Acting
Beto Benitez
ES, EN, FR cinema · 28 credits
Birthplace
Lima, Peru
Also known as Beto Benites
Beto Benites (born c. 1970, Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian actor, casting director, and producer based in Venezuela. He initially studied law at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos before abandoning it for theater, training with Sara Joffré and spending ten years with the Grupo Yuyachkani theater group in Peru. He relocated to Venezuela in the 2000s, where he built his career in both on-screen roles and behind-the-scenes work as a casting director and producer. His most prominent role is Don Luis Sandoval, the drug lord, in Olivier Megaton's Colombiana (2011). His notable film credits include Colombiana (2011) (Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan), The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas (2012) (Joaquín Cosío, Greisy Mena), Bad Hair (2013) (Samantha Castillo, Samuel Lange Zambrano), Babysitting 2 (2015) (Philippe Lacheau, Alice David), Km 72 (2015), Paquete #3 (2015), Hermano (2010), Cyrano Fernández (2007), Macuro (2008), and more recently Zafari (2024) and Ramón y Ramón (2024).
Known for
Filmography
Ramón and Ramón
as Venancio
Zafari
as El Flaco
The Innocents
as Choro Plantado
The Itch
as Roberto
Una página de eternidad
as El Guardian
Lady Nazca
as Bocanegra
Contactado
as Rafo, Casting Director
Paquete 3
as El Cholo, Executive Producer
3 Beauties
as Presentador
Babysitting 2
as Le chef des secouristes
KM 72
as Inspector Parodi, Casting
From Afar
Casting
Bad Hair
as Boss
Colombiana
as Don Luis
Brother
as Morocho, Casting
Cyrano Fernández
as Rosendo
Postcards from Leningrad
as Cadenas
