Robert Arevalo
While working at a bar in Beverly Hills he received advice from veteran movie star Sylvester Stallone, "Create your own opportunities". That stuck with him. While working as an assistant on the Twentieth Century Fox lot, Arevalo met director Robert Rodriguez whom he struck up a friendship with, who then offered him the unforgettable role of the Opponent, the guy with the broken leg in the 1995 blockbuster film Desperado starring Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek. Thanks to his friend (Salma Hayek), Arevalo was chosen to play a role as (Miguel Fuentes) one of her brothers in the film Fools Rush In, starring Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek, directed by Andy Tennant. Chad Stahelski, director of the John Wick series was one of Arevalo's martial arts instructors of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do martial art under Guro Dan Inosanto. Robert became proficient in kali He also taught jiujitsu and trained Judo at 87 Eleven Action Design, Chad's stunt team. Arevalo is a 2nd Degree Black Belt in Machado Brazilian Jiujitsu under Rigan Machado. He is an enrolled member of the Chiricahua Apache Nation.
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- 2022 ยทMade in Mexicoas Cartel Hitman
- 2021 ยทAmerican Sicarioas Matteo
- 2013 ยทIndioas Cosme de los Santos
- 2010 ยทMexican Bloodbathas Bishop
- 2002 ยทLords of the Barrioas Dago
- 2000 ยทRunaway Virusas Manuel Santiago
- 1997 ยทFools Rush Inas Miguel Fuentes
- 1997 ยทEl Esqueletoas
- 1995 ยทSpace: Above and Beyondas Horn
- 1995 ยทThe Single Guyas Juan Uno
- 1995 ยทDesperadoas Opponent