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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Bob Trevino Likes It | Bob Trevino | 2025-03-20 |
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Tin Soldier | Luke | 2025-05-22 |
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The Survivor | Bill "Pepe" Miller | 2022-04-07 |
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Violent Night | Scrooge | 2022-11-30 |
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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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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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The Night Clerk | Detective Espada | 2020-02-19 |
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Critical Thinking | Mario Martinez | 2020-12-18 |
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Playing with Fire | Rodrigo | 2019-11-08 |
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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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The Sun Is Also a Star | Jeremy Martinez | 2019-05-16 |
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Nancy | Jeb | 2018-06-08 |
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John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons | Self | 2018-11-02 |
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11:55 | Berto | 2017-06-09 |
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The Crash | George Diebold | 2017-01-13 |
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John Wick: Chapter 2 | Aurelio | 2017-02-08 |
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Stealing Cars | Montgomery De La Cruz | 2016-04-05 |
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Ice Age: Collision Course | Sid (voice) | 2016-06-23 |
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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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The Hollow Point | Atticus | 2016-12-16 |
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The Infiltrator | Emir Abreu | 2016-07-13 |
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Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade | Sid (voice) | 2016-03-19 |
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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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John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry | Self | 2015-02-03 |
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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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Sisters | Dave | 2015-12-18 |
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American Ultra | Rose | 2015-08-19 |
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The Latin Explosion: A New America | Self - Narrator | 2015-11-16 |
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Experimenter | Taylor | 2015-10-16 |
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Meadowland | Pete | 2015-10-16 |
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Chef | Martin | 2014-05-08 |
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John Wick | Aurelio | 2014-10-22 |
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Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game | Self - Luigi Mario | 2014-11-03 |
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Fugly! | Jesse | 2014-11-05 |
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Cymbeline | Pisanio | 2014-09-03 |
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John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown | Himself | 2014-04-05 |
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Ride Along | Santiago | 2014-01-07 |
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The Counselor | Coverall Man Randy | 2013-10-25 |
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Walking with Dinosaurs | Alex (voice) | 2013-12-18 |
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Kick-Ass 2 | Javier | 2013-07-17 |
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Tales From a Ghetto Klown | Self | 2013-06-13 |
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Fish N Chips: The Movie | Chips (voice) | 2013-05-01 |
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One for the Money | Jimmy Alpha | 2012-01-26 |
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Ice Age: Continental Drift | Sid (voice) | 2012-06-27 |
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El paseo 2 | Lucho | 2012-12-25 |
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The Latino List | Self | 2011-09-29 |
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Pelotero | Narrator (voice) | 2011-10-15 |
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The Lincoln Lawyer | Val Valenzuela | 2011-03-17 |
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Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas | Sid (voice) | 2011-11-24 |
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Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 | Sid (voice) | 2011-11-16 |
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Vanishing on 7th Street | Paul | 2010-09-11 |
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Repo Men | Asbury | 2010-03-18 |
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The Ministers | Dante Mendoza | 2009-10-16 |
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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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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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Miracle at St. Anna | Enrico | 2008-09-15 |
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Visions of 'The Happening' | Himself | 2008-10-07 |
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Ice Age: Surviving Sid | Sid (voice) | 2008-10-20 |
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The Happening: Elements of a Scene | Self | 2008-10-07 |
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The Happening | Julian | 2008-06-11 |
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Nothing Like the Holidays | Mauricio Rodriguez | 2008-12-12 |
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Paraiso Travel | Roger Pena | 2008-01-18 |
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Righteous Kill | Detective Simon Perez | 2008-09-11 |
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The Babysitters | Michael Beltran | 2008-05-09 |
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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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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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Ice Age: The Meltdown | Sid (voice) | 2006-03-29 |
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The Alibi | Hannibal | 2006-01-12 |
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The Groomsmen | TC (Tony) | 2006-06-09 |
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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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Assault on Precinct 13 | Beck | 2005-01-19 |
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The Honeymooners | Dodge | 2005-06-10 |
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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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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories | Self | 2002-06-11 |
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Point of Origin | Keith Lang | 2002-06-20 |
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Zig Zag | Dean Singer | 2002-06-14 |
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Collateral Damage | Felix Ramirez | 2002-02-06 |
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John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story | himself | 2002-04-13 |
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Empire | Victor Rosa | 2002-12-06 |
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Ice Age | Sid (voice) | 2002-03-10 |
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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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The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' | Self | 2001-05-01 |
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Titan A.E. | Gune (voice) | 2000-06-16 |
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King of the Jungle | Seymour | 2000-10-12 |
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Joe the King | Jorge | 1999-01-22 |
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Summer of Sam | Vinny | 1999-06-28 |
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Kids Are Punny | 1998-12-06 | |
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Body Count | Chino | 1998-04-28 |
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Doctor Dolittle | Rat #2 (Voice) | 1998-06-26 |
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John Leguizamo: Freak | Self | 1998-10-10 |
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Frogs for Snakes | Zip | 1998-08-14 |
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Spawn | Clown / Violator | 1997-07-31 |
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The Pest | Pest | 1997-02-07 |
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The Making of 'Spawn' | Self | 1997-07-15 |
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Spawn The Director's Cut | Clown / Violator | 1997-04-20 |
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A Brother's Kiss | Lefty | 1997-04-25 |
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Executive Decision | Rat | 1996-03-15 |
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Romeo + Juliet | Tybalt | 1996-11-01 |
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The Fan | Manny | 1996-08-15 |
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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Chi-Chi Rodriguez | 1995-09-07 |
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A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Sergio | 1995-04-28 |
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Super Mario Bros. | Luigi Mario | 1993-05-28 |
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Carlito's Way | Benny Blanco | 1993-11-10 |
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Night Owl | Angel | 1993-06-30 |
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John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama | 1993-05-15 | |
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The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical) | Guess my nationality guy | 1992-03-20 |
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Whispers in the Dark | John Castillo | 1992-08-06 |
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Time Expired | 1992-01-01 | |
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NYPD Mounted | 1991-01-01 | |
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That Burning Question | 1991-07-24 | |
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Poison | Chancho ("Homo") | 1991-04-05 |
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Out for Justice | Boy in Alley | 1991-04-12 |
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Regarding Henry | Liquor Store Gunman | 1991-07-10 |
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Mambo Mouth | 1991-10-26 | |
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Hangin' with the Homeboys | Johnny | 1991-04-05 |
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Street Hunter | Angel | 1990-11-02 |
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Revenge | Ignacio | 1990-02-16 |
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Die Hard 2 | Burke | 1990-07-03 |
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Madonna: The Immaculate Collection | Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline") | 1990-11-13 |
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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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Encanto 2 | Bruno Madrigal (voice) | |
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Gentille Alouette | Ortiz |
