Steve Cardenas

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Steve Cardenas

Steve Cardenas as Rocky on Power Rangers.
Born May 29, 1974 (age 32)
Flag of United States Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, USA
Notable roles Rocky on MMPR

Steve Cardenas (born Stephen Antonio Cardenas on May 29, 1974) is an American actor and martial artist most noted for playing Rocky DeSantos in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series. He was born at Langley Air Force Base, in Virginia, USA and is of Mexican descent[1] (Although he was raised in Texas).

Steve's character, Rocky, replaced Jason Lee Scott (played by Austin St. John) as the Red Ranger in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series, and he later became the Blue Ranger for Power Rangers: Zeo.

Steve started training in martial arts when he was about 12 years old. He currently holds a 3rd degree black belt in karate. As of June 2006 he resides in San Antonio, Texas where he teaches martial arts.

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[edit] Filmography

[edit] Film

[edit] TV Work

  • "Power Rangers: Turbo
    • Shift Into Turbo: Part 3 (1997) .... Rocky DeSantos
    • Shift Into Turbo: Part 2 (1997) .... Rocky DeSantos
    • Shift Into Turbo: Part 1 (1997) .... Rocky DeSantos
  • "Power Rangers: Zeo" (1996) TV Series .... Rocky DeSantos/Blue Zeo Ranger
    • It Came from Angel Grove (1996) .... Lord Henry
  • "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" (1993) TV Series .... Rocky DeSantos/The Red Ranger (1994-1996)
    • Wild West Rangers: Part 1 (1995) .... Rocko/Red Wild West Ranger
    • Wild West Rangers: Part 2 (1995) .... Rocko/Red Wild West Ranger

[edit] Trivia

  • Steve owned a dojo in Valencia, California.
  • Has won the Idaho state championship and the Texas state championship.
  • Studied in San Antonio, Texas under the instruction of a former world champion.
  • Was a member of a martial arts group called "The Warriors" who travelled the country, helping troubled teens.
  • Did stunt work for Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie.
  • Cardenas was a male cheerleader at Nampa High School, in his hometown of Nampa, Idaho.

[edit] External links

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