Alejandro Patiño (born March 16, 1960), is an American actor.[1][2][3]
Alejandro Patiño | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 16, 1960 Santa Maria, California |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
Career
editHe has guest starred on several television programs including the recurring role of Ralph, Gabrielle Solis's new gardener, on the ABC series Desperate Housewives. Other appearances include House, Roswell, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Arrested Development and Family Law.
From 2013 to 2014, Patino costarred as Cesar on the FX series The Bridge.[4][5] He has starred as Ernesto in the independent film Papi Chulo and as the cantina bartender in the Coen brothers’ The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
He has portrayed Bossman in the live comedy production Chico's Angels, a parody of the 1976–81 TV series Charlie's Angels, since 2003.[6]
As of late 2015 and up until 2016, Patino has been appearing in Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen commercials in U.S. Hispanic market media.[7]
Personal life
editPatino was born in Santa Maria, California.[8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Nightforce | Cantina Tough | Video |
| 1994 | No Ordinary Love | Juan Pablo | |
| 1998 | La Cucaracha | Fruit Vendor | |
| 1999 | Bowfinger | Sanchez | |
| 2000 | Growing Up Brad | Paramount Security Guard | TV movie |
| Very Mean Men | Jose | ||
| Broken | Sr. Gutierrez | Short | |
| 2001 | Two Coyotes | Casper | |
| 2002 | Just Can't Get Enough | Hernando | |
| The Trip | Gas Station Owner | ||
| 2003 | Los desaparecidos | - | Short |
| The Silent Cross | Moises | ||
| 2004 | Robbing Peter | Danny | |
| 2005 | Juarez, Mexico | Doctor | Video |
| Tequila Shots | Walter | ||
| Reeker | Velez the Paramedic | ||
| Taco Chick and Salsa Girl | Hostage #3 | Short | |
| Sueño | Uncle Alfonso | ||
| His Name Is Bobby | Joe Martinez | Short | |
| Left at the Rio Grande | Ralph | Short | |
| The Kid & I | Apartment Manager | ||
| 2007 | Handle with Care | Marty | Short |
| Delta Farce | Juan | ||
| Shelter | Moe | ||
| Cooking with Kay | Pepe | Short | |
| This Solace Eternal | Electrician | Short | |
| Hardly Married | Rudy Gonzalez | Short | |
| Sands of Oblivion | Raoul | TV movie | |
| Towelhead | Waiter | ||
| Ping Pong Playa | Boss - Steve | ||
| The Heartbreak Kid | River Crossing Father | ||
| Locked Out | Jerry Anderson | Short | |
| 2008 | The Last Supper | Henry | Short |
| Emilio | Fausto | ||
| Lower Learning | Helado | ||
| No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker | Medic | ||
| The Cross Before Me | Willie | Short | |
| 2009 | Fast & Furious | Gas Truck Driver | |
| All Americana | Marta's Father | Short | |
| Dark Room Theater | Detective 1 | ||
| The Soloist | Construction Worker | ||
| Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure | Carlos | ||
| Chico's Angels: 24ish | Bossman | Short | |
| 2010 | The Runaways | Grocery Store Manager | |
| TypeA | Mr. Herrera | Short | |
| Our Family Wedding | Goat Truck Driver | ||
| Guerrilla Garden | Diego | Short | |
| A Border Story | Eliseo Gomez | Short | |
| Iron Man 2 | Strawberry Vendor | ||
| Middle of Nowhere | Ernest | Short | |
| The Legend of El Limbo | Gabriel | Short | |
| 2011 | The Dolphin | Detective | Short |
| Maddoggin' | Ernesto Diaz Sr. | Short | |
| 2012 | Casa de mi padre | Hector | |
| Desert Road Kill' | - | Short | |
| Freeloaders | Hector | ||
| 2013 | Along the Roadside | Regis | |
| Expecting | Handy Man | ||
| Inappropriate Comedy | Worker | ||
| Gone Missing | Martin Guzman | TV movie | |
| The Whexican' | Grandfather | Short | |
| Ushers' | Manuel | Short | |
| 2014 | The T S Ain'ts | Agent Lopez | Short |
| I'm a Mitzvah | Airline Representative | Short | |
| Ni-Ni | Guzman | Short | |
| Destiny | Santos | Short | |
| Facebook Fatigue | Dad | Short | |
| The Vanished | Gabriel | Short | |
| Not Safe for Work | Fernando the Janitor | ||
| 2015 | Kill Me | Doctor Rodriguez | Short |
| Flora Tango' | George | Short | |
| 2016 | The Duke: Based on the Memoir 'I'm The Duke' by J.P. Duke | Detective Urbina | Short |
| Shah-k-mate | Captain Ramirez | Short | |
| The Last Beautiful Girl | Edward | ||
| The Best and Worst Days of George Morales' Unnaturally Long Life | George | Short | |
| Love Sanchez | Candy Man | ||
| 2017 | Blackmail | Carlos | |
| Take Me | Officer Ramirez | [9] | |
| Tecato | Hector | Short | |
| The American Dream is Dead. Says the Dreamer | - | Short | |
| Bangs | Raul | Short | |
| 2018 | The Take Off | Frank Rummel | Short |
| Searching for Waldo | Tito 'Brass' Santos | Short | |
| Marisol | Abuelo Jose | Short | |
| The Ballad of Buster Scruggs | Cantina Bartender | ||
| Killing Edward | Edward | Short | |
| Papi Chulo | Ernesto | [10][11] | |
| Unimundo 45 | Fernando Grande | Short | |
| Broken Together | Doctor Alonso | Short | |
| 2019 | Take Care | Ramon | Short |
| Papi Papilloma' | Papi Papilloma | Short | |
| 2020 | Getting From Here | Gordo | Short |
| Gary Gonorrhea | Gary Gonorrhea | Short | |
| Lydia Chlamydia | Lydia Chlamydia | Short | |
| Shelter from the Storm | Memo | Short | |
| Lecciones de mi Madre (Lessons from my Mother)' | Furgencio | Short | |
| Double Down | Mexican Heavy | ||
| 2021 | Customer Service | Toni Rios | Short |
| Samland | Nacho | ||
| 2023 | Meet Los Parents | Tapatio | Short |
| Jerome | Abuelo Kiké Rivera | Short | |
| The Kill Floor | Cesar | Short | |
| 2024 | Bloody Bridget | Father Jose | |
| Tacoma | Carlos Chavez | ||
| 2025 | Window Cleaners | Miguel | Short |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Dynasty | Valet | Episode: "Reconciliation" |
| 1989 | Falcon Crest | Bar Patron | Episode: "Luck Wave" |
| 1992 | Silk Stalkings | Rico | Episode: "Scorpio Lover" |
| 1999 | ER | Best Man | Episode: "Rites of Spring" |
| Snoops | County Sherriff | Episode: "Constitution" | |
| 2001 | Strip Mall | - | Episode: "Hedda Bags Josh" |
| Family Law | Man | Episode: "Moving On" | |
| Roswell | Santa #3 | Episode: "Samuel Rising" | |
| 2002 | Resurrection Blvd. | Medical Courier | Episode: "Justicia" |
| Robbery Homicide Division | Hispanic Father | Episode: "A Life of Its Own" | |
| 2003 | Kingpin | Crony | Episode: "The Odd Couple" |
| 2004 | The Shield | Baodelo | Episode: "Safe" |
| Arrested Development | Mexican Man #1 | Episode: "¡Amigos!" | |
| 2005 | House | Cabbie | Episode: "Cursed" |
| Wanted | Federal Captian | Episode: "Shoot to Thrill" | |
| 2005-06 | Desperate Housewives | Ralph the Gardener | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| 2006 | Huff | Cab Driver | Episode: "Maps Don't Talk (Part 2)" |
| The Unit | Store Owner | Episode: "Non-Permissive Environment" | |
| Criminal Minds | Pablo Vargas | Episode: "Machismo" | |
| Medium | Driver | Episode: "Knowing Her" | |
| The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman | Valet #2 | Episode: "Nemesisyphus" | |
| 2006-07 | My Name Is Earl | Man/Coyote | Guest Cast: Season 1 & 3 |
| 2008 | Las Vegas | Augie | Episode: "I Could Eat a Horse" |
| Weeds | Alphonso | Recurring Cast: Season 4 | |
| Ingles Ya! | Flacido Domingo | Main Cast | |
| Cold Case | Esteban '81 | Episode: "The Dealer" | |
| 2008-12 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Father Juarez | Guest Cast: Season 4 & 8 |
| 2009 | King's English | Papi | Episode: "Servile Bodies" |
| 2010 | Chico's Angels | Bossman | Main Cast |
| 2011 | Mr. Sunshine | Steve | Episode: "Pilot" |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | Day Laborer | Episode: "Enemy Within" | |
| The Protector | Psychic | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2012 | Fred: The Show | Delivery Man | Episode: "Lemon Fred" |
| Go On | Miguel | Episode: "There's No 'Ryan' In Team" | |
| Raising Hope | Alfredo | Episode: "What Up, Bro?" | |
| 2013 | Mr. Wang Goes to Hollywood | Taxi Driver | Episode: "Pilot" |
| East Los High | Don Pepe | Episode: "The New Busboy" | |
| 2013-14 | The Bridge | Cesar | Recurring Cast [4][5] |
| 2015 | Life in Pieces | Store Owner | Episode: "Godparent Turkey Corn Farts" |
| Dirty Cues | Vicente | Episode: "The Boss' Boss" | |
| 2016 | Indoorsy | Norm | Episode: "Landlord" |
| 2017 | Superstore | Waiter | Episode: "Spring Cleaning" |
| 2018 | Couch Potato Chronicles | Santiago Cruz | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
| 2019 | Bad Cop Bad Cop | Angel | Episode: "The Dance" |
| 2020 | Gentefied | Chuey | Recurring Cast: Season 1 [4] |
| 2020-21 | The Family Business | Pepe/HD Wilkins | Guest: Season 2, Recurring Cast: Season 3 |
| 2021 | Bosch | Juan Rulfo | Recurring Cast: Season 7 |
| 2026 | Paradise | Roberto | Episode: "The Mailman" |
References
edit- ↑ "'Papi Chulo' Clip: Matt Bomer & Alejandro Patiño Develop An Unlikely Friendship In TIFF Dramedy". Deadline Hollywood. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ↑ "Alejandro Patino Bio and Interview". anewpodcast.com. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ↑ "BWW Interview: CHICO'S ANGELS' Bossman Alejandro Patino's Much More Than Just A Secondary Character". broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- 1 2 3 BWW News Desk. "Lala Costa: From United Solo To Dynamic Duo". BroadwayWorld.com.
- 1 2 Alejandro Patino Interview - The Bridge (FX) Season 2. HappyCool. July 8, 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19. Retrieved July 3, 2020 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Kaan, Gil (April 6, 2015). "BWW Reviews: Hop on Board CHICO'S ANGELS 2 LOVE BOAT CHICAS for a Two-Hour Non-Stop Laugh Fest of '70s Nostalgia!". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Alejandro Patino TV Commercials".
- ↑ "Alejandro Patiño". goodpeopletheaterco.org. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ↑ Watson, Keith (April 25, 2017). "Take Me – Film Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
- ↑ Roxborough, Scott (February 8, 2018). "Matt Bomer Joins John Butler's Papi Chulo". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ↑ Vlessing, Etan (July 24, 2018). "Toronto: Timothee Chalamet Starrer Beautiful Boy, Dan Fogelman's Life Itself Among Festival Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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