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48-858: The awards are produced by Empowering Latino Futures , formerly Latino Literacy Now, an organisation co-founded by Edward James Olmos , Kirk Whisler, and REFORMA , the National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking, affiliated to the ALA ( American Library Association ). Other organisations associated with the ILBA include Las Comadres para Las Americas , Reforma , Los Angeles City College , Los Angeles Community College District , American Library Association , Hispanic Heritage Literature Organization , El Latino San Diego , Education Begins in

96-477: A 79% "Fresh" score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , with an average rating of 7.3/10, based on 58 reviews from professional critics. The website's critics consensus reads, " My Family 's emotional impact is dulled by sentiment, but this well-acted drama strikes a universal chord with its multi-generational look at Mexican-American life." Roger Ebert, film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, liked

144-563: A broom and worked to get communities cleaned up and rebuilt. He also attended an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show relating to the L.A. riots as an audience member. In 1997, he co-founded the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival with Marlene Dermer, George Hernandez and Kirk Whisler. That same year, he co-founded with Kirk Whisler the non-profit organization, Latino Literacy Now, that has produced Latino Book & Festivals around

192-399: A frequent guest narrator at Disney's Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World , narrating the nativity story . In 1980, Olmos was cast in the post-apocalyptic science fiction film Virus (復活の日 Fukkatsu no Hi ), directed by Kinji Fukasaku and based on a novel written by Sakyo Komatsu. His role required him to play a piano while singing a Spanish ballad during the later part of

240-601: A literary award is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Martin "Marty" Castillo in Miami Vice (1984–1989), American Me (1992) (which he also directed), William Adama in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009), Detective Gaff in Blade Runner (1982) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017) and

288-578: A nun and has married a priest named David Ronconi. Toni and David become involved in helping political refugees. When they find out that a Salvadoran refugee, Isabel, has become a target for murder and is being held for deportation back to El Salvador, Toni convinces Jimmy to marry her so that she is able to stay in the U.S. Jimmy is resistant to the idea of being a married man; however, Isabel slowly makes herself at home and Jimmy has no choice but to let her stay with him. As Jimmy works on his car listening to " I'm Your Puppet ", Isabel comes up to him and changes

336-500: A professional baseball player, and at age 13 joined the Los Angeles Dodgers ' farm system , as a catcher . He left baseball at age 15 to join a rock and roll band, which caused a rift with his father, who was hurt by the decision. He graduated from Montebello High School in 1964. While there he lost a race for Student Body President to future California Democratic Party Chair Art Torres . In his teen years, he

384-740: A short training video for the United States Postal Service entitled Was it Worth It? , a video about theft in the workplace. He was contacted about playing the captain of the USS ; Enterprise  (NCC-1701-D) on Star Trek: The Next Generation when it was in pre-production in 1986, but declined. Returning to film, Olmos became the first American-born Hispanic to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor , in Stand and Deliver , for his portrayal of real-life math teacher Jaime Escalante . He directed and starred in

432-498: A woman accused Olmos of sexually assaulting her in a South Carolina hotel room. My Family (1995 film) My Family is a 1995 American drama film directed by Gregory Nava , written by Nava and Anna Thomas , and starring Jimmy Smits , Edward James Olmos , and Esai Morales . The film depicts three generations of a Mexican-American family who emigrated from Mexico and settled in East Los Angeles . The story

480-422: A worldwide total of $ 11.5 million. The budget of the film is estimated at $ 5,500,000. A video was released April 8, 1997 and a DVD version was released on June 9, 2004 by New Line Home Entertainment . A Spanish version video was released. For the original motion picture soundtrack, the producers include a cross section of Latino music, including a merengue and a mambo . The song " Angel Baby " by Rosie and

528-621: Is a cattle rancher who lives in Texas. Jose and Maria's middle son, Guillermo (called "Memo") purposely downplays his Mexican heritage as an adult by attending college, becoming a lawyer and referring to himself as William, or Bill. He becomes engaged to a young white woman named Karen from an affluent family in Bel-Air. The first meeting between the two families begins well but descends into chaos with Memo chastising Jimmy for his son's wild behavior. After Jimmy decides to change his life around for

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576-413: Is duplicated shot-for-shot from the final scene of Satyajit Ray 's 1959 film The World of Apu . Filming began in 1994. The film was shot in both California and Mexico. In California, locations included Agoura Hills, Highland Park, and East Los Angeles. Mexican locations included Ocumicho, Patamba, and Pátzcuaro, which are all in the state of Michoacán. Reviews were generally positive. The film holds

624-477: Is narrated by the family's oldest son Paco. The film begins with José Sanchez, the father of the family, making a journey that lasts one year on foot from Mexico to Los Angeles. He travels to Los Angeles to meet a distant relative known as El Californio, who was born in the city when it was still part of Mexico. They become fast friends and grow a corn farm together. However, after several years, El Californio nears death. Shortly before dying, El Californio says he wants

672-554: Is the best usage of television I've ever been a part of to date." In 2006, he co-produced, directed, and played the bit part of Julian Nava in the HBO film about the 1968 Chicano Blowouts , Walkout . He appeared in Snoop Dogg 's music video " Vato ". In the series finale of the ABC sitcom George Lopez , titled "George Decides to Sta-Local Where It's Familia"; he guest-starred as

720-459: The television series that followed. He directed four episodes of the show, " Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down " (1.9), " Taking a Break from All Your Worries " (3.13), " Escape Velocity " (4.4), and " Islanded in a Stream of Stars " (4.18). He directed a television film based upon the show, The Plan . Regarding his work on the show, he told CraveOnline , "I'm very grateful for the work that I've been able to do in my life, but I can honestly tell you, this

768-456: The 1970s and 1980s, faces situations such as acculturation , assimilation , and past problems of the family. Jimmy completes a stint in prison and returns home. It is revealed that after Chucho's death 20 years back, Jimmy became an angry man following in his footsteps, becoming a fugitive like him. One day, Toni visits the Sanchez home and stuns her parents with the news that she is no longer

816-714: The 2001 film In the Time of the Butterflies . He had a recurring role as U.S. Supreme Court Justice Roberto Mendoza in the NBC drama The West Wing . From 2002 to 2004, he starred as a recently widowed father of a Hispanic family in the PBS drama American Family: Journey of Dreams . From 2003 to 2009, he starred as Commander William Adama in the Sci-Fi Channel 's reimagined Battlestar Galactica miniseries , and in

864-646: The Coyote in their "Council of Animals" sculpture) and in September 2023 was awarded a Humanitarian Award by the organization. He is a supporter of SENS Research Foundation , a nonprofit organization dedicated to treating and curing diseases of aging by repairing the underlying damage caused by aging. He narrated a series of animations explaining the concept of SENS. From 1979 to 1987, Olmos lived in West New York, New Jersey . In 1971, he married Kaija Keel,

912-527: The Home , International Society of Latino Authors, and the Latino 247 Media Group. Awards are distributed across more than 100 categories, each consisting of gold, silver, and bronze divisions, in addition to honorable mentions. In 2023, the event received over 4,000 participation entries. The judging panel is composed of more than 200 individuals, whose identities are kept confidential. This article about

960-599: The Originals is included as well, sung by Exposé vocalist Jeanette Jurado . In the movie, Jurado made a cameo as Rosie Hamlin performing the song. A CD was released on April 25, 1995 on the Nonesuch Records label. The CD contains 14 tracks, including the main title theme written by Mark McKenzie and Pepe Avila. Gregory Nava wrote the liner notes for the CD. Composer Mark McKenzie also released Con Passione (2001),

1008-541: The U.S., a book project featuring over 30 award-winning photographers, later turned into a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, music CD and HBO special. He also makes frequent appearances at juvenile halls and detention centers to speak to at-risk teenagers. He has also been an international ambassador for UNICEF . In 2001, he was arrested and spent 20 days in jail for taking part in the Navy-Vieques protests against United States Navy target practice bombings of

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1056-565: The US, attended by over 700,000 people. In 1998, he founded Latino Public Broadcasting and serves as its chairman. Latino Public Broadcasting funds public television programming that focuses on issues affecting Hispanics and advocates for diverse perspectives in public television. That same year, he starred in The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit . In 1999, Olmos was one of the driving forces that created Americanos: Latino Life in

1104-642: The United States in wide release on May 3, 1995. In the United Kingdom, it opened on October 6, 1995. The film was screened at a few film festivals including the Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival , Spain. Sales at the box-office were average. The first week's gross was $ 2,164,840, and the total receipts for the run were $ 11,079,373. It grossed just $ 0.4 million internationally for

1152-473: The bluesy psyche rock band that would become Pacific Ocean , who the following year released their self-titled, only LP. In 1972, he contributed backing vocals to the final song on Todd Rundgren 's Something/Anything? album. Olmos has often been involved in social activism, especially that affecting the U.S. Hispanic community. During the 1992 Los Angeles riot in Los Angeles, Olmos went out with

1200-561: The controversial crime film American Me in 1992, and also starred in My Family/Mi Familia , a multi-generational story of a Chicano family. He had a slight appearance in the video of the American rock band Toto , " I Will Remember " (1995), where he can be seen with actor Miguel Ferrer . In 1997, he starred alongside Jennifer Lopez in the film Selena . Olmos played Dominican Republic dictator Rafael Trujillo in

1248-621: The course of his career, Olmos has been a pioneer for more diversified roles and images of Latinos in U.S. media. His notable direction, production, and starring roles for films, made-for-TV movies , and TV shows include Wolfen , Triumph of the Spirit , Talent for the Game , American Me , The Burning Season , My Family/Mi Familia , Caught , 12 Angry Men , The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca , Walkout , The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit , American Family , and Dexter . Olmos

1296-473: The daughter of actor Howard Keel . They had two children, Bodie and Mico, before divorcing in 1992. Olmos has four adopted children: Daniela, Michael, Brandon, and Tamiko. He married actress Lorraine Bracco in 1994. She filed for divorce in January 2002 after five years of separation. Olmos had a long-term relationship with actress Lymari Nadal . They married in 2002, and separated in 2013. In 1993, Olmos

1344-441: The direction of the film, and wrote "Their story is told in images of startling beauty and great overflowing energy; it is rare to hear so much laughter from an audience that is also sometimes moved to tears. Few movies like this get made because few filmmakers have the ambition to open their arms wide and embrace so much life." Film critics Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, who write for the web based Spirituality and Practice, liked

1392-415: The doctor whom he blames for her death, burglarizes a store, and is jailed, leaving his son to be raised by his parents. When Jimmy gets out of prison 4 years later, he initially doesn't want anything to do with his son, who is a spirited, but trouble-making child. When Jimmy finally sees his son, he is filled with joy and immediately wants to care for him. However, his son hates him, who thinks his real father

1440-439: The end of the year, the cancer went into remission. This was not made public until May 2023. In 1992, a teenage girl accused Olmos of twice touching her in a sexual manner while they watched TV and flirted together. Olmos paid the family a cash settlement of $ 150,000 in response to the allegations, but denied that they were true. He claimed that the settlement was in fact meant to protect his son, Bodie Olmos, not him. In 1997,

1488-410: The family include Toni, Guillermo "Memo", and brother Jimmy. The film begins to gain momentum after the wedding, when a series of events seal Chucho's fate. One night at a dance hall, Chucho is dancing with his girlfriend, when his rival Butch Mejia starts to bother him. This results in a bloody knife fight between the two, and Chucho accidentally kills him. After this event, Chucho becomes a fugitive of

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1536-539: The film, the acting and the direction of the film. They wrote "My Family is a touching and often mystical portrait of a multi-generational Mexican-American family in East Los Angeles...Director Gregory Nava ( El Norte ) does a fine job orchestrating the many events in this emotionally resonant drama." But not all were so kind. Caryn James, in a film review in The New York Times , wrote the film

1584-496: The film. Although not a box office success, Virus was notable for being the most expensive Japanese film made at the time. From 1984 to 1989, he starred in his biggest role up to that date as the taciturn police Lieutenant Martin Castillo in the television series Miami Vice , opposite Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas , for which he was awarded a Golden Globe and an Emmy in 1985. At this time, Olmos also starred in

1632-466: The following written on his tombstone: José meets and marries the love of his life, María, an American citizen. After María is illegally deported to Mexico by the U.S. federal government in a mass roundup , she makes it back to Los Angeles via a long and arduous trip two years later, where she returns home with their new son Chucho. Twenty years later in 1958 or 1959, eldest daughter Irene is getting married. Chucho and Paco have grown up. New additions to

1680-529: The good of his son, Carlitos accepts him and moves with him to Texas where Jimmy has secured a good-paying manufacturing job in San Antonio. The film concludes with Jose and Maria reminiscing about their past as Jose says "God has been good to us, we've been very lucky, and our life it has been very...very good", and the camera pans to a shot of Los Angeles. While the film was distributed by New Line Cinema , many production companies were involved in

1728-551: The island of Vieques, Puerto Rico . On January 5, 2007, he blamed the United States government for not cleaning Vieques after the U.S. Navy stopped using the island for bombing practice. Olmos narrated the 1999 documentary film Zapatista , in support of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation , a revolutionary group that has abstained from using weapons since 1994. He gave $ 2,300 to New Mexico governor Bill Richardson for his presidential campaign (the maximum amount for

1776-419: The making of the film, including American Playhouse , Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope , Majestic Films International, and Newcomb Productions. Gregory Nava has stated that the film has autobiographic overtones, but the film was more inspirational rather than specific. Nava says "A lot of the specifics came from other families when I was doing research for the film in East Los Angeles." The final scene

1824-598: The music in the cassette-player. She tries to get him to dance with her on the street. At first he doesn't want to, but she finally succeeds in teaching him some steps. He asks her at the end of the song, "Will you teach me how to salsa?" It is here that Jimmy finally lets Isabel into his heart and where they both understand that although other people don't understand them, they know now who they really are together and they finally consummate their marriage. Isabel becomes pregnant shortly thereafter but unfortunately dies after giving birth to their son, Carlitos. Enraged, Jimmy attacks

1872-664: The narrator, called "El Pachuco", in the play Zoot Suit , which dramatized the World War II -era rioting in California brought about by the tensions between Mexican-Americans and local police, called the Zoot Suit riots . The play moved to Broadway, and Olmos earned a Tony Award nomination. He subsequently took the role to the filmed version in 1981, and appeared in many other films including Wolfen , Blade Runner and The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez . Olmos has been

1920-511: The plant's new multi-millionaire owner. He has been a spokesperson for Farmers Insurance Group , starring in their Spanish language commercials. Olmos joined the cast of the television series Dexter for its sixth season, as a "brilliant, charismatic professor of religious studies". Olmos starred in the second season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as Robert Gonzales , the leader of a rival faction of S.H.I.E.L.D., for five episodes. In 1967, Olmos – as Eddie James (vocals, keyboards) – formed

1968-535: The police. One night when Jimmy is playing ball with his friends, Chucho is shot dead by the Los Angeles Police Department right in front of Jimmy. Other members of the family learn of Chucho's death when they hear gunshots and rush to a nearby street. As an ambulance arrives to take Chucho's lifeless body away, Paco narrates how Chucho's whole life had been on borrowed time. The third generation, which takes place another twenty years later in

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2016-540: The primaries). In 2020, he supported Joe Biden for President. Olmos has also vocally supported various animal rights causes over the years. In 2015 Olmos contributed his voice to the Unity (film) , which calls for a transformation in humanity's treatment of animals and the natural world. Since 2015, Olmos has been a vegan. He has worked with PETA on a number of campaigns (such as in radio and TV ads calling for humans to keep their pets indoors during fireworks, and voicing

2064-863: The voice of Mito in the 2005 English dub of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind . For his performance as high school math teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and Deliver (1988), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor . For his work in Miami Vice , Olmos won the 1985 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series , as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film . For his performance in Stand and Deliver , Olmos

2112-404: Was "wildly uneven" and "offers a trite, overblown narration by Edward James Olmos and an often flagging sense of drama." She was also not happy with Nava's direction and wrote "[Nava] seems so enamored of the texture of Mexican-American life that he glides past any sense of character." James however was very complimentary of Jimmy Smits' performance. Wins Nominated My Family opened in

2160-418: Was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) degree from Whittier College . In 1996, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from California State University, Fresno. In 2007, after a seven-year process, he obtained Mexican nationality. Asteroid 5608 Olmos is named in his honor. In 2022, Olmos was diagnosed with throat cancer and immediately went into chemotherapy for treatment. By

2208-418: Was born and raised in East Los Angeles , California , the son of Eleanor ( née Huizar) and Pedro Olmos, who was a welder and mail carrier. His father was a Mexican immigrant who moved to California in 1945 and his mother was an American of Mexican descent. His parents divorced when he was seven years old, and he was primarily raised by his great-grandparents as his parents worked. He grew up wanting to be

2256-571: Was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role . He is also known for his roles as folk hero Gregorio Cortez in The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez , patriarch Abraham Quintanilla in the film Selena , Felipe Reyes in Mayans M.C. , narrator El Pachuco in both the stage and film versions of Zoot Suit , and the voice of Chicharrón in Coco . Over

2304-576: Was the lead singer for a band he named Pacific Ocean, so called because it was to be "the biggest thing on the West Coast". For several years, Pacific Ocean performed at various clubs in and around Los Angeles, and released their only record, Purgatory , in 1968. At the same time, he attended classes at East Los Angeles College , including courses in acting. In the late 1960s and the early 1970s, Olmos branched out from music into acting, appearing in many small productions, until his big break portraying

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