Damian Chapa Movies and Career Information

Damian Robert Chapa (born October 29, 1963) is a Mexican- American actor, film director and film producer. Chapa was born in Dayton, Ohio, USA. He was briefly married to Natasha Henstridge. Among his earlier notable film roles are one of the leads in Taylor Hackford's Blood In Blood Out and the part of Ken in the film adaptation of Street Fighter. Subsequently, Chapa has directed and produced, in addition to starring in, his own films. These movies include 1998's Kill You Twice, 2000's The Lonely Life of Downey Hall, 2002's Man of Faith, 2004's Shade of Pale, 2004's El Padrino, and 2006's I.R.A.: King of Nothing. Chapa co-wrote and directed Polanski Unauthorized, a biopic of Roman Polanski, in which he played the title role. It was released on February 13, 2009, in Los Angeles, California. Chapa shall begin filming the only film about Marlon Brando ever to be made in June 2010 called Brando Unauthorized. He will follow with "Vatos Locos Forever", starring him and directed by Albert Pyun, about the Yakuza mafia in Mexico, and how the Mexican gang boys, known as "vatos", fought back and defeated the Japanese gang-bangers. Chapa will follow with "Beatty Unauthorized", about the life