Hector Luis Bustamante

Hector Luis Bustamante

actor, writer, director

Hector Luis Bustamante was born on Mar 12, 1972 in Colombia. Hector Luis Bustamante's big-screen debut came with Hostage directed by Florent-Emilio Siri in 2005, strarring Officer Ruiz. Hector Luis Bustamante is known for Carne y arena directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Hector Luis Bustamante stars as and Toy Lei as . Hector Luis Bustamante has got 2 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Hector Luis Bustamante achieved is Imagen Foundation Awards. The upcoming new movie Hector Luis Bustamante plays is Paki which will be released on Jan 01, 2022.

Born in Medellin, Colombia, Hector Luis Bustamante and his family moved to the United States at the age of 12. He began to act in school plays but was discouraged at being told his accent would never allow him to be a professional actor, Bustamante then decided to put his acting dreams on hold and after high school, spent the next several years honing his artistic talent. In 1995, he enrolled in the prestigious Parsons School of Design in New York to study graphic design yet he still yearned to act again. One afternoon heading home from work, he stumbled unto the set of "Nash Bridges" noticed that one of the leads was both Latino and had an accent. His return to acting was cemented.In 1999, Bustamante made the decision to enroll in acting classes at the Shelton's Actors' Studio In San Francisco, where he studied under the watchful eye of acting coach and mentor Jean Shelton.In 2002, Bustamante got his first major television role appearing on CBS drama series "The Agency," playing the head of the Colombian police. Two years later, Bustamante broke onto the movie scene as one of Bruce Willis' police officers in the film "Hostage" for Miramax.

  • Birthday

    Mar 12, 1972
  • Place of Birth

    Medellin, Colombia
  • Also known

    Hector Bustamante

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 1 nominations

Imagen Foundation Awards
2009
Best Actor/Television
Winner - Imagen Award
Los Angeles Music Awards
2008
Breakthrough Actor
Winner - Hollywood F.A.M.E. Award

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