Jacob James Olmos (2024)

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What is Edward James Olmos most famous for? ›

He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), American Me (1992) (which he also directed), William Adama in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and the voice of Mito in the 2005 ...

Edward James Olmos Revealed He Nearly Died After Ceasing Throat Cancer Treatments. Olmos publicly disclosed his diagnosis in 2024. Blade Runner star Edward James Olmos revealed in an interview with The Daily Mail that he thought he would die after his body “gave up” following treatment for throat cancer.

Son of actor Edward James Olmos and Kaija Keel.

Olmos stars as Montoya Santana, who is loosely based on Mexican Mafia boss Rodolfo Cadena.

Bracco and Keitel fought a lengthy custody battle over Stella, resulting in Bracco's depression and $2 million in legal fees. Bracco's second marriage was to actor Edward James Olmos in 1994; they divorced in 2002.

Escalante himself described the film as "90 percent truth, 10 percent drama".

Olmos said he lost 55 pounds during his treatment. “There were times in the months that I was undergoing the treatments that the body gives up,” Olmos shared. “And I didn't want to take my food through my stomach. They wanted to put tubes in and feed me nutrients because I couldn't swallow.

Edward James Olmos as Abraham Quintanilla Jr. Panchito Gómez as young Abraham Quintanilla Jr.

Mexican-born Santana won the legend award for his more than 25-year career in the music industry. But the ceremony, presented by the Nosotros organization and held at the Beverly Hilton, was in large part a celebration of the gritty film “American Me,” which was represented with four of the 14 awards handed out.

In 1984 Olmos joined the cast of Miami Vice a few episodes into its first season, playing the taciturn police lieutenant Martin Castillo. The role on the popular television show made him a household name, and he won an Emmy Award (1985) and a Golden Globe Award (1986) for best supporting actor.

Is Edward James Olmos Hungarian? ›

He portrayed Gaff in Blade Runner, Blade Runner Black Out 2022 and Blade Runner 2049. He was born in East Los Angeles, California to a Southern Baptist Mexican immigrant with 1/4 Hungarian Jewish ancestry (the family name was originally Olmosh) and a Mexican-American Catholic mother.

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The key grievances which led to the surrounding controversy, the protagonist being raped in Juvenile Hall and his death at the hands of his Carnales, were considered disrespectful because the protagonists real life counterpart garnered too much respect.

At the meeting, Montoya explains that a new Mexican prison gang is threatening to overtake their operation, and orders one of his men, "Pie Face," to kill the rival gang leader, "El Chucko." When Pie Face balks because of his friendship with El Chucko, Montoya feigns sympathy, but arranges for Pie Face to be stabbed to ...

The two films are quite similar in conception, and were lensed virtually simultaneously. They share a direct connection in the form of actor Danny Trejo, who was sought for both. He only appeared, however, in BLOOD IN, BLOOD OUT, shunning AMERICAN ME for its departure from the facts.

Edward Everett Edward Everett is, perhaps, best remembered as the other person who spoke at Gettysburg, lecturing for two hours compared to Abraham Lincoln's brief, but much better-known two-minute address.

When he was seven years old, Olmos's parents divorced. Olmos found refuge from street gangs by playing baseball, and he proved to be a gifted athlete. He played in the California Sun League during the winter and in the Golden State League (GSL) during the summer, winning the GSL batting championship two years in a row.

After "Miami Vice" left the airwaves quietly in 1989, Olmos settled into a series of roles in features and on television that were of redeeming social and political value; but it was these roles which also largely left him out of the mainstream spotlight.