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Tony Dalton is a Mexican-American actor, screenwriter, and producer, born and raised in Laredo, Texas. Having studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute in New York City, Dalton began his career in several off-Broadway productions, including "The Ballad of the Sad Café," "A Streetcar Named Desire," "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." After foraying into television and film, his first major feature appearance was in "Matando Cabos," where he both starred and co-wrote the screenplay. He later was the lead in "Sultanes del Sur,"which he also wrote; he later appeared in "Colombiana," and Luis Estrada's "The Perfect Dictatorship," among other roles. Simultaneously, he continued to perform in theatre, playing the roles of George in Bernard Slades' "Same time next year" and as 'Paul Zara' in Beau Willimon's "Farragut North". More recent films include "Ni tuyo Ni mía" and "Amalgama". In television, he lead the hit series "Los Simuladores," playing the role of 'Mario Santos,' the logistics and planning specialist and leader of the elite con artist team. He played a series regular role in "Dueños del Paraíso," followed by a role in Netflix's "Sense8." He is best known as the lead of the International Emmy-winning HBO Latin America series "Sr. Avila" as the titular 'Robert Avila', a middle-class life insurance salesman who secretly operates as an experienced hit man and, ultimately, ruthless mob boss. Dalton plays the role of 'Lalo Salamanca' on the hit AMC series "Better Call Saul," the villain and catalyst of Jimmy McGill's (Bob Odenkirk) evolution into Saul Goodman.- Audrey Esparza is an American actress best known for her role as FBI agent Tasha Zapata, on the American television series Blindspot. Esparza trained at the Experimental Theatre Wing at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. Esparza's film credits include: Family Practice, Amateurs, The Americans, The Following, Blue Bloods, Golden Boy, Floating Sunflowers, Power, Black Box, Madam Secretary, Public Morals, and her main character as Tasha Zapata, an FBI agent on Blindspot.
Series regular on NBC's hit action drama Blindspot as Tasha Zapata who previously starred on ABC's Black Box. She also had a recurring part in Power. She starred on Blindspot alongside Sullivan Stapleton.
Esparza has been an extraordinary actress and she has been so perfect while choosing the roles. She has selected the role which suits her acting style. In 2011, she appeared in the movie called Family Practice and her work as Liz Stratton in that one won millions of hearts all over the world.
In 2013, she appeared in five TV show; she played Dana Montero in The Following (Episode: "Let Me Go"); Joyce Ramirez in The Americans (Episode: "Gregory"); Lucy Barrone in Golden Boy (Episode: "Scapegoat"); Jana Garza in Blue Bloods (Episode: "Protest Too Much") and Carmen in Amateurs.
In 2014, she had a recurring role as Carlotta in The Black Box, appearing in 12 episodes. The same years, she also played Liliana in three episode of Power. She also appeared on Public Morals as Theresa.
Esparza's breakthrough role came in 2015 after she played the main character as Tasha Zapata, an FBI agent on Blindspot. Although Esparza is a newcomer to the prime-time scene, she hit the ground running after she played Tasha, a hardworking FBI agent that doesn't know how to balance her home and her work life. - Peggy Webber started her career at age two and a half, performing during intermissions in silent movie theaters. She started working in radio at age 11; by 18, she was writing, producing and directing early television shows; at 21, she won the award that was later known as the Emmy for her drama anthology series Treasures of Literature. Among her many thousands of radio credits, workhorse Webber appeared in over 100 Dragnet programs, playing Ma Friday and many other characters.
- Dyana Ortelli was born in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She is an actress, known for Three Amigos! (1986), American Me (1992) and La Bamba (1987).
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Elizabeth De Razzo was raised in Los Angeles, CA and Laredo, Texas, the oldest of three girls. After graduating high school in Laredo, she immediately relocated back to LA and began pursuing her acting career in earnest. She appeared on stage as Estella in "Real Women Have Curves: The Musical," and had featured roles on "The West Wing" and "Six Feet Under." Her first big break was a guest starring role in a 2005 episode of "Cold Case." Elizabeth continued to guest star on television for the next few years, and in 2010 became a recurring guest star on HBO's "Eastbound & Down," playing the beloved role of Maria until the series concluded in late 2013. Elizabeth stayed busy in 2014, traveling to South America to shoot "The 33," a star-studded feature about the Chilean mine collapse in Copiapó, then in 2015 reunited with "Eastbound & Down" co-star Jillian Bell in the Comedy Central series "Idiotsitter", from 2015 thru 2017 Elizabeth also starred in a string of films including the cult hit, "The Greasy Strangler", and in in late 2017 Elizabeth joined STARZ new acclaimed series "Vida." In addition to her busy acting schedule, Elizabeth is also a writer/producer, singer/songwriter, and an avid philanthropist.- Actor
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Eman Esfandi was born on 27 September 1994 in Laredo, Texas, USA. He is an actor and director, known for King Richard (2021), 120 (2018) and The Inspection (2022).- Actor
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Clark Moore Grew up in the border town of Laredo Texas and spent lots of his time working at the ranch which allowed him to be outdoors. His parents recognized that he was drawn to the theatre and encouraged Clark's love of acting from an early age.
Regularly performing in community theatre in the small border town of Laredo, he appeared in 7 productions playing the lead character in a few of them while at the same time making short films with friends in school.
With a love of the arts Clark decided to deepen his knowledge of film and attended UT film school in Austin. Soon he started acting in front of the camera in College and appeared in 10 shorts, always playing a principle character and wrote/directed 4 others that were highly praised by his professors.
Upon graduation Clark realized to pursue a career in front of the camera he would have to move to Los Angeles and find his place in Hollywood. After years of putting in his due diligence and learning the medium his work began to pay off.
Clarks versatile looks, diligence and attitude keep him busy auditioning and catching the eye of casting directors which perpetually help keep moving his career forward.- Actress
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Julia Vera was born on 23 January 1941 in Laredo, Texas, USA. She is an actress and casting director, known for This Fool (2022), The Old Ways (2020) and Elena of Avalor (2016).- Actor
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Guillermo Quintanilla was born on 29 March 1959 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He is an actor and director, known for El Señor de los Cielos (2013), ¿Quién es quién? (2015) and Sin Senos No Hay Paraíso (2008).- Ana Maria Majalca was born on 16 April 1933 in Laredo, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Sea Hunt (1958), Crossroads (1955) and Celebrity Playhouse (1955). She was married to Robert K. Keller. She died on 5 December 2010 in Red Bluff, California, USA.
- Victoria Luna was born in Laredo, Texas, USA. She is known for Spanglish (2004).
- Humberto Ortiz was born on 12 October 1979 in Laredo, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Three Amigos! (1986), Problem Child (1990) and Dollman (1991).
- Rogelio T. Ramos was born in Laredo, Texas, USA. He is an actor, known for Spider-Man 3 (2007), Sex and the City (2008) and Richard III (2007).
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René Alvarado was born on 26 January 1979 in Laredo, Texas, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for East Los High (2013), Crave: The Fast Life (2016) and Power (2014). He has been married to Elisa C. Alvarado since 28 May 2005.- Tom DeLay is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republican Party House Majority Leader from 2003 to 2005.
DeLay began his career as a politician in 1978 when he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives. In 1988, he was appointed Deputy Minority Whip. In 1994 he helped Newt Gingrich orchestrate the Republican Revolution, which gave the Republicans the victory in the 1994 midterm election and swept Democrats from power in both houses of Congress, putting Republicans in control of the House of Representatives for the first time in forty years. In 1995, he was elected House Majority Whip. DeLay was elected House Majority Leader after the 2002 midterm elections.
In 2005, in accordance with Republican Caucus rules, DeLay temporarily resigned from his position as House Majority Leader and later, announced that he would not seek to return to the position. He resigned his seat in Congress in June 2006.
After leaving Congress, Tom DeLay co-authored, with Stephen Mansfield, a political memoir, No Retreat, No Surrender: One American's Fight. He founded the lobbying firm, First Principles, LLC. - Chelsea Morgensen was born on 26 September 1994 in Laredo, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for In-Security: Are You in? (2015), Dead Awake (2016) and Millennials (2018).
- Born and raised in Laredo, Texas, she is one of five children born to Abraham and Minerva Rodriguez. After graduating from Joseph W. Nixon High School in Laredo, Texas in 1988, she attended Laredo Junior College where she obtained her Associate's degree while working part time at Webb County Title & Abstract Company and waitressing on the weekends at a local ice cream shop. She was accepted to the University of North Texas, where she graduated with her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science with a minor in Communication & Public Address.
The summer after graduation, she was selected as one of sixteen graduate students nationwide to participate in the prestigious Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Fellowship. As a CHCI 1993-94 Public Policy Fellow, Rodriguez lived in Washington, D.C. where she worked as a legislative analyst with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). She also volunteered at a number of organizations in the greater D.C. area.
Following her ten month fellowship, she enrolled at the law school at St. Mary's School of Law in San Antonio, Texas, where she eventually earned her law degree and was licensed to practice law in 1997. She worked briefly in the areas of Social Security and Worker's Compensation before joining Bexar County as Assistant District Attorney. She spent 10 years at the D.A.'s office, where she prosecuted numerous cases ranging from misdemeanor DWIs to felony murders. She was assigned to the trial division for nine of the ten years, spending her last year in the Family Justice Division, where she handled crimes against children.
After leaving the District Attorney's office, she was hired as the Chief Administrator for the County Court at Law Judges where she was responsible for an over $7 million dollar budget, all projects involving the 15 County Courts, in addition to the Jail Court and Impact Courts. She represented the County Court Judges at Commissioner's Court and was responsible for monitoring and presenting legislation on behalf of the County Courts.
She was elected to the bench as Judge of Bexar County Court at Law No. 8 in November of 2010 and began her tenure on January 1, 2011.
She is the mother of two children, Alina and Aiden. - Oscar Servin was born on 10 January 1932 in Laredo, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Chico Ramos (1971), Cruz de olvido (1984) and La golfa del barrio (1982). He died on 25 June 2004 in Mexico City, Mexico.
- Agustín Fernández was born on 30 September 1920 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He was an actor, known for El alazán y el rosillo (1966), Cazadores de cabezas (1962) and Los hermanos Centella (1967). He was married to Guadalupe Morlet Alcazar and María Eulalia Espejel. He died on 12 August 1991 in Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
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Mimi Torchin was born in 1946 in Laredo, Texas, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for Double-Stop (1968), Generations (1989) and The Bob Newhart Show (1972). She has been married to Liron Cohen since 12 July 2013.- Actor
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Bob O'Connor was born on 19 November 1893 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He was an actor and producer, known for When Knighthood Was in Flour (1923), Cuban Pete (1946) and A Kissless Bride (1922). He died on 1 May 1974 in Laredo, Texas, USA.- Actor
Clyde Tolson was born on 22 May 1900 in Laredo Missouri. He was an actor. He died on 22 April 1975 in Washington DC.- Jack Wheeler was born on 14 December 1944 in Laredo, Texas, USA. He died on 31 December 2010 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA.
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Fernando Lara was born in Laredo, Texas, to a Mexican Indian mother and a Native-American father. Fernando first walked onto the stage at age four at George Washington Carver Elementary school in Dallas, Texas. He has continued his stage career to this day, working in every capacity in the theater, from Actor, Stage Manager, Producer, and Sound Designer. Fernando made his television debut at age 5, appearing on the first three episodes of Sesame Street. Since graduating from Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in 1982, Fernando has appeared in tv shows and films. Additionally, Fernando works behind the scenes in film and television, from stuntman to production assistant.- Sound Department
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Pembrooke Andrews entered the world of post sound more than 20 years ago. His intuitive style and desire to work in an environment of passion and creativity, along with his dedication and attention to detail, make him an integral part of any artistic endeavor. He won three Emmys and one Golden Reel for his sound editing skills on the hit TV show 24 (2001).