Luis Guzmán
Luis Guzmán | |
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![]() Guzmán in February 2012 at the French premiere of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | |
Born |
Cayey, Puerto Rico | August 28, 1956
Residence | Sutton, Vermont |
Alma mater | City College of New York,Greendale Community College |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1977–present |
Spouse(s) | Angelita Galarza-Guzmán (1985–present) |
Children | 5 |
Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956)[1] is a Puerto Rican actor, who is known for his character work. For much of Guzmán's career, he has played character roles largely as sidekicks, thugs, or policemen.
Guzmán is a favorite of director Steven Soderbergh, who cast him in Out of Sight, The Limey, and Traffic, and Paul Thomas Anderson, who cast him in Boogie Nights, Magnolia and Punch-Drunk Love. He also voiced Ricardo Diaz in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. He recently starred in the HBO original series How to Make It in America and the Netflix series Narcos. He currently stars in the CBS medical drama Code Black, where he portrays senior nurse Jesse "Mama" Salander. He also co-starred on Cameron Crowe's Roadies, a comedy-drama on Showtime, as Gooch, a seasoned crew tour bus driver.
Early life
Guzmán was born in Cayey, Puerto Rico, and was raised in New York City's Greenwich Village and the surrounding Lower East Side neighborhood. His mother, Rosa, was a hospital worker, and his stepfather, Benjamin Cardona, was a TV repairman.[2] He began working as a social worker and moonlighted as an actor, eventually becoming heavily involved in street theater and independent films.[3]
Career
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Guzman's numerous movie credits include Carlito's Way, Carlito's Way: Rise to Power, Welcome to Collinwood, Stonewall, Waiting..., The Salton Sea, and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. He has also appeared on the TV shows Homicide: Life on the Street, Frasier and Oz and had a role in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and its prequel Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. Guzmán starred in the short-lived 2003 television comedy Luis, and is a commentator on VH1's I Love the '80s, as well as I Love Toys and its sequels, including I Love the '70s and I Love the '90s. He co-starred on the canceled 2007 HBO series John from Cincinnati. In early 2008, Guzmán starred in "Naturally Aged Cheddar Hunks" TV ads for Cabot Creamery.[4] He also appeared in the music video "Yes We Can." He recently starred in HBO's How to Make It in America.
Personal life
Guzmán currently resides in Sutton, Vermont.[5] His children include Cemi Guzman, Yoruba Briggs-Guzman, Yemaya Briggs-Guzman, Luna Guzman, and Margarita Briggs-Guzman.[6]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | Short Eyes | Prisoner | |
1983 | Variety | Jose | |
1986 | No Picnic | Arroyo | |
1987 | Heartbeat | Gang Member #2 | |
1987 | *batteries not included | Bystander | Uncredited |
1988 | Crocodile Dundee II | Jose | |
1989 | True Believer | Ortega | |
1989 | Rooftops | Martinez | |
1989 | Family Business | Julio Torres | |
1989 | Black Rain | Frankie | |
1990 | Q&A | Detective Valentin | |
1991 | The Hard Way | Det. Benny Poole, NYPD | |
1991 | McBain | Papo | |
1992 | Jumpin' at the Boneyard | Taxi Driver | |
1992 | To Catch a Killer | Waiter | Television film Uncredited |
1992 | Innocent Blood | Morales | |
1992 | Quiet Killer | Adelaido Ortiz | |
1993 | Guilty as Sin | Detective Martinez | |
1993 | Double Deception | Ronald Sharkey | Television film |
1993 | Mr. Wonderful | Juice | |
1993 | Carlito's Way | Pachanga | |
1994 | Hand Gun | Rick | |
1994 | The Burning Season | Estate Boss | Television film |
1994 | The Cowboy Way | Chango | |
1994 | El vagabundo con suerte | Luis | |
1995 | Lotto Land | Ricki | |
1995 | Stonewall | Vito | |
1996 | The Substitute | Rem | |
1996 | On Seventh Avenue | Eddie Diaz | Television film |
1997 | The Brave | Luis | |
1997 | Pronto | Buck Torres | Television film |
1997 | Boogie Nights | Maurice TT Rodriguez | Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
1998 | Out of Sight | Chino | |
1998 | One Tough Cop | Gunman Papi | |
1998 | Snake Eyes | Cyrus | |
1999 | The Limey | Eduardo Roel | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male |
1999 | The Bone Collector | Eddie Ortiz | |
1999 | Magnolia | Luis | Awards Circuit Community Awards Best Cast Ensemble Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
2000 | Luckytown | Ray Castro | |
2000 | Thin Air | Chollo | |
2000 | Traffic | Ray Castro | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture |
2000 | Table One | Xavier | |
2001 | Double Whammy | Juan Benitez | |
2001 | Sam the Man | Murray | |
2001 | Home Invaders | Peligro | |
2002 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Jacopo | |
2002 | Punch-Drunk Love | Lance | Imagen Award Best Supporting Actor |
2002 | The Salton Sea | Quincy | |
2002 | The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Felix Laranga | |
2002 | Welcome to Collinwood | Cosimo | |
2003 | Anger Management | Lou | |
2003 | Confidence | Officer Omar Manzano | |
2003 | Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd | Ray | |
2003 | Runaway Jury | Jerry Hernandez | Uncredited |
2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Bald Man | |
2005 | Carlito's Way: Rise to Power | Nacho | |
2005 | Waiting... | Raddimus | |
2005 | Dreamer | Balon | |
2006 | Disappearances | Brother St. Hilaire | |
2006 | Fast Food Nation | Benny | |
2006 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | Ricardo Díaz | |
2006 | School for Scoundrels | Sergeant Moorehead | |
2006 | Hard Luck | Million Dollar Mendez | |
2007 | War | Benny | |
2007 | Cleaner | Detective Vargas | |
2007 | Maldeamores | Ismael | Imagen Award for Best Actor |
2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Chucho (voice) | |
2008 | Nothing Like the Holidays | Johnny | |
2008 | I Kicked Luis Guzman in the Face | Luis | Short film |
2008 | Nothing Like the Holidays | Johnny | |
2008 | Yes Man | Jumper | |
2009 | He's Just Not That Into You | Javier | Uncredited |
2009 | Fighting | Martinez | |
2009 | Still Waiting... | Raddimus | |
2009 | The Taking of Pelham 123 | Ramos | Nominated—ALMA Award for Best Supporting Actor |
2009 | Old Dogs | Nick | Uncredited |
2011 | The Caller | George | |
2011 | Arthur | Bitterman | |
2011 | Rise of the Damned | Ramon | |
2012 | Journey 2: The Mysterious Island | Gabato Laguatan | |
2012 | Departure Date | Frank | Short film |
2013 | The Last Stand | Mike Figuerola | |
2013 | Turbo | Angelo (voice) | |
2013 | We're the Millers | Mexican Cop | |
2014 | In the Blood | Chief Ramón Garza | |
2014 | Henry & Me | Lefty Gomez (voice) | |
2014 | Reclaim | Superintendent | |
2014 | Two Men in Town | Terence | |
2014 | The Lookalike | Vincent | |
2014 | Top Five | Himself | |
2015 | Don Quixote: The Ingenious Gentleman of La Mancha | Farmer | |
2015 | Ana Maria in Novela Land | Luis | |
2015 | Puerto Ricans in Paris | Luis | Executive producer |
2016 | Keanu | Bacon | |
2016 | The Do-Over | Jorge | |
2016 | Aztec Warrior | Aztec Warrior | Executive producer |
2016 | The Duck | Leonard | Short film Post-production |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985 | The Equalizer | Gypsy Cabbie | Episode: "The Lock Box" |
1985–86 | Miami Vice | Goon #1 / Miguel Revilla | 2 episodes |
1990 | Hunter | Carlos Delgado | Episode: "La Familia" |
1991 | Monsters | Luis | Episode: "Desirable Alien" |
1991 | Law & Order | Cesar Pescador | Episode: "Heaven" |
1992 | Civil Wars | Hector Rodriguez | Episode: "Tape Fear" |
1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Lorenzo Molera | Episode: "Son of a Gun" |
1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger | Gomez | Episode: "Storm Warning" |
1994 | seaQuest DSV | General Guzmano | Episode: "The Good Death" |
1995 | House of Buggin | Various | 10 episodes |
1995–96 | New York Undercover | Joaquin / Det. Lopez | 2 episodes |
1998 | Early Edition | John Hernandez | Episodes: "The Quality of Mercy" |
1998 | Michael Hayes | Santos | Episodes: "Vaughn Mowery" |
1998–01 | Oz | Raoul "El Cid" Hernandez | 12 episodes |
2002 | Frasier | George | Episode: "Enemy at the Gate" |
2003 | Luis | Luis Cortez | 9 episodes |
2007 | John from Cincinnati | Ramon Gaviota | 10 episodes |
2010–11 | How to Make It in America | Rene Calderon | 16 episodes NAMIC Visions Awards Best Performance in a Comedy |
2011 | Community | Himself | Episode: "Documentary Filmmaking: Redux" |
2013 | Republic of Doyle | Charles Alomar | Episode: "The Devil Inside" |
2014 | Mind Games | Nate | 3 episodes |
2015–present | Code Black | Jesse Sallander | 18 episodes |
2015 | Narcos | José Rodríguez Gacha | 6 episodes |
2016 | Roadies_(TV_series) | Gooch the crew's tour bus driver | 3 episodes as of mid season |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Ricardo Díaz | Voice |
Music videos
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | "Undisputed" | Prisoner | |
2015 | "Gorilla" | Strip zoo owner |
See also
References
- ↑ Luis Guzmán (I)
- ↑ "Luis Guzman Biography (1957?-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ↑ "Luis Guzman Biography". Star Pulse. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
- ↑ Swansburg, John "Cheese Puff" Slate.com (January 18, 2008). Retrieved on May 1, 2008.
- ↑ "Legislative Documents". Leg.state.vt.us. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ↑ "Joint Concurrent House Resolution". State of Vermont. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
External links
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