Pato Hoffmann

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Pato Hoffmann, the 1999 Indian Celebrity of the Year, Born August 23 in La Paz, Bolivia, to parents of Aymara, Quechua, Spanish, and German heritage, Pato's family moved to New York City when he was only 4 years old. He was in San Francisco, taking kung fu and acting classes, after the success of Dances With Wolves. Agents were looking for Native American talent and signed him up. His acting career in the U.S., Canada, Australia and Bolivia includes 13 feature films; over 30 episodes of television in series, mini-series, cartoons and soap operas; and numerous plays and readings with reputable theatre companies.

Pato Hoffmann is bilingual in Spanish and English, and conversational in Portuguese. He has performed roles in those languages as well as Cheyenne, Apache, Sioux, Creek, Zuni, Aztec and Quechua, demonstrating extraordinary linguistic abilities.

Pato Hoffmann attended college for 8 years and received a Bachelor's Degree in Economics with a minor in Anthropology, plus graduate studies in Agricultural Development as a part of his education in International Development.

Pato Hoffmann excels in the Cantonese Style of Choy Li Fut, Kung Fu and has studied with Master E. Y. Lee since 1983 in open-hand techniques as well as the use of the Long Staff and Bay Daggers.

[edit] Filmography (partial)

The Last Winter (2005) .... Lee Means
A.K.A. Birdseye (2002) .... Alvin Karpis
Pendulum (2001) .... Petty
Meteorites! (1998) (TV) .... Sheriff John Whitehorse
Naturally Native (1998) .... Steve Bighawk
Born Into Exile (1997) (TV) .... Detective Sanyo
Raven Hawk (1996) (TV) .... Rhyia's Father
The Secret of Lizard Woman (1996) (TV)
Wild Bill (1995) .... Cheyenne Leader
A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994) (TV) .... Sgt. Whitehorse
Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee (1994) (TV) .... Spencer
Cheyenne Warrior (1994) (TV) .... Hawk
Geronimo: An American Legend (1993) .... The Dreamer