Arturo Castro (Guatemalan actor)

Not to be confused with Arturo Castro (Mexican actor).

Arturo Castro
Castro in August 2016
Born (1985-11-26) November 26, 1985 (age 39)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
OccupationActor
Years active2008–present
Known forJaimé Castro on Broad City
David Rodríguez on Narcos
Pablo Escobar in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Arturo Castro (born November 26, 1985) is a Guatemalan actor best known for his portrayal of Jaimé Castro on the Comedy Central series Broad City, David Rodríguez on the Netflix series Narcos and Pablo Escobar in The Roku Channel film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.

Career

Castro hosted his own show, Conexion, on Guatemala's national network, a year before moving to New York City. In New York, he attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and where he met Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer and landed the role of Jaimé in Broad City.[1] Castro had one of the leading roles in Ang Lee's war drama Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, playing Marcellino "Mango" Montoya, a member of Billy Lynn's Bravo Squad.[2]

In 2017 Arturo landed a role as David Rodríguez, son of Cali Cartel kingpin Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela, in season 3 of the Netflix series Narcos. He also played Jose in Bushwick, a film about 20-year-old Lucy and war veteran Stupe depending on each other for survival when a Texas military force invades their Brooklyn neighborhood.

Castro created and starred in Comedy Central's Alternatino with Arturo Castro, a sketch comedy show centering on life as a modern Latino man. The show premiered in June 2019 and ran for one season.[3]

Influences

Castro cites Eddie Izzard,[4] Robin Williams,[citation needed] and Al Pacino[5] as major acting and comedic influences.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Looking for Palladin Nestor
2009 Taught to Hate Antonio Short film
The Likes of Us Mr. Franklin
Lovebug Dennis 492 Short film
How to Come Home Billy
Cuando ya no me quieras Felipe
Behind Closed Doors Boyfriend
Adan Miguel Correo
2010 Heaven Is Waiting Driver
Tiempo al tiempo Cisco
Fair Lawn Jose Aviles
The Troy Shawn Welcome Story Raymond
Apparition Omar
2011 Tobi
Yi's Story Caesar Short film
Come Home Raquel Luis
2012 Indigo Children Armand
Vivir Asi Tito Short film
Caregiver Ricky
2014 Sun Belt Express Miguel
Text Amy Luis Eduardo Short film
2015 Vicky & Jonny Jonny Devitto
Mi America Ignacio
Ghost Story Club Gary Short film
2016 Ace the Case Juan
Railway Spine Vinny
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk "Mango" Montoya
2017 Bushwick Jose
Deidra & Laney Rob a Train McMillan
Snatched Dr. Armando
2018 Brand New Old Love Charlie Cates
2019 The Informer Daniel Gomez
Semper Fi "Snowball"
Lady and the Tramp Joe
2020 The Broken Hearts Gallery Marcos
2021 Yes Day Officer Jones
Dating and New York Bradley
2022 Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Pablo Escobar
The Menu Soren
2023 Molli and Max in the Future Walter
Urkel Saves Santa: the Movie Dudley, Robin's Dad (voice) Direct-to-Video
2024 Road House Moe
2025 Tron: Ares Seth Post-production
Getaway[6] Ernie Guerra Post-production
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice Filming
TBA The Room Returns! Steven Post-production[7]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009–2013 We Speak NYC Jorge / Fredy Episode: "Love and Money" & "The Storm"
2012 The Pack Episode: Juan
2013 Lady Business Tyler 2 episodes
2014 2040 Arturo Winthrop
2014–2019 Broad City Jaimé Castro 25 episodes
2015 The Good Wife Juan, The Dishwasher Episode: "The Debate"
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Pizza Guy Episode: "Doctor Doctor"
2015–2016 Alternatino Arturo Web series, 6 episodes
2016 Invented Today Hamilton
2017 No Activity Pedro 6 episodes
Narcos David Rodríguez 10 episodes
No Activity Miguel 7 episodes
2018 Ghost Story Club Gary 8 episodes
2019 Dollar Store Therapist Arturo Episode: "Sharks"
Alternatino with Arturo Castro Various Also creator and executive producer
Room 104 Craig Episode: "Itchy"
Silicon Valley Máximo Reyes Final season[8]
2019–2020 Elena of Avalor Felipe (voice) 2 episodes
2020 American Dad! Colombian Villager (voice) Episode: "100 Years a Solid Fool"
Flipped Diego 6 episodes
At Home with Amy Sedaris Castrodamus Episode: "New Year's"
2021 Mr. Corman Victor 8 episodes
2022 Is It Cake? Himself (judge) Netflix
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder Neato Tito (voice) Episode: "Get In"
The Terminal List Jordan Groff Amazon Prime, 3 episodes
Entergalactic Len (voice) Netflix
The Recruit Sandoval Luna Episode: "I.C.I.N.C."
2023 The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday Himself (contestant) The Roku Channel
2024 The Vince Staples Show Police Officer Netflix, Episode 1: Pink House

References

  1. ^ Castro, Arturo. "Who I Am - Arturo Castro". arturo-castro.com. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  2. ^ Lane, Laura. "Arturo Castro: 5 Things to Know About Broad City's Breakout Roommate". people.com. Time Inc. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "'Alternatino With Arturo Castro' Review". The Hollywood Reporter. June 18, 2019.
  4. ^ Chow, Andrew R. (June 12, 2019). "Arturo Castro Thought There Weren't Enough Latino Characters on TV. So He Decided to Play Them All Himself". Retrieved December 8, 2022. But really the first person I loved in comedy was Eddie Izzard.
  5. ^ Roberto Buchelli; et al. (November 14, 2018). "Arturo Castro: From Broad City to Narcos to his own creation, Alternatino for Comedy Central, the versatile actor takes over the world". Retrieved December 8, 2022. Who would you want to share a screen with? Al Pacino. When I was that little kid in Guatemala, and someone showed me a copy of Scent of a Woman, I couldn't believe it, I could not believe that an actor could be this inspiring and still be so grounded.
  6. ^ Jason Biggs Making Directorial Debut With Action Comedy ‘Getaway’; Will Star Opposite Meaghan Rath, Arturo Castro, Justin H. Min & Anna Konkle
  7. ^ Housman, Andrew (April 14, 2023). "The Room Remake Starring Bob Odenkirk Was Shot In A Single Day". SlashFilm. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "Silicon Valley: Season 6 | Official Trailer | HBO" – via www.youtube.com.