Alejandro Edda
{{short description|Mexican-American actor (born 1984)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Alejandro Edda
| image =
| image_caption= Edda in 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|17}}
| birth_place = Puebla, Mexico
| education = Meisner Acting Studio
| nationality = Mexican
American
| citizenship = Mexican American
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2007–present
| known_for = Narcos: Mexico
| spouse = Aura Serna (m. 2009)
| children = 2
}}
Alejandro Edda (born May 17, 1984) is a Mexican–American actor, best known for his roles as Marco Rodriguez in the AMC television series Fear the Walking Dead (2016) and Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán in the Netflix original series Narcos: Mexico (2018–2021).{{cite web|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/who-plays-el-chapo-in-narcos-mexico-alejandro-edda-takes-on-the-drug-kingpins-early-life-13140904|title=The Actor Playing El Chapo In 'Narcos: Mexico' Is Used To Playing Intense Characters|last=Patton|first=Rebecca|date=November 16, 2018|publisher=Bustle|website=www.bustle.com|access-date=July 24, 2020|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725030553/https://www.bustle.com/p/who-plays-el-chapo-in-narcos-mexico-alejandro-edda-takes-on-the-drug-kingpins-early-life-13140904|url-status=live}}{{cite tweet|user=alanfeuer|number=1089887428196909058|title=The Chapo trial has now gone full meta. Alejandro Edda, who plays the kingpin in Narcos: Mexico is in the courtroom, He just shook hands w/Chapo's lawyers Eduardo Balarezo & Bill Purpura. Balarezo said he wants Clooney to play him in the movie version. Purpura wants Pacino.|last=Feuer|first=Alan|date=January 28, 2019|access-date=February 15, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1293338/Narcos-vs-real-life-cast-meet-real-drug-lords-Diego-Luna-el-chapo-Netflix/|title=Narcos vs real-life: Have any of the cast met the real drug lords? El Chapo to Gallardo|last=Watson|first=Fay|date=June 11, 2020|publisher=Daily Express|website=www.dailyexpress.co.uk|access-date=October 7, 2020|archive-date=August 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200828061748/https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1293338/Narcos-vs-real-life-cast-meet-real-drug-lords-Diego-Luna-el-chapo-Netflix|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/ncna1245265|title=Netflix's 'Narcos: Mexico' renewed for Season 3, Wagner Moura to direct multiple episodes|date=October 29, 2020|work=NBC News|access-date=January 23, 2021|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406230317/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/ncna1245265|url-status=live}} He also appears in the FX television series Snowfall as a KGB agent called Ruben during season 5 and 6. His voice roles in video games include Gustavo in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Agent Ricardo "Ricky" Sandoval in Ghost Recon: Wildlands (2017) and Manny in The Last of Us Part II (2020).{{cite web|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/118832/the-last-of-us-part-2-voice-actors-and-cast|title=The Last of Us Part 2 voice actors and cast|date=June 22, 2020|publisher=ShackNews|website=www.shacknews.com|access-date=January 12, 2021|archive-date=October 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018124521/https://www.shacknews.com/article/118832/the-last-of-us-part-2-voice-actors-and-cast|url-status=live}}{{cite tweet|user=Gameonysus|number=1310968457425428480|title=Alejandro Edda as Manny in #TLOU2! I definitely have some gripes with the character but someone from Mexico playing someone from Mexico is dope and he performed well.|last=Garcia|first=Janet|date=September 29, 2020|access-date=February 5, 2021}}
He has also appeared in roles for Hollywood films, including Pancho the Cop in the romantic comedy Sundown (2016), Big Jim in Reality High (2017) and Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez in American Made (2017).{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX-dV5rvvsg|title=American Made: Interview with Alejandro Edda|date=October 10, 2017|publisher=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|access-date=April 22, 2021|archive-date=April 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422154820/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX-dV5rvvsg|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.time.com/4960639/american-made-tom-cruise|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928120505/http://time.com/4960639/american-made-tom-cruise/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 28, 2017|title=Review: American Made Lets a Smug Tom Cruise Just Be Tom Cruise|last=Zacharek|first=Stephanie|date=September 28, 2017|publisher=Time|website=Time|access-date=June 14, 2021}}
Edda also appeared in the action horror film The Forever Purge, which was theatrically released in July 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.collider.com/the-forever-purge-last-movie-everardo-gout-interview/|title='The Forever Purge' Director on Changing the Rules for the Radically Different Sequel|last=Radish|first=Christina|date=May 12, 2021|publisher=Collider|website=www.collider.com|access-date=May 24, 2021|archive-date=May 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525021257/https://collider.com/the-forever-purge-last-movie-everardo-gout-interview/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/entertainment/movies/movie-reviews/the-forever-purge-review/|title=Director Everardo Gout's keen action-suspense eye makes 'The Forever Purge' worthwhile|last=Buffa|first=Dan|date=July 1, 2021|publisher=5 on Your Side|website=www.ksdk.com|access-date=July 1, 2021}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=https://www.collider.com/ana-de-la-reguera-interview-the-forever-purge-army-of-the-dead-animated-series-lost-vegas/|title=Ana de la Reguera on 'The Forever Purge,' the 'Army of the Dead' Animated Series, and 'Nacho Libre'|last=Weintraub|first=Steve|date=July 1, 2021|website=Collier|access-date=July 3, 2021|archive-date=July 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701155117/https://collider.com/ana-de-la-reguera-interview-the-forever-purge-army-of-the-dead-animated-series-lost-vegas/|url-status=live}}{{cite tweet|user=DanFilm|number=1410813169874788354|title=Loved seeing my brother @Alejo_Edda and the always amazing @ADELAREGUERA kick ass on #TheForeverPurge|last=Levy|first=Dan Carrillo|date=July 2, 2021|access-date=July 18, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/reel-film-nerds-episode-228-the-forever-purge/|title=REEL Film Nerds Episode #228: "The Forever Purge"|date=July 7, 2021|publisher=Signals AZ|website=www.signalsaz.com|access-date=July 18, 2021|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719030447/https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/reel-film-nerds-episode-228-the-forever-purge/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/amp/haber/yeni-arinmada-kurallar-yok--1854699|title=There are no rules in the new purification!|last=Selcuk|first=Asli|date=July 23, 2021|publisher=Cumhuriyet|access-date=August 20, 2021|archive-date=July 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723111859/https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/amp/haber/yeni-arinmada-kurallar-yok--1854699|url-status=live}}
Early life
Edda was born in Puebla, Mexico in 1984. After high school, he studied arts at the Russian Conservatory of Mexico City. At the end of his senior year, he went to join his mother in San Francisco, United States, to pursue an acting career.
He then moved to Los Angeles and studied at the Meisner Acting Studio.
Career
Prior to his acting career, Edda used to be a wine delivery person, but he was fired before being fired from his job as a valet parker as well. Edda started his acting career by appearing in commercials for Domino's Pizza.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvovermind.com/alejandro-edda/|title=10 Things You Didn't Know about Alejandro Edda|last=Moore|first=Camille|date=September 21, 2020|publisher=TV Overmind|website=www.tvovermind.com|access-date=September 9, 2021|archive-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909210435/https://www.tvovermind.com/alejandro-edda/|url-status=live}}
After a series of short films, Edda joined the cast of the television series The Bridge in 2013, for eight episodes. The actor continues his American breakthrough by playing supporting roles in other series such as Fear the Walking Dead and Lethal Weapon.
In 2017, he was part of the cast of the film American Made directed by Doug Liman and distributed by Universal Pictures. In this thriller, he plays the role of Jorge Ochoa, a drug trafficker who is the founding member of the Medellín Cartel.{{cite web|url=https://remezcla.com/features/film/alejandro-edda-interview-american-made/|title='American Made' Interview with Mexican Actor Alejandro Edda|publisher=Remezcla|website=www.remezcla.com|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909210440/https://remezcla.com/features/film/alejandro-edda-interview-american-made/|url-status=live}} This film marks its first box office success.
Edda also appeared as the voice and motion capture of Gustavo in the 2016 PlayStation 4 video game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, with fellow voice actors Nolan North and Brandon Scott.
In 2018, he appeared in the biopic Cocaine Godmother, which focuses on the drug lord Griselda Blanco, played by Catherine Zeta-Jones.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/steven-williams-the-chi-alejandro-edda-cocaine-godmother-1202118676/|title=Steven Williams Joins 'The Chi'; Alejandro Edda In 'Cocaine Godmother'|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=June 23, 2017|publisher=Deadline|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028041013/https://deadline.com/2017/06/steven-williams-the-chi-alejandro-edda-cocaine-godmother-1202118676/|url-status=live}} The same year, he appears as Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, leader of the Sinaloa Cartel in the Netflix original series Narcos: Mexico, featuring actors such as Diego Luna and Michael Peña.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/narcos-mexico-how-alejandro-edda-became-el-chapo-season-2-1279944|title=How 'Narcos: Mexico' Star Alejandro Edda Became El Chapo in Season 2|date=February 19, 2020|last=Strause|first=Jackie|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|access-date=October 3, 2020|archive-date=October 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001195907/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/narcos-mexico-how-alejandro-edda-became-el-chapo-season-2-1279944|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/991834/Narcos-season-4-Mexico-cast-who-is-Alejandro-Edda-El-Chapo-Netflix-new/|title=Narcos season 4 cast: Who is actor Alejandro Edda who plays El Chapo?|last=Nolan|first=Emma|date=November 16, 2018|publisher=Daily Express|website=www.dailyexpress.co.uk|access-date=October 6, 2020|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204070325/https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/991834/Narcos-season-4-Mexico-cast-who-is-Alejandro-Edda-El-Chapo-Netflix-new|url-status=live}}{{cite 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web|url=https://www.primetimer.com/item/Narcos-Mexicos-Alejandro-Edda-recalls-his-journey-to-playing-El-Chapo-MMSrv4|title=Narcos: Mexico's Alejandro Edda recalls his journey to playing El Chapo|last=Weiss|first=Norman|date=February 22, 2020|publisher=PrimeTimer|website=www.primetimer.com|access-date=January 25, 2021|archive-date=March 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315042731/https://www.primetimer.com/item/Narcos-Mexicos-Alejandro-Edda-recalls-his-journey-to-playing-El-Chapo-MMSrv4|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thecinemaholic.com/narcos-mexico-season-3-everything-we-know/|title=Narcos: Mexico Season 3: Everything We Know|last=Singh|first=Prerna|date=February 3, 2021|publisher=The Cinemaholic|website=www.thecinemaholic.com|access-date=February 13, 2021|archive-date=February 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226060715/https://thecinemaholic.com/narcos-mexico-season-3-everything-we-know/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.culturacolectiva.com/cine/alejandro-edda-el-actor-detras-de-el-chapo-en-narcos/|title=Meet Alejandro Edda, who will play 'El Chapo' in the new season of 'Narcos'|last=Molina|first=Alicia|date=November 17, 2018|publisher=Cultura Colectiva|website=www.culturacolectiva.com|access-date=April 7, 2021|archive-date=February 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227015342/https://culturacolectiva.com/cine/alejandro-edda-el-actor-detras-de-el-chapo-en-narcos/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z4ec3FBVag|title=El Chapo Trial: 'Narcos: Mexico' Star Shows Up & Alleged Kingpin Says He Won't Testify|date=January 30, 2019|publisher=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|access-date=April 14, 2021|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414125225/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z4ec3FBVag|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/netflix-narcos-mexico-season-3-cast-luis-gerardo-mendez-alberto-guerra-luisa-rubino-1234612111/|title=Netflix's 'Narcos: Mexico' Adds Luis Gerardo Méndez, Alberto Guerra, Luisa Rubino, Bad Bunny To Season 3 Cast|last=Evans|first=Greg|date=November 10, 2020|publisher=Deadline|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 10, 2021|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511090153/https://deadline.com/2020/11/netflix-narcos-mexico-season-3-cast-luis-gerardo-mendez-alberto-guerra-luisa-rubino-1234612111/|url-status=live}} His character has appeared in the show's third and final season, which has proved to be the show's finale that aired on November 5, 2021, with Bad Bunny joining the show's cast.{{cite web|url=https://thecinemaholic.com/narcos-mexico-season-3-everything-we-know-2/|title=Narcos: Mexico Season 3 Release Date on Netflix, Cast, Plot Details|date=August 3, 2021|publisher=The Cinemaholic|access-date=August 9, 2021|archive-date=August 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809124510/https://thecinemaholic.com/narcos-mexico-season-3-everything-we-know-2/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstoneindia.com/bad-bunny-officially-joins-cast-of-narcos-mexico-for-season-three/|title=Bad Bunny Officially Joins Cast of 'Narcos: Mexico' for Season Three|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=November 21, 2020|publisher=Rolling Stone India|website=www.rollingstoneindia.com|access-date=August 20, 2021|archive-date=August 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820183325/https://rollingstoneindia.com/bad-bunny-officially-joins-cast-of-narcos-mexico-for-season-three/|url-status=live}}
He then provided the voice and motion-capture of Manny in the PlayStation 4 video game The Last of Us Part II.{{cite web|url=https://cogconnected.com/2020/07/neil-druckmann-insert-last-us-part-ii/|title=NEIL DRUCKMANN TALKS THE LAST OF US PART II SELF-INSERT|website=Cog Connected|date=July 2020|access-date=July 24, 2020|archive-date=July 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725030551/https://cogconnected.com/2020/07/neil-druckmann-insert-last-us-part-ii/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.screenrant.com/last-of-us-2-manny-neil-druckmann-rumor-character/|title=The Last Of Us Part 2 Director Responds To Self-Insert Character Rumor|last=Wojnar|first=Zak|date=June 22, 2020|website=Screen Rant|access-date=January 23, 2021|archive-date=January 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123164714/https://screenrant.com/last-of-us-2-manny-neil-druckmann-rumor-character/|url-status=live}}{{cite tweet|user=gameinformer|number=1341474097105125378|title=The conclusion to our countdown is here! We are happy to announce that Game Informer's 2020 Game of the Year is ... The Last of Us Part II!|author=GameInformer|date=December 22, 2020|access-date=February 13, 2021}} Naughty Dog's casting director, Becky Todd, contacted Edda while he was spending Christmas with his grandmother in Mexico, informing him that Neil Druckmann wanted to speak with him; the two spoke on the phone, and Druckmann offered him the role of Manny. Edda, who has little other experience with video games, accepted as he found it to be a unique and creative experience.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0boeOIPU_Fo |title=Alejandro Edda habla sobre su papel en The Last of Us 2 |language=es |trans-title=Alejandro Edda talks about his role in The Last of Us 2 |last1=Rodríguez |first1=Lego |last2=Edda |first2=Alejandro |author-link2=Alejandro Edda |work=Updateando |date=August 28, 2020 |access-date=October 3, 2020 }} During production, Druckmann allowed Edda to be creative with his performance, adding small details to the character as he deemed appropriate; for example, Edda felt that Manny would drink mezcal instead of whiskey, as had been suggested in the script, and the line was changed.{{sfn|Rodríguez|Edda|2020|loc=4:37}} Manny's design was based on Edda's physical appearance, which added more time to his work on the game; he worked on it for about two years.{{sfn|Rodríguez|Edda|2020|loc=6:19}}
He appeared in the role of Trinidad "T.T." Toledo, a Mexican farmhand,{{cite web|url=https://www.mashable.com/article/the-forever-purge-movie-review|title=The Purge has never been subtle, but the mask is fully off in 'The Forever Purge'|last=Rosenberg|first=Alan|date=July 2, 2021|publisher=Mashable News|website=www.mashable.com|access-date=July 2, 2021|archive-date=July 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702101938/https://mashable.com/article/the-forever-purge-movie-review|url-status=live}} in the 2021 action horror film, and the fifth film of The Purge franchise, The Forever Purge, directed by Everardo Gout and starring Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta (with whom he co-starred in Narcos: Mexico), Josh Lucas, Cassidy Freeman and Will Patton.{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-forever-purge-trailer-crime-never-ends-in-horror-franchises-fifth-film-video/|title='The Forever Purge' Trailer: Crime Never Ends in Horror Franchise's 5th Film (Video)|last=Welk|first=Brian|date=May 12, 2021|publisher=The 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2021|publisher=AsumeTech|website=www.asumetech.com|access-date=July 16, 2021|archive-date=July 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716162509/https://asumetech.com/the-forever-purge-by-ditching-purge-nights-ticking-clock-the-films-suspense-evaporates/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ntdaily.com/the-purge-franchise-returns-and-exceeds-expectations/|title='The Purge' franchise returns and exceeds expectations|last=Mendoza|first=Mahonri|date=July 17, 2021|publisher=North Texas Daily|website=www.ntdaily.com|access-date=July 18, 2021|archive-date=July 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210719030450/https://www.ntdaily.com/the-purge-franchise-returns-and-exceeds-expectations/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gamingideology.com/2021/07/16/the-forever-purge-dumping-purge-nights-ticking-clock-evaporates-the-movies-tension/|title=The Forever Purge: Dumping Purge Night's ticking clock evaporates the movie's tension|date=July 16, 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Reminder Of Migrantphobia|last=Jha|first=Subhash K|date=September 6, 2021|publisher=IWM Buzz|website=www.iwmbuzz.com|access-date=September 9, 2021|archive-date=September 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210906093124/https://www.iwmbuzz.com/movies/editorial-movies/review-of-the-forever-purge-a-chilling-riveting-reminder-of-migrantphobia/2021/09/06|url-status=live}}
Personal life
On July 17, 2009, Edda is married to Aura Serna and currently resides in Los Angeles. He has two sons Luciano Edda (b. March 2009) and Paolo Edda (b. February 2014). He later became a naturalized American citizen.
=Trial of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán=
{{See also|United States v. Guzmán}}
On January 28, 2019, Edda was present at the trial of the real Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán when he seized the opportunity to see the real crime lord himself be charged on multiple counts of drug trafficking.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcmontana.com/amp/news/nation-world/el-chapo-cracks-smile-as-actor-who-played-him-attends-trial|title=El Chapo cracks smile as actor who played him attends trial|agency=Associated Press|date=January 28, 2019|publisher=NBC Montana|website=www.nbcmontana.com|access-date=January 1, 2021|archive-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407184100/https://nbcmontana.com/amp/news/nation-world/el-chapo-cracks-smile-as-actor-who-played-him-attends-trial|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.laverdadnoticias.com/espectaculos/Alejandro-Edda-y-la-inesperada-reaccion-de-El-Chapo-al-conocerlo|title=Alejandro Edda and the unexpected reaction of "El Chapo" when meeting him|date=January 30, 2019|publisher=La Verdad|website=www.laverdadnoticias.com|access-date=January 12, 2021}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=https://www.trillmag.com/34859/read/culture/tv-film/alejandro-edda-turns-up-to-the-real-el-chapos-trial/|title=Alejandro Edda Turns Up To The Real El Chapo's Trial|date=February 4, 2019|publisher=Trill Magazine|access-date=January 23, 2021|archive-date=January 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129133105/https://www.trillmag.com/34859/read/culture/tv-film/alejandro-edda-turns-up-to-the-real-el-chapos-trial/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/at-druglord-el-chapos-trial-actor-who-plays-him-on-narcos-makes-cameo-1984664%3famp=1&akamai-rum=off|title=At Druglord El Chapo's Trial, Actor Who Plays Him On 'Narcos' Makes Cameo|last=France-Presse, Agence|date=January 29, 2019|publisher=NDTV|website=www.ndtv.com|access-date=January 25, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny-news-prosecution-rests-during-dramatic-day-el-chapo-trial-20190128-story.html%3foutputType=amp|title=kingpin waves at 'Narcos' actor and jurors hear 2015 prison escape tunnel had ventilation grate disguised as BBQ|last=Crane-Newman|first=Molly|date=January 28, 2019|publisher=The New York Daily News|website=www.nydailynews.com|access-date=February 9, 2021|archive-date=June 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611083439/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny-news-prosecution-rests-during-dramatic-day-el-chapo-trial-20190128-story.html%3foutputType=amp|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.momatic.it/tag/guzman-waved-at-mexican-actor-alejandro-edda/|title=Guzman Waved at Mexican Actor Alejandro Edda|date=September 21, 2019|publisher=Mo'Matic s.r. l.s.|website=www.momatic.it|access-date=April 7, 2021|archive-date=April 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406230321/http://www.momatic.it/tag/guzman-waved-at-mexican-actor-alejandro-edda/|url-status=live}} The actor's appearance among the witnesses in the eleventh week of the trial happened in Brooklyn Federal Court.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z4ec3FBVag|title=El Chapo Trial: 'Narcos: Mexico' Star Shows Up & Alleged Kingpin Says He Won't Testify|date=January 28, 2019|publisher=YouTube|website=www.youtube.com|access-date=April 22, 2021|archive-date=April 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418171946/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=-z4ec3FBVag&feature=youtu.be|url-status=live}} According to a CNN news report, Edda states that "it was a rare opportunity". He also says that "what else could be better than to see the man in real life, learn his mannerisms".{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/cnn/2019/01/28/us/el-chapo-netflix-actor/|title='Narcos' actor who plays El Chapo went to court to see the man himself|last=Moghe|first=Sonia|date=January 28, 2019|publisher=CNN|website=www.cnn.com|access-date=January 1, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/nyregion/newyorktoday/el-chapo-guzman-drug-lord|title=The Most New York Moments From the El Chapo Trial|last=Paybarah|first=Azi|date=July 18, 2019|website=The New York Times|access-date=January 21, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/us/el-chapo-trial-the-11-biggest-revelations-from-the-case|title=El Chapo trial: The 11 biggest revelations from the case|last=Palmer|first=Emily|date=February 5, 2019|publisher=The Irish Times|website=www.irishtimes.com|access-date=January 22, 2021}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-47034391|title="Narcos México": the "intimidating" encounter between Alejandro Edda, Netflix's "El Chapo", and the real Chapo Guzmán during the trial in New York|date=January 28, 2019|publisher=BBC News|website=www.bbc.com|access-date=January 22, 2021|archive-date=August 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808151455/https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-47034391|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/el-chapo-meets-his-narcos-doppelganger-actor-admits-he-s-a-bit-intimidating-news.70923.html|title=El Chapo Meets His "Narcos" Doppelganger, Actor Admits: "He's A Bit Intimidating"|last=Ch|first=Devin|date=February 1, 2019|publisher=Hot New Hip Hop|website=www.hotnewhiphop.com|access-date=May 3, 2021|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503230557/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/el-chapo-meets-his-narcos-doppelganger-actor-admits-he-s-a-bit-intimidating-news.70923.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/el-chapo-trial-craziest-details|title=The craziest details from the "El Chapo" trial|last=Silverstein|first=Jason|date=February 12, 2019|publisher=CBS News|website=www.cbsnews.com|access-date=May 3, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108000338/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/el-chapo-trial-craziest-details/|url-status=live}}
Filmography
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