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RICHARD YÑIGUEZ

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About Me

My name is Richard Yñiguez and I am a veteran actor of film, television and stage. I have also written, produced and directed for the big and small screen in both English and Spanish. I am currently starring in the soon to be released romantic comedy, “MEET ME IN MIAMI” as the hotel magnate father of a love sick son played by Carlos Ponce. Some of my credits include; the classics “BOULEVARD NIGHTS”, “THE DEADLY TOWER”, and the very popular POLICE STORY EPISODE: “A RIVER OF PROMISES”. Some of my television credits include; CSI: MIAMI, Medical Investigations, Babylon 5, The Shield, Mysterious Ways, etc. I have also worked with some of the best known performers in the world of cinema; Anthony Quinn, Robert Mitchum, Glen Ford, Robert Wagner, Angela Landsbury, Ricardo Montalban, Ben Gazarra, James Earl Jones, to name just a few.I was a board member of the Screen Actors Guild and served as the National Chair of the EEOC, National Executive Committee and Chair of the Latino Sub-Committee.As a writer, I was Chair of the Latino Hispanic Writers Committee of the Writers Guild of America West. I was instrumental in moving forward the opportunities for Latino Writers in the motion picture and television industry.My feature film project “LA NEGRITA: THE MIRACLE OF OUR LADY OF LOS ANGELES” was awarded a prize, for best theatrical poster, at the Chicago Latino International Film Festival. The film was shot entirely in the jungles of Costa Rica, Central America. I really enjoyed the process of writing, producing, directing and starring in the independent Spanish language film.On the community front, I was one of the founding members of the Latino organization NOSOTROS and served as its President for two years. I also developed training, self-esteem and confidence building workshops for Head start (Los Angeles). I am currently developing both film and television projects through my company Yñiguez & Associates.I currently live in Hemet California with my girlfriend of seven years, actress Lidia Pires, and our two cats Jake and Sunny.Please feel free to check out a complete list of features that I have appeared in at www.imdb.comI edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

My Interests

I really enjoy history and geography...Greece is the place to check out the ancient world and how it has influenced how we live today.

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Music:

Old fashioned when it comes to music...The Beatles! They had something to say and said it very well through their lyrics and melodies.

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Movies:

Again I go for the oldies;Night of the Hunter with Robert Mitchum, with whom I had a chance to work with as an actor. He was very cool. I was lucky enough to have worked with Robert, John and Jim Mitchum many years ago. I had a good time and heard many stories about the good ole days.La Estrada with Anthony Quinn, Federico Fellini's Amacord, Giant with James Dean...

Television:

One of my all time favorite shows was Police Story, I had the good fortune to do 3 episodes. One Step Beyond, Outer Limits, Babylon 5 and not because I was in it, TV movie The Deadly Tower.

Books:

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown...it's way better than the Da Vinci Code. The Vampire Chronicles of Anne Rice, waiting for the next one. Anything by Mark Twain especially his shorts...Letter's from Earth.

Heroes:

A young woman who is tough and very resilient no matter what life throws at her. And it's been very tough for her these last two years I know because she lives with me! Her name is not important but she is and she is my hero and I'm very proud of her!