Tonatiuh is currently shooting the 20th Century Television / FX Limited Series, AMERICAN LOVE STORY: JOHN F. KENNEDY JR. & CAROLYN BESSETTE, written and executive produced by Connor Hines. Ryan Murphy and DV Vincentis are showrunning. Ryan Murphy is also directing and executive producing with Color Force, Brad Falchuk, and Alexis Woodall. Tonatiuh is starring as ‘Narciso Rodriguez’ alongside Naomi Watts and Grace Gummer.
Recently, Tonatiuh was cast as Luis Molina, the lead in Bill Condon’s Kiss of the Spider Woman, a musical adaptation of Manuel Puig’s acclaimed novel, starring opposite Jennifer Lopez and Diego Luna. The film premiered at Sundance 2025 to glowing reviews, with The Hollywood Reporter’s David Rooney calling it a “head-turning breakout performance” and Deadline’s Pete Hammond praising Tonatiuh as “heartbreakingly good.”
On the streaming side, Tonatiuh made his Netflix debut in the global hit Carry-On, playing Mateo Flores alongside Taron Egerton and Jason Bateman. The action thriller shattered records, becoming Netflix’s second most-watched film of all time, with over 170 million views in its first four months.
A native Angeleno, Tonatiuh first gained recognition for his role as Marcos Zamora in the critically acclaimed series Vida. He later became a series regular in ABC’s Promised Land and has appeared in Peacock’s Angelyne, Jane the Virgin, Chicago Med, and indie films Drunk Bus and Shoplifters of the World.
Credits:
- Love Story
- Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Carry-On
- Vida
- Angelyne
- Hidden Canyons
- Promised Land
- Chicago Med
- Famous in Love
- Jane the Virgin
Guest Links:
- IMDB: Tonatiuh, Actor
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