Alex Kruz, aka Alex K. Rojas (born November 30, 1975) is an American

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, producer,

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and

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actor.

Early life

Alex Kruz was born in

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. He is of Ecuadorian descent. He claims a Ph.D. in Quantum engineering and received letters of appreciation from the

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and President

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. He has been inducted into the

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registry for the year 2023.

Career

As an actor, Kruz played the role of a bad boyfriend in various TV shows and films. He worked opposite

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in theatrical production at the Creative Artist Agency before retirement. He played the Zorro character for Zorro Productions. He took over as Zorro from

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for live shows in Los Angeles. Kruz had his projects on the Academy Award Shortlist 3 times and at

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and SXSW 2 times.IMDB - Alex Kruz Awards

December 20, 2023, Retrieved December 20, 2023 In 2014, Kruz produced the short film Godka Cirka (A Hole in the Sky), about the female genital mutilation in Somalia, directed by Alex Lora Cercos which premiered at Sundance. It won the

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. In 2016, he co-directed the short film Parivara with Alex Lora Cercos. It premiered at the

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and won Best Documentary at several international film festivals, including the International Film Festival of New York. Kruz directed ''Parivara'' and '' Fallen: The Search of a Broken Angel''. He received a nomination and won an award at the New York Emmy Awards alongside Alex Lora Cercos. Kruz is involved in global charitable work, focusing on children's welfare and combating

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. He helped found the Samarpan Foundation (“Unconditional Service” in Sanskrit), a Nepal-based NGO, operating as a 501(c) organization.

Recognition

* Alex Kruz was listed by New York Banner Magazine in the top 50 Native American Actors in film, television, and theater. * Alex Kruz was interviewed at the Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival. * The film Parivara, co-written and directed by Alex Lora and Alex Kruz, won the "Best Documentary" award at the New York International Film Festival (IFFNY). * An interview featuring Alex Kruz, the director, and Ewa Pirog, the producer, of ''Fallen: The Search of a Broken Angel'' took place at the Rome Prisma Independent Film Awards. *In an award interview with Florence Film Awards, Kruz discussed receiving the Congressional Award for Humanitarianism in 2018 and his Emmy Nominations in the same year, along with a subsequent win in 2021 with his long term collaborator, Alex Lora Cercos. * Kruz was interviewed at MADFA (Madrid International Movie Awards) in Spanish about his film Fallen: The Search of a Broken Angel.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kruz, Alex 1975 births American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American male stage actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Jersey City, New Jersey American people of Ecuadorian descent American people of Quechua descent Hispanic and Latino American male actors Living people Recipients of the Legion of Merit