Germán Legarreta is a Puerto Rican

Puerto Rico

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-born American

United States

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 film

Film

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 and television

Television

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 actor

Actor

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.

Early life

Legarreta was born Germán Legarreta Quiles in San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...

; It did not take long for him to get his first big break—a commercial

Television advertisement

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 when he was just three years old. Throughout his formative years, he balanced a career as a successful child star and a competitive gymnast. Germán soon emerged as "someone to watch", and he and traveled to competitions throughout the United States

United States

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, Europe

Europe

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 and Central America

Central America

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Acting career

With roles on the Puerto Rican

Puerto Rico

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 TV series, Ola nueva, La (1988) and Somos Unicos under his belt, at the age of 14, German beat out numerous other young stars for the role of "Freddy" in the hit theatrical release, Roller Kids. A role on Telemundo's popular TV series, Dame Un Break, soon followed, and German was recognized as a true teen star. While enjoying his newfound fame

Celebrity

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 in Puerto Rico, he continued to hone his craft under the guidance of several prestigious acting coaches.

In 2001, German left Puerto Rico to pursue his dreams in Hollywood. Since arriving, he gave memorable performances in a variety of feature films: Chasing Papi

Chasing Papi

Chasing Papi is a 2003 Latino comedy film starring Roselyn Sánchez, Sofía Vergara, Jaci Velasquez, and Eduardo Verástegui. The women discover that their boyfriend has been dating all three of them at the same time—a discovery that leads them on an adventure throughout Los Angeles,...

 (2003), Jail Bait (2004), The Only Word, as well as Showtime's critically acclaimed new cutting–edge drama series, Dexter

Dexter (TV series)

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 (2006). Additionally, he has appeared in countless music videos alongside some of the industry's biggest names, including Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey

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, Fiona Apple

Fiona Apple

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, Pink

Pink (singer)

Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....

, Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

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, Tweet

Tweet (singer)

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, Fantasia, Britney Spears

Britney Spears

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, Alanis Morissette

Alanis Morissette

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, and Sade

Sade (band)

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, among others.

Later this year, German returns to the big screen as the lead in the highly anticipated thriller, 7eventy 5ive

7eventy 5ive

Dead Tone, originally released as 7eventy 5ive, is a 2007 horror film directed and written by Brian Hooks and Deon Taylor. It stars Brian Hooks, Antwon Tanner, Cherie Johnson, Rutger Hauer, German Legarreta, Gwendoline Yeo and Aimee Garcia.-Plot:...

 (2007), a role that he believes "will have people talking."

Films

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	7eventy 5ive 7eventy 5ive Dead Tone, originally released as 7eventy 5ive, is a 2007 horror film directed and written by Brian Hooks and Deon Taylor. It stars Brian Hooks, Antwon Tanner, Cherie Johnson, Rutger Hauer, German Legarreta, Gwendoline Yeo and Aimee Garcia.-Plot:...	Shawn
	Viva Viva (film) Viva is a 2007 feature film directed by Anna Biller. It's a faithful homage to sexploitation films from the 1960s and 1970s, but with a feminist twist. The film has received mixed reactions, and "illustrates cinema’s unique ability to blend high and low culture." Viva premiered at the Rotterdam...	Carlo/Carlos
	Spin Spin (film) Spin is a 1995 documentary film by Brian Springer composed of raw satellite feeds exposing politicians' pre-appearance planning. It covers, not only the United States presidential primaries, 1992 and presidential election, but also the LA riots as well as the Operation Rescue abortion...	Photographer
2004	Jail Bait	Ricky
2003	Chasing Papi Chasing Papi Chasing Papi is a 2003 Latino comedy film starring Roselyn Sánchez, Sofía Vergara, Jaci Velasquez, and Eduardo Verástegui. The women discover that their boyfriend has been dating all three of them at the same time—a discovery that leads them on an adventure throughout Los Angeles,...	Guy at Festival	Uncredited
1995	Assassins Assassins (film) Assassins is a 1995 American action film written by the Wachowskis and Brian Helgeland, directed by Richard Donner, and starring Sylvester Stallone, Antonio Banderas and Julianne Moore.-Plot:...	Kid in Plaza	Uncredited

Television

Year	Title	Role	No. of episodes
2007	Without a Trace Without a Trace Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...	Hip Poker Player	1 episode
2006	Dexter Dexter (TV series) Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer...	Juvenile Prisoner #1	1 episode
	Smith Smith (TV series) Smith is an American television drama that premiered on September 16, 2006 at 10:00 PM ET on CBS and on September 18, 2006 on CTV in Canada...	DJ Marcos	1 episode

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