He made his first stage appearances in amateur performances of musicals including
Tommy and
Jesus Christ Superstar. He graduated from CUT (Centro Universitario de Teatro - the University Theatrical Centre) of
UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autonoma - National Autonomous University of Mexico), the famous educational institute for acting in Mexico. As a stage actor, he acted in various plays from classical to modern, as well as absurd theater. Humberto Zurita played classical roles like
Hamlet but he also appeared in various contemporary plays like
M. Butterfly. As theatrical producer and director he staged
The Protagonist (
El Protagonista) by the Argentine playwright Luis Agustoni (also acting in the title role as Fernando) and
Haute surveillance (
Severa Vigilancia) by
Jean Genet. In television, he started his acting career with
Televisa in the late 1970s. He obtained his first starring role as Alberto Limonta in the
1981 production of
El derecho de nacer. Two years later he took the role of Eddie in the Mexican production of
P.S. Your Cat Is Dead, with
Manuel Ojeda as Jimmy. He combined a film career with his television productions such as the telenovela
Cañaveral de Pasiones. In 1997, citing creative reasons he and his wife, Christian Bach, moved to
TV Azteca. In a bold move he produced and starred in
El candidato an interactive telenovela about current Mexican political issues a year prior to the
2000 Mexican presidential elections. He produced
Azul Tequila (the only telenovela exported to the UK). In Mexico he has produced four films to date. Since 2003, he has worked for
Argos Television, an independent media company that has produced telenovelas for TV Azteca and
Telemundo Network associated company. ==Filmography==