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Peter Vasquez

Actor

Peter Vasquez

21 films

Peter Mark Vasquez is a handsome, 6-foot-tall, Native Mexican-American businessman entrepreneur, construction worker, and character actor. Known playing Chivo in Blood in Blood out, playing big Indio in Manny Jimenez’s East Los short film and also for appearing in The Shield, The Rally, Mid Life Gangster, Crossed the Line, and The Bridge.

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Bound by Honor posterFirst watchBound by Honor19938.2as ChivoBased on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo.View film

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Filmography

21 films as actor
  1. 2025Die Like a ManSilent
  2. 2018DestroyerMan at Church
  3. 2015Ana Maria in Novela LandPedestrian
  4. 2014Crossed the LineAlphonso
  5. 2011Platinum Illusions
  6. 2010The Rally
  7. 2009King of the StreetsGrandpa
  8. 2009Crank: High VoltageVato Punk (uncredited)
  9. 2007Big StanJuanito
  10. 2000Four Dogs Playing PokerData Security Guard
  11. 1996Street Corner JusticeMano
  12. 1995SleepstalkerDog Sanchez
  13. 1994Red Sun RisingHector
  14. 1993Prehysteria!Jefe
  15. 1993Robot WarsCentro Leader
  16. 1993Fire in the SkyRamon
  17. 1993Bound by HonorChivo
  18. 1990Kindergarten CopStreet Tough #1
  19. 1990Almost an AngelThug
  20. 1988FearManny
  21. 1988ColorsVeterano