Edgar Ramirez
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| Edgar Ramirez | |
| Birth name | Edgar Ramirez |
| Born | March 25, 1977 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Notable roles | Paz in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) |
Edgar Ramirez (born Edgar Ramirez Arellanos March 25, 1977 in Caracas, Venezuela), is a Venezuelan actor. Lived for 2 years in Barinas, a small town located in the Southwest of Venezuela
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[edit] Biography
Ramirez is the son of a military attache. Due to his father's career, he moved around steadily. As a result, he can speak fluent French, Spanish, German, English and Italian. He graduated with a degree in journalism, specializing in political communications and initially intended on becoming a diplomat.
[edit] Before acting
In 2000, before turning to acting full time, Ramirez was the executive director of Dale Al Voto (a Venezuelan NGO akin to Rock The Vote). In order to foster democratic values among young people, Ramirez and his team created cutting edge campaigns for radio, television and cinema.
[edit] Big break
His first recognition as an actor was the successful soap opera Cosita Rica, for Venevisión which aired in September 2003 to August 2004 lasting 270 episodes.In 2005, he made his major motion picture debut playing Choco, Domino Harvey's love interest in the film Domino directed by Tony Scott.
[edit] Future projects
He has just finished working on his next major feature film Vantage Point directed by Pete Travis. In this high-budgeted Sony Pictures political thriller, Ramirez joined an all-star international cast including Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, William Hurt, Forrest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega and Ayelet Zurer.Upcoming is Cyrano Fernandez, with Ramirez in the title role. This independent production was directed by Alberto Arvelo and is based on the French play Cyrano de Bergerac. Ramirez is currently shooting The Bourne Ultimatum, in which he plays an assassin tracking down Jason Bourne.
[edit] Other
Ramirez has appeared in several other productions. Among those are La Hora Cero (The Magic Hour), a short film directed by Guillermo Arriaga, the acclaimed screenwriter of Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel (Mexico); Plan B, directed by Alejandro Garcia Wiederman (Venezuela); Yotama Se Va Volando (Yotama Flies Away), directed by Luis Armando Roche (Venezuela-France); Punto Y Raya (Step Forward), directed by Elia K. Schneider (Venezuela-Spain-Chile-Uruguay), submitted by Venezuela for Oscar consideration for 2004 Best Foreign Film, in which he played Colombian soldier Pedro.
[edit] Trivia
He has made his home in such diverse countries as Austria, Canada, Colombia, Italy and Mexico.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Bourne Ultimatum | Paz | Filming |
| Cyrano Fernandez | Cyrano | Pre-production | |
| Vantage Point | Javier | Post-Production | |
| 2006 | Elipsis | Sebastián Castillo | |
| El Don | Alvaro | ||
| 2005 | Domino | Choco | |
| Atenea y Afrodita | Novio | ||
| 2004 | Punto y raya | Pedro |
