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person_profile-Damian Chapa

Damian Chapa Age: 61

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Damian Chapa

Date of Birth:

Oct 29, 1963

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

Damian Chapa

    Damian Robert Chapa (born October 29, 1963) is a Mexican-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.

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Filmography of

Damian Chapa

Found 45 Movies in total

Last Kiss in Paris

David ( Actor )

Writer

... 2024

Born Into a Dream

Scribe Of Dreams ( Actor )

Writer

... 2023

Mexican Connection

Anthony D'Angelo ( Actor )

Director

... 2023

... 2022

The Devil's Ring

Mr.Deville ( Actor )

... 2021

Dark Light

Agent Sonny Pietra ( Actor )

Writer

... 2021

Latin Hitman

Ramos ( Actor )

Director

... 2020

Rifkin’s Festival

Festivalgoer ( Actor )

... 2020

Pistolera

Rico ( Actor )

Director

... 2020

Adam Weishaupt: The Illuminati

Marquis de Sade ( Actor )

Writer

... 2018

Luz

Michael ( Actor )

Cinematography

... 2018

Proof of the Illuminati

Self ( Actor )

Writer

... 2017

Enemy Within

Nick ( Actor )

Writer

... 2016

... 2016

Vatos Locos 2

Mickey Solis ( Actor )

Director

... 2016

Love, Hate & Security

Nick ( Actor )

Director

... 2014

Mafia Man: Robstown Gangster

Eduardo ( Actor )

Director

... 2012

Red Rose of Normandy

Brahms ( Actor )

... 2011

Brando Unauthorized

Marlon Brando ( Actor )

Writer

... 2011

... 2011

Vatos Locos

Mickey Solice ( Actor )

Writer

... 2011

Bad Cop

Angel Almaraz ( Actor )

Director

... 2009

Bobby Fischer Live

Bobby Fischer ( Actor )

Writer

... 2009

Polanski Unauthorised

Roman Polanski ( Actor )

Writer

... 2009

Vampiro

Casanova ( Actor )

Producer

... 2009

Mexican Gangster

Johnny Sun ( Actor )

Writer

... 2008

Chicano Blood

Gabriel Bentez ( Actor )

Writer

... 2008

Fuego

Fuego ( Actor )

Writer

... 2007

I.R.A. King of Nothing

Bobby O'Brien ( Actor )

Director

... 2007

Mexican American

Tony ( Actor )

Writer

... 2007

... 2006

El padrino: The Latin Godfather

Kilo ( Actor )

Screenplay

... 2004

Betrayal

Tony ( Actor )

... 2003

U.S. Seals II: The Ultimate Force

Chief Frank Ratliff ( Actor )

... 2001

Hitman's Run

Paolo Catania ( Actor )

... 1999

Cypress Edge

Beau McCammon ( Actor )

... 1999

Sometimes They Come Back... for More

Dr. Carl Schilling ( Actor )

... 1998

Money Talks

Carmine ( Actor )

... 1997

Midnight Blue

Martin ( Actor )

... 1997

Street Fighter

Ken Masters ( Actor )

... 1994

Saints and Sinners

Pooch ( Actor )

... 1994

... 1994

Dead Connection

Det. Louis Donato ( Actor )

... 1994

Bound by Honor

Miklo ( Actor )

... 1993

Under Siege

Tackman ( Actor )

... 1992