Overview
- Mexico’s actors’ union said Taracena died on Jan. 31, 2026, and the Mexican Academy of Film Art and Sciences also announced his passing.
- No cause of death has been disclosed.
- He earned international recognition for Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto and for portraying Pablo Acosta in Netflix’s Narcos: Mexico.
- The Mexican Academy highlighted his three Ariel Award nominations as evidence of a career marked by dedication and expressive power.
- Recent work included the 2025 Prime Video series Cometierra, and his IMDb listed multiple projects in post- and pre-production.