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Photo of Victor Campos. Victor Campos (Rodrigo Cortinas)
A veteran actor and former professional boxer, Campos began acting at the age of 25, getting his first film role in the boxing classic Requiem for a Heavyweight starring Anthony Quinn. He appeared off-Broadway in “Short Eyes” and on Broadway in Neil Simon’s “Plaza Suite” with Lee Grant and Dan Daily. His film work includes the Alfred Hitchcock film Topaz, John Frankenheimer’s Black Sunday and Brian De Palma’s Scarface, with television appearances on series such as Columbo, Cagney and Lacey, Kojak and Hill Street Blues. Most recently Victor appeared on Roswell, Dharma and Greg and ER.

Photo of Robert Beltran. Robert Beltran (Mario Cortinas)
As a second generation Mexican-American, Beltran is the seventh of ten children, and one of eight boys. His filmography includes 25 titles, among them the critically acclaimed and Oscar-nominated Gaby, A True Story, Scenes From The Class Struggle in Beverly Hills, and Oliver Stone's Nixon. He has numerous television appearances most notably on Star Trek: Voyager on which he was a series regular. He is the recipient of the 1997 Nosotros Golden Eagle award for best actor in a television series, annually presented to artists whose work presents positive Hispanic images to the world.

Photo of Richard Coca. Richard Coca (Nando)
Coca is an actor and writer who was born and raised in East Los Angeles. He has appeared in many films including Minority Report, The Mexican, Lone Star, Selena, American Me and others. His television credits include Carlos Avila’s American Playhouse production of La Carpa, as well as guest starring in over twenty-five episodic series including Quantum Leap, L.A. Law, 21 Jump Street, War Story (HBO) and Hill Street Blues. He was a series regular on USA Network’s Sanchez of Bel-Air. A member of the Latino Theatre Company, his varied and extensive stage career includes the west coast premiere of Sam Shepard’s “Eyes for Consuelo.”

Photo of Diana Uribe. Diana Uribe (Rosario)
Uribe has worked in both film and television. She is best know for her role as Lorena Costa on the popular youth-oriented television series California Dreams. She has also appeared on numerous television shows including Nash Bridges, Shasty McNasty, Strong Medicine, and Air America. She is fluent in Spanish and comes from Colombian parentage.

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