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Enrique Castillo(I)

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Enrique Castillo
Carmen manipulates her Mexican chief of police husband into smuggling tequila into the Unites States during U.S. prohibition.
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Enrique Castillo was nominated for a SAG Award for his stand-out role in Showtime's wicked series "Weeds" where he plays the lethal Cesar. He guest starred on the CBS hit show "NCIS" and "Outlaw" opposite Jimmy Smits; and on the HBO series "Enlightened". Most recently starred in the in the film "Kill The Dictator" which broke box office records in the Dominican Republic. His in a gut wrenching performance in Fanny Veliz's indie film "Homebound" has earned critical acclaim. He recent guest starred in TNT "Major Crimes" in June of 2014.

Enrique is most recognized for his film role of Montana in Taylor Hackford "Blood In Blood Out" where he played the inspirational (albeit terrifying) leader of the Mexican prison gang. When the film was released, The New York Times singled out Mr. Castillos's performance in their review. "Mr. Chapa, Mr. Bratt and Mr. Borrego are excellent, as are the members of the large supporting cast, notably Enrique Castillo, who appears as the leader of San Quentin's Chicanos." In Japan a film critic said of his performance of Montana "He plays the role with the wisdom of Torquemada and strength of a Sandinista warrior"

An accomplished actor/writer/director, Enrique began his career with Luis Valdez's Teatro Campesino in 1969. As part of the Teatro, Enrique participated in workshops with English theater director Peter Brook's theater group which included now Academy Award winner Helen Mirren. In the early 70's Enrique traveled with the Teatro to Paris when they represented the U.S. at the World Theater Festival. In 1978 Enrique made the move to Hollywood and was cast in the hit play "Zoot Suit", also created and directed by Luis Valdez, where he played the lead role of Henry Reyna opposite Edward James Olmos. Since then he has appeared in over 50 television shows and feature films, working with such notable film directors as Tony Scott, ("Déjà Vu") Taylor Hackford, ("Blood In-Blood Out") Stephen Frears ("The Hi-Lo Country") Wim Wenders ("The End of Violence") Gregory Nava ("My Family" and "El Norte") Oliver Stone ("Nixon") and Tim Burton ("Mars Attacks").

Mr. Castillo was one of the founding member of The Latino Theater Company in the mid 80's, where he starred in a variety of the company's productions and was also was a writer on two of the company's plays, Stone Wedding and the multi-award-winning play August 29.

In the mid 90's Enrique adapted and directed the award-winning play "The Last Angry Brown Hat", written by Alfredo Ramos which toured to rave reviews for over four years. He then wrote and directed "Veteranos: A Legacy of Valor", a theater piece honoring the military contributions by Latinos in America's defense which had two national tours to standing ovations and much critical acclaim. Veteranos was awarded a special recognition by the Hispanic Congressional Caucus at and received the prestigious Imagen Award for Best Live Theatrical Production in Los Angeles, CA.

Enrique has also written various screenplays including "Yo Solo" (I Alone), "The Cobra", "Valley of The Dead", "Deerdancer" and the screen version of The Last Angry Brown Hat. Valley of The Dead, the crime suspense thriller has been recently optioned by Concrete Images.

Enrique He is also Executive Producer of HOLA! LA the only English-language TV talk show hosted by Latinas airing on CBS2/KCAL9.
BornDecember 10, 1949
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Denzel Washington and Enrique Castillo in Deja Vu (2006)
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Denzel Washington and Paula Patton in Deja Vu (2006)
Deja Vu
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  • Claire's Father
  • 2006
Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, and Scarlett Johansson in In Good Company (2004)
In Good Company
6.5
  • Hector
  • 2004
Blood In, Blood Out (1993)
Blood In, Blood Out
7.9
  • Montana
  • 1993
Anthony Hopkins in Nixon (1995)
Nixon
7.1
  • Virgilio Gonzales, Watergate Burglar
  • 1995

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  • Danny Trejo, Sofia Pernas, and Charlie Clark in Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone (2021)
    Green Ghost and the Masters of the Stone
  • Bryan McClure, Edy Ganem, and Natasha Esca in In Other Words (2020)
    In Other Words
  • Ilana Kohanchi in Tijuana (2019)
    Tijuana
  • Salma Hayek, John Lithgow, and Connie Britton in Beatriz at Dinner (2017)
    Beatriz at Dinner
  • Love Kills (2016)
    Love Kills
  • NCIS: Los Angeles (2009)
    NCIS: Los Angeles
  • Mary McDonnell, G.W. Bailey, Michael Paul Chan, Raymond Cruz, Tony Denison, Robert Gossett, Jon Tenney, Phillip P. Keene, and Kearran Giovanni in Major Crimes (2012)
    Major Crimes
  • Homebound (2013)
    Homebound
  • Efrain Figueroa, Amaury Nolasco, and Mercedes López Renard in Kill the Dictator (2013)
    Kill the Dictator
  • Enlightened (2011)
    Enlightened
  • Mark Harmon, Maria Bello, Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, David McCallum, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, Emily Wickersham, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)
    NCIS
  • Damian Chapa and Annet Mahendru in El Padrino II: Border Intrusion (2011)
    El Padrino II: Border Intrusion
  • Outlaw (2010)
    Outlaw
  • Mary-Louise Parker in Weeds (2005)
    Weeds
  • Bai Ling, Debi Mazar, Dana Delany, Angela Sarafyan, and Jesse Garcia in A Beautiful Life (2008)
    A Beautiful Life

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  • A Capitol Fourth (2021)
    A Capitol Fourth
  • Mel Gibson in Get the Gringo (2012)
    Get the Gringo
  • Daryl Hannah, Dennis Hopper, Michael Madsen, and Kiefer Sutherland in The Last Days of Frankie the Fly (1996)
    The Last Days of Frankie the Fly
  • Marlon Brando, Johnny Depp, and Faye Dunaway in Don Juan DeMarco (1994)
    Don Juan DeMarco
  • Scott Glenn, George Aguilar, and Angela Alvarado in Shadowhunter (1993)
    Shadowhunter
    • (as E.J. Castillo)
  • White Fang (1991)
    White Fang
    • (as E.J. Castillo)

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  • TheTRENDTalk! (2016)
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A Beautiful Life
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A Beautiful Life
My Family
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My Family
A Beautiful Life
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A Beautiful Life
TIJUANA movie trailer
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    • December 10, 1949
    • Calexico, California, USA
    • ? - present (1 child)

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    Most recognized for his role as Montana in the Taylor Hackford film Blood In Blood Out.

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