César Troncoso

Personal context

Summary

César Troncoso is a Uruguayan actor known for El baño del Papa, El viaje hacia el mar, Infancia clandestina, and work in Brazilian and Argentine film and television. His varied roles often center on ordinary people and family or community life; he has also spoken about the importance of Uruguayan cinema in preserving local culture. In 2022, he took part in a national campaign opposing parts of the Lacalle Pou government’s Ley de Urgente Consideración, describing his participation as political activism. He has criticized Javier Milei’s confrontational style and concerns about censorship, while saying he has no party-political activism. No public statements on identity politics or DEI are on record.