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Joe: We didn't see or hear from Frank for a good six months, when our lives took a turn.
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Joe: You got a place to stay? You got money?
Frank: I already took forty dollars from your wallet.
Benicio Del Toro
Benicio Del Toro, born in Santurce on February 19, 1967, is an actor and producer.
In 1988, he starred in his first movie " Big Top Pee-wee " and entered the show business
[1]
. In 1995, he played the role of Fenster in the suspense film " The Usual Suspects " and gained attention
[1-2]
. In 2001, he won the Silver Bear Award for Best Actor at the 51st Berlin International Film Festival with the feature film " Traffic "
[3]
. In 2003, he won the 60th Venice Film Festival Audience Award for Best Actor with the feature film " 21 Grams "
[4]
. In 2008, he won the Best Actor Award in the main competition of the 61st Cannes Film Festival with the biopic " Che: Part Two "
[5]
. In 2014, he was the producer of the romance film " Escobar: Paradise Lost ". In 2015, he starred in the action film " Sicario "
[6]
. In January 2019, with the TV series " Escape at Clinton Correctional ", he was nominated for the 24th Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor in a Limited TV Series
[7]
.
Performing Experience
In 1988, he starred in his first movie " Big Top Pee-wee " and entered the show business circle
. In September 1993, he participated in the feature film "Golden Egg" starring John Cusack , Deborah Mazar and Michael Madsen
; on September 24, he appeared in the feature film "Golden Egg" directed by Bigas Luna , which tells the hero Bennett. After the car accident, the emotional and physical entanglement played Bob in the film; the feature film " Fearless " was released on October 15th .
In 1995, he co-starred in the suspense film " The Usual Suspects " with Stephen Baldwin , Gabriel Byrne , and Kevin Spacey , playing a weird criminal Fenster in the film
; in the same year he directed the short film "Submission".
In 1998, he participated in the filming of the feature film " Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas " adapted from the novel of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson . Benicio Del Toro gained 40 pounds to star in the film. Chaos doctor
.
In 2000, he co-produced the comedy " Snatch " with Brad Pitt and Jason Statham . This is a masculine film in which he played the gambling diamond thief Frank
; directed by Christopher McQuarrie on September 8 . The action film " The Way of the Gun " played the robber Lombarf
; the feature film " Bread and Rose " was released on September 22 , and was nominated for the 53rd Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival
; in the same year he received At the invitation of the American director Steven Soderbergh, he participated in the feature film " Traffic " directed by him, and played the role of the Mexican policeman Jewel who did his duty but always frustrated. With this film, he won the silver bear of the 51st Berlin International Film Festival. Award for best actor
.
In 2003, the American drama " The Hunted " starring in the American drama " The Hunted " was released, playing the role of veteran Aaron in the film; in the same year starring in the drama " 21 Grams " directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu , and won the 60th Venice Film Festival Audience Award for this film Best actor
.
In 2007, he served as the producer of the comedy " Maldeamores "; in September, his partner Halle Maria Berry starred in the drama " Things We Lost in the Fire "
.
In December 2008, he served as the lead actor and producer in the two biopics " Che: Part One " and " Che: Part Two " successively , and played the protagonist Che Guevara in the film, and won with " Che: Part Two " The Best Actor Award in the main competition of the 61st Cannes Film Festival
.
In 2012, in the action film " Savages, Le belve " starring Aaron Johnson and Taylor Kitsch
, he played Elena's hand puller ; in addition, he also directed the feature film " 7 Days in Havana " starring Josh Hutcherson and Daniel Brühl . ".
In 2013, the feature film " Jimmy P. " starring in the film was released, in which he played the male protagonist Jimmy P., an Indian
.
In 2014, he played the role of the sniper Alex with a strong desire to win in the action film " Sicario "
; in October, he was the producer of the romance film " Escobar: Paradise Lost " and played the role of drug lord Pablo Escobar in the film
; On December 12, he participated in the drama " Inherent Vice " based on Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. 's novel of the same name
.
In August 2015, he co- starred in the comedy " Un día perfecto " with Olga Kurylenko , Tim Robbins and Mélanie Thierry ; in October, he dubbed the animation " The Little Prince "
. In 2018, starred in the drama " Dora and the Lost City of Gold ", dubbing the fox Swiper
.
On October 22, 2021, the movie " The French Dispatch " starring Adrien Brody , Katherine Matilda Swinton , Léa Hélène Seydoux-Fornier de Clausonne and others was released in North America
.
Character Evaluation
Benicio Del Toro is a very rare actor in Hollywood. Although he always plays some weird and alternative roles, he can make people feel that there is a special attraction in him
. He is good at using his performance to dissolve the script, even if he doesn't say a word, it is better than a thousand words
. In the movie "Things We Lost in the Fire", although the character's personality and experience are extreme, his performance is just right
. In "The Usual Suspects", his unique reverse performance made a deep impression, and this film also won him widespread praise .
Benicio Del Toro is tall and a tough guy with a masculine taste. When he uttered ambiguous lines in a low voice, it was the moment to show his personal charm
. He is known for his low-key alternative
. In real life, he is not scribbled and speaks slowly reviewed .
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