José María Yazpik (born November 13, 1970) is a Mexican actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Amado Carrillo Fuentes in the third season of Narcos (2017) and in its three-season follow-up series Narcos: Mexico (2018–2021).
Biography Yazpik was born in Mexico City, Mexico, into a wealthy family, the son of successful gynaecologist José María Meza and housewife Cristina Yazpik. His mother is of Lebanese descent. He has two siblings. When Yazpik was a child, his father decided to move the family to San Diego, California, United States, and started a practice in Tijuana. The family settled in La Jolla. After his father's practice failed, the family moved to Tijuana, but Yazpik and his brother continued going to school in San Diego.
Yazpik's first acting job came from a friend of his father, who produced the television film The Brute With the Angel of Death. He moved to Mexico City to study at the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA), run by broadcasting company Televisa. Upon graduating he was offered minor roles in youth soap operas on Televisa. He had his first major role on television in the soap opera The Dove in 1995, produced by José Rendón, which stopped production because of the death of its star actor .
In 1996, Yazpik acted in his second telenovela, Song of Love, produced by Luis de Llano Macedo, and in the film Última llamada, directed by Carlos Garcia Agraz. In 1997, he gained roles in television, playing a villainous youth in the telenovelas Pueblo chico, infierno grande and Ángela, both produced by José Alberto Castro.
Yazpik portrayed Mexican narcotics trafficker, Amado Carrillo Fuentes in the third season of the Netflix drama series Narcos (2017) and in all three seasons of Narcos: Mexico (2018–2021).
Filmography Film
Última llamada (1996) as Pizzarista Talk to Her (2002) as Minor Role (uncredited) The Blue Room (2002) as Roberto Tiro de gracia (2003, Short) Sin ton ni Sonia (2003) as Mauricio Shot of Grace (2003) Nicotina (2004) as Joaquin Bad Education (2004) as Minor Role (uncredited) Crónicas (2004) as Iván Suárez Pata de gallo (2004, Short) as Executive Voces inocentes (2004) as Uncle Beto Sueño (2005) as Pancho Las vueltas del citrillo (2006) as Jose Isabel Solo Dios sabe (2006) as Jonathan Matapájaros (2006, Short) Un mundo maravilloso (2006) as Financial Advisor Last Call (2006) as Pizzarista Borderland (2007) as Zoilo Por siempre (2007, Short) La hora cero (2008, Short) as Lorenzo The Burning Plain (2008) as Carlos Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) as Vasquez Just Walking (2008) as Felix Abel (2010) as Anselmo El atentado (2010) as Arnulfo Arroyo Colosio: El asesinato (2012) as Andres Vazquez Morelos (2012) as Ignacio López Rayón El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza (2012) as Peyote Asesino (voice) Tijuana, te amo (2012) as Anthony I'm So Excited (2013) as Infante No sé si cortarme las venas o dejármelas largas (2013) as Actor TvNovela Fighting for Freedom (2013) as Oscar Salazar The Obscure Spring (2014) as Igor / Husband Mr. Pig (2016) as Payo Everybody Loves Somebody (2017) as Daniel The Future Ahead (2017) Powder (2019) as El Chato There Are No Saints (2022) as Neto Niente Eureka (2023) Madame Web (2024) as Santiago Greedy People (2024) as The Colombian Apocalypse Z (2024) as Pritchenko You're Dating a Narcissist! (2026) as Daniel
Television The Dove (1995) as Angel Song of Love (1996) as Swami Pueblo chico, infierno grande (1997) as Sebastian Paleo "Bataan" (young) Ángela (1998) as Rene Bautista Solórzano Life in the mirror (1999) as Roman Mauricio Franco All for Love (2000) as Matthew Fidel (2002, TV Movie) as Camilo Cienfuegos Heads or Tails (2002) as Armando Fisherman Cries of death and freedom (2010) as Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Narcos (2017) as Amado Carrillo Fuentes Narcos: Mexico (2018–2021) as Amado Carrillo Fuentes The Gringo Hunters (2025) as Joaquin Meyer-Rodriguez
References
External links
Interview with José María Yazpik in Leopard: "José María Yazpik profile