Erwin Eduardo Hoffmann-Alarcon (born 23 August 1956) is a

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and

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who has performed in such films as '' Geronimo: An American Legend'', '' Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee'', '' Cheyenne Warrior'' and '' The Last Winter''. The nickname "Pato" was given to him as a child. Hoffmann was named the 1999 Indian Celebrity of the Year. He was born in

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to Bolivian parents of

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, Spanish, and German heritage. Hoffmann's family moved to New York City when he was four years old. He thereafter spent the formative years of his childhood and youth alternating between the United States and Bolivia, and more briefly in Mexico.

Acting career

After the success of ''

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'', agents were looking for Native American talent and signed on Hoffmann. His acting career in the U.S., Canada, Australia and Bolivia includes 13 feature films; over 30 episodes of television in series, mini-series, cartoons and soap operas; and numerous plays and readings with reputable theatre companies. His first significant role in a big budget feature film was The Dreamer in '' Geronimo: An American Legend''. Next, he co-starred in the romantic film '' Cheyenne Warrior'' as Hawk, a

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warrior, who is nursed back to health by a pregnant, widowed Rebecca Carver (played by

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). In 2006, Hoffmann portrayed the character Lee Means in The Last Winter, playing opposite

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. Hoffmann has been specifically chosen for several roles throughout his acting career to include his role of Lee in '' The Last Winter'', and was asked by

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to play her leading man in the film ''Naturally Native''. The film ''Naturally Native'' was produced and financed entirely by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut, and contains one of the sexiest Native American love scenes between Hoffmann and Red-Horse. Hoffmann is bilingual in Spanish and English, and conversational in Portuguese. He has performed roles in those languages as well as

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, Zuni,

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and

, demonstrating extraordinary linguistic abilities.

Education

Pato Hoffmann attended college for eight years and was awarded a Bachelor's Degree in

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with a minor in

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by the

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, where he also pursued graduate studies in Agricultural Development as a part of his education in

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Filmography (partial)

*'' Geronimo: An American Legend'' (1993) .... The Dreamer *''

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'' (1993–1996, TV Series) .... Franklin / Strong River *'' Cheyenne Warrior'' (1994, TV Movie) .... Hawk *'' Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee'' (1994, TV Movie) .... Spencer *''A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor'' (1994, TV Movie) .... Sgt. Whitehorse *''The Secret of Lizard Woman'' (1995, TV Series) *'' Wild Bill'' (1995) .... Cheyenne Leader *''

Raven Hawk ''Raven Hawk'' is a 1996 TV action-drama film directed by Albert Pyun and starring Rachel McLish, John Enos III, Nicholas Guest, Vincent Klyn and Thom Mathews. Plot A Native American woman (Rachel McLish) is framed for the murder of her parents ...

'' (1996, TV Movie) .... Rhyia's Father *'' Profiler'' (1997, TV Series) .... Carl 'Two Mules' Smythe *''Born Into Exile'' (1997, TV Movie) .... Detective Sanyo *'' The Pretender'' (1997, TV Series) .... Ronny Tiger *''Naturally Native'' (1998) .... Steve Bighawk *''Meteorites!'' (1998, TV Movie) .... Sheriff John Whitehorse *''Pendulum'' (2001) .... Petty *''A.K.A. Birdseye'' (2002) .... Alvin Karpis *'' The Last Winter'' (2006) .... Lee Means *''Cielito Lindo'' (2007, Directed / Produced by

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) .... Don Mario

Current projects

* Feature Film: ''Cielito Lindo'' * Feature Film: ''Jumping off Bridges''

Work as a director

As a director, Pato Hoffmann’s credits include

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's opera ''Carmen''; the musicals ''Rent'', ''Cats'', ''Les Misérables'', and ''Oliver''; and a half dozen plays in Spanish by Latin American authors. He served as production consultant and acting coach on the award-winning play The Vagina Monologues and the feature length video Autonomía. He worked as a casting associate and consultant in the U.S. and Bolivia.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoffmann, Pato Bolivian male film actors Bolivian people of Aymara descent Bolivian people of German descent Bolivian people of Quechua descent Living people 1956 births Bolivian male television actors 20th-century Bolivian male actors 21st-century Bolivian male actors People from La Paz