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Luis Bordonada

Luis Bordonada

Actor · Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico

Luis Bordonada is an American actor. He enlisted in the U.S Army immediately after graduating High School and served in the 82nd Airborne Division as a paratrooper. After serving, He started his theatre education under the guidance of Prof. Hector Serrano, founder of Viva El Paso and Shakespeare on The Rocks Theater Festival. His first break in film came from the Hughes Brothers and their film, The Book of Eli. In the same year Luis was cast as the lead in the award winning independent film, Ilegales (Illegal), for which he earned a Best Actor Award in Chicago's Naperville Independent Film Festival. He has had recurring roles FX's The Bridge, AMC's Better Call Saul, A&E's Longmire. Luis played Nelson Herrera on Starz' new critically acclaimed series, Vida. Luis costars alongside Melissa Barrera, Jackie Cruz and Jorge Garcia in Ryan Lacen's debut feature film All The World is Sleeping. Luis is the son of a retired U.S Army Staff Sergeant, Alexander Bordonada, who served during Vietnam and Korea eras. This made his portrayal as Charlie Burroughs in the feature film SGT Will Gardner his most intimate role to date.

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From
Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico
Works as
Actor
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 2% in 30 days

What are Luis Bordonada's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
19%
Morality
17%
Survival
16%
Power
8%
Society
3%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 8

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 7 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 7 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 3 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 0 · Affecting 5 · Heavy 4

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Contemplative
4
Melancholic
4
Bittersweet
3
Dread
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Luis Bordonada's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Luis Bordonada's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

27 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bullet Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Game Host Don Diego (voice)

  • The Bad Guardian(2024)

    as Luis Delgado

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • All the World Is Sleeping(2021)

    as Santi

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Six Feet Apart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Father

  • Swamp Lion(2022)

    as Stan

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre(2021)

    as The Great Chorizo

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Selena: The Series(2020)

    Show 4 episodes · as Johnny Canales

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Sister Aimee(2019)

    as Officer Fernandez

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • SGT. Will Gardner(2019)

    as Charlie Burroughs

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • A Crooked Somebody(2017)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • S.W.A.T.(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Raul Lopez

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Barracuda(2017)

    as Raul

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • 9 Races (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Gabriel

  • Transpecos(2016)

    as Valdez

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Bare(2015)

    as Carlos

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Better Call Saul(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Brian Archuleta

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Dispose Of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Producer

  • Boys of Abu Ghraib(2014)

    as Ramirez

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • After the Fall(2014)

    as Jorge

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Dark Around the Stars(2013)

    as Joey Lampkin

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Wake Up! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Noel

  • Bless Me, Ultima(2012)

    as Uncle Juan

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Longmire(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Javier Hemendez

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Jackie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as le violeur

  • Ilegal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Ariel Vargas

  • The Book of Eli(2010)

    as Carnegie Gunman #1

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Somos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Officer Juarez

Career shape

Star power in the 86th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles, 26 of them dated from 2010 to 2025; peak year 2013.

Biggest box office

Bless Me, Ultima (2012)

$1.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Bless Me, Ultima (2012)

Midcredits 61st

Most popular right now

Transpecos (2016)

Film career

20102025

Peak 2013 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2012Screen debut· Jackie

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 27: 26 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score46thProducing1 of 27: 1 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

2010s19 · 18 acting · 1 crew2020s7 · acting

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Luis Bordonada's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 39th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 37th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

35thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th7
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 19 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic3
  • Crowd Pleaser5
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

All the World Is Sleeping (2021)

83rd percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Better Call Saul (2015)

Midcredits 99th · 96% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Luis Bordonada work with?

People who share at least 2 of Luis Bordonada's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; JoBeth Williams shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers