The Counterattack cast features Luis Alberti as Armando, Noé Hernández as Josefo and Leonardo Alonso as Tanque. This info article contains minor spoilers and character details for Chava Cartas’ 2025 Netflix movie. Check out more cast guides in Vague Visages’ Know the Cast category.
Counterattack centers on a Mexican special forces unit. As Armando strategizes against a cartel leader, his team gets attacked. The narrative follows the main protagonists as they fight for their lives in a forest. Here’s every actor and character in Counterattack.
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Counterattack Cast: Luis Alberti as Armando
Character Profile: The captain of a Mexican special forces unit. He is originally from Sinaloa. Armando vows to protect his team while tracking down a cartel leader.
Alberti’s Resume: Modesto in CarmÃn Tropical (2014), Palomino Cañedo in Eisenstein in Guanajuato (2015), Brandon López Morales in Rosario Tijeras (2016-19), Francisco in Workforce (2019), Pedro in The Day Everything Changed (2024)
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Counterattack Cast: Noé Hernández as Josefo
Character Profile: A drug trafficker. He is the leader of a cartel known as El Enjambre. Josefo seeks revenge for the murders of his father and brother.
Hernández’s Resume: Resistol in Sin Nombre (2009), Mariano in We Are the Flesh (2016), Comandante Alfredo in Bel Canto (2018), Mundo in Kokoloko (2020), General Carlos Garrido in La Reina del Sur (2022-23)
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Counterattack Cast: Leonardo Alonso as Tanque
Character Profile: Armando’s comrade. He is a lieutenant. Tanque suffers a significant ear injury.
Alonso’s Resume: PolicÃa Judicial in Sin Nombre (2009), Salvador in El Vigilante (2016), Felipe in New Order (2020), Capataz in Where the Tracks End (2023), Huachicolero 2 in Bandidos (2025)
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Counterattack Cast: Luis Curiel as Pollo
Character Profile: Armando’s comrade. He wears a new pair of shoes on the day of a cartel battle. Pollo’s brother died in a hurricane.
Curiel’s Resume: Tito Bianchi in Doña Flor y sus dos maridos (2019), Luis in Control Z (2020-22), Chopo in Playa Soledad (2023), Santiago in Like Water for Chocolate (2024), Gerente in Almost Paradise (2024)
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Counterattack Cast: Guillermo Nava as Toro
Character Profile: Armando’s comrade. He sometimes thinks about leaving the military. Pollo bonds with his team during a forest battle.
Nava’s Resume: Verdugo in Rosario Tijeras (2019), Escarabajo in La Negociadora (2020), Arango in The Head of JoaquÃn Murrieta (2023), Casildo in Pedro Páramo (2024), Horacio Mendoza in The Accident (2024)
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Counterattack Cast: David Calderón León as Combo
Character Profile: Armando’s comrade. He wants to see his family. Combo displays true leadership skills during a forest battle.
León’s  Resume: Nicolas in C.I.A. (2019), Juan in Ana’s Desire (2019), Jaime in Pole Dance (2023)
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The Counterattack cast also includes:
- Mayra Batalla as LucÃa
- Israel Islas as Román “Sacristán” UrÃas
- Ishbel Bautista as La Cobra
- Frida Jiser as TBA
- Mario Alberto Monroy as Tuco
- Alberto Ornelas as Maik
- Pedro JoaquÃn as Chucho
- Guillermo Quintanilla as Coronel Marcelo
- Sergio Jurado as Secretario Arvizu
- Edgar Novoa as Agente Márquez
Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visages’ founding editor.
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