1960-07-22 Bogotá, Colombia
John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez(/ˌlɛɡwɪˈzɑːmoʊ/, LEG-wih-ZAH-moh; Colombian Spanish: [leɣiˈsamo]; born July 22, 1960, or 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and film producer. He has appeared in over 100 films, produced over 20 films and documentaries, made over 30 television appearances, and has produced various television projects. He has also written and performed for the Broadway stage receiving four Tony Award nominations for Freak in 1998, Sexaholix in 2002, and Latin History for Moronsin in 2018. He received a Special Tony Award in 2018. Leguizamo began his career as a stand-up comedian in New York City. After several years of doing supporting roles in film and television, he rose to fame with significant roles in the fantasy adventure Super Mario Bros. portraying Luigi Mario and the crime drama Carlito's Wayportraying Benny Blanco (both from 1993), followed by a role as drag queen Chi-Chi Rodriguez in the road comedy To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. Other films Leguizamo has since appeared in include Romeo + Juliet (1996), The Pest (1997), Summer of Sam (1999), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Empire (2002), Love in the Time of Cholera (2007), Righteous Kill (2008), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), The Counselor (2013), John Wick (2014), John Wick 2 (2017), and The Menu (2022). As a voice actor, he narrated the sitcom The Brothers García (2000–2004). He played Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise and Bruno Madrigal in Encanto (2021). Leguizamo is also known for his television roles including Freak (1998) for which he received the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. This historic win made Leguizamo the first Latino to win this award in Emmy history. He received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the miniseries Waco (2018) and the Netflix limited series When They See Us (2019). He has also appeared on ER, The Kill Point, Bloodline, and The Mandalorian. In 2023, he hosted the MSNBC series Leguizamo Does America. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Leguizamo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Ice Age 6 | Sid (voice) | 2026-12-16 |
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The Odyssey | 2026-07-15 | |
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Wick Is Pain | (archive footage) | 2025-05-08 |
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Tin Soldier | Luke | 2025-05-22 |
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Bob Trevino Likes It | Bob Trevino | 2025-03-20 |
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The Survivor | Bill "Pepe" Miller | 2022-04-07 |
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The Menu | Movie Star | 2022-11-17 |
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John Leguizamo Live at Rikers | 2022-06-18 | |
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Violent Night | Scrooge | 2022-11-30 |
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Encanto | Bruno Madrigal (voice) | 2021-10-13 |
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Waiting for Godot | Estragon | 2021-05-06 |
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Dark Blood | Misael | 2021-09-05 |
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Critical Thinking | Mario Martinez | 2020-12-18 |
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The Night Clerk | Detective Espada | 2020-02-19 |
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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage | Self | 2019-09-13 |
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It Takes a Lunatic | Self | 2019-05-03 |
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Playing with Fire | Rodrigo | 2019-11-08 |
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The Sun Is Also a Star | Jeremy Martinez | 2019-05-16 |
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John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons | Self | 2018-11-02 |
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Nancy | Jeb | 2018-06-08 |
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11:55 | Berto | 2017-06-09 |
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John Wick: Chapter 2 | Aurelio | 2017-02-08 |
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The Crash | George Diebold | 2017-01-13 |
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Porzingod | 2016-04-21 | |
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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall | Self | 2016-02-06 |
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Scrat: Spaced Out | Sid (voice, uncredited) | 2016-10-11 |
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Perros | Misael | 2016-07-24 |
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Ice Age: Collision Course | Sid (voice) | 2016-06-23 |
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Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade | Sid (voice) | 2016-03-19 |
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Stealing Cars | Montgomery De La Cruz | 2016-04-05 |
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The Infiltrator | Emir Abreu | 2016-07-13 |
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The Hollow Point | Atticus | 2016-12-16 |
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Experimenter | Taylor | 2015-10-16 |
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Sisters | Dave | 2015-12-18 |
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Meadowland | Pete | 2015-10-16 |
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Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe | Sid (voice) | 2015-11-06 |
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Get Squirrely | Fly Boy / Liam (voice) | 2015-03-01 |
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The Latin Explosion: A New America | Self - Narrator | 2015-11-16 |
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John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry | Self | 2015-02-03 |
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American Ultra | Rose | 2015-08-19 |
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Cymbeline | Pisanio | 2014-09-03 |
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Chef | Martin | 2014-05-08 |
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John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown | Himself | 2014-04-05 |
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Fugly! | Jesse | 2014-11-05 |
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John Wick | Aurelio | 2014-10-22 |
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Ride Along | Santiago | 2014-01-07 |
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Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game | Self - Luigi Mario | 2014-11-03 |
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The Counselor | Coverall Man Randy | 2013-10-25 |
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Kick-Ass 2 | Javier | 2013-07-17 |
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Fish N Chips: The Movie | Chips (voice) | 2013-05-01 |
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Tales From a Ghetto Klown | Self | 2013-06-13 |
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Walking with Dinosaurs | Alex (voice) | 2013-12-18 |
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The Sid Shuffle | Sid (voice) | 2012-06-15 |
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One for the Money | Jimmy Alpha | 2012-01-26 |
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El paseo 2 | Lucho | 2012-12-25 |
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Ice Age: Continental Drift | Sid (voice) | 2012-06-27 |
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The Lincoln Lawyer | Val Valenzuela | 2011-03-17 |
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Pelotero | Narrator (voice) | 2011-10-15 |
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Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas | Sid (voice) | 2011-11-24 |
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The Latino List | Self | 2011-09-29 |
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Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 | Sid (voice) | 2011-11-16 |
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Repo Men | Asbury | 2010-03-18 |
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Vanishing on 7th Street | Paul | 2010-09-11 |
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Sid (voice) | 2009-06-26 |
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Rage | Jed | 2009-09-24 |
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The Ministers | Dante Mendoza | 2009-10-16 |
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Gamer | Freek | 2009-09-03 |
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Unearthing the Lost World | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Self | 2009-10-27 |
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The Babysitters | Michael Beltran | 2008-05-09 |
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The Happening: Elements of a Scene | Self | 2008-10-07 |
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Paraiso Travel | Roger Pena | 2008-01-18 |
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Nothing Like the Holidays | Mauricio Rodriguez | 2008-12-12 |
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Visions of 'The Happening' | Himself | 2008-10-07 |
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Righteous Kill | Detective Simon Perez | 2008-09-11 |
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The Happening | Julian | 2008-06-11 |
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Miracle at St. Anna | Enrico | 2008-09-15 |
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Ice Age: Surviving Sid | Sid (voice) | 2008-10-20 |
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ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway | Self | 2007-04-19 |
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Where God Left His Shoes | Frank Diaz | 2007-04-27 |
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Love in the Time of Cholera | Lorenzo Daza | 2007-10-04 |
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The Take | Felix De La Pena | 2007-01-01 |
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Ice Age: The Meltdown | Sid (voice) | 2006-03-29 |
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The Groomsmen | TC (Tony) | 2006-06-09 |
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The Alibi | Hannibal | 2006-01-12 |
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Assault on Precinct 13 | Beck | 2005-01-19 |
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The Honeymooners | Dodge | 2005-06-10 |
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Sueño | Antonio | 2005-09-30 |
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Land of the Dead | Cholo | 2005-06-18 |
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Crónicas | Manolo Bonilla | 2004-05-16 |
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Undefeated | Lex Vargas | 2003-07-26 |
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Spun | Spider Mike | 2003-02-07 |
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Collateral Damage | Felix Ramirez | 2002-02-06 |
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Empire | Victor Rosa | 2002-12-06 |
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Point of Origin | Keith Lang | 2002-06-20 |
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories | Self | 2002-06-11 |
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Ice Age | Sid (voice) | 2002-03-10 |
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John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story | himself | 2002-04-13 |
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Zig Zag | Dean Singer | 2002-06-14 |
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The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' | Self | 2001-05-01 |
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De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros | Clown / Violator (archive footage) | 2001-12-23 |
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Moulin Rouge! | Toulouse-Lautrec | 2001-05-18 |
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What's the Worst That Could Happen? | Berger | 2001-05-31 |
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Dr. Dolittle 2 | Rat #2 (voice, uncredited) | 2001-06-22 |
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King of the Jungle | Seymour | 2000-10-12 |
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Titan A.E. | Gune (voice) | 2000-06-16 |
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Summer of Sam | Vinny | 1999-06-28 |
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Joe the King | Jorge | 1999-01-22 |
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John Leguizamo: Freak | Self | 1998-10-10 |
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Kids Are Punny | 1998-12-06 | |
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Doctor Dolittle | Rat #2 (Voice) | 1998-06-26 |
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Body Count | Chino | 1998-04-28 |
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Frogs for Snakes | Zip | 1998-08-14 |
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Spawn The Director's Cut | Clown / Violator | 1997-04-20 |
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The Making of 'Spawn' | Self | 1997-07-15 |
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The Pest | Pest | 1997-02-07 |
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Spawn | Clown / Violator | 1997-07-31 |
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A Brother's Kiss | Lefty | 1997-04-25 |
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Romeo + Juliet | Tybalt | 1996-11-01 |
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Executive Decision | Rat | 1996-03-15 |
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The Fan | Manny | 1996-08-15 |
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A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Sergio | 1995-04-28 |
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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Chi-Chi Rodriguez | 1995-09-07 |
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John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama | 1993-05-15 | |
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Carlito's Way | Benny Blanco | 1993-11-10 |
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Super Mario Bros. | Luigi Mario | 1993-05-28 |
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Night Owl | Angel | 1993-06-30 |
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The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical) | Guess my nationality guy | 1992-03-20 |
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Time Expired | 1992-01-01 | |
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Whispers in the Dark | John Castillo | 1992-08-06 |
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Out for Justice | Boy in Alley | 1991-04-12 |
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Mambo Mouth | 1991-10-26 | |
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NYPD Mounted | 1991-01-01 | |
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Hangin' with the Homeboys | Johnny | 1991-04-05 |
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Regarding Henry | Liquor Store Gunman | 1991-07-10 |
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That Burning Question | 1991-07-24 | |
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Poison | Chancho ("Homo") | 1991-04-05 |
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Street Hunter | Angel | 1990-11-02 |
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Madonna: The Immaculate Collection | Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline") | 1990-11-13 |
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Die Hard 2 | Burke | 1990-07-03 |
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Revenge | Ignacio | 1990-02-16 |
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Casualties of War | Private Antonio Diaz | 1989-08-18 |
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Mixed Blood | Macetero | 1984-10-01 |
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The Godmother | ||
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Gentille Alouette | Ortiz | |
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Encanto 2 | Bruno Madrigal (voice) |
