Alejandro Edda (born May 17, 1984) is a Mexican–American actor, best known for his roles as Marco Rodriguez in the AMC television series Fear the Walking Dead (2016) and Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán in the Netflix original series Narcos: Mexico (2018–2021).[1][2][3][4] He also appears in the FX television series Snowfall as a KGB agent called Ruben during season 5 and 6. His voice roles in video games include Gustavo in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Agent Ricardo "Ricky" Sandoval in Ghost Recon: Wildlands (2017) and Manny in The Last of Us Part II (2020).[5][6]
He has also appeared in roles for Hollywood films, including Pancho the Cop in the romantic comedy Sundown (2016), Big Jim in Reality High (2017) and Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez in American Made (2017).[7][8]
Edda also appeared in the action horror film The Forever Purge, which was theatrically released in July 2021.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
^Patton, Rebecca (November 16, 2018). "The Actor Playing El Chapo In 'Narcos: Mexico' Is Used To Playing Intense Characters". www.bustle.com. Bustle. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
^Feuer, Alan [@alanfeuer] (January 28, 2019). "The Chapo trial has now gone full meta. Alejandro Edda, who plays the kingpin in Narcos: Mexico is in the courtroom, He just shook hands w/Chapo's lawyers Eduardo Balarezo & Bill Purpura. Balarezo said he wants Clooney to play him in the movie version. Purpura wants Pacino" (Tweet). Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Twitter.
^Watson, Fay (June 11, 2020). "Narcos vs real-life: Have any of the cast met the real drug lords? El Chapo to Gallardo". www.dailyexpress.co.uk. Daily Express. Archived from the original on August 28, 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^"Netflix's 'Narcos: Mexico' renewed for Season 3, Wagner Moura to direct multiple episodes". NBC News. October 29, 2020. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^"The Last of Us Part 2 voice actors and cast". www.shacknews.com. ShackNews. June 22, 2020. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
^Garcia, Janet [@Gameonysus] (September 29, 2020). "Alejandro Edda as Manny in #TLOU2! I definitely have some gripes with the character but someone from Mexico playing someone from Mexico is dope and he performed well" (Tweet). Retrieved February 5, 2021 – via Twitter.
^"American Made: Interview with Alejandro Edda". www.youtube.com. YouTube. October 10, 2017. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
^Zacharek, Stephanie (September 28, 2017). "Review: American Made Lets a Smug Tom Cruise Just Be Tom Cruise". www.time.com. Time. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
^Radish, Christina (May 12, 2021). "'The Forever Purge' Director on Changing the Rules for the Radically Different Sequel". www.collider.com. Collider. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
^Buffa, Dan (July 1, 2021). "Director Everardo Gout's keen action-suspense eye makes 'The Forever Purge' worthwhile". www.ksdk.com. 5 on Your Side. Retrieved July 1, 2021.[permanent dead link]
^Weintraub, Steve (July 1, 2021). "Ana de la Reguera on 'The Forever Purge,' the 'Army of the Dead' Animated Series, and 'Nacho Libre'". Collier. Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
^Levy, Dan Carrillo [@DanFilm] (July 2, 2021). "Loved seeing my brother @Alejo_Edda and the always amazing @ADELAREGUERA kick ass on #TheForeverPurge" (Tweet). Retrieved July 18, 2021 – via Twitter.
^"REEL Film Nerds Episode #228: "The Forever Purge"". www.signalsaz.com. Signals AZ. July 7, 2021. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
^Selcuk, Asli (July 23, 2021). "There are no rules in the new purification!". Cumhuriyet. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
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