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Men With Guns The Cast
 


 

Federico Luppi

One of Latin America's most celebrated actors, Argentina's Federico Luppi (Dr. Fuentes) was recently seen as the antique dealer in Guillermo Del Toro's offbeat horror film "Cronos," and in the Uruguayan film, "A Place in the World," a 1993 nominee for the best foreign language Oscar.


Born in 1934, Luppi began working in films in 1965 and has acted in over forty feature films. His debut feature was "Bird Gomez," directed by Rodolfo Kuhn, with whom he worked two years later in "The Terrible Night." In 1967 he won the Best Actor Award from the Argentine Association of Cinematographic Chroniclers (AACC) for his performance in "The Romance of Aniceto and Francisca." His other early film credits include "Chronicle of a Woman," "The Revolution," "The Vengeance of Beto Sanchez" and "The Rebellious Patagonia." The part he played in the latter film, as well as his outspoken progressive politics, led the Argentine military government to prohibit him from acting for five years, beginning in the mid-1970s.


After the prohibition was lifted in 1981, Luppi starred in Adolfo Aristarain's "Time for Revenge," for which he won his second Best Actor prize from the AACC, and an additional prize as Best Actor from the Chicago International Film Festival the following year. (The film was also successfully released in the U.S.) Luppi reteamed with Aristarain on "The Last Days of the Victim," "A Place in the World," "The Law of the Frontier" and "Martin Hache."


His other films include: "Sweet Silver," "The Settlement," "Passengers from a Nightmare," "Funny Little Dirty War" (Silver Bear, Berlin Film Festival), "The Old Music," "Cocaine Wars" (a US/Argentine coproduction), "Les Longs Manteaux" (made in France), "The Tombs," "My Dear Tom Mix," "Killing Grandpa," "Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead" (with Victoria Abril), "Wild Horses," "Extasis" and "Sol de Otoño."




Federico Luppi

Damián Delgado

Born in Oaxaca, Mexico, Damián Delgado (Domingo) received a degree in Dramatic Literature and Theater (with a major in acting) from Mexico's Central University of Theater. He is also a dancer, with extensive training in modern dance and classical ballet. Delgado has appeared on television in several commercials as well as in the BBC series "La Sombra del Jaguar." His film credits include "A Corner of Paradise," "La Vision Absuelta," "Desiertos Mares," and "Retorno a Aztlan."




Damian Delgado

Dan Rivera González

13-year-old Dan Rivera González makes his professional acting debut as Conejo in "Men With Guns." Prior to being cast in the film, his only acting experience was performing in two school plays in his hometown of Xalapa, Veracruz. Rivera González enjoys listening to music and playing football, and hopes that he can make use of what he learned on "Men With Guns" to continue acting in the future.




Dan Rivera González

Damián Alcázar

Damián Alcázar (Padre Portillo) is an award-winning actor and acting teacher. He was a founding member of the Veracruzano Theatre Forum at Veracruzana University (where he served on the faculty) as well as the Center for Experimental Theatre. Alcázar has starred in numerous Mexican films, including "B.C., El Limite del Tiempo," "El Anzuelo," "Katuwira," "Tres Minutos en la Oscuridad," "Two Crimes" (Best Actor, Cartagena Film Festival), "Lolo" (Ariel Award), "No Juegues con el Amor," Arturo Ripstein's "La Mujer del Puerto," "Abuelito de Batman," "La Leyenda de una Mascara" and "La Ciudad al Desnudo." He can also be seen in U.S. films like "Romero," Alex Cox's "Highway Patrolman" and the TV movie "Nurses on the Line: The Crash of Flight 7."




Damián Alcázar

Tania Cruz

Tania Cruz, a theatre student at Veracruzana University (where she studied with her "Men With Guns" costar Damián Alcázar), makes her film acting debut as Graciela in "Men With Guns." She began acting at age 16, winning a Best Actress award at a Veracruz theatre competition for her first performance, in "Profanacion." Since then, she has appeared in numerous student theatrical productions and won a second Best Actress Prize in 1994 with "Sombras Ajenas." After completing "Men With Guns," Cruz acted in her second film, "La Novia y el Lago," for director Fabricio Prada.




Tania Cruz

Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin (Andrew) received a Tony Award in 1979 for his performance as Che in the Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice Broadway musical "Evita" and created the title role of George Seurat in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's "Sunday in the Park with George," for which he received a second Tony nomination in 1984.


He was recently seen as Quasimodo in the TNT telefilm "The Hunchback." His other films include "Broken Glass," "Squanto," "The Music of Chance," "The Doctor," "Impromptu," "True Colors," "Dick Tracy," "Alien Nation," "The Princess Bride," "Maxie," "Yentl," "Daniel" and "Ragtime." Patinkin also played the role of Dr. Jeffrey Geiger on the CBS medical drama, "Chicago Hope" for which he won an an Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series.


He began his theatrical career at the New York Shakespeare Festival, where he appeared in "The Winter's Tale," "The Knife," "Leave it to Beaver is Dead," "Rebel Woman," "Hamlet," "Trelawney of the Wells" and "Henry IV, Part 1." His other theatre credits include off-Broadway productions of "The Split" and "Savages," and on Broadway, "The Secret Garden" and "Falsettos."


Patinkin is also an acclaimed singer and solo performer who has released numerous albums, including "Mandy Patinkin," "Mandy Patinkin: Dress Casual," "Experiment" and "Oscar and Steve." He can also be heard on the Lincoln Center concert production of "Follies" and on CBS Records' "South Pacific."




Mandy Patinkin

Kathryn Grody

Kathryn Grody (Harriet) won Obie Awards for her performances in New York City's Public Theatre's productions of Christopher Durang's "The Marriage of Bette and Boo" and Caryl Churchill's "Top Girls." She also appeared at the Public in "Fishing," "Museum," "Nasty Rumors and Final Remarks," "The Taming of the Shrew," "Scenes From the Everyday Life" and "The 49 Years." On Broadway, she was seen in "Scapino," and off-Broadway, in productions of "Dusa, Fish Stas and VI," "The Split" and " 'Cause Maggie's Afraid of the Dark."


On screen, Grody starred opposite Diane Keaton and Carol Kane in "The Lemon Sisters." Her other film credits include "The Big Fix," "Harry and Walter go to New York," "My Bodyguard," "Rich Kids," "Whose Life is it, Anyway?," "Reds," "Another Woman," "Parents," "Quick Change," "Life with Mikey" and "Pie in the Sky." Her television work includes "The Execution of Private Slovik," "Kate and Allie," "Urban Anxiety" and "The Sunset Gang."


In 1991, drawing on her experience raising two children, Grody wrote and starred in an acclaimed one-woman show, "A Mom's Life," which she also turned into a book.




Kathryn Grody

Iguandili López

Born in Panama, Iguandili López plays Mother, the indigenous woman who relates the story of Dr. Fuentes to her daughter. A member of the Kuna tribe, whose language she speaks in the film, López is a dancer who has performed in Panama (as a member of the National Ballet), Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic and Sweden. She currently lives in Xalapa, Veracruz, where she received her degree in contemporary dance from Veracruzana University. Her future plans include starting her own dance school in the Kuna Islands.




Iguandili López

Roberto Sosa

Roberto Sosa is seen in "Men With Guns" as Bravo, the ex-medical student of Dr. Fuentes, who is discovered selling drugs out of a slum storefront. Sosa played the lead role of Pedro Rojas in Alex Cox's "Highway Patrolman," and was also seen in Arturo Ripstein's "Queen of the Night," "Lolo," "Angel of Fire" and "Cabeza de Vaca."



Roberto Sosa

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