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Edward James Olmos. Actor: Battlestar Galactica. Born February 24, 1947, in East Los Angeles, at The First Japanese Hospital to Pedro Olmos and Eleanor Huizar. Raised on Cheesebrough's Lane, he attended Greenwood Elementary and Montebello Junior High.
Olmos was born and raised in East Los Angeles, California, the son of Eleanor (née Huizar) and Pedro Olmos, who was a welder and mail carrier. [5] His father was a Mexican immigrant who moved to California in 1945 and his mother was an American of Mexican descent.
Olmos is the second of three children born to Pedro Olmos, a Mexican immigrant to the United States, and Eleanor Huizar, a Mexican American woman. The family lived in East Los Angeles in a neighborhood filled with various immigrant groups.
He is best known for his roles in the films Stand and Deliver, Selena, and Blade Runner, as well as his Emmy-winning role as Admiral William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. Olmos was born in Los Angeles, California, to Eleanor (Huizar) and Pedro Olmos, who was a mail carrier and welder. He has a brother, Robert, and a sister ...
Edward James Olmos. Actor: Battlestar Galactica. Born February 24, 1947, in East Los Angeles, at The First Japanese Hospital to Pedro Olmos and Eleanor Huizar. Raised on Cheesebrough's Lane, he attended Greenwood Elementary and Montebello Junior High.
Eddie's mother, Eleanor Huizar, met his father, Pedro Olmos, while visiting Mexico City. They married and raised three children: Peter, Edward, and Esperanza. His parents divorced when he was seven, and Eddie found refuge in baseball as a means of staying away from street gangs and drugs.
Founder & Board Chairman. Born February 24, 1947, East Los Angeles, at The First Japanese Hospital to Pedro Olmos and Eleanor Huizar. Raised on Cheesebrough’s Lane, he attended Greenwood Elementary and Montebello Junior High. He then graduated from Montebello High School in 1964.
