Diego Vásquez

Acting

Diego Vásquez

Born

1965-03-24 (61)

Place of birth

Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia

Known for

Acting

Credits

26 titles

Diego Vásquez (Ibagué, March 24, 1965) is a Colombian actor, known for his participation in productions such as El Chapo, El Joe, la leyenda and for his leading role in Un bandido honrado.

Known for

One Hundred Years of Solitude poster
8.1

In the mythical town Macondo, seven generations of the Buendía family navigate love, oblivion and the inescapability of their past — and their fate.

One Hundred Years of Solitude

2024

Freelance poster
6.4

An ex-special forces operative takes a job to provide security for a journalist as she interviews a dictator, but a military coup breaks out in the middle of the interview, they are forced to escape into the jungle where they must survive.

Freelance

2023

Football Dreams poster
8.0

The Selection is a review of the exciting world of football and the eventful lives of four emblematic players of the Colombian National Team: Carlos Valderrama, Freddy Rincón, René Higuita and Faustino Asprilla.

Football Dreams

2013

Los protegidos poster
4.0

Los Protegidos is a Colombian telenovela aired since May 6, 2008 on Colombian TV network RCN. This telenovela is produced by Teleset and it was created as a counterweight for Caracol Televisión's new production El Cartel, but it was premiered before this last one in order to get a higher impact in the viewers.

Los protegidos

2008

The Mafia Dolls poster
7.6

Las Muñecas De La Mafia is a 2009 Colombian telenovela produced by BE-TV and broadcast by Caracol TV. It's based on Juan Camilo Ferrand and Andres Lopez's book "Las Fantásticas". They also wrote the scripts for the television series. The telenovela will debut soon on the Telefutura Network. Series debuted on May 3, 2010 after the Vecinos finale. The show ended July 2010 in the U.S. It talks about the story of Brenda, Olivia, Violeta, Renata and Pamela. They get into trouble throughout the series because they get involved with some mafia guys from "El Carmen" in Colombia.They all have sad endings. Pamela immigrates, at the end of the story, to the United States of America to try to get away from trouble and be close to her father, who was a pilot and end up in jail because he was captured by DEA taking cocaine to U.S in a plain, and ends up as a maid but tells Brenda she is happy and having a great life. Olivia ends up in jail for having a fake wedding with a Braulio Bermudez and getting some of his properties. Violeta dies when the two mafia opposite sides were going to end a war that was going on in between them.Renata also dies because she was force by erick, to pay money she owe him, to carry drugs in her stomach to the United States and no one of her loved ones knew because she had no identification on her. Brenda ends up being pregnant by Braulio, she never saw him again, because he was taken to an US jail. This is a very exiting story to see and it shows how easy life is never a good choice, might be nice and easy at the beginning but some day all ends.

The Mafia Dolls

2009

En la Boca del Lobo poster
7.2

Based on a true story and the book, At the Devil's Table: The Untold Story of the Insider Who Brought Down the Cali Cartel by award-winning investigative reporter William C. Rempel, En la Boca del Lobo follows the series of events that ultimately lead to the dramatic downfall of Colombia’s infamous Cali drug cartel. The story centers on Ricardo Salgado, an engineer and soldier who rises ranks and became in charge of the security of the godfather of the Cali Cartel, one of the largest criminal organizations in the world and rival of the Medellin Cartel.

En la Boca del Lobo

2014

Film credits

2000s · 8 titles

Satanás - Profile of a Killer poster
7.1

Based on the Mario Mendoza's book and inspired by true events, tells three interconnected stories happening in the eve of the infamous Pozzetto Massacre.

Satanás - Profile of a Killer

2007

The Passion of Gabriel poster
7.5

In a small hamlet in the Colombian mountains, a newly appointed padre Father Gabriel finds himself torn between his spiritual calling and his desires for a young woman named Silvia, while also trying to protect his congregation from being drawn into the increasingly violent battles between the government military and rebel forces that surround the town.

The Passion of Gabriel

2009

Looking for you poster
7.0

William, a five-year-old boy, loses his innocence while helping his uncle Gustavo organize an orchestra with several friends.

Looking for you

2002

Terminal poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Terminal

2000

A Game of Cat and Mouse poster
8.1

The neighborhood La Estrella, in Bogotá, is inhabited by families displaced by the violence. Before the event which is the arrival of the electric light, that night there is a celebration. Cristancho and Brochero families, neighbors, friends and leaders of La Estrella, will be involved in a series of incidents and jokes.

A Game of Cat and Mouse

2002

The Maximum Penalty poster
8.1

After seeing how the Colombian National Football Team achieves a draw against Argentina, Mariano Concha —a public employee for whom football is a great passion— starts a whole process to attend the next crucial match, in Bogotá and against the same team, going over all his duties and risking the future of his reduced economy. An unexpected event transforms his plans to go to the stadium.

The Maximum Penalty

2001

The First Night poster
7.3

A couple of farmers have been displaced from their land, a jungle area, isolated from the world, where lived his childhood and youth, and was brutally thrown to face the streets of an unfamiliar city, huge and ruthless.

The First Night

2003

Malamor poster
4.0

Troubled teen Lisa can't seem to find the joy in everyday things. Lashing out desperately, she falls in love with her mother's junkie boyfriend, which can't end well.

Malamor

2004

Series credits

One Hundred Years of Solitude poster
8.1

In the mythical town Macondo, seven generations of the Buendía family navigate love, oblivion and the inescapability of their past — and their fate.

One Hundred Years of Solitude

2024

Football Dreams poster
8.0

The Selection is a review of the exciting world of football and the eventful lives of four emblematic players of the Colombian National Team: Carlos Valderrama, Freddy Rincón, René Higuita and Faustino Asprilla.

Football Dreams

2013

Los protegidos poster
4.0

Los Protegidos is a Colombian telenovela aired since May 6, 2008 on Colombian TV network RCN. This telenovela is produced by Teleset and it was created as a counterweight for Caracol Televisión's new production El Cartel, but it was premiered before this last one in order to get a higher impact in the viewers.

Los protegidos

2008

The Mafia Dolls poster
7.6

Las Muñecas De La Mafia is a 2009 Colombian telenovela produced by BE-TV and broadcast by Caracol TV. It's based on Juan Camilo Ferrand and Andres Lopez's book "Las Fantásticas". They also wrote the scripts for the television series. The telenovela will debut soon on the Telefutura Network. Series debuted on May 3, 2010 after the Vecinos finale. The show ended July 2010 in the U.S. It talks about the story of Brenda, Olivia, Violeta, Renata and Pamela. They get into trouble throughout the series because they get involved with some mafia guys from "El Carmen" in Colombia.They all have sad endings. Pamela immigrates, at the end of the story, to the United States of America to try to get away from trouble and be close to her father, who was a pilot and end up in jail because he was captured by DEA taking cocaine to U.S in a plain, and ends up as a maid but tells Brenda she is happy and having a great life. Olivia ends up in jail for having a fake wedding with a Braulio Bermudez and getting some of his properties. Violeta dies when the two mafia opposite sides were going to end a war that was going on in between them.Renata also dies because she was force by erick, to pay money she owe him, to carry drugs in her stomach to the United States and no one of her loved ones knew because she had no identification on her. Brenda ends up being pregnant by Braulio, she never saw him again, because he was taken to an US jail. This is a very exiting story to see and it shows how easy life is never a good choice, might be nice and easy at the beginning but some day all ends.

The Mafia Dolls

2009

En la Boca del Lobo poster
7.2

Based on a true story and the book, At the Devil's Table: The Untold Story of the Insider Who Brought Down the Cali Cartel by award-winning investigative reporter William C. Rempel, En la Boca del Lobo follows the series of events that ultimately lead to the dramatic downfall of Colombia’s infamous Cali drug cartel. The story centers on Ricardo Salgado, an engineer and soldier who rises ranks and became in charge of the security of the godfather of the Cali Cartel, one of the largest criminal organizations in the world and rival of the Medellin Cartel.

En la Boca del Lobo

2014

El Joe: La leyenda poster
7.5

Based on the life of Álvaro José Arroyo, also known as the great Joe Arroyo. One of the most important singers in the history of Colombian music.

El Joe: La leyenda

2011

The Girl poster
7.7

A young woman who was part of the guerrilla group is now seeking a better life in the city. She wants to study medicine, to heal rather than harm, but she will face a challenge, because being part of outlaw groups always has consequences.

The Girl

2016

Un bandido honrado poster
7.2

No synopsis available yet.

Un bandido honrado

2019

Leandro Díaz poster
7.5

Biopic based on the life of the Colombian composer and artist Leandro Díaz, a symbol of vallenato music.

Leandro Díaz

2022

Emeralds poster
7.8

La Victoria is a town that could well be defined as a green hell where the law of the strongest prevails, fueled by the greed that emeralds arouse. The Guerrero family will arrive at this place. Alejandro Guerrero, father of Ricardo, Eduardo and Olga Guerrero, is forced to take his family to this distant place, where the emerald boom produces episodes of blood and fire that are repeated from generation to generation. In the midst of this war, Alejandro will have to face Patricio Ortega, great Patron of the region, since his arrival, not only for having opposite principles, but also for having the misfortune that the woman most desired by the Patron, fixes his eyes and your heart on it.

Emeralds

2015

The Vortex poster
8.5

This adaptation of the Colombian literary classic follows a wealthy young woman and an idealist poet, two rebellious lovers who flee from the rules of the 20th century into a jungle promising freedom, unaware that an even crueler law reigns there.

The Vortex

2025

Mom of Number 10 poster
6.6

“Mom of Number 10” tells the story of Tina Manotas, a beautiful and humble woman forced to leave her hometown because of problems his husband Edwin gets involved in. Already in the big city, Edwin abandons her with their two sons, and she must overcome difficulties and lack of money. She’ll sacrifice everything to make her son Victor’s dream of becoming a professional football player come true. Although the financial situation gets more complicated each day, Victor makes his mother a promise: “With my football I will buy you a palace, dear mother, I will take you to the sky”. Several years later, her son manages to buy her an apartment at the Sky Building. However, problems will start with elitist neighbors that feel envious of Tina Manotas’ new and luxurious life.

Mom of Number 10

2018

Behind the camera