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Alejandro Edda (born May 17, 1984) is a Mexican–American actor, best known for his roles as Marco Rodriguez in the
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television series '' Fear the Walking Dead'' (2016) and
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in the
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original series '' Narcos: Mexico'' (2018–2021). His voice roles in video games include
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in '' Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'', Agent Ricardo "Ricky" Sandoval in '' Ghost Recon: Wildlands'' (2017) and
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in ''
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'' (2020). 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
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in '' American Made'' (2017). Edda also appeared in the action horror film ''
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'', which was theatrically released in July 2021.


Early life

Edda was born in Puebla, Mexico in 1984. After high school, he studied arts at the Russian Conservatory of
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. At the end of his senior year, he went to join his mother in
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,
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, to pursue an acting career. He then moved to
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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
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. 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 ''
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''. In 2017, he was part of the cast of the film '' American Made'' directed by
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and distributed by
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. In this thriller, he plays the role of
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, a drug trafficker who is the founding member of the
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. This film marks its first box office success. Edda also appeared as the voice and motion capture of Gustavo in the 2016
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video game '' Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'', with fellow voice actors
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and
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. In 2018, he appeared in the biopic ''
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'' on the drug lord
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. The same year, he appears as
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, leader of the
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in the
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original series '' Narcos: Mexico'', featuring actors such as
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and
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. 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
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joining the show's cast. He then provided the voice and motion-capture of
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in the
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video game ''
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''.
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's casting director, Becky Todd, contacted Edda while he was spending
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with his grandmother in
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, informing him that
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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. 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
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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, in the 2021 action horror film, and the fifth film of ''
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'' franchise, ''
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'', directed by Everardo Gout and starring
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,
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(with whom he co-starred in ''Narcos: Mexico''),
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,
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.


Personal life

On July 17, 2009, Edda was married to Aura Serna and currently resides in
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. 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

On January 28, 2019, Edda was a witness who was present at the trial of the real
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when he seized the opportunity to see the real crime lord himself be charged on multiple counts of
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. The actor's appearance among the witnesses in the eleventh week of the trial happened in Brooklyn Federal Court. According to a
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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".


Filmography


Film


Television


Video games


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