Adan Canto Parents: Meet José-Luis Narváez, Marlyn Canto-Narváez

Blood & Oil actor Adan Canto was born to his parents José-Luis Narváez, and Marlyn Canto-Narváez.

Both parents are Mexicans.

José-Luis Narváez

Jose was a professional dentist, who worked hard to improve the family and support his son’s dream to become an actor.

Marlyn Canto-Narváez

Marlyn was a home maker and singer, who also showed support for Canto’s career.

Who Is Adan Canto?

Adan Canto is an actor known for playing the role of Sunspot in the superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Born in Mexico, in 1981, Canto made his film debut in 2010, starring as Manuel in the Mexican film Te Presento a Laura.

Canto proceeded to the American TV scene and appeared as Paul Torres on the Fox drama series The Following, and as AJ Menendez in the ABC prime-time series Blood & Oil.

He also starred in Netflix drama series Narcos, and many others such as Designated Survivor, Before Tomorrow, 2 Hearts, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Mixology, Hysteria, The Curse of the Fuentes Women, Second Chance, Bruised and The Catch.

In 2020, Canto won many festival awards for Best Narrative Short Film for his short films Before Tomorrow and The Shot, which he produced under his production company Canto House Pictures.

In the same year, he was cast as Arman Morales, a mobster in the series The Cleaning Lady, which aired on Fox Television.

Canto is now focused on creating film projects with his Los Angeles-based production company.