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Damian Chapa

Damian Chapa

Known for ActingBorn 1963-10-29 (age 62)Dayton, Ohio, USA
Damian Robert Chapa (born October 29, 1963) is a Native-Latino American actor, film director and film producer. Chapa was born in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was briefly married to Natasha Henstridge. Among his earlier notable film roles are one of the leads in Taylor Hackford's Blood In Blood Out and the part of Ken in the film adaptation of Street Fighter. Subsequently, Chapa has directed and produced, in addition to starring in, his own films. These movies include 1998's Kill You Twice, 2000's The Lonely Life of Downey Hall, 2002's Man of Faith, 2004's Shade of Pale, 2004's El Padrino, and 2006's I.R.A.: King of Nothing. Chapa co-wrote and directed Polanski Unauthorized, a biopic of Roman Polanski, in which he played the title role. It was released on February 13, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. Chapa will begin filming the only film about Marlon Brando ever to be made, in June 2010 called Brando Unauthorized. He followed this with "Vatos Locos", starring himself. Albert Pyun was supposed to direct, but left the project following a dispute over his salary, so Chapa directed himself. The film is about the Chinese mafia in Los Angeles and how the Mexican gang boys, known as "vatos," fought back and defeated the Chinese gang-bangers. As of 2011, Chapa has yet another project in development, an indie drama titled "The Best So Far," which takes place in the late 80's, about a small-town Canadian girl who loves Judo and dreams about being one of the finalists at the '88 Olympics. The ensemble drama follows the lines of Rocky, in the sense that it's not about winning, but going the distance and getting your life back. Chapa, who wrote the drama, will play the widowed father, who does his best to make life easier for his daughter. Although the film is in its very early development stages, Chapa hopes the script will attract the interest of talented artists such as Ellen Page for the main role and Jennifer Connelly for the supporting role, this being the part of the final, toughest competition Page's character faces off during the '88 Olympics and gets defeated by. Although not winning, she gets her sense of victory be offering a brave stand against the better fighter, and both discover, in the process, they are quite simillar, despite their differences. Insiders who had a chance to read the script stated that it is one of the finest not-yet-filmed scripts they had ever seen. Acclaimed director David Cronenberg asked for New Line to bid for the script, but Chapa wouldn't sell it, because of his determination to direct the picture himself. The project is slated to be shot sometime in mid-2012, for tentative release in 2013 at the Sundance Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Damian Chapa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​Read more

Movies & web series

Bound by Honor8.2
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Bound by Honor

1993 · Movie

Kill You Twice8.0
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Kill You Twice

1998 · Movie

FBI: Most Wanted7.6
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FBI: Most Wanted

2020 · Series

Married... with Children7.7
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Married... with Children

1987 · Series

Mexican American7.5
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Mexican American

2007 · Movie

El padrino: The Latin Godfather7.2
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El padrino: The Latin Godfather

2004 · Movie

Father Rupert Mayer7.0
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Father Rupert Mayer

2015 · Movie

Walker, Texas Ranger7.0
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Walker, Texas Ranger

1993 · Series

Rifkin’s Festival6.1
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Rifkin’s Festival

2020 · Movie

El Padrino II: Border Intrusion6.2
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El Padrino II: Border Intrusion

2008 · Movie

Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills6.3
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Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills

1994 · Movie

Under Siege6.3
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Under Siege

1992 · Movie

Luz6.0
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Luz

2018 · Movie

Money Talks6.0
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Money Talks

1997 · Movie

Melrose Place5.9
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Melrose Place

1992 · Series

Bobby Fischer Live5.7
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Bobby Fischer Live

2009 · Movie

Mexican Gangster5.7
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Mexican Gangster

2008 · Movie

Pistolera5.4
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Pistolera

2020 · Movie

U.S. Seals II: The Ultimate Force5.5
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U.S. Seals II: The Ultimate Force

2001 · Movie

Hitman's Run5.3
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Hitman's Run

1999 · Movie

Dark Light4.8
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Dark Light

2021 · Movie

Saints and Sinners5.0
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Saints and Sinners

1994 · Movie

Cypress Edge4.7
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Cypress Edge

1999 · Movie

Street Fighter4.7
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Street Fighter

1994 · Movie

Midnight Blue4.6
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Midnight Blue

1997 · Movie

Dead Connection4.6
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Dead Connection

1994 · Movie

Enemy Within4.3
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Enemy Within

2016 · Movie

Betrayal4.3
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Betrayal

2003 · Movie

Sometimes They Come Back... for More4.3
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Sometimes They Come Back... for More

1998 · Movie

The Devil's Ring4.0
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The Devil's Ring

2021 · Movie

Shade of Pale4.0
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Shade of Pale

2005 · Movie

The Calling4.0
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The Calling

2003 · Movie

Vampiro3.9
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Vampiro

2009 · Movie

Exposé3.9
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Exposé

1998 · Movie

Facade
3.9
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Facade

1999 · Movie

On Seventh Avenue
3.8
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On Seventh Avenue

1996 · Movie

Death of Evil3.6
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Death of Evil

2009 · Movie

Vatos Locos3.5
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Vatos Locos

2011 · Movie

Red Rose of Normandy3.2
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Red Rose of Normandy

2011 · Movie

I.R.A. King of Nothing3.2
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I.R.A. King of Nothing

2007 · Movie

Brando Unauthorized3.0
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Brando Unauthorized

2011 · Movie

Bad Cop2.9
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Bad Cop

2009 · Movie

Iron Cross: The Road to Normandy2.3
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Iron Cross: The Road to Normandy

2022 · Movie

Polanski Unauthorised2.2
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Polanski Unauthorised

2009 · Movie

Mexican Connection2.0
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Mexican Connection

2023 · Movie

Dark Crossing
2.0
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Dark Crossing

2010 · Movie

Chicano Blood2.0
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Chicano Blood

2008 · Movie

Fuego2.0
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Fuego

2007 · Movie