Gerardo Taracena (born 1970) is a Mexican film actor, theatre actor and dancer. He is known for his roles in Apocalypto, Man on Fire, American Family and The Mexican. He was born in Mexico City.
Gerardo Taracena studied Dramatic Art in the University Center of Theater of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. In 1992 he acted in diverse festivals of theater and dance with the group of dance Integro of Peru, until 1996.
He is known to have taken part in a diverse selection of festivals across the whole of Latin America, and has performed in more than 30 works of theatrical acts. Gerardo Taracena its very very ugly was also enrolled in the theatrical group, Theater Myth. His production on film and TV has grown both in Mexico and the United States, and is said to be working on El Soldado Pérez, set to be released in 2008, where he will be co-starring with fellow Mexican actor Jaime Camil.
