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Trouble in the Heights (2011)
Character: Uncle Jose
Near the shadow of the George Washington Bridge, a young Dominican teenager is hunted by a drug kingpin as his older brother must fight for both their survival over the course of a day in their Washington Heights neighborhood of New York.
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A Miracle in Spanish Harlem (2013)
Character: Tito
A Miracle in Spanish Harlem is a humorous and magical story of love, sin, faith and redemption, which begins with a hoax and ends with a surprising true miracle.
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The Knife and Gun Club (1990)
Character: 'Figgy' Figueroa
Failed drama series pilot about events at a trauma center run by two doctors struggling to keep the Emergency Room open.
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The Stockroom (2015)
Character: N/A
The year is 1998. Our story takes place at The Peoples Clothing Company, a clothing store in New York City. We follow stockroom supervisor Joseph Rodriguez, who once wanted to be a stand up comedian. Ten years have gone by and his original dream begins to resurface - and Joseph will now have to make a decision. Will he honor his passion or continue to be a slave to his day job?
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You Bury Your Own (2015)
Character: Virgil
A soldier returns home to New York to solve the mystery behind his younger brother's sudden violent death.
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Killing Castro (2026)
Character: N/A
Centered on true events when Cuban revolution leader Fidel Castro visited New York City and stayed in Harlem in 1960.
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Beyond the Rush (2016)
Character: Dr. Burns
Shattered by a lifetime of isolation and self loathing due to his mentally ill mother's psychological abuse, a son's obsession to reunite with her leads his life spiraling wildly into an abyss of darkness.
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Checking Out (2006)
Character: Luis
A feisty octogenarian on the verge of his ninetieth birthday invites his three grown children to his upcoming birthday celebration with the explicit understanding that when the festivities end, so does his life.
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Latinos Beyond Reel (2013)
Character: Himself
Filmmakers Miguel Picker and Chyng Sun explore and analyze the stereotypical portrayal of Latinos in U.S. news and media.
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The Ministers (2009)
Character: Carlos Rojas
A NYPD detective attempts to avenge the death of her father, but unwittingly becomes involved with one of his killers.
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Sea of Love (1989)
Character: Omar Maldonado
Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with his wife leaving him for a colleague. Joining up with an officer from another part of town to investigate a series of murders linked by the lonely hearts columns he finds he is getting seriously and possibly dangerously involved with Helen, one of the main suspects.
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Sawbones (1995)
Character: Hank
A former medical intern turned sadistic killer is on the loose... and only one woman knows his true identity. Can she stop him in time before she becomes his next "patient"?
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The Return of Superfly (1990)
Character: Manuel
Priest returns to New York from Paris to find his friend's murderer. With a couple of new allies, he attempts to bring the killers to justice while trying not to get into criminal activity like he did years ago.
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Latin Dragon (2004)
Character: Rafael Silva
In the grand tradition of the lone hero who mysteriously appears in a town desperate for help (think "Shane, "Billy Jack", "James Bond" and "Chinese Connection"), having survived a war and now serving the government as an undercover agent, Danny Silva takes on his biggest foe yet: the street gangs that have taken over his neighborhood. Unwilling to play by the rules set down by the criminals, Silva forgoes the use of guns and decides to battle the thugs with the strength of his fists, spirit and willpower, turning himself into a real-life, modern-day superhero. Packed with pulse pounding, adrenaline-filled action; "Latin Dragon" gives us our first mainstream Latino martial arts action hero.
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Scorpion Spring (1996)
Character: Coyote at Orchard
On the run from the law, desperate drug runner Astor and his beautiful prisoner struggle through the savage heat...
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October 22 (1998)
Character: Cesare
A wounded man makes a desperate call, reporting that a gunman is holding a coffee shop hostage and shooting anyone he pleases -- but when the SWAT team shows up, the madman opens fire. Through flashbacks, a waitress serves an array of customers, all of whom are blissfully unaware of how their lives will be horrifically changed.
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M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994)
Character: TV Cameraman (as Louis Ramos)
A brilliant, wheelchair-bound scientist invents a form of exo-skeleton called the Mechanically Augmented Neuro Transmitter Interception System (M.A.N.T.I.S.) that turns him into a superhero and gives him the ability to fight the crime wave that is engulfing his city.
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Do the Right Thing (1989)
Character: Stevie
Sal is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.
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Original Sound (2026)
Character: Tommy Solis
A down on his luck aspiring musician gets his big break at the big time when an up and coming singer agrees to collaborate with him after she is caught stealing his song.
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Imagining Argentina (2003)
Character: Policeman 2
Set during the unsettling disappearances in Buenos Aires during the dictatorship of the 1970s, the film involves theater director Carlos Rueda and his wife Cecilia. Shortly after Cecilia writes an editorial commentary questioning the mysterious abductions, she is herself abducted and taken into police custody.
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The Ruins (2008)
Character: Mayan Rifleman
Americans Amy, Stacy, Jeff and Eric look for fun during a sunny holiday in Mexico, but they get much more than that after visiting an archaeological dig in the jungle.
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The Secret of My Success (1987)
Character: Cuban
Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York City, but once there, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When he visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the mail room.
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Out-of-Sync (1995)
Character: Ramon
A DJ and ex-con is forced to work with the police in an undercover drug sting targeting his boss.
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Nails (1992)
Character: Ricardo Sanchez
The wife of a wild Los Angeles police detective becomes a hostage of the heroin ring he and his partner have exposed.
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