Luis Oropeza

Actor

September 8, 1943 (70 years)

† December 12, 2013

East Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Luis Oropeza (September 8, 1943, in East Los Angeles, California; † December 12, 2013) was an American actor. He became known for his roles in Troy (2004), 8mm (1999), and Psychic Detective (1995). Oropeza also worked in location management and was involved in various film productions. He passed away at the age of 70 due to complications from Parkinson's disease.

Filmography

6.6

Nash Bridges

Manager

Fun-loving San Francisco Police Department investigator Nash Bridges is part of the elite Special Investigations Unit. He tackles crime using his keen sense of humor and charm. Joe Dominguez comes out of retirement to become Bridges' wisecracking yet more rule-abiding partner.

6.5

8MM

Archive Director

A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.

6.3

Pacific Heights

Revilla

A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.

N/A

A Streetcar Named Desire - The San Francisco Opera World Premiere

Luis Gonzales

As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski. This is the world premiere performance by the San Francisco Opera on September 19, 1998.

N/A

Songs of Injustice: Heavy Metal Music in Latin America

Himself

In this documentary film a team of researchers examine the social contexts that influenced the emergence and permanence of heavy metal music in Chile, Argentina, Mexico and Peru. Colonialism, dictatorships, terrorism and neoliberal exploitation serve as points of reference for how heavy metal in the region has been directly linked to each country's social and political context.

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