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BEAUTY OF THE FATHER - Cast Bios

  RITCHIE COSTER (Emiliano) has appeared in The Libertine at Theatre Row Theatre and Dealer's Choice for both The Long Wharf Theatre and Manhattan Theatre Club. On television, he has portrayed a mildly varied array of villains on " Dellaventura," "New York Undercover," "F/X: The Series" and "One Life to Live."

  OSCAR ISAAC (Federico Garcia) most recently starred as Proteus in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s production of Two Gentleman of Verona at Central Park's Delacorte Theatre. He recently graduated from The Juilliard School’s Drama Division where he played the role of Macbeth. Other Juilliard productions include American Occupation, The Marriage of Figaro, In Blood, The Birds, The Odyssey, and Three Sisters. Prior to attending Juilliard, he appeared in When It’s Cocktail Time in Cuba at the Cherry Lane Theatre and Spinning into Butter at the Hangar Theatre. His film credits include All About The Benjamins and Blood in the Sand. He recently completed filming Scott Burns’s directorial debut PU-239 for producers Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney.

  PRISCILLA LOPEZ (Paquita) previously appeared on Broadway in Cruz’s Anna in the Tropics. She previously appeared Off-Broadway in Class Mothers '68, a six-character, one-woman play, receiving a Drama Desk nomination. In A Day in Hollywood /A Night in the Ukraine on Broadway, she won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress for her performance as Harpo Marx. She received a Tony nomination and an Award as Diana Morales in A Chorus Line, where she introduced the song "What I Did for Love." Broadway: The Sisters Rosensweig; Nine the Musical; Lysistrata; Pippin; Company; Her First Roman; Henry, Sweet Henry; Breakfast at Tiffany's. Off-Broadway: newyorkers (MTC) , The Passion of Frida Kahlo, Antigone in New York, Other People's Money, Extremities, Key Exchange, Buck, Your Own Thing. Television: "The Annisa Ayala Story," "All in the Family," "Cosby," "Family," "Law & Order." Film: Center Stage, Revenge of the Nerds II, Cheaper to Keep Her, Maid in Manhattan. She is a recipient of the Rita Moreno HOLA Award for Excellence.

  PEDRO PASCAL (Karim) received the LA Drama Critics Circle Award and Garland Award for his portrayal of Phillip in the International City Theater production of Orphans. He appeared in a production of Cruz’s Anna in the Tropics at Portland Center Stage. Other theatrical credits include: Lorenzaccio (Shakespeare Theater); Gizmo Love, Lobby Hero (WHAT); American Buffalo (American Voices); and Floatting Weeds (Mark Taper Forum). His television appearances include “NYPD Blue,” HBO’s “Earth vs. The Spider,” “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” “Touched By An Angel,” “ Good vs. Evil,” and MTV’s “Undressed.” He attended NYU’s School of the Arts.

  ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ (Maria) Theater: Stephen Adly Guirgis's The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (The Public), Our Lady of 121st Street (Union Square) - both directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman - and Den of Thieves (Black Dahlia, L.A.), Brett C. Leonard's Roger and Vanessa (Actors' Gang, L.A.), Lyle Kessler's Robbers (American Place). Television: "Six Feet Under", "Law & Order", "The Shield", "E.R.", "NYPD Blue", "Just Shoot Me", "OZ". Films: Return to Paradise, Dead Presidents, Fresh, Acts of Worship, Four-Lane Highway. Upcoming films: Tonight at Noon and Miami Vice, in the role of 'Gina Calabrese'. Member of Labyrinth. Thank you Mom, Nestor, Brett, those who give me strength. For Dad.