Eugenio Derbez (born September 2, 1961) is a groundbreaking Mexican actor and comedian who achieved international fame, starting his career as a soap-opera extra in Mexico City before becoming a television icon. He dominated Mexican screens with hit shows like Al Derecho y al Derbez and the beloved surreal sitcom La familia P. Luche, and made his directorial debut with the telenovela No Tengo Madre in 1997. Crossing into Hollywood, he starred alongside Adam Sandler in Jack and Jill and Jennifer Garner in Miracles from Heaven, while also voicing iconic characters in the Latin-American Spanish dubs of franchises like Shrek and Mulan. His career peaked globally in 2013 when he wrote, directed, and starred in Instructions Not Included, which became the highest-grossing Spanish-language film ever, earning over $100 million worldwide. Continuing his international success into the 2020s, he voiced characters in The Book of Life and The Angry Birds Movie 2, and starred in the Oscar-winning CODA, cementing his legacy as a trailblazer for Latin American talent in global cinema.