Alejandro Edda Explained

Alejandro Edda
Birth Date:17 May 1984
Birth Place:Puebla, Mexico
Education:Meisner Acting Studio
Nationality:Mexican
American
Citizenship:Mexican American
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2007–present
Spouse:Aura Serna (m. 2009)
Children:2

Alejandro Edda (born May 17, 1984) is a Mexican–American actor, best known for his roles as Marco Rodriguez in the AMC television series Fear the Walking Dead (2016) and Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán in the Netflix original series (2018–2021).[1] [2] [3] [4] He also appears in the FX television series Snowfall as a KGB agent called Ruben during season 5 and 6. His voice roles in video games include Gustavo in , Agent Ricardo "Ricky" Sandoval in Ghost Recon: Wildlands (2017) and Manny in The Last of Us Part II (2020).[5] [6]

He has also appeared in roles for Hollywood films, including Pancho the Cop in the romantic comedy Sundown (2016), Big Jim in Reality High (2017) and Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez in American Made (2017).[7] [8]

Edda also appeared in the action horror film The Forever Purge, which was theatrically released in July 2021.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Early life

Edda was born in Puebla, Mexico in 1984. After high school, he studied arts at the Russian Conservatory of Mexico City. At the end of his senior year, he went to join his mother in San Francisco, United States, to pursue an acting career.

He then moved to Los Angeles and studied at the Meisner Acting Studio.

Career

Prior to his acting career, Edda used to be a wine delivery person, but he was fired before being fired from his job as a valet parker as well. Edda started his acting career by appearing in commercials for Domino's Pizza.[15]

After a series of short films, Edda joined the cast of the television series The Bridge in 2013, for eight episodes. The actor continues his American breakthrough by playing supporting roles in other series such as Fear the Walking Dead and Lethal Weapon.

In 2017, he was part of the cast of the film American Made directed by Doug Liman and distributed by Universal Pictures. In this thriller, he plays the role of Jorge Ochoa, a drug trafficker who is the founding member of the Medellín Cartel.[16] This film marks its first box office success.

Edda also appeared as the voice and motion capture of Gustavo in the 2016 PlayStation 4 video game , with fellow voice actors Nolan North and Brandon Scott.

In 2018, he appeared in the biopic Cocaine Godmother, which focuses on the drug lord Griselda Blanco, played by Catherine Zeta-Jones.[17] The same year, he appears as Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel in the Netflix original series , featuring actors such as Diego Luna and Michael Peña.[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] His character has appeared in the show's third and final season, which has proved to be the show's finale that aired on November 5, 2021, with Bad Bunny joining the show's cast.[27] [28]

He then provided the voice and motion-capture of Manny in the PlayStation 4 video game The Last of Us Part II.[29] [30] [31] Naughty Dog's casting director, Becky Todd, contacted Edda while he was spending Christmas with his grandmother in Mexico, informing him that Neil Druckmann wanted to speak with him; the two spoke on the phone, and Druckmann offered him the role of Manny. Edda, who has little other experience with video games, accepted as he found it to be a unique and creative experience.[32] During production, Druckmann allowed Edda to be creative with his performance, adding small details to the character as he deemed appropriate; for example, Edda felt that Manny would drink mezcal instead of whiskey, as had been suggested in the script, and the line was changed. Manny's design was based on Edda's physical appearance, which added more time to his work on the game; he worked on it for about two years.

He appeared in the role of Trinidad "T.T." Toledo, a Mexican farmhand,[33] in the 2021 action horror film, and the fifth film of The Purge franchise, The Forever Purge, directed by Everardo Gout and starring Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta (with whom he co-starred in Narcos: Mexico), Josh Lucas, Cassidy Freeman and Will Patton.[34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42]

Personal life

On July 17, 2009, Edda is married to Aura Serna and currently resides in Los Angeles. He has two sons Luciano Edda (b. March 2009) and Paolo Edda (b. February 2014). He later became a naturalized American citizen.

Trial of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán

See also: United States v. Guzmán.

On January 28, 2019, Edda was present at the trial of the real Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán when he seized the opportunity to see the real crime lord himself be charged on multiple counts of drug trafficking.[43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] The actor's appearance among the witnesses in the eleventh week of the trial happened in Brooklyn Federal Court.[49] According to a CNN news report, Edda states that "it was a rare opportunity". He also says that "what else could be better than to see the man in real life, learn his mannerisms".[50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Have Love, Will TravelFreddy
2009Hacia la vidaSalvador
2009Wake UpShort film
2009Brothers in BloodFernandoShort film
2010Chips and SalsaBrunoShort film
2011Inspector SanchezJulio SanchezShort film
2013AdánMartinShort film
2013Maria BonitaLampiaoShort film
2013Enemy EmpireOngel
2014FirecrackerShort film
2014Internet DatingRobertShort film
2016SundownPancho the Cop
2017American MadeJorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez[56] [57]
2017Reality HighBig Jim
2018el BusUriel Short film
2018Happy New Year TijuanaLuis
2018Perfecto's DreamTaxistaShort film
2019The Long WayMarcos
2021COVID-19... Sins and VirtuesNick[58]
2021The Forever Purge[59] Trinidad "T.T." Toledo[60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66] [67]
2021Daughters of WitchesDannyShort film
2022Blind TrustAlex[68]
2023Good SavageFernando
2024Neron Chavez[69]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013–2014The BridgeAlejandro / Juárez Cop8 episodes
2016Fear the Walking DeadMarco Rodriguez4 episodes[70] [71]
2016Lethal WeaponLuis CalderaEpisode: "Fashion Police"
2017ChanceCaptainEpisodes: "An Infant, A Brute or a Wild Beast" and "A Madness of Two"
2018Cocaine GodmotherRodolfo "Rudi"Television movie
2018–2021[72] [73] [74] Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán[75] [76] [77] [78] [79] Main cast[80] [81] [82] [83] [84] [85] [86] [87] [88]
30 episodes[89] [90] [91]
2019–2022Cindel (voice)Recurring cast
2020PopternativeHimselfEpisode: "Alejandro Edda"
2021–2023Hooves ForwardFelipe the Campolina Horse (voice)Recurring cast
2022–2023SnowfallRuben15 episodes
Recurring (season 5)
Main cast (season 6)[92]
2022–2023Rafael RiosRecurring cast[93]
2023Captain FallPedro (voice)Main cast [94]
2023The Chosen OnePrincipal Hernandez3 episodes[95]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016GustavoVoice and motion capture
2017Ghost Recon: WildlandsAgent Ricky Sandoval (voice)
2020The Last of Us Part II[96] [97] Emanuel "Manny" Alvarez[98] [99] Voice and motion capture[100] [101] [102]

Notes and References

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  2. alanfeuer. 1089887428196909058. The Chapo trial has now gone full meta. Alejandro Edda, who plays the kingpin in Narcos: Mexico is in the courtroom, He just shook hands w/Chapo's lawyers Eduardo Balarezo & Bill Purpura. Balarezo said he wants Clooney to play him in the movie version. Purpura wants Pacino.. Feuer. Alan. January 28, 2019. February 15, 2021.
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  6. Gameonysus. 1310968457425428480. Alejandro Edda as Manny in #TLOU2! I definitely have some gripes with the character but someone from Mexico playing someone from Mexico is dope and he performed well.. Garcia. Janet. September 29, 2020. February 5, 2021.
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  12. DanFilm. 1410813169874788354. Loved seeing my brother @Alejo_Edda and the always amazing @ADELAREGUERA kick ass on #TheForeverPurge. Levy. Dan Carrillo. July 2, 2021. July 18, 2021.
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  24. Web site: Meet Alejandro Edda, who will play 'El Chapo' in the new season of 'Narcos'. Molina. Alicia. November 17, 2018. Cultura Colectiva. www.culturacolectiva.com. April 7, 2021. February 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220227015342/https://culturacolectiva.com/cine/alejandro-edda-el-actor-detras-de-el-chapo-en-narcos/. live.
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  28. Web site: Bad Bunny Officially Joins Cast of 'Narcos: Mexico' for Season Three. Blistein. Jon. November 21, 2020. Rolling Stone India. www.rollingstoneindia.com. August 20, 2021. August 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210820183325/https://rollingstoneindia.com/bad-bunny-officially-joins-cast-of-narcos-mexico-for-season-three/. live.
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  32. Alejandro Edda habla sobre su papel en The Last of Us 2 . es . Alejandro Edda talks about his role in The Last of Us 2 . Rodríguez . Lego . Edda . Alejandro . Alejandro Edda . Updateando . August 28, 2020 . October 3, 2020 .
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