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John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (born July 22, 1960) is a Colombian-American stand-up comedian, actor, and film producer. He has appeared in over 100 films, produced over 20 films and documentaries, made over 30 television appearances, and has produced various television projects. He has also written and performed for the Broadway stage receiving four Tony Award nominations for Freak in 1998, Sexaholix in 2002, and Latin History for Moronsin in 2018. He received a Special Tony Award in 2018. Leguizamo began his career as a stand-up comedian in New York City. After several years of doing supporting roles in film and television, he rose to fame with significant roles in the fantasy adventure Super Mario Bros. portraying Luigi Mario and the crime drama Carlito's Way portraying Benny Blanco (both from 1993), followed by a role as drag queen Chi-Chi Rodriguez in the road comedy To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. Other films Leguizamo has since appeared in include Romeo + Juliet (1996), The Pest (1997), Summer of Sam (1999), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Empire (2002), Love in the Time of Cholera (2007), Righteous Kill (2008), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), The Counselor (2013), John Wick (2014), John Wick 2 (2017), and The Menu (2022). As a voice actor, he narrated the sitcom The Brothers García (2000–2004). He played Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise and Bruno Madrigal in Encanto (2021). Leguizamo is also known for his television roles including Freak (1998) for which he received the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. This historic win made Leguizamo the first Latino to win this award in Emmy history. He received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the miniseries Waco (2018) and the Netflix limited series When They See Us (2019). He has also appeared on ER, The Kill Point, Bloodline, and The Mandalorian. In 2023, he hosted the MSNBC series Leguizamo Does America.
John Leguizamo
Rafael Herrera
for Rafael Herrera in NO HAY VUELTA (2026)
Suggested by amrowe8596
In modern-day America, 22-year-old DACA recipient Camila Herrera is thrown into crisis when her undocumented mother is detained by ICE. Desperate to save her, Camila reaches out to her estranged father Jorge, who was deported years ago and now lives in Tijuana under a false name. He illegally crosses the border to help, and father and daughter — virtual strangers — embark on an emotional road trip across the Southwest, trying to reach her mother’s immigration hearing in time. Along the way, they stop in Tucson to stay with Rafael, Jorge’s disillusioned cousin and a former immigration activist who warns them that hope is a dangerous thing. With ICE closing in, Jorge is captured again, and Camila must face the system alone. When her mother chooses deportation over indefinite detention, Camila is left to start over — hollowed out but quietly defiant. A slow-burning, devastating portrait of family, memory, and survival in a country that never fully lets you belong.
