The Best Mario Zaragoza Movies, Ranked
34 credits from 1998 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. As Good as Dead (2022) comes out on top with a score of 51. The biggest box office hit is Tear This Heart Out (2008) with $10M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Mario Zaragoza Box Office Hits
Mario Zaragoza's films have made $27.9M worldwide in total. Tear This Heart Out (2008) is the biggest hit at $10M, ahead of Get the Gringo (2012) ($8.83M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Tear This Heart Out 2008 · Drama $10M - 2
Get the Gringo 2012 · Crime $8.83M - 3
Suave Patria 2012 · Comedy $3.44M - 4
Streeters 2001 · Drama $3.11M - 5
The Precocious and Brief Life of Sabina Rivas 2012 · Drama $2.39M - 6
Todo el poder 2000 · Comedy $70.9K $70.9K dom. - 7
Days of Grace 2015 · Thriller $34.8K - 8
As Good as Dead 2022 · Crime $20.6K
The Best Mario Zaragoza Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Mario Zaragoza has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 17 films, and Tear This Heart Out (2008) is the pick of them.
The Best Mario Zaragoza Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Mario Zaragoza's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Mario Zaragoza Movies
The most recent films Mario Zaragoza is credited on, newest first — starting with As Good as Dead (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- As Good as Dead 2022 · Cesar Valdez
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Ingrid 2022 · Taxista -
Expira 2020 · Horror -
Expira 2020 · Horror -
Influence 2019 -
September 2017 · Comandante Guerrillero - Days of Grace 2015 · Thriller
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Alice in Marialand 2014 · Doctor Conejo -
The Crime of Cacaro Gumaro 2014 · Castulo -
12 segundos 2013 · Mateo -
Potosí 2013 · Luis -
Tlatelolco, Summer of 68’ 2013 · Compañero Nazar (Agente 2)
The Best Mario Zaragoza Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Mario Zaragoza films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Mario Zaragoza movie?
As Good as Dead (2022) is the best-rated Mario Zaragoza film, with a Movie Echo Score of 51. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
As Good as Dead: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Mario Zaragoza movie?
Tear This Heart Out (2008) made the most at the box office, with $10M worldwide, followed by Get the Gringo (2012) with $8.83M. Together, Mario Zaragoza's films with box office figures have made $27.9M.
What is the best Mario Zaragoza drama movie?
Tear This Heart Out (2008) is the best-rated of Mario Zaragoza's drama films. In other genres: Suave Patria (comedy), As Good as Dead (crime) and Days of Grace (thriller).
What is the newest Mario Zaragoza movie?
The newest film on Mario Zaragoza's filmography is Without Blood (2026), with Mario Zaragoza as El Gurre.
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