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Encyclopedia > Edgar Ramirez
Edgar Ramirez

Birth name Edgar Ramirez
Born March 25, 1977
Caracas, Venezuela

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Biography

Early life

Ramirez was born Edgar Ramirez Arellanos in Caracas, Venezuela, the son of a military attaché. Due to his father's career, he moved around frequently and as a result can speak fluent French, Spanish, German, English and Italian. He graduated with a degree in journalism, specializing in political communications and initially intended on becoming a diplomat. He lived for 2 years in Barinas, a small town located in the southwest of Venezuela. He has made his home in such diverse countries as Austria, Canada, Colombia, Italy and Mexico. Cerro Avila, Caracas. ... A military attaché is a military expert who is part of a diplomatic mission. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Political communications is a field of communications that is concerned with politics. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... Barinas is a city in west central Venezuela. ...


In 2000, before turning to acting full time, Ramirez was the executive director of Dale Al Voto (a Venezuelan NGO similar to Rock The Vote). In order to foster democratic values among young people, Ramirez and his team created cutting edge campaigns for radio, television and cinema. NGO is an abbreviation or code for: Non-governmental organization Nagoya Airport (IATA code) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Rock the Vote is a non-profit political advocacy organization founded in Los Angeles in 1990 by Jeff Ayeroff, co-chief of Virgin Records. ... Cutting edge is a term used to describe the creations of the small number of persons or groups who are at the frontier of progress in a field, especially science. ...


Acting career

His first recognition as an actor was the successful soap opera Cosita Rica, for Venevisión which aired in September 2003 to August 2004 lasting 270 episodes.In 2005, he made his major motion picture debut playing Choco, Domino Harvey's love interest in the film Domino directed by Tony Scott. Cosita Rica (2003-2004) was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venevisión. ... Venevisión, channel 4, is one of Venezuelas largest TV broadcasters, which is owned and presided over by Gustavo Cisneros. ... Domino Harvey in 1994 Domino Harvey (August 7, 1969 in London – June 27, 2005) was an English-born celebrity daughter turned Los Angeles bounty hunter, notable within that field for being female, rebellious, and from a privileged background. ... Domino is a 2005 American film inspired by the story of Domino Harvey, the English daughter of stage and screen actor Laurence Harvey, who became a bounty hunter working in Los Angeles . ... See also Tony Scott for the American clarinet jazz musician. ...


He has just finished working on his next major feature film Vantage Point directed by Pete Travis. In this high-budgeted Sony Pictures political thriller, Ramirez joined an all-star international cast including Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, William Hurt, Forrest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega and Ayelet Zurer.Upcoming is Cyrano Fernandez, with Ramirez in the title role. This independent production was directed by Alberto Arvelo and is based on the French play Cyrano de Bergerac. In 2007, Ramirez appeared in The Bourne Ultimatum, playing an assassin tracking down Jason Bourne. North American members of the Aston Martin Owners Club receive four annual issues of The Vantage Point magazine. ... Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is the television and film production unit of Japan-based corporate giant Sony. ... Dennis William Quaid (born April 9, 1954) is an American actor. ... Matthew Fox (born July 14, 1966) is an actor and former model. ... William Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an Academy Award-winning American actor. ... Whitaker in the movie Panic Room, 2002 Forest Steven Whitaker (born July 15, 1961) is an American actor (film, stage and television), producer and director. ... There are two film actors named Eduardo Noriega: Spanish actor Eduardo Noriega born 1973 who appeared in Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes). ... Ayelet July Zurer (June 28, 1969; Hebrew: איילת זורר - Ayelet Zorer) is an Israeli actress best known for her roles in Nina’s Tragedies, and Munich. ... Cyrano de Bergerac Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (March 6, 1619 – July 28, 1655) was a French dramatist and duellist born in Paris, who is now best remembered for the many works of fiction which have been woven around his life story, most notably the play by Edmond Rostand which... The Bourne Ultimatum is a 2007 film based loosely on Robert Ludlums novel of the same name. ... Information Aliases Delta One, Jason Bourne, Cain, John Michael Kane, Charles Briggs, George P. Washburn, Foma Kiniaev, Mr. ...


Ramirez has appeared in several other productions. Among those are La Hora Cero (The Magic Hour), a short film directed by Guillermo Arriaga, the acclaimed screenwriter of Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel (Mexico); Plan B, directed by Alejandro Garcia Wiederman (Venezuela); Yotama Se Va Volando (Yotama Flies Away), directed by Luis Armando Roche (Venezuela-France); Punto Y Raya (Step Forward), directed by Elia K. Schneider (Venezuela-Spain-Chile-Uruguay), submitted by Venezuela for Oscar consideration for 2004 Best Foreign Film, in which he played Colombian soldier Pedro. Guillermo Arriaga Jordán (b. ... 21 Grams is a 2003 drama written by Guillermo Arriaga and directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... The Academy Award (Oscar) for Best Foreign Language Film is a yearly US award for the best film in a language other than English, released in the period October - September in the country of origin. ...


Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2007 The Bourne Ultimatum Paz In Theaters
Cyrano Fernandez Cyrano Pre-production
Vantage Point Javier Post-Production
2006 Elipsis Sebastián Castillo
El Don Alvaro
2005 Domino Choco
Atenea y Afrodita Novio
2004 Punto y raya Pedro

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Collision leaves Ramirez bruised - The Boston Globe (667 words)
In the second inning of last night's 8-5 Red Sox victory over the Royals at Fenway Park, Manny Ramirez and Edgar Renteria got caught with their eyes in the air, chasing a Ruben Gotay popup.
Lee tended to Ramirez's bloody nose as a stretcher, which went unused, was rolled onto the field.
Ramirez left the game with contusions to the right side of his chest and the right side of his face, along with sore ribs.
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