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name: "Nicolás Cancino"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/nicolas-cancino"
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T12:36:47.200407+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."
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# Nicolás Cancino

Actor. Born in Colombia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4307624/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1457446

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Embrace of the Serpent*](https://film.one/film/embrace-of-the-serpent.md) (82)

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## Biography

Nicolás Cancino is a Colombian actor. He is credited as El Mesías (also listed as Anizetto in some sources) in the 2015 film *Embrace of the Serpent*, directed by Ciro Guerra.

His other screen work includes the role of El Flaco in the 2013 film *Roa* and Jhon Montoya in the 2024 television mini-series *1989*. He has also appeared in several short films.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Embrace of the Serpent* (2015), Fi1m 82, as The Messiah — [page](https://film.one/film/embrace-of-the-serpent.md)

## Complete filmography (3)

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

- *Embrace of the Serpent* (2015), as The Messiah — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/embrace-of-the-serpent.md)
- *Roa* (2013), Acting
- *El Reemplazante* (2012), series, as Bailarin 2

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