Luis Saguar
| Luis Saguar | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 6, 1957 San Francisco, California, U.S |
| Died |
July 8, 2009 (aged 51) Daly City, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1991-2009 |
Luis Saguar (October 6, 1957 – July 8, 2009) was an American actor of theatre and films, writer and professor. He worked in a variety of roles, which included wise elders and addicts and buddies of strange behaviors. He was also co-founder of Campo Santo, the theater company at Intersection for the Arts. He is specially known for his work in 8mm, Fun with Dick and Jane, and Flawless and as one of the corrupt lawyer brothers of the world premiere of Octavio Solis's landmark "Santos & Santos".
Biography
Saguar was born in San Francisco, California, but he was raised in Daly City, California. He had three siblings, Pablo Saguar, Frank Arambarri and Gloria Flore. During adolescence, fell into the world of drugs and at 15, he was jailed for participating in a robbery. He began his acting career as actor when he was almost 30 years. In 2001, he published his work "Angulo hotel", in which he spoke of the world of the streets, explaining issues such as drugs and street crime, in which he had been involved.
He acted on many Bay Area stages, in places such as Thick Description, Campo Santo, Magic Theatre, American Conservatory Theater, TheatreWorks and El Teatro Campesino. He acted in Theatre works as Shakespeare and Sartre. He also participated in some 20 films, among them The Zodiac and Fun with Dick and Jane, as well as many TV shows (The Shield, Nash Bridges, Midnight Caller). Saguar died in July 8, 2009 at Seton Medical Center in Daly City, at the age of 52.[1]
Personal life
He had a wife, Nancy, with who had one daughter, Carmela.[1]
Filmograhy [2]
Films
- 1999: 8mm - Manny
- 1999: Flawless - Mr. Z
- 2001: Echos of Enlightenment - Rabbi Don Carlos White Wolf
- 2002: The Three-Cornered Hat (Short) - Pirate
- 2004: Quality of Life - Pops
- 2004: Happily Even After - Casper
- 2004: Silver City - Vince Esparza
- 2005: Tweek City - Chucho
- 2005: The Zodiac - Sammy Karzoso (as Luis Sagua)
- 2005: Fun with Dick and Jane - Hector
- 2006: Read You Like a Book
- 2007: Coyote and the Ten Gallon Hat (Short) - Miguel
- 2008: Bottle Shock - Man #1 (as Louis Saguar)
- 2008: Pig Hunt - T.J.
- 2009: Everything Strange and New - Manny
- 2009: Night Fliers - Mr. Jordan
- 2009: The Mercy Man - Tattooed Guard
- 2011: Political Animals - Pedro
TV
- 1991: Midnight Caller - "Uninvited Guests" episode (1991): Felipe Salazar
- 1992: America's Most Wanted - Stabler's Accomplice (segment "William Stabler Jr.") - Folsom Prison (1992): Stabler's Accomplice (segment "William Stabler Jr.")
- 1996: Dalva
- 1996: Grand Avenue - Bartender
- 1996-1999: Nash Bridges - "Smash and Grab" episode (1999): Lou Ortiz; "Apocalypse Nash" episode (1998): Enrique Piedra; "Hit Parade" episode (1996): Frank LaPlante
- 2002: The Shield - "Two Days of Blood" episode (2002): Pazi Arambula
- 2004: Karen Sisco - "He Was a Friend of Mine" episode (2004): Cano)
- 2006: The Evidence - "Pilot" (2006): Hippie Vendor
- 2006: Nip/Tuck - "Merrill Bobolit" (2006) ... Federal Correction Officer #1
- 2007: Day Break - "What If It's Him?" (2007) and "What If He's Free?" (2007)
Video Game
- 1996: The Crystal Skull
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SFGate: Luis Saguar, S.F. stage and film actor, dies. Published by Robert Hurwitt in Chronicle Theater Critic, in July 13, 2009, at 4:00 am. Retrieved in Juny 02, 2014, ar 23:05.
- ↑ IMDB: Luis Saguar.