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Luis Guzmán

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Biography

Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rico-American 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. He also voiced Ricardo Diaz in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Coyote vs. Acme

As Judge Troppogrosso

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

As Wart (voice)

Carlito's Way

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Limey

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

Appears in a KinoChain journey

Boogie Nights

As Maurice t.t. Rodriguez

We're the Millers

As Mexican Cop

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

As Bald Man

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Riding the Circuit

From theme park gunslingers to bounty hunters on Mars, a journey through the sci-fi Western and the cultures that remade it.

8 films

When the Cartoon Fights Back: Slapstick Meets Liability

What happens when simulated harm, comic violence, or staged ordeals crash into real-world consequences? This collection explores the unsettling borderland where...

8 films

The Vincent Pastore Top Five

A tribute to Vincent Pastore, whose death today invites us to trace Pastore's arc from background wiseguy to recognisable character actor, without leaning on Th...

5 films

The Long Goodbye: Twilight of Heroes and Outlaws

There is a moment in Richard Lester's Robin and Marian (1976) that cuts deeper than any broadsword. Sean Connery, sporting grey in his beard and exhaustion in h...

8 films

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