Esai Morales

His first professional performances were in theater and television in New York, and his first film -- "Bad Boys," about teenagers in prison -- was released in 1983. He played the ex-convict and biker half-brother of 1950s rock and roll singer Ritchie Valens in the 1987 movie "La Bamba." Some of his other roles have reflected his socio-political interests, such as "The Burning Season" in 1994, "My Family/Mi Familia" in 1995, "The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca" in 1997, and "Southern Cross" in 1999. In the latter three films, as well as in others such as "Bloodhounds of Broadway" in 1989 and "Rapa Nui" in 1994, Morales saw increased amounts of screen time, starting with a role in the Pauly Shore film "In The Army Now." He portrayed a police officer in the film "Dogwatch" in 1996. He played Father Herrera in "The Virgin of Juarez."

Morales appeared on television in the mid-1980s on "Fame." He co-starred with Burt Lancaster in the NBC-TV miniseries, "On Wings of Eagles," playing the Iranian Rashid, the hero of a true story about Ross Perot. Morales also appeared in "Miami Vice," "The Equalizer," and "24."

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