Acting
Luis Oropeza
Born 1943-09-08 · East Los Angeles, California, USA
Luis Oropeza (September 8, 1943, in East Los Angeles, California; † December 12, 2013) was an American actor. He became known for his roles in Troy (2004), 8mm (1999), and Psychic Detective (1995). Oropeza also worked in location management and was involved in various film productions. He passed away at the age of 70 due to complications from Parkinson's disease.
Acting credits
6.5A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
8MM
1999
6.3A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.
Pacific Heights
1990
NRIn this documentary film a team of researchers examine the social contexts that influenced the emergence and permanence of heavy metal music in Chile, Argentina, Mexico and Peru. Colonialism, dictatorships, terrorism and neoliberal exploitation serve as points of reference for how heavy metal in the region has been directly linked to each country's social and political context.
Songs of Injustice: Heavy Metal Music in Latin America
2018
NRAs Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski. This is the world premiere performance by the San Francisco Opera on September 19, 1998.
A Streetcar Named Desire - The San Francisco Opera World Premiere
1998