Salvador Chacón (born September 2, 1984) is a Mexican-American actor, producer[1] and director[2] best known for his role as Pablo[3] in the FX original series Mayans M.C.. He currently stars as Gerardo Ortiz-Niño in Apple TV's space series For All Mankind. Additionally he's appeared in Blackish, NCIS and The Chi[4] amongst others. He is a founder and executive producer at Wild Goats Creative and he is part of the director duo "Los Chacon"[5] together with his sibling, photographer Aldo Chacon.[6]
Early life
editSalvador Alfonso Gutiérrez Chacón a.k.a. Salvador Chacón was born in Mexico D.F. on September 2, 1984. He grew up between Mexico City and Cuernavaca Morelos and later moved to the U.S. to pursue a Drama degree at The University of Texas Pan-American. After graduating, he worked multiple jobs in film and Television before making the move to Los Angeles to focus on acting.
Career
editAfter moving to Los Angeles, Salvador started to work in advertising and commercials appearing in national and international campaigns for many American brands. He portrayed the spokesperson[7] for Nissan North American Hispanic market. Parallel to his commercial work he began to take roles in short films and web series that eventually led him to land roles in television shows such as NCIS and later Mayans M.C. and The Chi. Alongside his acting career, Chacón works as an Executive Producer for his company Wild Goats Creative.
Personal life
editChacón resides in Los Angeles and often visits and works in Mexico City.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Breaking Cover | Hernandez | Short Film |
| 2013 | How To Forget | Him | Short Film |
| 2014 | Obsession | Enrique | Short Film |
| 2015 | Navidad | Pedro | Short Film |
| 2016 | Aztec Warrior | Aztec Warriror | Voice |
| 2018 | Wind In the Night | Guillermo | Short Film |
| 2018 | Bad Labor | Roberto Vargas | Feature Film |
| 2018 | Jesse James | James | Short Film |
| 2019 | Sanzu | Caron | Short Film |
| 2022 | Dark Blue | Gael | Short Film |
| 2022 | The Summoned | Joe Agrippa | Feature Film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Awkward Sunrise | Lost In Translation Guy | Lost In Translation |
| 2014 | Sissel With Sassel | Sassel | Main Cast |
| 2015 | Ex-Best | Josh | 3 Episodes |
| 2017 | The Get | The Latino | TV movie |
| 2017 | NCIS | "A-Hole" Guard | Season 15, Ep. 1: House Divided |
| 2020 | The Chi | Tomas Gutierrez | 3 Episodes |
| 2018–2021 | Mayans M.C. | Pablo | 13 Episodes |
| 2022 | Black-ish | Jorge | 1 Episode |
| 2023–2024 | For All Mankind | Gerardo Ortiz-Niño | 9 episodes |
Podcasts
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Wolverine: La Larga Noche | The Hunter/Brent | 2 Episodes |
Commercials
editOver 50 National and International spots, print and digital campaigns, including the spokesperson role for Nissan North American Hispanic market.
References
edit- ^ "Wild Goats Creative". wildGoats Creative. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ Stories, Local. "Exploring Life & Business with Salvador and Aldo Chacón of WildGoats Creative - Voyage LA Magazine | LA City Guide". voyagela.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ trunkprc. "Salvador Chacon". TrunkSpace. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ Petski, Denise (2019-11-20). "'The Chi': Cory Hardrict, Joel Steingold & Salvador Chacon To Recur In Season 3 Of Showtime Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ "LOS CHACÓN". LOS CHACÓN. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ "Aldo Chacon".
- ^ "Salvador Chacon TV Commercials". www.ispot.tv. Retrieved 2020-12-15.