Roberto Aguire

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Roberto Aguire
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Aguire at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Struck by Lightning
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Alma mater New York University
Occupation(s)Actor and producer

Roberto Aguire (born 1988 [1] ) is a Mexican actor and producer. His first major film role was in the 2012 film Struck by Lightning , in which he played the character of Emillio. [2] In 2014, he starred opposite Robin Williams as a troubled young street hustler named Leo in the film Boulevard . [3]

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Personal life

Aguire was born in Mexico City to Mexican parents and was subsequently raised in Switzerland before going on to study at Georgetown University and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. [4] While at NYU, Aguire was roommates with fellow actor Ritesh Rajan. As of 2013, he resides in Los Angeles. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Sand Sharks RexDirect-to-video
2012 Struck by Lightning EmilioAlso producer
2013 After Darkness Fred Beaty
2013RedemptionCop
2014 Boulevard Leo
2015The Morning AfterDiego

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014–15 NCIS: New Orleans Orion2 episodes
2016 Pretty Little Liars Liam Greene6 episodes
Recurring role (Season 6) Guest star (Season 7)
2016 Lethal Weapon Dylan Ashworth1 episode
2019 Too Old to Die Young Miguel2 episodes

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References

  1. Sierra Tishgart (November 28, 2012). "Roberto Aguire Makes his Acting Debut in 'Struck by Lightning'" . Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. IMDB Struck by Lightning
  3. Lowbacca1977 (July 17, 2015). "Boulevard (2014)". IMDb. Retrieved June 17, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. 1 2 Mike Hammer (January 4, 2013). "NYU Grad Roberto Aguire Misses New York…But Hits It Big In Hollywood with Struck By Lightning". Downtown Magazine NYC. Retrieved January 17, 2013.