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Stand and Deliver is a 1988 American biographical drama film directed by Ramón Menéndez, written by Menéndez and Tom Musca, based on the true story of a high school mathematics teacher, Jaime Escalante. For portraying Escalante, Edward James Olmos was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 61st Academy Awards. [3]
Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), American Me (1992) (which he also directed), William Adama in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and the voice of Mito in the 2005 English ...
The revered actor-director got an Oscar nomination for playing an East L.A. schoolteacher. Through the Latino Film Institute he's fulfilling that role in real life by letting young people of color ...
Walkout is a 2006 HBO film based on a true story of the 1968 East L.A. walkouts, also referred to as the Chicano blowouts. [1] It premiered March 18, 2006 on HBO. [1] Starring Alexa Vega, Efren Ramirez and Michael Peña, the film was directed by Edward James Olmos.
Academy Award-nominated actor Edward James Olmos and director Gregory Nava add another film to the National Film Registry. Robert Rodriguez's 'Spy Kids,' 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' starring ...
Edward James Olmos, center, in "American Me." The 1992 film stars Olmos as a fictional Mexican mafia leader as he goes in and out of prison, portraying the dark and brutal realities of Chicano ...
Pages in category "Films directed by Edward James Olmos" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
EXCLUSIVE: The Edward James Olmos immigrant drama Windows on the World is set to exclusively premiere on April 23 on the free Latino-focused streaming service Vix. The film originally planned a ...