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Robert Beltran

At Toronto's Science Fiction Expo, August 2007
BornRobert Adame Beltran
November 19, 1953 (1953-11-19) (age 54)
Bakersfield, California
OccupationFilm, television actor
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Robert Adame Beltran (born November 19, 1953) is an American actor, known for his role as Commander Chakotay on Star Trek: Voyager. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Chakotay, played by Robert Beltran, is a character in Star Trek Voyager.

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Biography

Early life

Beltran was born in Bakersfield, California, the son of Aurelia Olgin (née Adame) and Louis Perez Beltran,[1] first generation Mexican-Americans. He refers to himself as being “Latindio” (a portmanteau of Latino and Indio). Mexico, in the second article of its Constitution, is defined as a "pluricultural" nation in recognition of the diverse ethnic groups that constitute it Beltran attended East Bakersfield High School and Bakersfield College. He has seven brothers and two sisters, including the well-known Latin Jazz musician Louie Cruz Beltran and is a Christian. Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz and classical harmonies from Latin America the Caribbean Europe Louie Cruz Beltran (born in Bakersfield California) is a well-known American Latin Jazz Musician. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth [2]

Career

Beltran graduated from California State University, Fresno with a degree in Theater Arts and moved to Los Angeles to begin his acting career. California State University Fresno, commonly referred to as Fresno State and even plainly State, is one of the campuses of California State University Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He has been working steadily since 1979 in both theater and film. Beltran had his first film role in Zoot Suit in 1981, but his breakthrough came in 1982 when he played Raoul in the cult classic film Eating Raoul. Zoot Suit is a 1981 filmed version of the Broadway play Zoot Suit. Eating Raoul is a 1982 Black comedy about a conservative married couple living in Hollywood who take to killing swingers for their

Beltran is perhaps best known for his role as Commander Chakotay in the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager from 1995 to 2001. Chakotay, played by Robert Beltran, is a character in Star Trek Voyager. Beltran won the Nosotros Golden Eagle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Series in 1997, and was nominated in 1996 for the NCLR Bravo Award for Outstanding Television Series Actor in a Crossover Role, and the ALMA Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Television Series in a Crossover Role in 1998 and 1999. For the defunct entertainment award see Bravo Awards. Since 1978 the Italian magazine Guerin' Sportivo hands outthe Bravo Award to the The American Latino Media Arts Award, or ALMA Award is a distinction awarded to Latino performers ( Actors film and Television directors

Beltran founded and co-directed the East LA Classic Theater Group. He is also a member of the Classical Theater Lab, an ensemble of professional actors who co-produced his production of Hamlet in 1997, which he directed and starred in as well. Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601

Since at least 2003, Beltran has collaborated with actors in the LaRouche Youth Movement on the plays of Friedrich Schiller and William Shakespeare. The Worldwide LaRouche Youth Movement (WLYM or LYM is part of the political organisation of controversial American political figure Lyndon LaRouche. Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller krɪstɔf friːtʁɪç fɔn ʃɪləʁ/ʃɪlɐ (10 November 1759 9 May 1805 was a German Poet, Philosopher William Shakespeare ( baptised

Personal life

One of Beltran's siblings was born with Down Syndrome and for four years between 1998 - 2001, Beltran hosted the Galaxy Ball, a fund raising event for the Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles (DSALA). Down syndrome, Down's syndrome, or trisomy 21 is a Chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The Galaxy Ball brought together actors from other Star Trek series for a small convention during which there was a cabaret and a dinner dance. In 2001, it was reported in USA Today that the Galaxy Ball raised more than US$50,000 for the DSALA, as well as other charities. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. In addition to his Film and Theater career, he is also working on composing music.

Recordings

Latino Poetry Excerpts from a live performance by Robert Beltran (recorded at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, California, April 2002)

Theater

  • The Big Knife (2003)
  • Hamlet (1997)
  • A Touch Of The Poet (1993)
  • Widows (1991)
  • Macbeth (1989)
  • A Burning Beach (1988)
  • Stars In The Morning Sky (1987)
  • I Don't Have To Show You No Stinkin' Badges (1986)
  • The Quartered Man (1985)

Filmography

  • Patriotville (2008)
  • Cry of the Winged Serpent (2007)
  • Medium ("Whatever Possessed You") (2007)
  • Fire Serpent (2007)
  • Manticore (2005)
  • CSI: Miami ("Tinder Box") (2003)
  • Foto-Novelas (2002)
  • 2001 ALMA Awards (Presenter) (2001)
  • Fahrenheit 452: The Art Police (short) (2000)
  • Luminarias (1999)
  • Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments (1999)
  • How Else Am I Supposed To Know I'm Still Alive (1997)
  • Trekkies (1997)
  • Managua (1997)
  • Star Trek: Voyager (1995 - 2001)
  • 500 Nations (1995)
  • Runway One (1995)
  • Nixon (1995)
  • Models, Inc. Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast The Big Knife ( 1955) is a Film noir directed and produced by Robert Aldrich from a screenplay by James Poe based on the play by Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare 's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written some time between The Taming of the Shrew is an early comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written between 1590 and 1594 Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 Henry IV Part 1 is a History play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written no later than 1597 Henry IV Part 2 is a history play by William Shakespeare, believed written between 1596 and 1599 A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by " The Knight's Tale " from Medium is an American Dramatic Television series which premiered on NBC on January 3, 2005. This is a list of episodes for the American NBC Drama Television series Medium. Fire Serpent is a 2007 Scifi Channel film Plot A solar flare from the sun sends a serpentine alien of fire to earth where it begins to Manticore was a Sci Fi original movie that aired on the Sci Fi Channel on November 26, 2005. CSI Miami is a spin-off of the CBS network series. CSI Miami airs new episodes Mondays at 10 PM ET/PT on CBS. " Tinder Box " is the twenty-second episode in the of the popular American crime drama. Trekkies is a 1997 Documentary film directed by Roger Nygard about the devoted fans of Gene Roddenberry 's Star Trek Nixon is a 1995 Biographical film directed by Oliver Stone for Cinergi Pictures that tells the story of the political and personal (1994)
  • Murder, She Wrote ("Time to Die") (1994)
  • Rio Shannon (1993)
  • Lois & Clark ("Fly Hard") (1993)
  • State of Emergency (1993)
  • Murder, She Wrote ("Double Jeopardy") (1993)
  • Shadow Hunter (1993)
  • Stormy Weathers (1992)

Notable awards & nominations

References

  1. ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/91/Robert-Beltran.html
  2. ^ http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Labyrinth/7683/robert.html

External links


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