| Luis Guzmán | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1 1957  Cayey, Puerto Rico |
| Spouse(s) | Angelita Galarza-Guzmán |
| Official site | LuisGuzman.com |
Luis Guzmán (born January 1, 1957[1]) is a Puerto Rican actor. He is known for his character work. For much of his career, his squat build, wolfish features, and brooding countenance have garnered him roles largely as sidekicks, thugs, or policemen, but his later career has seen him move into more mainstream roles. He 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.
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Biography
Personal 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.[1] A graduate of City College of New York, he began his career not as an actor but as a social worker; however, he moonlighted as an actor and became heavily involved in street theater and independent films. He currently lives with his wife Angelita Galarza-Guzmán and their five children in Sutton, Vermont, where he owns a ranch called Wild Orchid Stables.
Career
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 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.
Filmography
- Crocodile Dundee 2 as Hunter
- Walker Texas Ranger (1992) as Gomez
- Carlito's Way (1993) as Pachanga
- Stonewall (1995) as Vito
- The Substitute (1996) as Rem
- Boogie Nights (1997) as Maurice TT Rodriguez
- Out of Sight (1998) as Chino
- The Bone Collector (1999) as Eddie Ortiz
- Magnolia (1999) as Luis
- Traffic (2000) as Ray Castro
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) as Ricardo Diaz
- The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) as Jacopo
- The Salton Sea (2002) as Quincy
- Punch-Drunk Love (2002) as Lance
- The Adventures of Pluto Nash(2002) as Felix Laranga
- Welcome to Collinwood (2002) as Cosimo
- Anger Management (2003) as Lou
- Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003) as Ray
- Runaway Jury (2003) as Jerry Hernandez (uncredited)
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) as Bald Man
- Waiting...(2005) as Raddimus
- Dreamer (2005) as Balon
- Fast Food Nation (2006) as Benny
- War (2007) as Benny
- Cleaner (2007) as Detective Wallace
- Maldeamores (2007)
- Fighting (2008) as Martinez
- The H-Man Cometh (2008)
- Darc (2008)
Television series
- John from Cincinnati (2007) as Ramon Gaviota
- Oz (1997/2003) as El Cid
- Miami Vice - Episode Titled "Prodigal Son," where he played a thug
See also
References
External links
- Official site
- Luis Guzmán at the Internet Movie Database
- Wild Orchid Stables, owned by Guzmán
