José María de Tavira


José María de Tavira Bianchi is a Mexican film and stage actor.
The son of Mexican theatre director Luis de Tavira and Argentine actress Rosa María Bianchi, he began acting on stage with his parents; at age seven had his first participation in an adaptation of Clotilde en su casa of Jorge Ibargüengoitia, then in 1994 participated in the work Jubileo by Jose Ramon Henríquez. Academy Award nominee Marina de Tavira is José María's cousin.
He made his film debut in The Mask of Zorro playing the main character Alejandro Murrieta as a child. In 2002, he has a brief stint on the Mexican film Amar te duele by Fernando Sariñana. After that he went to London, England, to study drama at Royal Holloway, University of London.
While studying in London, he was called to do a casting for the Mexican comedy Cansada de besar sapos . He played the role of Xavier a stage actor who falls in love with Martha, played by Ana Serradilla. The film was well received by young audiences.
He worked with Fernando Sariñana again in the film Enemigos íntimos as Mauricio co-starring Demián Bichir, Veronica Merchant, Ximena Sariñana, Dolores Heredia and Blanca Sanchez. This movie was shown at the XXIII International Film Festival in Guadalajara.
In September 2008 the film Arráncame la vida, based on the novel of the Mexican writer Angeles Mastretta, got released in Mexico. In this film he played Carlos Vives, a young leader and lover of Catalina Guzmán, played by Ana Claudia Talancón. This Mexican production had a budget of 6.5 million dollars, was filmed in Puebla and Mexico City with locations in the Palace of Fine Arts and Chapultepec Castle among others.
That same year he presented his short film 100 metros at the VI International Film Festival of Morelia. The film is an adaptation of Harold Pinter's Victoria Station and held in conjunction with his brother Julián de Tavira, both worked on the script, production and directing.
In 2009 is starring Amar a morir as Alejandro Vizcaino. The film tells a love story amid the current disputes in Mexico. Also starring Martina García and Alberto Estrella.
In 2016 he appeared in the Mexican version of Rosario Tijeras'' as one of the main characters.

Filmography

Film roles

YearTitleRolesNotes
1998The Mask of ZorroYoung Alejandro Murrieta
2002Amar te dueleAlejandro
2006Tired of Kissing FrogsJavier Martín
2008Tear This Heart OutCarlos Vives
2009Amar a morirAlejandro Vizcaino
2010The Imperialists Are Still Alive!Javier
2010El atentadoÁlvaro Mateos
2010El baile de San JuanPedro Giovanni Marani Tepochteca
2014The OasisCupidShort film
2014Tierra de sangreLeandro
2014Me quedo contigoDiego
2016Qué pena tu vidaJavier
2018DeadtectivesJavier
2019Como novio de puebloDiego
2019PerdidaEric

Television roles