Steven Michael Quezada (); born February 15, 1963) is an American actor and politician. He played

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(DEA) agent Steven Gomez in the

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series ''

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'' from 2008 to 2013 and 2 episodes of its spin-off, ''

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'' in 2020.

Early life and education

Quezada was born in

Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque ( ; ), ; kee, Arawageeki; tow, Vakêêke; zun, Alo:ke:k'ya; apj, Gołgéeki'yé. abbreviated ABQ, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Its nicknames, The Duke City and Burque, both reference its founding in ...

. He graduated from

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in 1981. After graduating from high school, Quezada attended

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where he studied theatre arts, but did not earn a degree.

Career

Quezada played Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Agent Steven Gomez in ''

'' from 2008 to 2013. He has appeared in films such as '' First Snow'' (2006), ''

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'' (2006), and ''

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'' (2010). He hosted the talk show ''The After After Party'' in Albuquerque from 2010 to 2012. Quezada portrays a priest presiding over a roadside funeral in country singer

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's music video for the single ''

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'' (2014). He currently performs stand-up comedy for

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. On February 4, 2013, he was elected to the Albuquerque

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; He ran unopposed for the District 2 seat on the city's west side. In 2016, Quezada ran for and won the Democratic nomination for New Mexico's Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners for District 2. In a three-way race, Quezada won with 36 percent of the vote. He defeated

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Patricia Paiz in the general election and was sworn in for a four-year term. He was re-elected in 2020 with no general election opposition.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Quezada, Steven Michael 1963 births Living people 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Albuquerque, New Mexico American actor-politicians American male actors of Mexican descent American male film actors American male television actors Hispanic and Latino American male actors Male actors from New Mexico School board members in New Mexico New Mexico Democrats County commissioners in New Mexico Hispanic and Latino American people in New Mexico politics