando
Bitter, grumpy patriarch Don Servando and his family travel to spend Christmas with Doña Alicia, a relative who becomes his "ultimate nemesis". It may be Christmas, but Don Servando is set on proving to everyone that Doña Alicia is a terrible person.
Dime cuando tú Dime cuando tú (2020) Character: N/A
After his grandfather's death, a young man decides to fulfill his elder's last wish with the help of his new friends. The problem starts when he falls in love with a female friend who may not feel the same.
Narda o el verano Narda o el verano (1970) Character: Jorge
Two friends on a summer getaway find and fall for a mysterious woman who will change their lives forever.
7:19 7:19 (2016) Character: Martin Soriano
At 7:19 a.m., on September 19th of 1985, the most destructive earthquake hit Mexico City. Inside what's left of a building, a group of survivors fight for their lives waiting for rescue.
Mina, viento de libertad Mina, viento de libertad (1977) Character: N/A
Xavier Mina accepted the commission to lead a liberating expedition in support of General Morelos. He failed to arrive in Mexico until Morelos had died and the Mexican Congress (which in New Spain faced the absolutism of Fernando VII) was dissolved, but for eight months he directed a series of more or less brilliant military actions, in the face of the harassment of the Viceroy , Who finally got him arrested.
Treintona, Soltera y Fantástica Treintona, Soltera y Fantástica (2016) Character: Arturo Duarte
A woman in her mid-30s breaks up with her boyfriend of seven years and goes on a journey of self-discovery.
El Cambio El Cambio (1971) Character: Alfredo
Two young people leave city life for the simplicity of life in the province. Unfortunately, the beach they are going to live next to is being polluted by a local factory.
El Hotel El Hotel (2016) Character: Alex's Dad
A single mother named Maria unexpectedly inherits an hotel from her deceased father, where she will find the truth about her past while she tries get the business going.
Ana y Bruno Ana y Bruno (2017) Character: Dr. Mendez
Ana, a nine year old girl, arrives with her mother to an isolated beach with the intention to rest and to know the sea. There, she discovers that they are under a terrible threat, therefore she is obligated to look for help with her father in order to save her mother.
Rojo amanecer Rojo amanecer (1990) Character: Humberto
On October 2, 1968, a student uprising descends into violence after the Mexican government begins to use lethal force against the protesters.
La leyenda de una máscara La leyenda de una máscara (1991) Character: El Ángel Enmascarado
A reporter starts investigating the life of the recently deceased wrestler "The Masked Angel"
El bulto El bulto (1992) Character: Alberto
After being in a comma for 20 year, Lauro wakes up in a very different Mexico than the one he lived on. Ideas, hopes, ways-of-life and customs have changed, and Mexicans of the nineties are strangers for a man sleeping since 1971. Lauro will have to deal with the changes brought by the History, and will have to accept that the future is never as we imagined it when we were young.
Crónica de un Desayuno Crónica de un Desayuno (2000) Character: Ernesto
A view of the end-of-the-century Mexican family. A father who comes back home after a long absence, but who would rather be somewhere else. A daughter suffering from a trapped pain. A son full of guilt and recriminations. A little kid who soaks up all the tension in the house, like a sponge, and a self-effacing mother who would like to go away and leave everything behind.
María de mi Corazón María de mi Corazón (1979) Character: Hector Roldan
Héctor and María meet again after eight years of not seeing each other. She works as a magician in cabarets and he robs houses. María convinces Héctor to become a magician and work together. Life seems to smile on them until one day, when Maria travels to another city, the couple's situation will be overshadowed by an unfortunate event.
Una última y nos vamos Una última y nos vamos (2015) Character: Picho
A group of mariachis receives a letter to be part of the National Mariachi Contest in Mexico City. In order to be able to win they will need to travel together and solve their differences since their prime was 30 years ago.
El cumpleaños del perro El cumpleaños del perro (1975) Character: Gustavo Ballesteros
Two men who kill their wives so they can be together. A tailor goes from having his dog as his best friend to a young man, in a friendship that becomes so very close that the younger man murders his wife. He is helped by the other man. The husband wants to help him, but his wife wants to turn him in to the police. So he also kills his wife.
The Children of Sanchez The Children of Sanchez (1978) Character: Mario
Hall Bartlett directs the rural drama The Children of Sanchez, based on the tome The Children of Sanchez: Autobiography of a Mexican Family written by Oscar Lewis in the '60s. Anthony Quinn stars as the widowed Jesus Sanchez, a poor farmer struggling to provide for his family in Mexico City. Also starring Lupita Ferrer as Consuelo and Stathis Giallelis as Roberto. This is the last film in the 50-year career of international star Dolores del Rio, who plays the Grandma. Jazz-pop performer Chuck Mangione was nominated for a Golden Globe and won a Grammy award for his original musical score.
Un padre no tan padre Un padre no tan padre (2016) Character: Don Servando
Mr. Villegas, an old man with old-fashioned thoughts, has to move with his son after he has been kicked out from his retirement home.
Matinée Matinée (1977) Character: Aquiles
Jorge and Aarón, two young boys growing up in a quiet town often miss classes to go together to the cinema matinee. One day they are kidnapped by robbers while traveling in a truck. After the disintegration of the band, they begin to participate in the robberies until the adventure turns into something more sinister and dangerous.



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