Eduardo "Ed" Trucco (born June 3, 1963, in New York City) is a Puerto Rican–American actor, producer and former sportscaster of Argentine descent. Trucco is best known as "Manning" in the American television series
Law and Order, as agent "Patrick O'Hara" in "
Al otro lado del muro
''Al otro lado del muro'' is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo Global Studios and Argos Comunicación that premiered on Telemundo on 21 February 2018, and concluded on 11 June 2018. The series revolves around two women, one of h ...
" and as
DEA
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agent "Ernie Palmero" in
La Reina del Sur III. In his youth, he was known for his participation in two boy-band related movies in
Puerto Rico
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.
Trucco has also been involved in sportscasting, as when he was in his late teens, he hosted a
BMX
BMX, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross or bike motocross, is a cycle sport performed on BMX bikes, either in competitive BMX racing or freestyle BMX, or else in general street or off-road recreation.
History
BMX began during the earl ...
bike races show in Puerto Rico and has also participated in some
World Wrestling Entertainment
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television shows.
Early life
Trucco was born in Queens, New York City, the son of
Orestes Trucco
In Greek mythology, Orestes or Orestis (; grc-gre, Ὀρέστης ) was the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon, and the brother of Electra. He is the subject of several Ancient Greek plays and of various myths connected with his madness an ...
, an Argentine film director, and a Puerto Rican mother named Gladys. At a very young age, Trucco moved to
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
, where he lived for ten years, and where he became a big association football fan. Among his first life dreams were hopes of becoming a football player and, perhaps, join the
Argentina men's national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in men's international football and is administered by the Argentine Football Association, the governing body for football in Argentina.
Nicknamed ''La Albiceleste'' ('The White and S ...
someday.
But the Trucco family moved to Puerto Rico early in Ed's youth, and since association football was not well established in that Caribbean country as of yet, his dreams of becoming a football player were basically dashed, and Trucco decided to concentrate on acting and on television work instead.
Acting and television career
At the age of eight, Trucco made his film debut, in an Argentine film named "
Hipolito y Evita" ('"Hipolito and Evita", which was an Argentine version of the
Romeo and Juliet
''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...
love story). He also acted in "
Yo Gané al Prode" ("I Beat the Brave"), which was another Argentine film.
By 1982, when Trucco was in his late teens, he was hired by his father Orestes to work in his (Orestes') directed movie, where he (Ed) joined Puerto Rican boy band
Menudo in their second film, named "
Una Aventura Llamada Menudo" ("An Adventure Named Menudo").
Ed Trucco played "Eduardo" in that movie, which became a major cinema hit in Puerto Rico and the rest of Latin America and was also seen in some states in the United States. Trucco's role in that film was substantial as he appeared on several scenes.
Alongside with the movie, Trucco was by then also hosting a weekly BMX races television show in Puerto Rico. The film and the sports show gave him teen-idol status in the island.
In 1984, Trucco was involved in another Puerto Rican film involving a Puerto Rican boy band; this time, named "
Conexion Caribe" ("Caribbean Connection"), which was also directed by his father and which starred Menudo's top musical rivals of the era,
Los Chicos (which, at the time, included future international singing star
Chayanne). Trucco played "Quique", another character whose role in the story was also pretty substantial.
In the mid-80s, Trucco acted in some
telenovela
A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ...
s in Puerto Rico; in one of them, he met his future sister in law, actress
Giselle Blondet.
During the late 1980s, Trucco returned to New York City from Puerto Rico. He then dedicated himself to acting in theater, but in 1991, he made his Hollywood debut, participating as "Jimmy" in "
Highlander 2: The Quickening". In 1994, the by-then 31 years old Trucco participated in a made-for-television film named "
Eyes of Terror", as a police officer. Around that era also, he started appearing on the World Wrestling Entertainment's series
WWE Raw
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, a show in which he worked at for one year, appearing in nine episodes. Trucco shared hosting responsibilities with Colombian
Carlos Cabrera
Carlos Rodrigo Cabrera (born October 18, 1959) is a Colombian former newsman and formerly employed with WWE, where he was one half of the company's Spanish announce team in which he is the play-by-play announcer. His longtime broadcast partner w ...
and with Ecuatorian-Puerto Rican
Hugo Savinovich on that show.
At some point early in his career, Trucco also worked as an
MTV
MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...
veejay, along with
Daisy Fuentes.
Next, Trucco appeared in 1995's "
Kiss of Death
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* Kiss of death (mafia), a Mafia signal that someone has been marked for execution
Film and television
* ''Kiss of Death'' ...
", playing the role of Calvin's (played by
Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him ...
) partner. 1995 also saw Trucco appear in "
Manhattan Merengue!
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five Boroughs of New York City, boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the List of co ...
", as "Rudy". Also during 1995, Trucco appeared at "Law and Order" for the first time, as a paramedic, in a show titled "Hot Pursuit".
Trucco took a sabbatical from television and film acting from 1995 to 2001 but, in 2001, he was again seen on "Law and Order", this time as "Manning" in the episode titled "Who Let The Dogs Out?". In 2004, Trucco acted in "
Maria Full of Grace
''Maria Full of Grace'' (Spanish title: ''María, llena eres de gracia'', lit., " Maria, you are full of grace") is a 2004 drama film written and directed by Joshua Marston. The film was produced between Colombia and the United States. The story ...
", as a customs inspector.
In 2006, Trucco acted in a short named "Scar Tissue", where he played the role of a father. He was then cast as "Leo" in the 2007 film "
Shut Up and Do It
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*Yana Shut (born 1997), Belarusian snooker and pool player.
* ''Shut'' (1988 film), directed by Andrei Andreyevich Eshpai.
* ''Shut'' (2009 film), starring Lee Baxter.
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" and had his first participation in a
video game
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, when he lent his voice as "Project Militia" in the game "
Manhunt 2". In 2008, Trucco played "Jesus" in "
La Mala".
From 2007 to 2009, Trucco participated in a number of short films, and then, in 2010, he was in the Peruvian film "
Postcards
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" as "Paul" and in "
Silverlake Video: The Movie", where he played the part of "CISCO" (his character's name was capitalized in the film's story).
After the latter two films, another period in which Trucco dedicated himself only to short films followed; this time, the period lasted five years, until, in 2015, he was cast as a business man for one episode of the television series
Mr. Robot
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. In 2016, he appeared as "Mr. X" in the episode titled "A Dog's Breakfast" of the television series "
Limitless" and he appeared in the movies "
America Adrift" (as "Phillip") and "
Gold
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", as a bartender.
In 2017, Trucco participated in two television mini-series ("
LaGolda"-"The Fat One"-as "Carlos and "
Milagro de Navidad"-"Christmas Miracle"- as "Tom") and one short film, which was named "Runaway" and where he played "Mason", before another big break arrived for him: he was cast as "Patrick O' Hara" in the
Telemundo
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mini-series "
Al otro lado del muro
''Al otro lado del muro'' is a Spanish-language telenovela produced by Telemundo Global Studios and Argos Comunicación that premiered on Telemundo on 21 February 2018, and concluded on 11 June 2018. The series revolves around two women, one of h ...
" ("To The Other Side Of The Wall")
Acceso Total a Ed Trucco, actor de “Al otro lado del Muro” – Telemundo Miami (51)
/ref> and played that character in 58 episodes. By then, Trucco had received an offer from Mexico
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to go there and work at "La Reina del Sur 2", but he was not selected to join the series at that time.
Trucco filmed two movies in 2018: " Fists of Love" as "Chris" and " Even After Everything" as "Richard Warren".
He returned to television acting in 2019, acting as "Pete" in the Telemundo series " You Cannot Hide" and as "Roland" in " A Couple in Quarantine".
Trucco followed the latter two movies with his participation in two short films and a feature one; those were the shorts "Most Likely to Succeed", where he played "Paul Cavanaugh", and "Imagine", where he acted as "Richard", and the feature film was " Rumba Love", where he appeared as "Jim". Then, in 2022, Trucco acted in "La Reina del Sur III", as D.E.A.
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA; ) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the U.S. Department of Justice tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the U.S. It is the lead agency for domestic enf ...
agent "Ernie Palmero".
Trucco has three short films, one television series and one feature film which are upcoming: he will be in the short films "No Time For BS", in the role of "the son", in "The Rainbow" as "the ex-boyfriend" and in "Prior's Silhouette" as the titular "Prior Harvey"; in the television series " Electron Blade" as "Cephas" and in the film "Broome Street
Broome Street is an east–west street in Lower Manhattan. It runs nearly the full width of Manhattan island, from Hudson Street in the west to Lewis Street in the east, near the entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge. The street is interrupted in ...
" as "Eddie".
Personal life
Due to his physical looks, Trucco is often cast to play anglo-saxon characters, such as "Al otro lado del muro"'s "Patrick O'Hara".
He is a fervent fan of association football and of the Argentine men's national football team.
He was married once and lives with a woman in New York City.
Through his older brother, producer Harold Trucco, he was once the brother-in-law of Puerto Rican actress and show host Giselle Blondet and is the uncle of their daughter Gabriela and son Harold, Jr..
See also
* List of Puerto Ricans
Filmography
References
External links
*https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0873997
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trucco, Ed
1963 births
Living people
Puerto Rican male actors
American expatriates in Argentina
Puerto Rican emigrants to Argentina
Puerto Rican people of Italian descent
American people of Italian descent
American people of Argentine descent