Benicio del Toro

Personal context

Summary

Benicio del Toro is a Puerto Rican actor and producer known for Traffic, Che, Sicario and a wide range of crime dramas and character roles. His work often engages with violence, power and the drug trade. He has welcomed greater visibility for minorities in American fiction and called for more complex Latino characters; he has also condemned separating migrant children from their parents and dehumanizing immigrants, while saying borders must be respected. He has spoken about the political significance of protests against U.S. Navy exercises in Vieques, but has said his politics are not defined by party lines.