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Luis Guzmán
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<p>Luis Guzmán (born August 28, 1956) is a Puerto Rican actor. His career spans over 40 years and includes a number of films and television series. He has appeared in <a href="/facts/Paul_Thomas_Anderson/jC5s0czd">Paul Thomas Anderson</a>'s films <i><a href="/facts/Boogie_Nights/dmczQEbQ">Boogie Nights</a></i> (1997), <i><a href="/facts/Magnolia_(film)/EUdckc8M">Magnolia</a></i> (1999) and <i><a href="/facts/Punch-Drunk_Love/36IoQDEu">Punch-Drunk Love</a></i> (2002), and <a href="/facts/Steven_Soderbergh/WII1y1Mq">Steven Soderbergh</a>'s films <i><a href="/facts/Out_of_Sight/MoEgBBGM">Out of Sight</a></i> (1998), <i><a href="/facts/The_Limey/0RIalnz1">The Limey</a></i> (1999) and <i><a href="/facts/Traffic_(2000_film)/nAabXsDN">Traffic</a></i> (2000). His other film credits include <i><a href="/facts/Q_%2526_A_(film)/fT1ypypq">Q & A</a></i> (1990), <i><a href="/facts/The_Hard_Way_(1991_film)/cozcmwk0">The Hard Way</a></i> (1991), <i><a href="/facts/Carlito%2527s_Way/rrxlcSFV">Carlito's Way</a></i> (1993), <i><a href="/facts/Snake_Eyes_(1998_film)/pNSEHHQc">Snake Eyes</a></i> (1998) and <i><a href="/facts/Keanu_(film)/RfXBBnVU">Keanu</a></i> (2016). For his role in <i>The Limey</i>, he received a nomination for the <a href="/facts/Independent_Spirit_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Male/N9PkTjXb">Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male</a>. </p><p>On television, he starred as Raoul Hernandez on the <a href="/facts/HBO/gGSPvEEu">HBO</a> prison drama <i><a href="/facts/Oz_(TV_series)/sP4lY8Vx">Oz</a></i> (1998–2000), <a href="/facts/Jos%25C3%25A9_Gonzalo_Rodr%25C3%25ADguez_Gacha/trD3rvnB">José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha</a> on <i><a href="/facts/Narcos/BgCgYuCq">Narcos</a></i> (2015), Jesse "Mama" Salander on the <a href="/facts/CBS/AocpVt6Q">CBS</a> <a href="/facts/Medical_drama/RkvUQ5as">medical drama</a> <i><a href="/facts/Code_Black_(TV_series)/dNus2IFL">Code Black</a></i> (2015–2018), Hector Contreras on <i><a href="/facts/Perpetual_Grace%2c_LTD/s0Gv00fw">Perpetual Grace, LTD</a></i> (2019), and <a href="/facts/Gomez_Addams/dpDRuzNU">Gomez Addams</a> on <i><a href="/facts/Wednesday_(TV_series)/as746ttw">Wednesday</a></i> (2022–present). </p>