Tonatiuh
Tonatiuh at a photo call during the 2025Locarno Film Festival
Born	Tonatiuh Elizarraraz Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Southern California
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2015–present

Tonatiuh Elizarraraz, professionally known asTonatiuh (Spanish:[toˈnatiw]^[1]), is an American actor, known for featuring in the seriesVida (2018–2020), the American soap operaPromised Land (2022),^[2] and the filmKiss of the Spider Woman (2025).^[3][4]

Tonatiuh was born in Los Angeles to immigrant parents from Mexico. He^[a] grew up in the neighborhood ofWest Covina with his mother, older brother, and grandmother. His mother cut hair in a beauty salon to support the family.^[2]

He graduated fromUniversity of Southern California.^[6]

Tonatiuh isqueer and has spoken openly about the importance of authentic representation in media.^[5]

In 2021, Tonatiuh made his film acting debut in a minor role in the independent comedy filmShoplifters of the World.^[7] In 2024, he played a supporting role in theNetflix action thriller filmCarry-On.^[8] He then starred alongsideJennifer Lopez andDiego Luna inBill Condon's musical drama filmKiss of the Spider Woman, which premiered at the2025 Sundance Film Festival. He played Luis Molina, a jailed, gay window dresser.^[8] In a mixed review of the film, David Rooney ofThe Hollywood Reporter wrote, "In a head-turning breakout performance, [Tonatiuh] can flip from proud to humiliated, self-dramatizing to selfless, often within a single line reading".^[9]

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• American queer actors
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