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Actor, producer, director and community activist Edward James Olmos (director),
was born and raised in East Los Angeles. Olmos received a Best Actor Oscar®
nomination for his performance in "Stand and Deliver" and has appeared in such movies
as "American Me," which he also directed, "Selena," "Mi Familia," "Wolfen," "Blade
Runner," "The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca" and "The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez."
Olmos' TV credits include the HBO original movie "The Burning Season," as well as "In
the Time of Butterflies" and "American Family." He was an executive producer of the
1997 Cinemax Reel Life documentary "It Ain't Love."
Olmos has received an Emmy®, two Golden Globe® Awards and an LA Drama
Circle Award. He also earned a Tony nomination for "Zoot Suit," reprising the role for the
feature film. Olmos recently received a HUGO Award for "Battlestar Galactica."
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