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| Born | Marko Zaror Aguad June 10, 1978 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Marko Zaror Aguad (born June 10, 1978) is a Chilean martial artist and actor. [1]
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| Zaror in 2013 | |
| Born | Marko Zaror Aguad June 10, 1978 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1998–present |
Marko Zaror Aguad (born June 10, 1978) is a Chilean martial artist and actor. [1]
Zaror was born in Santiago, Chile to Chilean father Fernando Zaror and mother Gina Aguad of Peruvian and Palestinian descent. He started self training in martial arts when he was six years old. He has trained mainly in taekwondo and kickboxing, and also judo, aikido, wing chun and shotokan karate.
Zaror has appeared in several Spanish language action films, including Chinango and Kiltro , and acted as stuntman for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the 2003 film The Rundown . In 2010, he played bloodthirsty Colombian prisoner/fighter Raul "Dolor" Quinones in the film Undisputed III: Redemption , which was his first American film and the first time he spoke English in a film (he was previously only a stunt man). [1] In Machete Kills (2013), he played an associate of main villain Luther Voz (Mel Gibson), with "Zaror" being his character's name; and was seen as a mixed martial arts competition finalist in the Bollywood movie Sultan . He has worked with Robert Rodríguez in several projects. Zaror is the only Latin American action film star devoted specifically to action films. [1]
Zaror is of Chilean , Peruvian and Palestinian descent. [2]
Zaror lives in Los Angeles, California. He has adopted the carnivore diet. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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| 1998 | Juan Camaney en Acapulco | Kaoma | ||
| 2001 | Hard As Nails | Russian Bodyguard 1 | ||
| 2002 | Into the Flames | Max | ||
| 2006 | Kiltro | Zamir | ||
| 2007 | Mirageman | Maco Gutierrez / Mirageman | Also Producer | |
| Chinango | Braulio Bo | |||
| 2009 | Mandrill | Antonio Espinoza / Mandrill | Also Producer | |
| 2010 | Undisputed III: Redemption | Raul "Dolor" Quinones | Direct-to-video | |
| 2013 | Machete Kills | Zaror | ||
| 2014 | Redeemer | Nicky Pardo | Also Producer | |
| 2016 | Sultan | Marcus | Hindi film | |
| 2017 | Savage Dog | Jean-Pierre "The Executioner" Rastignac | Direct-to-video | |
| 2018 | The Green Ghost | Drake | Also Producer | |
| 2019 | Alita: Battle Angel [4] | Ajakutty | ||
| 2020 | Invincible | Brock Cortez | Direct-to-video | |
| 2023 | The Fist of the Condor | The Warrior | ||
| 2023 | John Wick: Chapter 4 | Chidi | ||
| 2024 | The Killer's Game | Botas Gasevich | ||
| 2115 | 100 Years † | Bad Guy | Short | |
| 2025 | Affinity | Bruno | ||
| 2025 | Diablo † | "El Corvo" | Post-Production |
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2016 | From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series | Zolo | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Marvel's The Defenders | Shaft | 1 episode |
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref. |
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| 2015 | "Confident" | Demi Lovato | [5] |
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