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A Better Life (film)
''A Better Life'' is a 2011 American drama film directed by Chris Weitz and written by Eric Eason, based on a story by Roger L. Simon. It stars Demián Bichir as an undocumented immigrant gardener in Los Angeles who, along with his teenage son, attempts to find his stolen truck. The film received a limited release in the United States on June 24, 2011, by Summit Entertainment. For his performance, Bichir was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Plot Carlos Galindo is a gardener in Los Angeles working with his partner, Blasco. His son, Luis, studies at high school. Luis spends time with his girlfriend, Ruthie, who is affiliated with gang members. They pressure him to join them. On one occasion, Luis is suspended for assaulting a student. Carlos' sister, Anita, lends $12,000 from the family's emergency fund for Carlos to buy Blasco's truck. It is later stolen by Santiago, a worker whom Carlos had hired for his gardening business. The next day, Carlos and Luis head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Weitz
Christopher John Weitz (; born November 30, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his work with his brother Paul on the comedy films '' American Pie'' and '' About a Boy''; the latter earned the Weitz brothers a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Among his other main works, Weitz was one of the lead actors in the Mike White-directed film '' Chuck & Buck'', directed the film adaptation of the novel '' The Golden Compass'' and the film adaptation of '' New Moon'' from the series of '' Twilight'' books, wrote the screenplay for Disney's 2015 live-action adaptation of '' Cinderella'', and co-wrote '' Rogue One'' with Tony Gilroy and '' Antz'' with Todd Alcott and Paul. Early life Weitz was born in New York City, the son of actress Susan Kohner and Berlin-born novelist/menswear designer John Weitz. His brother is filmmaker Paul Weitz. Weitz is the grandson of Czech-born agent and producer Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Los Angeles
South Los Angeles, also known as South Central Los Angeles or simply South Central, is a region in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, lying mostly within the city limits of Los Angeles, south of Downtown Los Angeles, downtown. It is defined on Los Angeles city maps as a rectangle. In 2003, the Los Angeles City Council renamed this area South Los Angeles. The name South Los Angeles can also refer to a larger region that includes areas within the city limits of Los Angeles as well as five unincorporated areas in the southern portion of Los Angeles County."South L.A." Mapping L.A. website of the ''Los Angeles Times'' Geography City of Los Angeles The City of Los Angeles delineates the South Los Angeles Community Plan area as an area of .[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Griffin (actor)
Tim Griffin is an American film and television actor best known for his roles in ''Grey's Anatomy'', ''Prime Suspect'', ''Covert Affairs'' and ''Wayward Pines''. Early life Griffin was raised in Chicago, Illinois. He studied English and political philosophy at the University of Vermont. Career Often dubbed "the actor who is in everything", Griffin has had an extensive career in television and film. Some of his film credits include ''Cloverfield'', ''Leatherheads'', ''The Men Who Stare at Goats'', ''A Better Life'', ''American Sniper'', ''Super 8'', '' Abduction'' and ''Central Intelligence''. A few of his more notable television roles are Adam Hassler on ''Wayward Pines'', Ron Kellaher on '' Aquarius'', Ronny O'Malley on ''Grey's Anatomy'', Seth Newman on ''Covert Affairs'' and Detective Augie Blando on ''Prime Suspect ''Prime Suspect'' is a British police procedural television series devised by Lynda La Plante. Broadcast on ITV between 1991 and 2006, it stars Helen Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Schanley
Thomas Lee Schanley (born May 5, 1961) is an American actor who has appeared in a number of television series and feature films. His television credits include roles in '' S.W.A.T'', '' NCIS: New Orleans'', '' NCIS: LA'', ''Graceland'', '' Hawaii Five-O'', ''Castle'', ''Dexter'', '' The Forgotten'', ''Criminal Minds'', '' CSI: Miami'', '' CSI: NY'', ''Dynasty'', ''Baywatch'', ''Melrose Place'', '' ER,'' '' The Yellow Rose'', '' Fame'', '' T. J. Hooker'', '' JAG'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', and '' Star Trek: Enterprise''. His feature film credits include (most recent first) '' Get the Gringo'', '' A Better Life'', ''Conspiracy Theory'', '' Courage Under Fire'', '' Fever Pitch'' and ''Nothing Underneath''. He portrayed Daniel W. Cloud of the Tennessee Mounted Volunteers in ''The Alamo: 13 Days to Glory'' (1987), a made-for-TV movie co-starring Alec Baldwin Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his leading and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo
Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo (born December 1, 1972) is a Mexican radio broadcaster. He is the host of the nationally syndicated radio show ''El Show De Piolín'' on Entravision. His nickname means "Tweety" in Mexican Spanish, a nickname he acquired as a child. Fans of his and his cast also call him "papuchón", which means "big daddy". Early life Sotelo was born in Ocotlán, Jalisco, on December 1, 1972. He crossed the border to the United States when he was 16 years old. He graduated from Saddleback High School in Santa Ana, California in 1990. Career In 2003, Piolín became host of ''Piolín Por La Mañana''. The morning radio show was broadcast entirely in Spanish for a Spanish-speaking audience and was nationally syndicated to 50 markets. In 2006, the ''Los Angeles Times'' ranked Sotelo among the 100 most powerful people in Southern California. Piolín was removed from Univision Radio on July 22, 2013, after the ''Los Angeles Times'' reported allegations of sexual harassment, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Lenehan
Nancy Lenehan (born April 26, 1953) is an American actress. She made her big screen debut appearing in the 1980 action comedy film ''Smokey and the Bandit II'' and later had supporting roles in films '' She's Having a Baby'' (1988), '' Pleasantville'' (1998), and ''Catch Me If You Can'' (2002). Better known for her television appearances, Lenehan was regular cast member in a number of short-lived sitcoms, including '' Great Scott!'' (1992), ''The Faculty'' (1996), '' Married to the Kellys'' (2003–04), '' Worst Week'' (2008–09), '' How to Be a Gentleman'' (2011), and '' People of Earth'' (2016–17). She also had recurring roles on '' Grace Under Fire'', ''My Name Is Earl'', ''Caroline in the City'', ''Ellen'', '' The New Adventures of Old Christine'', and ''Veep''. Early life and education Lenehan was born on Long Island, New York. She attended Yankton College in Yankton, South Dakota. Career Lenehan made her screen debut appearing in the 1979 made-for-television movie '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolando Molina
Rolando Alberto Argueta-Molina (born August 13, 1971) is a Salvadoran actor. Life and career Molina was born in El Salvador and immigrated to the United States at a very young age. The family settled in Los Angeles. Approached by Edward James Olmos while working as a security guard at Universal Studios one day; Rolando caught Olmos' attention and asked him to audition for his new film. His acting début was (a cameo) on Olmos' project at the time; '' American Me'' (1992). He has also been in other films such as ''Menace II Society'' (1993), '' Mojave Moon'' (1996), '' The Rich Man's Wife'' (1996), '' Next Friday'' (2000), '' Crazy/Beautiful'' (2001), ''Party Animalz'' (2004) and ''Six Thugs'' (2006). He also made guest appearances in ''Desperate Housewives'' as the biological father of Gabrielle Solis Gabrielle "Gaby" Solis () is a fictional character portrayed by Eva Longoria on the ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives''. Longoria was nominated for a Golden Globe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Cabral
Richard Cabral (born August 28, 1984) is an American actor, occasional producer and writer. He is best known for his roles on '' Mayans M.C.'' on FX, the ABC television series '' American Crime'', which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2015, and the Fox television series ''Lethal Weapon''. Early life Cabral grew up in East Los Angeles, in a second-generation Mexican-American family. He became active in gang activity from an early age. He said in an interview with ''Entertainment Tonight'' that his family had been a part of the gang scene since the 1990s. He was a documented member of Varrio 213 in Montebello (East Los Angeles), California. When he was a child, he was separated from his family. He was incarcerated at the age of 13 for stealing a wallet. Cabral developed an addiction to crack cocaine by the age of 15. He obtained his GED as a teenager but once again got in trouble with the law. He was sentenced to prison for violent assault with a deadly weap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Chavarria
Gabriel Chavarria (born April 29, 1989) is an American actor. He played Jacob Aguilar in Hulu's ''East Los High'' and was the lead during Season One of USA Network's ''The Purge''. Career In 2007, Chavarria made his film debut ''Freedom Writers''. The film was directed by Richard LaGravenese and was released on January 5, 2007. Chavarria played Jacob Aguilar in the Hulu series ''East Los High'', which premiered in 2013. He played Danny, a significant role in the 2016 drama film '' Lowriders''. Chavarria played the human soldier Preacher in the film ''War for the Planet of the Apes'', and a deep-submergence rescue vehicle pilot aboard the American submarine USS ''Arkansas'' in '' Hunter Killer''. In 2018 he had a lead role in the TV series The Purge. In 2020 he is a main character in the Netflix Original Series, Selena: The Series, playing A.B. Quintanilla, Selena's older brother, bass player, and song writer/producer. Filmography Film * ''Freedom Writers'' (2007) * ''A Bette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquín Cosío
Joaquín Cosío Osuna (born 6 October 1962) is a Mexicans, Mexican actor and poet. He has been nominated four times for the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas, Mexican Academy of Film Ariel Awards, winning the Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work as Gabriel in ''The Thin Yellow Line'' in 2016. He is best known for roles such as Rubén "Mascarita" in ''Matando Cabos'' (2004), General Medrano in ''Quantum of Solace'' (2008), ''Hell (2010 film), El Infierno'' (2010), he was Angel Guzman Hurtado, The Silver Angel in ''The Strain (TV series), The Strain'' (2014–2017), Eufemio "El Cochiloco" Mata in El Infierno, Ernesto Fonseca Carrillo in ''Narcos: Mexico'' (2018–2021) and Major General Mateo Suárez in ''The Suicide Squad (film), The Suicide Squad'' (2021). Life and career Cosío began his theatrical career in the early 1980s. He made his screen debut in 2001, at the age of 38, in the film ''The Blue Room'' and he has since participated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolores Heredia
Dolores Heredia Lerma (; born October 6, 1966) is a Mexican actress. Personal life She is the seventh of ten children who grew up in La Paz, Baja California Sur. Her mother was a photographer from Sinaloa, Lusiana Kornal and her father was a seaman from Guanajuato. She studied drama at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Filmography Movies *''La otra orilla'' (1990) *''Pueblo de madera'' (1990) *''Un cielo cruel y una tierra colorada'' (1991) *''Sombra de ángel'' (1991) *''El patrullero'' (1991) *''De barro'' (1992) *''Decisiones'' (1993) *''Pueblo viejo'' (1993) *''Vagabunda'' (1994) *''La hija del Puma'' (1994) *''Un hilito de sangre'' (1995) *''Un pedazo de noche'' (1995) *''Desiertos mares'' (1995) *''Dos crímenes'' (1995) *''En el aire'' (1995) *''Santitos'' (1999) *''De la calle'' (2001) *''Ciudades oscuras'' (2002) *''Suertuda gloria'' (2003) *''La mudanza'' (2003) *''La historia del baúl rosado'' (2005) *''Sexo, amor y otras perversio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Salvador
El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. El Salvador's capital and largest city is San Salvador. The country's population in 2024 was estimated to be 6 million according to a government census. Among the Mesoamerican nations that historically controlled the region are the Maya peoples, Maya, and then the Cuzcatlan, Cuzcatlecs. Archaeological monuments also suggest an early Olmec presence around the first millennium BC. In the beginning of the 16th century, the Spanish conquest of El Salvador, Spanish Empire conquered the Central American territory, incorporating it into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ruled from Mexico City. However, the Viceroyalty of New Spain had little to no influence in the daily affairs of the isthmus, which was colonized in 1524. In 1609, the area was declared the Captaincy General of Guatemala by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
