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Arnaldo Santana
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Born
September 1
,
1950
·
El Paso, Texas, USA
Died
October 8
,
1987
·
New York City, New York, USA
(undisclosed)
Birth name
Luis Arnaldo Santana
Height
5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
Mini Bio
Arnaldo Santana was born on September 1, 1950 in El Paso, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for
Scarface (1983)
,
Cruising (1980)
and
a.k.a. Pablo (1984)
. He died on October 8, 1987 in New York City, New York, USA.
Family
Parents
Mariano G. Santana
Olga Lilia Zúñiga
Relatives
Omar Santana
(Sibling)
Marco Vinicio Santana
(Sibling)
Anabelle Guadalupe Santana
(Sibling)
Gabriela Santana
(Sibling)
Trivia
Best remembered for his role as "Ernie" in Scarface.
Friend of Al Pacino.
Achieved notice playing doomed actor Loren Lukas in the controversial 1980 Al Pacino film Cruising.
Acting career took a nose-dive when the handsome, muscular Santana gained over 100 pounds and became a heavy-set character actor.
Was an altar boy at Our Lady of the Light Catholic Church. Ironically, his funeral service was at the same church.
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