Hemky Madera is an American actor. He began his acting career in the Dominican

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

 television production Grandes Series Dominicanas in which he took the leading parts of the mini-series En La Olla and Trio en Alta Mar, both by Dominican director

Television director

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/producer

Television producer

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 Alfonso Rodríguez

Alfonso Rodriguez

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.

In New York City he worked on the production of The Bookie's Lament (2000) with Gabriel Macht

Gabriel Macht

Gabriel S. Macht is an American actor. Macht is known for playing The Spirit in the film of the same name, and lately for his role as Harvey Specter on the USA Network series Suits.-Personal life:...

, but later returned to the Dominican Republic, where he starred in the mini-series Asalto en la Lincoln as well as in the sitcoms Ciudad Nueva and Los Electrolocos, in which he took the lead.

After returning to the United States, he has appeared in the feature films Dreaming of Julia

Dreaming of Julia

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(2003) with Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

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 and Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal is a Mexican film actor and director.-Early life:García Bernal was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, the son of Patricia Bernal, an actress and former model, and José Ángel García, an actor and director. His stepfather is Sergio Yazbek, whom his mother married when García Bernal was...

, in The Lost City

The Lost City (2005 film)

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(2005) with Andy García

Andy García

Andrés Arturo García Menéndez , professionally known as Andy García, is a Cuban American actor. He became known in the late 1980s and 1990s, having appeared in several successful Hollywood films, including The Godfather: Part III, The Untouchables, Internal Affairs and When a Man Loves a Woman...

, Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

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, and Bill Murray

Bill Murray

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, in The Wrath of Cain (2010) with Ving Rhames

Ving Rhames

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 and Robert Patrick

Robert Patrick

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 as well as doing voice work in Rango

Rango (2011 film)

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(2011) alongside Johnny Depp

Johnny Depp

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 amongst others.

On television he has appeared in single episodes of hit television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...

, The Shield

The Shield

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, Brothers & Sisters, My Name Is Earl

My Name Is Earl

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, and The Good Guys

The Good Guys

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as well as 17 episodes of Weeds

Weeds (TV series)

Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...

as Mexican drug cartel

Drug cartel

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 goon

Crime

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 Ignacio, so far his greatest claim to fame.

On stage he first appeared in Pantallas at Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo

Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...

's Great National Theater. In the United States he has appeared in Inverse Theater's production of Icarus and Aria and the New York Spanish Repertoire's production of Feast of the Goat as well as assorted other stage productions, i.e. Life is a Dream, The Mistress of the Inn

The Mistress of the Inn

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, Chronicles of a Death Foretold, Blood Weddings, Midnight Brainwash Revival, Burning the Bridges, and Belisa's Capriciousness.

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