Once the show folded in 1990, Olmos jumped to features. Martin Castillo on the immensely popular TV series Miami Vice. (He reprised the role in the subsequent 1981 film.) After a handful of projects, Olmos came to prominence and won an Emmy and a Golden Globe as Lt. Olmos' breakthrough role came in 1978 as the mythical narrator of the historical play Zoot Suit, which earned him a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award, as well as a Tony nod when the show moved to Broadway. By the '70s, he had added acting to his eclectic résumé. In the mid-'60s he gigged with bands at night and studied at community college by day.
And although he turned in many memorable performances-his Oscar-nominated portrayal of real-life inspirational teacher Jaime Escalante in Stand and A magnetic Latino actor and activist, Edward James Olmos was raised in East Los Angeles and avoided falling in with gangs by pursuing his passions: baseball (he was a Golden State batting champion) and rock and roll.
Biography: A magnetic Latino actor and activist, Edward James Olmos was raised in East Los Angeles and avoided falling in with gangs by pursuing his passions: baseball (he was a Golden State batting champion) and rock and roll.
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