Luis Moncada

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Luis Moncada (born July 18, 1977 in Honduras ) is a Honduran actor. He and his brother, Daniel Moncada , gained notoriety mainly through the roles of the Salamanca twins, Leonel and Marco, from the series Breaking Bad .

life and career

Daniel Moncada was born in the Central American country Honduras and grew up with his younger brother, Marco, in their single mother in the district of Echo Park in Los Angeles , into the United States. In his youth he was a member of a gang and served a prison sentence for stealing a car. After imprisonment, he managed to turn his life around. He began a relationship with a probation officer named Michelle, whom he married in 2004. They moved into an apartment in the Studio City district with Luis' brother . Moncada has two children with his wife.

In 2002, he took on his first role in front of the camera in a guest appearance on the series American Family . After further series appearances, he was seen in 2004 in the respective small roles in the films Latin Dragon and Collateral . He then appeared in guest roles in The Unit - A Question of Honor , Lincoln Heights , CSI: Miami , Californication , Moonlight , LA Crash , Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme and Lie to Me . In 2009 he played a gangster in the action film Fast & Furious - New Model. Original parts. . In 2010 he took on the role of a cartel hit man as Marco Salamanca in the third season of the series Breaking Bad . His brother Daniel played his twin Leonel in the series . Since 2016, they have been in front of the camera again in their roles for the spin-off Better Call Saul . After Breaking Bad , the brothers could also be seen together in front of the camera in the action film Sabotage . Also in 2014, Moncada took on a supporting role as Gnomo Pinzeta in the series Gang Related , which, however, was not extended beyond the first season. In 2018 he appeared as Casper in the Netflix in-house production Bright . In 2019 he was seen as Queso in the third season of the series Get Shorty in a supporting role. In 2020, the role of Marco in the miniseries Flipped followed .

To date, Moncada has appeared in more than 70 film and television productions. In addition to his acting career, like his brother, he is a martial artist. Among other things, he trains Muay Thai and boxing . Occasionally he also appears as a stuntman.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Daniel and Luis Moncada  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Luis Moncada . In: Famousbirthdays . June 22, 2020.
  2. ↑ Josh Gajewski: From prison to 'Breaking Bad's' set ( English ) April 24, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Daniel Moncada - Biography . In: IMDb.com . Retrieved June 22, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Moncada, Luis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Honduran actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Honduras