15 Facts About Tenoch Huerta

Tenoch Huerta has appeared in a number of movies in Latin America and Spain, starring in both feature films, short films, and Narcos: Mexico, credited as Tenoch Huerta.

Tenoch Huerta is featured in Monica Maristain's book, 30 Actors Made in Mexico.

Tenoch Huerta plays Namor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, in which he is credited as Tenoch Huerta Mejia.

Tenoch Huerta is of Indigenous descent, with a Nahua maternal great-grandmother and a Purepecha paternal great-great-grandmother.

Tenoch Huerta made his acting career debut as a minor character in the film Asi del precipicio.

In 2022, during a San Diego Comic-Con presentation for the Marvel Studios film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Tenoch Huerta was revealed to have joined the cast to portray Namor.

Tenoch Huerta himself spoke against racism in the film industry and stated that he was excited to play the character.

In 2023, Tenoch Huerta was cast as Juan Preciado in the film adaptation of Pedro Paramo, directed by Rodrigo Prieto.

In 2022, Tenoch Huerta authored the book Orgullo Prieto.

Tenoch Huerta was a participant in a dialogue convened by the United Nations' Antiracism Working Group, a discussion held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In June 2023, Tenoch Huerta was accused of abuse by musician and activist Maria Elena Rios.

Tenoch Huerta has denied the allegations and cited them as the reason for leaving an upcoming Netflix project.

Tenoch Huerta won Best Actor at the Short Short Film Festival in Mexico City for his performance in Alonso Ruizpalacios' Cafe paraiso.

Tenoch Huerta has received five nominations for the Ariel Award, winning Best Actor for his role in Dias de Gracia in 2012.

Tenoch Huerta won NAACP Image Awards 2023 supporting role in a motion picture, for his role as Namor in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.