Rolando Molina
- For Chef Rolando A. Molina see List of people from the Dominican Republic.
| Rolando Molina | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 13, 1971 San Salvador, El Salvador |
Rolando Alberto Argueta-Molina[1] (born August 13, 1971) is an Hispanic-American actor.
Molina was born in El Salvador and immigrated to the United States at a very young age. The family settled in Los Angeles. Approached by Edward James Olmos while working as a security guard at Universal Studios one day; Rolando caught Olmos' attention and asked him to audition for his new film. His acting début was (a cameo) on Olmos' project at the time; American Me (1992). He has also been in other films such as Menace II Society (1993), Mojave Moon (1996), The Rich Man's Wife (1996), Next Friday (2000), Crazy/Beautiful (2001), Party Animalz (2004) and Six Thugs (2006). He also made guest appearances in Desperate Housewives as the biological father of Gabrielle Solis's legal daughter Juanita.
Filmography
- American Me (1992)
- To Protect and Serve (1992) TV film
- Menace II Society (1993)
- Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995) TV film
- Virtuosity (1995)
- The Invaders (1995) TV film
- In the Flesh (1995)
- Eye for an Eye (1996)
- The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits... (1996) TV film
- The Rich Man's Wife (1996)
- Mojave Moon (1996)
- Street Corner Justice (1997)
- Do Me a Favor (1997)
- Primary Colors (1998)
- The Pandora Project (1998)
- The Unknown Cyclist (1998)
- Brown's Requiem (1998)
- EDtv (1999)
- Next Friday (2000)
- A Better Way to Die (2000)
- Crazy/Beautiful (2001)
- King Rikki (2002)
- Bruce Almighty (2003)
- Grind (2003)
- Domino (2005)
- Rumor Has It... (2005)
- The Virgin of Juarez (2006)
- Six Thugs (2006)
- Expired (2007)
- Delta Farce (2007)
- Eagle Eye (2008)
- Ladies of the House (2008) TV film
- Food Stamps (2010)
- Broken (2010)
- Platinum Illusions (2011)
- A Better Life (2011)
- Jewtopia (2012)
- The Advocates (2013) TV film