Edward James Olmos: fighting for justice and defying gangsters: on charity boards, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Oscar Nominee.(Top Ten Latinos)

Publication: Latino Leaders

Publication Date: 01-DEC-03

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THE IMAGES of the dark, complex characters Edward James Olmos portrays in many of his dramatic roles--who does not remember tough Lieutenant Martin Castillo from Miami Vice?--do no justice to the warm-hearted man he really is. Not only is he very much admired as an actor, but, also, Latinos have found in Olmos a spokesman, an activist whose energies are devoted to help his community.

Born on February 24, 1945, to an immigrant Mexican father and a Mexican-American mother, he was raised...

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