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Oct 11, 2019 · Filmmaker. Activist. For over 40 years, Edward James Olmos has refused to be labeled just one thing. Olmos, 72, continues to be one of the most prominent hyphenates in the Latino entertainment community. He received a Tony nomination in 1979 for his portrayal of El Pachuco in the landmark play Zoot Suit.
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- Stand and Deliver
May 29, 2023 · In 1992, Olmos directed and starred in American Me, a Mexican-American crime epic. In 1996, he starred in one of the weirdest low-budget movies of the American independent movement of the era,...
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Olmos was born on February 24, 1947, in East Los Angeles to Pedro and Eleanor (Huizar) Olmos. Olmos credited his parents, who divorced in 1955, for being his lifelong inspiration. He told Instyle 's Kathryn Hart, "My mother is the reason I know God is a woman. She's worked for 20 years—from age 54 to 74—at County General Hospital in Los Angeles. Sh...
Born on February 24, 1947, in East Los Angeles; married Kaija Keel, 1971; divorced, 1994; children: two sons, Mico and Bodie (with Keel); married Lorraine Bracco, 1994; divorced, 2002. Education:studied at East Los Angeles City College. Career: lead vocalist of Pacific Ocean, 1960s; owner of a furniture-moving business, 1970s; starred as El Pachuco...
Olmos's first major break came on the theatrical stage in 1978 when he landed a leading role of the Los Angeles production of Luis Valdez's Zoot Suit. The play, a musical drama, is a fictionalized account of the Sleepy Lagoon case, in which a group of young Hispanic men are falsely convicted of murder following what became known as the 1942 Los Ang...
The stand-out performance of Olmos's career thus far came in the 1988 release of Stand and Deliver. The film told the true story of Bolivian-born Jaime Escal-ante, a successful computer scientist who left his career to teach math to underprivileged Hispanic kids from the barrios of East Los Angeles. The inspirational story focused on Escalante's re...
Following Stand and Deliver Olmos appeared in numerous films, often in conjunction with director Robert M. Young, with whom he had formed the production company, YOY Productions. He played Gypsy in Triumph of the Spirit (1989) and a baseball talent scout in Talent for the Game (1991). In 1992 he delved into directing as he coproduced, directed, and...
Olmos is not only an actor, but also a tireless activist. Although sometimes the two roles blend together, as they did in his projects The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, Stand and Deliver, and American Me,Olmos has spent a vast majority of his time over the course of his career simply working to make life better for others. By his own count, he spends ...
Zoot Suit,1981. Wolfen,1981. Blade Runner,1982. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez,1983. Miami Vice (television series), 1984—1989. Saving Grace,1986. Stand and Deliver,1987. Triumph of the Spirit,1989. Talent for the Game,1991. American Me,1992. Roosters(television), 1993. Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills(television miniseries), 1994. The Burning S...
Books
Dictionary of Hispanic Biography.Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Research, 1996. International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses. New York: St. James Press, 1996. Newsmakers.Issue 1. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Research, 1990. Rooney, Terrie M., ed. Contemporary Heroes and Heroines, Book III.Farmington Hills: Gale Research, 1998.
Periodicals
Hispanic,December 2000. Instyle,February 2002. Los Angeles Magazine,April 1993. The Los Angeles Times,May 10, 1992. Newsweek,March 30, 1992. People Weekly,January 21, 2002. Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN), January 30, 2002. Time,April 4, 1988; July 11, 1988. The Toronto Sun,January 24, 2002. The Washington Times,January 21, 2002.
On-line
Behind the Scenes, Public Broadcasting System, www.pbs.org/americanfamily/ Sony Classics,www.sonyclassics.com/caught/crew/olmos.html —Kari Bethel
Mar 10, 2021 · By. Gayle Jo Carter, Members Only Access. En español. Published March 10, 2021. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images. With 50 years of Emmy, Oscar, Tony and Golden Globe acting honors under his belt, Edward James Olmos (who turned 74 last month) is hotter than ever. With indelible roles ranging from Stand and Deliver and Miami Vice to the father of ...
May 13, 2024 · Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947, East Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is a Mexican American actor, director, producer, and activist known for his gruff voice and distinctive features and for his crafting of complex Latino characters in film, television, and theater.
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May 30, 2019 · For most of his extraordinary life, East Los Angeles’ favorite son Edward James Olmos has stood as a bastion for the advancement of Latinos in the United States. At 72, the living legend is not ...
May 15, 2014 · Edward James Olmos (born 1947) is an actor, director and advocate for Latino and indigenous rights, known for his roles in the films Blade Runner (1982) and Stand and Deliver (1988), and the TV series “Miami Vice” and “Battlestar Galactica.”.
