Carlos Carrasco (actor)

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Carlos Enrique Carrasco is a Panamanian actor.

Personal life

Born in Panama, Carlos Enrique Carrasco grew up exposed to and enamored with US cultureas transplanted for the Panama Canal Zone such as The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet , Armed Forces Network, Bonanza , and The Honeymooners . [1]

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After graduating a Panamanian Catholic school in the mid-to-late 1960s, Carrasco wanted to attend Canal Zone Junior College, and convinced his parents by saying he was interested in studying advertising and commercial art. There, he was first introduced working in theater. An instructor, who saw Carrasco's potential as a performer, secured him an acting scholarship at Stephens College. At age 20 or 21, he emigrated to the States and became one of eight male students at the private women's college in Columbia, Missouri. [1]

Television credits

YearTitleRoleEpisode(s)Citation(s)
1994 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine D'Ghor"The House of Quark" [2]
1996Star Trek: Deep Space NineKlingon officer"Shattered Mirror" [2]
1998Star Trek: Deep Space NineKrole"Honor Among Thieves" [3]
1999 Angel "I Fall to Pieces" [4]
2001 The Steve Harvey Show "Mother and Child Reunion" [5]
2009 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation "Mascara" [6]
2009 Parks and Recreation Antonio"Sister City" [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hernandez, Tony (March 31, 2020), Carlos Carrasco: Full Interview, Immigrant Archive Project, archived from the original on November 13, 2022, retrieved February 8, 2024 via YouTube
  2. 1 2 Schuster, Hal (1997). "Deconstructing the Episodes". The Trekker's Guide to Deep Space Nine: Complete, Unauthorized, and Uncensored. United States: Prima Publishing. pp. 109–188. ISBN   0-7615-0574-1.
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