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Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19, 1967) is an Academy Award-, Golden Globe-, Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Award- and British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award-winning Puerto Rican actor and film producer. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Santurce is a district or barrio in San Juan Puerto Rico. The name Santurce comes from St Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Screen Actors Guild Awards are an annual award given by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG to recognize outstanding performances by members The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. He is known for his roles as Fred Fenster in The Usual Suspects, Javier Rodríguez Rodríguez in Traffic, Jack 'Jackie Boy' Rafferty in Sin City, and Frankie Four Fingers in Snatch. The Usual Suspects is a 1995 American Neo-noir Film written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer. Traffic is a 2000 Crime drama Film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Jack Rafferty is a fictional character in Frank Miller 's Sin City, the main antogonist of The Big Fat Kill. Sin City is a 2005 film written produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. Snatch is a 2000 Film by British writer - director Guy Ritchie.
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Biography
Early life
Benicio del Toro was born in San Germán, Puerto Rico but grew up in Santurce, Puerto Rico, a district of San Juan. San Germán (sahn her-MAHN is a municipality located in the southwestern region of Puerto Rico, south of Mayagüez and Maricao; north of Lajas Santurce is a district or barrio in San Juan Puerto Rico. The name Santurce comes from St San Juan (saŋ hwaŋ (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, " Saint John the Baptist " is the Capital and largest municipality in He is the son of Gustavo Adolfo del Toro Bermúdez and Fausta Sánchez Rivera, who were both lawyers. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law as an attorney, Counsel or Solicitor; a person [1] He has an older brother, Gustavo, who is a pediatric oncologist. Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics) is the branch of Medicine that deals with the medical care of Infants Children and Adolescents Oncology is the branch of medicine that studies Tumors ( Cancer) and seeks to understand their development diagnosis treatment and prevention Del Toro's childhood nicknames were "Skinny Benny" and "Beno". He was raised Catholic[2] and attended Academia del Perpetuo Socorro (The Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help), a Roman Catholic school in Miramar, Puerto Rico. Academia del Perpetuo Socorro ("Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help" was founded in 1921 as a Catholic parochial school pertaining to the Perpetuo Socorro Parish at the Archidiocese Miramar is located in Puerto Rico 's capital city of San Juan, close to historic Old San Juan and part of Santurce's 40 “sub-barrios”, it When he was nine years old, his mother died of hepatitis. Hepatitis (plural hepatitides) implies injury to the Liver characterized by the presence of Inflammatory cells in the tissue of At the age of thirteen, del Toro's father moved his two sons to Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, where del Toro was enrolled at the Mercersburg Academy. Mercersburg is a borough in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 73 miles (117 km southwest of Harrisburg. Mercersburg Academy is an independent Coeducational Boarding school for grades 9-12 located in Mercersburg Pennsylvania, United States He spent his adolescence and high school there. [3]
After graduation, del Toro followed the advice of his father and pursued a degree in business at the University of California, San Diego. The University of California San Diego (popularly known as UC San Diego or UCSD) is a public Research university in San Diego, California [3] Success in an elective drama course encouraged him to drop out of college and study with noted acting teachers Stella Adler and Arthur Mendoza in Los Angeles, as well as at the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York. Stella Adler ( February 10, 1901 * – December 21, 1992) was an American actress. Arthur Mendoza was the principal acting instructor for the Stella Adler Conservatory of Acting West [3]
Career
Del Toro began to surface in small television parts during the late 1980s, playing mostly thugs and drug dealers on programs like Miami Vice and the NBC miniseries, Drug Wars: The Camarena Story. Miami Vice is an American Television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. Drug Wars The Camarena Story was a 1990 TV Mini-series based on Elaine Shannon’s book Desperados and the Time magazine He had a cameo in Madonna's 1987 music video clip "La Isla Bonita" as a background character. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American " La Isla Bonita " ( English: "The Beautiful Island" is the fifth and final single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her Work in films followed, beginning with his debut in Big Top Pee-wee and in the 007 film Licence to Kill,[3] in which 21-year-old del Toro held the distinction of being the youngest actor ever to play a Bond villain. Big Top Pee-wee is the 1988 family Comedy sequel to the 1985 Film, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and stars James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Licence to Kill (1989 directed by John Glen is the 16th James Bond Spy film, and the second and last featuring Timothy Dalton. The James Bond novels and films are notable for their memorably despicable Villains and henchmen. Although both films were considered box office disappointments, del Toro continued to appear in movies like The Indian Runner (1991), China Moon (1991), Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992), Money for Nothing (1993), Fearless (1993) and Swimming with Sharks (1994). A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue The Indian Runner is a 1991 drama film written and directed by Sean Penn. China Moon is a 1994 Neo-noir written by Roy Carlson, directed by John Bailey, and starring Ed Harris and Madeline Christopher Columbus The Discovery a 1992 film directed by James Bond alumnus John Glen, was the last project developed by the father-and-son production Money for Nothing is a 1993 comedy / Crime film directed by Ramon Menendez Fearless is a 1993 film directed by Peter Weir and written by Rafael Yglesias from his novel of the same name. Swimming with Sharks is a 1994 American black comedy / Drama film, directed and written by George Huang
His career gained momentum in 1995 with his breakout performance in The Usual Suspects, where he played the mumbling, wisecracking Fred Fenster. The Usual Suspects is a 1995 American Neo-noir Film written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer. [3] The role won him an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor and established him as a character actor. Founded in 1984, the Independent Spirit Awards were originally known as the FINDIE Awards ("Friends of Independents" and presented winners with This led to more strong roles in independent and major studio films, including playing Gaspare in Abel Ferrara's The Funeral (1996) and winning a second consecutive Best Supporting Actor Independent Spirit Award for his work as Benny Dalmau in Basquiat (1996), directed by his friend, artist Julian Schnabel. Abel Ferrara (born July 19, 1951 in The Bronx) is an American movie Screenwriter and director. The Funeral is a 1996 American crime - Drama film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Christopher Walken, Basquiat is a 1996 film directed by Julian Schnabel which is based on the life of American postmodernist / neo expressionist artist Julian Schnabel (born 26 October 1951) is a American Artist and Filmmaker. Del Toro also shared the screen with Robert De Niro in the big budget thriller The Fan, in which he played Juan Primo, a charismatic Mexican baseball star. Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer The Fan is a 1996 American Thriller film starring Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes.
For Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, the 1998 film adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's famous book, he packed on more than 40 lbs. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 Film adaptation of Hunter S Hunter Stockton Thompson ( July 18, 1937 &ndash February 20, 2005) was an American Journalist and Author, most (about 18 kg) to play Dr. Gonzo (a. k. a. Oscar Zeta Acosta), Thompson's lawyer and drug-fiend cohort. Oscar Zeta Acosta ( April 8, 1935 &ndash 1974? was a Mexican American ( Chicano) Attorney, Author, Politician [3] The surrealistic film, directed by Terry Gilliam, has earned a cult following over the years. Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early-1920s and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members Terrence Vance Gilliam (born 22 November 1940) is an American -born British Writer, Filmmaker, Animator and member A cult film is a Film that has acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans. Returning from a two-year hiatus after Fear and Loathing, del Toro would gain a mainstream audience in 2000 with a string of performances in four high-profile films. First up was The Way of the Gun, a crime yarn that reunited him with The Usual Suspects screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie, making his directorial debut. The Way of the Gun is a 2000 Film, directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Ryan Phillippe, Benicio del Toro Christopher McQuarrie (born 1968 is an Academy Award -winning American screenwriter producer and director A few months later, he stood out among a first-rate ensemble cast in Steven Soderbergh's Traffic, a complex dissection of the North American drug wars. Steven Andrew Soderbergh (born January 14 1963 is an American Film producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, editor, and Traffic is a 2000 Crime drama Film directed by Steven Soderbergh. The War on Drugs is a prohibition campaign undertaken by the United States government with the assistance of participating countries intended to reduce the Illegal As Javier Rodriguez — a Mexican border cop struggling to remain honest amid the corruption and deception of illegal drug trafficking — del Toro, who spoke most of his lines in Spanish, gave a performance that dominated the film and earned him his first Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts [3]
His praised work swept all of the major critics awards in 2001, as well as the Golden Globe, and the Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background In addition to the critical accolades, Traffic was also a success at the box office, bringing to del Toro real Hollywood clout for the first time in his career. While Traffic was still playing in theaters, two other del Toro films were released in late 2000/early 2001. He had a brief role as the diamond thief Franky Four Fingers in Guy Ritchie's hip caper comedy Snatch, and played a mentally-challenged Native American man in The Pledge, directed by his old friend Sean Penn. In Mineralogy, diamond is the allotrope of carbon where the carbon atoms are arranged in Guy Stuart Ritchie (born 10 September 1968 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire) is an English Screenwriter and Film director. Snatch is a 2000 Film by British writer - director Guy Ritchie. Mental retardation is a generalized triarchic disorder characterized by subaverage cognitive functioning and deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors with onset before the age Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States The Pledge is a 2001 dramatic Psychological thriller directed by Sean Penn. Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor [3]
All of this attention helped to cement Benicio's status as a sex symbol. A sex symbol is a famous person of either gender typically an Actor, Musician, model, Teen idol, or Sports star He was placed on People magazine's annual "50 Most Beautiful People" list. People (full name People Weekly) is a weekly American Magazine of Celebrity and human interest stories, published While his looks have led to comparisons with Marlon Brando and James Dean, he has been jokingly referred as the "Spanish Brad Pitt". Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century James Byron Dean ( February 8 1931 &ndash September 30 1955) was a two-time Oscar -nominated American Film William Bradley "Brad" Pitt Pitt received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for his role in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys In 2003, del Toro appeared in two films: The Hunted, co-starring Tommy Lee Jones, and the drama 21 Grams, an acting tour-de-force, co-starring Sean Penn and Naomi Watts. The Hunted is a 2003 Film directed by William Friedkin and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio del Toro. Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild - and Emmy Award -winning 21 Grams is a 2003 Drama directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga. Naomi Ellen Watts (born September He went on to garner another Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his work in the latter. Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
His most recent roles were in the film adaptation of Frank Miller's graphic novel Sin City, directed by Robert Rodriguez, and Things We Lost in the Fire, the English language debut of celebrated Danish director Susanne Bier. Film adaptation is the transfer of a written work to a Feature film. Frank Miller (born January 27, 1957) is an American Writer, Artist and Film director best known for his dark A Sin City is a 2005 film written produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20 1968 is an American director, writer, producer, Cinematographer, editor and Musician Things We Lost In The Fire is a 2007 Drama film directed by Susanne Bier and written by Allan Loeb. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The term Dane may refer to People with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity whether living in Denmark, emigrants or the descendants of emigrants Susanne Bier (born April 15, 1960 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish producer, director and Writer. Things We Lost in the Fire co-starred Halle Berry, Alison Lohman, and John Carroll Lynch. Halle Maria Berry (ˈhæli ˈbɛri born August 14 1966 is an Academy Award - Emmy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American actress former Alison Marion Lohman (born September 18, 1979) is an American Actress. John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American actor On May 25, 2008, del Toro received the "Best Actor" award at the Cannes Film Festival for his characterization of Che Guevara in Guerrilla. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Ernesto "Che" Guevara (June 14 Following the Cuban revolution,Guevara reviewed Guerrilla is a 2008 biopic about Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, portrayed by Benicio del Toro. [4]
Academy Award
In 2001, del Toro became the fourth Oscar winner whose winning role was a character who speaks predominantly in a foreign language (most of del Toro's dialogue is in Spanish). "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Sophia Loren, Robert De Niro, and Roberto Benigni are the other three (Marion Cotillard became the fifth winner of an Academy Award for a character who speaks in a foreign language). Sophia Loren (born September 20 1934 is an Academy Award winning Italian film actress born Sofia Villani Scicolone Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Roberto Remigio Benigni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI (born 27 October 1952 is an Academy Award -winning Italian actor writer and director of Marion Cotillard (born September 30 1975 is a French actress She made history by becoming the first actor to win an Academy Award for the French cinema Del Toro is also the third Puerto Rican actor to win an Oscar. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The other two were actors Jose Ferrer and Rita Moreno. José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón ( January 8, 1909 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican theater and Rita Moreno (born December 11, 1931) is a singer dancer and multiple award-winning actress [3] The night he won his Oscar, it was the first time that two actors born in Puerto Rico were nominated in the same category (The other actor was Joaquin Phoenix for his role in Gladiator). "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Joaquin Rafael Phoenix (waˈkeen ˈfee-nɪks born October 28, 1974) formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix is an award-winning American and Puerto Rican Gladiator is a 2000 Epic film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen
Personal life
He was engaged to Valeria Golino from 1988 to 1992, they lived together in Golino's LA apartment. Valeria Golino ( Βαλέρια Γκολίνο; born October 22 1966) is an Italian - Greek film and television actress He has dated celebrities included Claire Forlani, Sara Foster, Alicia Silverstone and Chiara Mastroianni. Claire Forlani (born July 1, 1972) is an English film and television actress. Sara Christine Foster (born August 2, 1981 in Malibu California) is an American actress. Alicia Silverstone ( born October 4 1976 is an American Film and stage actress and former fashion model. Chiara-Charlotte Mastroianni (born 28 May 1972) is an Italian - French actress. He was encountered with Charlize Theron, Heather Graham and Scarlett Johansson. Charlize Theron ( IPA: ʃɑrˈliːz θəˈrɒn born August 7 1975 is an Academy Award -winning South African -born American actress film producer Heather Joan Graham (born January 29, 1970) is an American film and television actress. Scarlett I Johansson (born November 22 1984 is an actress and Singer, of dual American and Danish citizenship
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 1988 | Big Top Pee-wee | Duke, the Dog-Faced Boy | |
| 1989 | Licence to Kill | Dario | |
| 1991 | The Indian Runner | Miguel | |
| 1992 | Christopher Columbus: The Discovery | Alvaro Harana | with Marlon Brando |
| 1993 | Fearless | Manny Rodrigo | |
| Huevos de oro | Bob, the friend from Miami | ||
| Money for Nothing | Dino Palladino | ||
| 1994 | Swimming with Sharks | Rex | |
| China Moon | Lamar Dickey | ||
| 1995 | The Usual Suspects | Fred Fenster | |
| 1996 | The Funeral | Gaspare Spoglia | |
| The Fan | Juan Primo | ||
| Cannes Man | Himself | Cameo appearance | |
| Basquiat | Benny Dalmau | ||
| Joyride | Detective López | ||
| 1997 | Excess Baggage | Vincent Roche | |
| 1998 | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas | Dr. Big Top Pee-wee is the 1988 family Comedy sequel to the 1985 Film, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, and stars Licence to Kill (1989 directed by John Glen is the 16th James Bond Spy film, and the second and last featuring Timothy Dalton. A list of henchmen from the 1989 James Bond film License to Kill from the List of James Bond henchmen Dario Dario The Indian Runner is a 1991 drama film written and directed by Sean Penn. Christopher Columbus The Discovery a 1992 film directed by James Bond alumnus John Glen, was the last project developed by the father-and-son production Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century Fearless is a 1993 film directed by Peter Weir and written by Rafael Yglesias from his novel of the same name. Huevos de oro ( English Golden Balls) is a 1993 Spanish film directed by Bigas Luna, starring Javier Bardem Money for Nothing is a 1993 comedy / Crime film directed by Ramon Menendez Swimming with Sharks is a 1994 American black comedy / Drama film, directed and written by George Huang China Moon is a 1994 Neo-noir written by Roy Carlson, directed by John Bailey, and starring Ed Harris and Madeline The Usual Suspects is a 1995 American Neo-noir Film written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer. The Funeral is a 1996 American crime - Drama film directed by Abel Ferrara and starring Christopher Walken, The Fan is a 1996 American Thriller film starring Robert De Niro and Wesley Snipes. Cannes Man is a 1996 independent Comedy film directed and composed by Richard Martini. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Basquiat is a 1996 film directed by Julian Schnabel which is based on the life of American postmodernist / neo expressionist artist Excess Baggage is an American Comedy movie from 1997, directed by Marco Brambilla. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a 1998 Film adaptation of Hunter S Gonzo aka Óscar Zeta Acosta | |
| 2000 | Traffic | Javier Rodríguez Rodríguez | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| The Way of the Gun | Harry Longbaugh | ||
| Snatch | Franky 'Four Fingers' | ||
| Bread and Roses | Himself | Cameo | |
| 2001 | The Pledge | Toby Jay Wadenah | |
| 2003 | 21 Grams | Jack Jordan | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination |
| The Hunted | Aaron Hallam | ||
| 2005 | Sin City | Jack 'Jackie Boy' Rafferty | |
| 2007 | Things We Lost in the Fire | Jerry Sunborne | |
| 2008 | Guerrilla, The Argentine | Ernesto 'Che' Guevara de la Serna | 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival "Best Actor also producer (Guerilla) |
| 2009 | The Wolf Man | Lawrence Talbot / The Wolf Man | Filming also producer |
Short films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula | Naevius Sutorius Macro | 5-minute longer |
| That's So New York | Himself | 3-minute longer | |
| 1995 | Submission | Only director, writer and producer |
TV-Series
| Year | Title | Episode | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Miami Vice | Everybody's in Showbiz | Pito |
| Private Eye | Blue Movie | ||
| 1990 | Drug Wars: The Camarena Story | All episodes | Caro Quintero |
| 1994 | Tales from the Crypt | The Bribe | Bill |
| 1995 | Fallen Angels | Good Housekeeping | Paco |
Awards
This list includes some awards of Benicio del Toro:
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Michael Caine for The Cider House Rules |
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 2000 for Traffic |
Succeeded by Jim Broadbent for Iris |
| Preceded by Tom Cruise for Magnolia |
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture 2001 for Traffic |
Succeeded by Jim Broadbent for Iris |
| Preceded by Jude Law for The Talented Mr. Ripley |
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2001 for Traffic |
Succeeded by Jim Broadbent for Moulin Rouge! |
See also
- List of male movie actors (A-K)
- List of Best Supporting Actor nominees
- List of famous Puerto Ricans
- List of James Bond villains
- List of Navy-Vieques protesters and supporters
- List of Puerto Ricans in the Academy Awards
References
- ^ Benicio DEL Toro Biography (1967-)
- ^ Feature - Features - Benicio Del Toro's "Let's Have Some Fun, Okay?" Page - Portland Mercury
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio
- ^ Associated Press (2008-05-25). Oscar Zeta Acosta ( April 8, 1935 &ndash 1974? was a Mexican American ( Chicano) Attorney, Author, Politician Traffic is a 2000 Crime drama Film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts The Way of the Gun is a 2000 Film, directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Ryan Phillippe, Benicio del Toro Snatch is a 2000 Film by British writer - director Guy Ritchie. Bread and Roses is a 2000 Film directed by Ken Loach, starring Adrien Brody. The Pledge is a 2001 dramatic Psychological thriller directed by Sean Penn. 21 Grams is a 2003 Drama directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga. Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts The Hunted is a 2003 Film directed by William Friedkin and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio del Toro. Sin City is a 2005 film written produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. Jack Rafferty is a fictional character in Frank Miller 's Sin City, the main antogonist of The Big Fat Kill. Things We Lost In The Fire is a 2007 Drama film directed by Susanne Bier and written by Allan Loeb. Guerrilla is a 2008 biopic about Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara, portrayed by Benicio del Toro. The Argentine is a 2008 film about Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Ernesto "Che" Guevara (June 14 Following the Cuban revolution,Guevara reviewed The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival was held May 14 through 25, 2008. The Best Actor Award ( French: Prix d'interprétation masculine) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. Caligula is a 1979 Film directed by Tinto Brass, with additional scenes filmed by Giancarlo Lui and Penthouse Quintus Naevius Cordus Sutorius Macro (21 BC - 38 AD often abbreviated Naevius Sutorius Macro, or simply Macro, was a prefect of the Roman Miami Vice is an American Television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. Drug Wars The Camarena Story was a 1990 TV Mini-series based on Elaine Shannon’s book Desperados and the Time magazine Fallen Angels is an American Neo-noir Anthology Television series that ran from 1993 to 1995 on the Showtime pay cable Founded in 1984, the Independent Spirit Awards were originally known as the FINDIE Awards ("Friends of Independents" and presented winners with The Usual Suspects is a 1995 American Neo-noir Film written by Christopher McQuarrie and directed by Bryan Singer. Founded in 1984, the Independent Spirit Awards were originally known as the FINDIE Awards ("Friends of Independents" and presented winners with Basquiat is a 1996 film directed by Julian Schnabel which is based on the life of American postmodernist / neo expressionist artist "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Traffic is a 2000 Crime drama Film directed by Steven Soderbergh. The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin Traffic is a 2000 Crime drama Film directed by Steven Soderbergh. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation Traffic is a 2000 Crime drama Film directed by Steven Soderbergh. The Chicago Film Critics Association is an American film critic association Traffic is a 2000 Crime drama Film directed by Steven Soderbergh. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Traffic is a 2000 Crime drama Film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Film review redirects here for the similar sounding Film revue please visit Revue#Film revues. Traffic is a 2000 Crime drama Film directed by Steven Soderbergh. New York Film Critics Circle Awards are given annually to honor excellence in cinema worldwide by an organization of film reviewers from New York City -based publications Traffic is a 2000 Crime drama Film directed by Steven Soderbergh. The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background Traffic is a 2000 Crime drama Film directed by Steven Soderbergh. The Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA is an organization of Film reviewers from Toronto -based publications Traffic is a 2000 Crime drama Film directed by Steven Soderbergh. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. 21 Grams is a 2003 Drama directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga. The Chicago Film Critics Association is an American film critic association 21 Grams is a 2003 Drama directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association ("LAFCA" was founded in 1975 21 Grams is a 2003 Drama directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga. The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background 21 Grams is a 2003 Drama directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Che is a 2008 film about Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Benicio Sir Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr, CBE (born 14 March 1933 better known by his screen name Michael Caine, is an Oscar - and BAFTA The Cider House Rules is a 1999 Drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on The Cider House Rules, a 1985 Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts Traffic is a 2000 Crime drama Film directed by Steven Soderbergh. 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External links
- Benicio Del Toro at the Internet Movie Database
- This Is My Life: Benicio Del Toro - Miami Herald (October 10, 1997)
- All About Benicio - Biography
- The World of Benicio del Toro
- Benicio Del Toro's Portrayal of Che Guevara
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