Hemky Madera
Hemky Madera (born January 26, 1977 in Queens , New York City , New York ) is an American actor of Dominican descent.
life and career
Hemky Madera was born to Dominicans Luis and Gisela Madera in the New York borough of Queens, while the latter was visiting their sister there. Due to pregnancy complications, she had to give birth in the seventh month. After giving birth, they moved back to Santiago de los Caballeros . After graduating from the Santiago Christian School with a degree in marketing, he tried to gain a foothold in the acting business and worked with the director Alonso Rodriguez . After a few smaller local productions, he moved to New York and worked there on the short film The Bookie's Lament , which was released in 2000. In addition, he took acting lessons and was at The Actors Studio for various classic productions, including Life is a Dream , Mirandolina and Chronicle of an Heralded Death , on the theater stage.
Soon after, he was able to make his debut in a feature film in 2008 with a small role in the film Dreaming of Julia , in which Harvey Keitel and Gael García Bernal also starred . In 2005 he took on the role of Miliciano in The Lost City . In 2009 he took on a supporting role as Tavo in the film La Soga - Born Innocent . In 2010 he played Hector in the movie King of the Avenue . In 2011 he lent his voice to the character Chorizo in the animated film Rango . He took on one of his most famous film roles to date in 2017 as bodega owner Mr. Delmar in the Marvel film Spider-Man: Homecoming .
In addition to his film appearances, Madera also appears regularly in television series. He played one of his biggest roles to date as Ignacio in Weeds - Little Deals Among Neighbors , between 2008 and 2010. Since 2016 he has appeared as Pote Galvez in Queen of the South . In addition to his recurring roles, Madera has guest-starred in more than 20 US series, including Criminal Intent , The Shield , Brothers & Sisters , My Name Is Earl , The Good Guys , Navy CIS: LA , Luck , Burn Notice , The New Normal , New Girl , Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York , Bosch , From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series , The League , Agent X , Lass es, Larry! , Criminal Minds , The Good Doctor or Lethal Weapon .
Private
Hemky Madera has been married to Jesse Lynn Madera since 2011. Together they are parents of two sons.
Filmography (selection)
- 1997: En la Olla (miniseries)
- 1999: Un Asalto en la Lincoln (miniseries)
- 2000: Paraíso (TV series)
- 2000: The Bookie's Lament (short film)
- 2003: Dreaming of Julia
- 2004: Criminal Intent ( Criminal Intent , TV series, episode 3x10)
- 2004: Cupidity
- 2005: The Lost City
- 2005: Battleground: The Art of War (TV series, episode 1x01)
- 2006: The Shield - Law of Violence ( The Shield , TV series, episode 5x05)
- 2006: Brothers & Sisters (TV series, episode 1x02)
- 2007: Yuniol
- 2008: Playball
- 2008: My Name Is Earl (TV series, episode 4x05)
- 2008–2010: Weeds - Small deals among neighbors ( Weeds , TV series, 17 episodes)
- 2009: La Soga - Born Innocent (La soga)
- 2010: The Good Guys (TV series, episode 1x06)
- 2010: King of the Avenue
- 2010: Wrath of Cain - Cycle of Violence (Wrath of Cain)
- 2011: Rango (voice)
- 2011: Joshua Tree
- 2011: Pimp Bullies - Victim of a brothel (Pimp Bullies)
- 2011: Navy CIS: LA (TV series, episode 3x08)
- 2011: Caribe Road (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2012: Luck (TV series, episode 1x07)
- 2012: Burn Notice (TV series, episode 6x04)
- 2012: The Last Intervention
- 2013: Bless Me, Ultima
- 2013: The New Normal (TV series, episode 1x21)
- 2013: New Girl (TV series, episode 3x01)
- 2013: Problem of Evil
- 2013: Biodegradable
- 2014: Supremacy
- 2014: Primero De Enero
- 2014: Tumbleweed: A True Story
- 2015: Blue Bloods - Crime Scene New York ( Blue Bloods , TV series, episode 5x10)
- 2015: Bosch (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2015: Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story (TV movie)
- 2015: From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (TV Series, episode 2x06)
- 2015: The League (TV series, episode 7x06)
- 2015: Agent X (TV series, episode 1x06)
- 2015–2018: Ash vs Evil Dead (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2016: Sálvame
- 2016: La La Land
- since 2016: Queen of the South (TV series)
- 2017: Spider-Man: Homecoming
- 2017: Stop it, Larry! ( Curb Your Enthusiasm , TV series, episode 9x08)
- 2017-2018: Brockmire (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2018: The Happytime Murders
- 2018: Criminal Minds (TV series, episode 14x06)
- 2018: The Good Doctor (TV series, episode 2x07)
- 2018: Lethal Weapon (TV series, episode 3x07)
- 2019: A Cloud So High
Web links
- Hemky Madera in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Hemky Madera in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Al Carlos Hernandez: “Weeds”, “Luck”, Star Hemky Madera . December 23, 2013. Accessed November 13, 2018.
- ↑ Hemky Madera Biography. September 19, 2018, accessed November 13, 2018 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Madera, Hemky |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor of Dominican descent |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York , United States |