Edward James Olmos — Actor (33)
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Mirage (1995) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Mirage
director: Paul Williams actor: Edward James Olmos / Sean Young …
other title: Die Perfekte Täuschung
Matteo Juarez is a retired detective hired by a local businessman to follow his wife Jennifer. She has a split personality and seems to be putting herself in danger without knowing it.
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Alambrista! (1977) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Alambrista!
director: Robert M. Young actor: Domingo Ambriz / Trinidad Silva …
other title: Alambrista - den illegale / ¡Alambrista! …
After the birth of his first child, Roberto, a young Mexican man, slips across the border into the United States. Seeking work to support his family back home, he finds that working hard is not enough.
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Talent for the Game (1991) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Talent for the Game
director: Robert M. Young actor: Edward James Olmos / Lorraine Bracco …
other title: Terza Base / Sein größtes Spiel
Virgil Sweet is on the verge of losing his job as a talent scout with the California Angels when he discovers Sammy Bodeen, a country boy with no pro ball experience, but with a pitching arm no one has seen the like of.
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Saving Grace (1986) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Saving Grace
director: Robert M. Young actor: Tom Conti / Fernando Rey …
other title: Ein wahrer Jünger seines Herrn / Único mérito
A newly-elected Pope Leo XIV finds himself accidentally locked out of the Vatican. Unknown to the outside world, he winds up in an impoverished Italian village, where his adventures ultimately teach the Pope and his new friends some important lessons about friendship and self-esteem. Written by Chris DeSantis
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The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
director: Stuart Gordon actor: Edward James Olmos / Joe Mantegna …
other title: Ein Anzug für jede Gelegenheit / El fantástico traje blanco …
Gomez is a middle-aged man who dreams of buying a gorgeous white suit in a nearby store, but doesn't have enough cash. He finds 4 more people of same size, who each give $20 and get to wear the suit for an hour each in return. But the suit is not just a suit - it makes wishes of the one wearing it come true.
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The Burning Season (1994) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Burning Season
director: John Frankenheimer actor: Raúl Juliá / Carmen Argenziano …
other title: Flammen des Widerstandes / La Forêt de tous les Dangers …
Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ranch land. The rich and the powerful will stop at nothing, and frequently resort to murder
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Gossip (2000) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Gossip
director: Davis Guggenheim actor: James Marsden / Lena Headey …
other title: Rumor Assassino / Tödliche Gerüchte …
For a class project, three college students decide to invent an unfounded rumor about the most popular girl on campus. But as the rumor spreads, it begins to spiral out of control.
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Mayans M.C. (2018) [TV] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Mayans M.C.
director: Kurt Sutter / Elgin James actor: J. D. Pardo / Clayton Cardenas …
other title: Mayans MC
Set in the aftermath of Jax Teller’s death, Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes is fresh out of prison and a prospect in the Mayans M.C. charter on the Cali/Mexi border. Now, EZ must carve out his new identity in a town where he was once the golden boy with the American Dream in his grasp.
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Zoot Suit (1981) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Zoot Suit
director: Luis Valdez actor: Daniel Valdez / Edward James Olmos …
other title: Chicanos Story
Part fact and part fiction, Zoot Suit is the film version of Luis Valdez's critically acclaimed play, based on the actual Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the zoot suit riots of 1940s Los Angeles. Henry Reyna is the leader of a group of Mexican-Americans being sent to San Quentin without substantial evidence for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. As part of the defense committee, Alice Bloomfield and George Shearer fight the blatant miscarriage of justice for the freedom of Henry and his friends.
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The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
director: Robert M. Young actor: Edward James Olmos / James Gammon …
other title: La Ballata Di Gregorio Cortez / Die Ballade von Gregorio Cortez …
Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days.
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Virus (1980) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
復活の日
director: Kinji Fukasaku actor: Glenn Ford / Robert Vaughn …
other title: Ultimo rifugio: Antartide / Overkill - Durch die Hölle zur Ewigkeit …
Scientists in Antarctica desperately try to find a cure to a military virus that was released in a plane crash and has wiped out the rest of the world.
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Wolfen (1981) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Wolfen
5.6 (5 ratings) director: Michael Wadleigh actor: Albert Finney / Diane Venora …
other title: Wolfen - La belva immortale / Cidade em Pânico …
A New York City cop and an expert criminologist trying to solve a series of grisly deaths in which the victims have seemingly been maimed by feral animals discover a sinister connection between the crimes and an old legend.
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Selena (1997) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData Skybridge
Selena
director: Gregory Nava actor: Jennifer Lopez / Jackie Guerra …
other title: Selena - Ein amerikanischer Traum / Selena – Ein amerikanischer Traum
In this biographical drama, Selena Quintanilla is born into a musical Mexican-American family in Texas. Her father, Abraham, realizes that his young daughter is talented and begins performing with her at small venues. She finds success and falls for her guitarist, Chris Perez, who draws the ire of her father. Seeking mainstream stardom, Selena begins recording an English-language album which, tragically, she would never complete.
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Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) [Movie] TMDB IMDb Skybridge
Battlestar Galactica: Razor
director: Félix Enríquez Alcalá actor: Michelle Forbes / Stephanie Jacobsen …
other title: Battlestar Galactica - Razor / Battlestar Galactica: Auf Messers Schneide …
The history and adventures of the Battlestar Pegasus, from shortly before the Cylon invasion to shortly after Lee Adama is made commander. The story is told through the eyes of and largely focuses on one particular member of Pegasus's crew, Kendra Shaw.
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Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB WikiData Douban IMDb Skybridge
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
director: Edward James Olmos actor: Edward James Olmos / Dean Stockwell …
other title: Battlestar Galactica - The Plan / Battlestar Galactica: O Plano …
When the initial Cylon attack against the Twelve Colonies fails to achieve complete extermination of human life as planned, twin Number Ones (Cavils) embedded on Galactica and Caprica must improvise to destroy the human survivors.