Damian Chapa

Damian Robert Chapa is an American actor,[1] film director, and producer.[2]

Damian Chapa
Damian Chapa
Born
Damian Robert Chapa

(1963-10-29) October 29, 1963
Dayton, Ohio, U.S.
OccupationActor, film director, film producer
Years active1989–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1995; div. 1996)​

Ciara O'Brien
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(m. 1998; div. 2003)​

Life

Chapa's ancestry is of Mexican, Italian, German and Native American descent.[3]

Career

Chapa played the part of evangelist Leroy Jenkins in the 2002 film The Calling.[4] Perhaps his most notable film role is that of Miklo Velka in Taylor Hackford's Blood In Blood Out.[5] He appeared as Ken Masters in Raúl Juliá's final film Street Fighter, based on the video game Street Fighter II: The World Warrior.[6]

In 2011 Damian Chapa was arrested in Madrid and later transferred to a Munich jail to await a court appearance on a charge of the alleged rape of former girlfriend Roxanna Foell. He was subsequently released in September 2011 after being held in custody for seven weeks.[7] Chapa has apparently since filed a $1.3 million lawsuit for damages against Foell.[8]

References
  1. Nathan Southern (2014). "Damian Chapa". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013.
  2. "Damian Chapa Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2014. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014.
  3. "Damian Chapa: Everyone asks me why I did a movie about Roman Polanski". Today.Az. December 31, 2009.
  4. Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Friday June 15, 2001 State, Storied ministry, by Joe Milicia
  5. Canby, Vincent (April 30, 1993). "Bound by Honor (1993) Review/Film; The Chicano Experience, in Its Glory and Tedium". The New York Times.
  6. Holden, Stephen (December 24, 1994). "Street Fighter (1994) FILM REVIEW; Raul Julia's Last Film, With Van Damme". The New York Times.
  7. München, Torsten (October 29, 2011). "Dispute over paternity: A diaper as evidence". Abendzeitung.
  8. TMZ Staff (October 7, 2012). "'Blood In Blood Out' Star I Did NOT Rape My German Baby Mama". TMZ.
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