---
name: "Enrique Acosta"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/enrique-acosta"
fi1m_id: "enrique-acosta"
imdb_id: "nm0010185"
tmdb_id: 1331750
wikidata_id: "Q21418594"
roles: []
born: "26 February 1870"
died: "22 May 1949"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-25T03:58:16.316837+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Enrique Acosta

## Identity

Enrique Acosta

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/enrique-acosta
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** enrique-acosta
- **IMDb ID:** nm0010185
- **TMDB ID:** 1331750
- **Wikidata ID:** Q21418594
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Acosta, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21418594, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0010185/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1331750

Actor. Born 26 February 1870 in Mexico City, México. Died 22 May 1949.

## Details

- **Born:** 26 February 1870, Mexico City, México
- **Died:** 22 May 1949
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 88 (1), 1940s 86 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 86 to 83 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Romance 3, Adventure 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $16m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique_Acosta, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21418594, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0010185/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1331750

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Gilda*](https://film.one/film/gilda.md) (78)

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## Biography

Enrique Acosta was a Mexican-American actor. Born in Mexico City, he emigrated with his family to Los Angeles after 1910 to escape the Mexican Revolution. He appeared in films from the silent era into the 1940s, often in supporting or uncredited roles, and was bilingual in Spanish and English.

His credits include Ramon in *Don Q Son of Zorro* (1925), Sixto in *The Texan* (1930), General Calixto García in *A Message to Garcia* (1936), a guest at Rick's in *Casablanca* (1942), a tourist in *Only Angels Have Wings* (1939), and a gambler in *Gilda* (1946). Many of his parts were as authority figures such as judges, officers or butlers.

Acosta died in Culver City, California, in 1949.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Gilda* (1946), Fi1m 78, as Gambler (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/gilda.md)
- *Casablanca* (1943), Fi1m 93, as Guest at Rick's (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/casablanca.md)
- *Only Angels Have Wings* (1939), Fi1m 88, as Tourist (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/only-angels-have-wings.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Twilight on the Rio Grande* (1947), as Lamplighter
- *Gilda* (1946), as Gambler (uncredited) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/gilda.md)
- *The Mummy's Curse* (1944), as Bit (uncredited)
- *Hitler's Madman* (1943), as Prisoner (uncredited)
- *Casablanca* (1943), as Guest at Rick's (uncredited) — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/casablanca.md)
- *Crossroads* (1942), as Associate Judge (uncredited)
- *Espionage Agent* (1939), as Geneva Restaurant Patron
- *Only Angels Have Wings* (1939), as Tourist (uncredited) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/only-angels-have-wings.md)
- *Fatal Lady* (1936), as Paris Cafe Guest (uncredited)
- *Desire* (1936), as Pedro, the Butler (uncredited)
- *A Message to Garcia* (1936), as General Calixto García
- *Dos noches* (1933), as Manuel Jiménez Blanco
- *Thunder Below* (1932), as Pacheo
- *Hollywood, City of Dreams* (1931), Actor
- *Playing at Politics* (1931), Actor
- *Messing Around* (1931), as The Captain
- *The soul of the party* (1931), as Senador
- *Don Juan diplomático* (1931), as Minister of War
- *Hey, skirts!* (1930), Actor
- *Follies of love* (1930), Actor
- *Estrellados* (1930), as Alcalde de Río Seco
- *The Texan* (1930), as Sixto
- *Thus is Life* (1930), as Señor Franklyn
- *Shivering and Shaking* (1930), as Police Chief (uncredited)
- *The golfer* (1930), Actor
- *Whispering Sage* (1927), as Old Pedro
- *Don Q Son of Zorro* (1925), as Ramon

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