# Luis Fernandez-Gil
**Luis Fernandez-Gil** is an actor and professional wrestling personality, a [SAG-AFTRA](https://www.edgepedia.org/sag-aftra) and AEA member who works in film, television, and stage, and who performs in the ring and on screen as the character Cesar Duran for Major League Wrestling (MLW)[1](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/luisfernandezgil) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/cesar-duran/). On screen he is best known for playing the villainous ring owner Dario Cueto in the series *Lucha Underground* and the eccentric millionaire Ricky Lamas in the Netflix comedy *Club de Cuervos*[3](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm1507804/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Profession | Actor and wrestling personality; ring character Cesar Duran[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/cesar-duran/) |
| Signature TV role | Dario Cueto (and later Antonio Cueto) in *Lucha Underground*, 106 episodes, 2014–2018[3](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm1507804/) |
| Other notable series roles | Ricky Lamas in *Club de Cuervos* (2016–2019, 6 episodes); Elio in *Mayans M.C.* (2023, 5 episodes)[3](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm1507804/) |
| Wrestling role | Series regular as Cesar Duran on *MLW Fusion* (VICE/MLW Productions)[1](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/luisfernandezgil) |
| Film work | Eliezer in *His Only Son* (2023); Gorka in *Ride the Eagle* (2021); credits include *Horse Girl*, *Joshy*, *Maniac*, *Angels & Demons*[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/cesar-duran/) • [1](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/luisfernandezgil) |
| Union membership | AEA, SAG-AFTRA; represented for theatrical and voiceover work[1](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/luisfernandezgil) |
## Television career
**Lucha Underground.** Fernandez-Gil was a series regular on *Lucha Underground* ([El Rey Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/el-rey-network)/MGM TV), the wrestling-drama hybrid that ran from 2014 to 2018[1](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/luisfernandezgil). Across its 106 episodes he played the promoter Dario Cueto, and later the character Antonio Cueto[3](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm1507804/). The role made him closely associated with scripted professional wrestling, and TV Insider now categorizes him as both an actor and a wrestling personality[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/cesar-duran/).
**Comedy and drama guest roles.** His television resume mixes recurring and guest parts across US networks: recurring guest star on Netflix's *Club de Cuervos* as Ricky Lamas and on FX's *Mayans M.C.* as Elio, guest star on *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (HBO), *This Fool* (Hulu), *Mike & Molly* (CBS), *It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia* (FXX), and *Tokyo Swindlers* (Netflix), recurring co-star on *Ray Donovan* (Showtime), and co-star turns on *Daisy Jones & The Six*, *You're the Worst*, *Angie Tribeca*, and *Documentary Now!*[1](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/luisfernandezgil) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm1507804/). In the NBC comedy *Telenovela* he played the Director across 8 episodes in 2015[3](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm1507804/). Earlier work includes a season as a series regular on MTV's *[Punk'd](https://www.edgepedia.org/punkd)* and series-regular parts on Spanish-language telenovelas for [Telemundo](https://www.edgepedia.org/telemundo) and [Univision](https://www.edgepedia.org/univision)[1](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/luisfernandezgil).
## Major League Wrestling and Cesar Duran
Since the 2020s Fernandez-Gil has been the on-screen authority figure of [Major League Wrestling](https://www.edgepedia.org/major-league-wrestling) as Cesar Duran, described by the wrestling press as a sinister but now beloved face of the MLW storylines[4](https://itrwrestling.com/news/president-of-another-company-takes-blood-money-shot-at-wwe/). He is billed as a series regular on *MLW Fusion*[1](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/luisfernandezgil) and appears at MLW events in character, including MLW: War Chamber 2024 and the 2025 Battle Riot VII special[5](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt32026370/news) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm1507804/). In a July 2024 interview promoting MLW's telenovela-style storyline, TV Insider treated Duran as one of the promotion's central characters alongside Salina de la Renta[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/cesar-duran/). At the December 2024 Fury Road taping in Texas, Duran opened the show alongside Vice President of Wrestling Operations Salina de la Renta, addressed the crowd in Spanish, and led a promotional segment that drew a pointed contrast with a rival promotion's Saudi Arabia event[4](https://itrwrestling.com/news/president-of-another-company-takes-blood-money-shot-at-wwe/).
## Film work
Fernandez-Gil's film credits span studio and independent productions, over 125 listed acting credits in total on IMDb[3](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm1507804/). He played Gorka in Trent O'Donnell's comedy *Ride the Eagle* (2021) and Eliezer in the 2023 biblical drama *His Only Son*[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/cesar-duran/). Other credits include *Horse Girl* (2020, directed by Jeff Baena for Netflix), *Joshy* (2016, also directed by Baena), *Angels & Demons* (2009, [Columbia Pictures](https://www.edgepedia.org/columbia-pictures), directed by [Ron Howard](https://www.edgepedia.org/ron-howard)), *Maniac* (2012, directed by Franck Khalfoun), *Jack and Jill* (2011, Columbia Pictures), and *Rules Don't Apply* (20th Century Fox, directed by [Warren Beatty](https://www.edgepedia.org/warren-beatty))[1](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/luisfernandezgil). Genre work includes *The Gingerweed Man* (2021), *Pool Boy Nightmare* (2020), and the television movie *Picture Her Dead* (2023)[2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/cesar-duran/) • [3](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm1507804/).
## Background and stage work
According to the production notes for *Now & Later* (2009), in which he played Luis, Fernandez-Gil trained at the [New York Film Academy](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-york-film-academy) and began his professional acting career on stage in New York with a Broadway-terms production of *Don Quixote of La Mancha*, then toured and performed on stages in 48 US states before making Los Angeles his home in April 2003[6](https://www.cinemalibrestudio.com/NowNLater/Press_Notes_Final.pdf). His theater resume includes off-Broadway productions (*The Right to Life*, *The Marriage Proposal*), an international tour of *Walking with Dinosaurs* as T.H. Huxley, US national tours, and regional work including *Anna in the Tropics*, *Lend Me a Tenor*, and productions with Los Angeles Opera[1](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/luisfernandezgil).
His early screen work included voice and sketch appearances: he was a recurring sketch performer on *Jimmy Kimmel Live* and a sketch performer on *Conan* and *The Arsenio Hall Show*, and appeared as himself on reality and magazine programs such as *Cities of the Underworld*[1](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/luisfernandezgil) • [2](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/cesar-duran/).
## References
1. [LUIS FERNANDEZ-GIL - Resume, Actors Access](https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/luisfernandezgil)
2. [Luis Fernandez-Gil - Actor, Wrestler, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/cesar-duran/)
3. [Luis Fernandez-Gil, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/es/name/nm1507804/)
4. [President Of Another Company Takes Blood Money Shot At WWE, ITRWrestling](https://itrwrestling.com/news/president-of-another-company-takes-blood-money-shot-at-wwe/)
5. [MLW: War Chamber 2024 - Cast, IMDbPro](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt32026370/news)
6. [NOW & LATER Production Notes, Cinema Libre Studio](https://www.cinemalibrestudio.com/NowNLater/Press_Notes_Final.pdf)
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