Carlos Gómez (born January 1, 1962) is an American actor.

Life and career

Gómez was born in New York, to

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parents, the son of Cora Gomez.Carlos Gomez Biography ((?)-)
/ref> He is an actor who has starred in both film and on the small screen since the late 1980s. His first part in a film came in the form of a dancer looking to make it big in ''Dance to Win'' (1989). One of his more notable performances is considered to be as gay paramedic Raul Melendez in '' ER'' (1995–1996). He has, among other roles, guest-starred as a repeating support villain on the hit television show '' Charmed'' as the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Internal Affairs Department Inspector (and undercover demon) Rodriguez pressuring the regular character Andy Trudeau. He first appeared in the 20th episode of the first season " The Power of Two", and his final appearance was in the 22nd episode of the season (its finale) " Deja Vu All Over Again". He has also starred alongside

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in two films, the first being '' Desperado'', where he plays the Right Hand of Bucho, the man Antonio Banderas spends the film looking for, and also, in '' Fools Rush In'', where he plays Salma's ex-boyfriend, Chuy. Carlos can also be seen in the

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drama ''

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'', where he plays Mayor Manny Delgado, alongside

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and

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. Gomez appeared in the 2008 Broadway musical ''

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'' as Kevin, and was a cast member of the A&E television series '' The Glades'' for all four seasons. He also played the part of officer Navarro in the ''

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'' episode "Machismo". He also appeared in season 3 of the

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sitcom '' Friends'' episode titled " The One with All the Jealousy", and in season 3 of the Fox drama '' 24''. He appeared in ''

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''. In 2020, Gomez was cast as Rafael Garcia, the lead character's father, in the ABC romantic comedy-drama series '' The Baker and the Beauty''.

Filmography

References

External links

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Official Site for actor Carlos Gomez
1962 births American male film actors American male television actors Living people Hispanic and Latino American male actors Male actors from New York City {{US-tv-actor-1960s-stub