José Zúñiga
Biography
Born in Honduras, José moved to New York City at the age of 7. His first film was RIDING THE RAILS. Jose rode on freight trains and lived in homeless shelters during the 4 months of filming. When he returned to NYC his then agent secured him an audition for ALIVE directed by Frank Marshall.
61years old
Turns 62 on April 1in 142 days
- Born Tegucigalpa
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as José Zuñiga
Movie Career
- Films
- 29
- Career span
- 32 years1993 to 2025
First and latest
Share
José Zúñiga movies on Netflix
Rosarioas Oscar Fuentes
The Life Listas Samuel
A Sudden Case of Christmasas Mark
Sound of Freedomas Roberto
Half Brothersas Evaristo
Against the Clockas Ah Puch
A Place in the Caribbeanas Gael
The Dark Toweras Dr. Hotchkiss
The Most Hated Woman in Americaas Detective Campos
The Duelas General Calderon
Diabloas Guillermo
Mary Loss of Soulas Victor Solis
The Callas Marco
The Chaperoneas Carlos
Nextas Security Chief Roybal
Constantineas Detective Weiss
The Huntedas Bobby Moret
Snow White: The Fairest of Them Allas Hector
Gun Shyas Fidel Vaillar
Happy Accidentsas Jose
Next Stop Wonderlandas Andre de Silva
Ransomas David Torres
Blue in the Faceas Jerry
Smokeas OTB Man #2, Jerry
Stonewallas Randy
Crooklynas Tommy La La
Freshas Lt. Perez
Nadjaas Bartender
Aliveas Fraga, the Mechanic
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Brad Anderson directed three of these films, Paul Auster two and Wayne Wang two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.








Films together
Giancarlo Esposito3 films together, 1994 to 1995
Giancarlo Esposito's page Blue in the Face1995IMDb rating 6.6Zúñiga as JerryEsposito as Tommy Finelli
Smoke1995IMDb rating 7.4Zúñiga as OTB Man #2, JerryEsposito as OTB Man #1, Tommy
Fresh1994IMDb rating 7.5Zúñiga as Lt. PerezEsposito as Esteban
Jared Harris3 films together, 1994 to 1995
Jared Harris's page Blue in the Face1995IMDb rating 6.6Zúñiga as JerryHarris as Jimmy Rose
Smoke1995IMDb rating 7.4Zúñiga as OTB Man #2, JerryHarris as Jimmy Rose
Nadja1994IMDb rating 6.0Zúñiga as BartenderHarris as Edgar
Victor Argo3 films together, 1995 to 1998
Victor Argo's page Next Stop Wonderland1998IMDb rating 6.5Zúñiga as Andre de SilvaArgo as Frank
Blue in the Face1995IMDb rating 6.6Zúñiga as JerryArgo as Vinnie
Smoke1995IMDb rating 7.4Zúñiga as OTB Man #2, JerryArgo as Vinnie
Harvey Keitel2 films together, 1995
Harvey Keitel's page Blue in the Face1995IMDb rating 6.6Zúñiga as JerryKeitel as Auggie Wren
Smoke1995IMDb rating 7.4Zúñiga as OTB Man #2, JerryKeitel as Auggie Wren
Peter Fonda2 films together, 1994 to 2017
Peter Fonda's page The Most Hated Woman in America2017IMDb rating 6.1Zúñiga as Detective CamposFonda as Reverend Harrington
Nadja1994IMDb rating 6.0Zúñiga as BartenderFonda as Dracula…
Mira Sorvino2 films together, 1995 to 2023
Mira Sorvino's page Sound of Freedom2023IMDb rating 7.6Zúñiga as RobertoSorvino as Katherine Ballard
Blue in the Face1995IMDb rating 6.6Zúñiga as JerrySorvino as Young lady
Brad AndersonDirector, 3 films, 1998 to 2013
All films by Brad Anderson The Call2013IMDb rating 6.7Zúñiga as Marco
Happy Accidents2000IMDb rating 7.1Zúñiga as Jose
Next Stop Wonderland1998IMDb rating 6.5Zúñiga as Andre de Silva
Paul AusterDirector, 2 films, 1995
All films by Paul Auster Blue in the Face1995IMDb rating 6.6Zúñiga as Jerry
Smoke1995IMDb rating 7.4Zúñiga as OTB Man #2, Jerry
Wayne WangDirector, 2 films, 1995
All films by Wayne Wang Blue in the Face1995IMDb rating 6.6Zúñiga as Jerry
Smoke1995IMDb rating 7.4Zúñiga as OTB Man #2, Jerry
Also two films together13 more actors
- Paul Ben-VictorRosario (2025) and Gun Shy (2000)
- Delroy LindoRansom (1996) and Crooklyn (1994)
- Holland TaylorHappy Accidents (2000) and Next Stop Wonderland (1998)
- Isaiah WashingtonStonewall (1995) and Crooklyn (1994)
- Cara BuonoHappy Accidents (2000) and Next Stop Wonderland (1998)
- Guillermo DíazStonewall (1995) and Fresh (1994)
- Vincent SpanoHalf Brothers (2020) and Alive (1993)
- Manny PerezSound of Freedom (2023) and Crooklyn (1994)
- Malik YobaBlue in the Face (1995) and Smoke (1995)
- Michael DeLorenzoGun Shy (2000) and Alive (1993)
- Stephen GevedonBlue in the Face (1995) and Smoke (1995)
- Sharif RashedBlue in the Face (1995) and Crooklyn (1994)
- Sam SederHappy Accidents (2000) and Next Stop Wonderland (1998)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What José Zúñiga's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.2 billion
19 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 28 films: 19 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.
- 19Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 5Figure not found
Top grosser

Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 96% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$309M26.6% of the total
- 2$251M21.6% of the total
- 3$231M19.9% of the total
- 4$113M9.7% of the total
- 5$76M6.5% of the total
- 6$69M5.9% of the total
- 7$37M3.2% of the total
- 8$34M2.9% of the total
Online
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