Alejandro Patiño

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Summary

Alejandro Patiño is an American actor known for recurring television roles in Desperate Housewives and The Bridge, along with appearances in films including Papi Chulo and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. His work spans comedy and drama, often in supporting roles as Latino characters. In a 2019 interview, he said immigrant and day laborer characters are not highlighted enough and hoped Papi Chulo would educate viewers about immigrants’ importance to the workforce; he also criticized the administration’s failure to recognize immigrants’ contributions. He mentors young people through the East LA Society of Film and Arts; no other public statements on identity politics, DEI, or political activism are on record.