David Castañeda

Castañeda was born October 24, 1989,{{Cite web|url=https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/features/david-castaneda/|title=David Castañeda: 11 facts about the Umbrella Academy star you probably didn't know|website=PopBuzz|access-date=February 28, 2019}} in Los Angeles{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-esp-tel-umbrella-academy-david-castaeda-20190223-story.html |title=David Castañeda: 'Los pleitos de hermanos son saludables'marry my |first=Berenice |last=Bautista |work=Chicago Tribune |date=February 23, 2019 |access-date=February 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226173305/https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-esp-tel-umbrella-academy-david-castaeda-20190223-story.html |archive-date=February 26, 2019 |url-status=dead }} and was raised in Sinaloa, Mexico.{{efn|One source says he is a native of Sinaloa, Mexico and moved to the US at age 14. Another source says he was born in Los Angeles, raised in Mexico, then went to the US for high school.}} He returned to the United States when he was 14 and attended William Workman High School in California. Castañeda initially studied civil engineering in college with the intention of taking over the family business after he finished his studies. However, he became interested in film direction and switched to major in film production and international business in 2007 at California State University, Fullerton.{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/david-castaneda-el-morro-de-burgermania-anda-de-actor-en-hollywood |title=David Castañeda: 'El morro de Burgermanía anda de actor en Hollywood' |first=Gabriel |last=Lerman |date=February 15, 2019 |publisher=Golden Globes |access-date=February 28, 2019 |language=Spanish |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109071302/https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/david-castaneda-el-morro-de-burgermania-anda-de-actor-en-hollywood |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://dailytitan.com/2013/11/student-balances-acting-with-responsibilities-on-switched-at-birth-tv-series/ |title=Student balances acting with responsibilities on Switched at Birth TV series |first=Sonam |last= Mirpuri |date=November 5, 2013 |work=Daily Titan|access-date=February 28, 2019}} Castañeda then moved into acting and started auditioning for roles. He studied part-time while pursuing an acting career, eventually graduating in 2015.{{cite web |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/2xAZXRm4VY/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/castanedawong/986571536349234520 |archive-date=2021-12-25 |url-access=registration|title=Assemble |author=castanedawong|website=Instagram |date=May 17, 2015 |access-date=February 28, 2019}}{{cbignore}}

Castañeda has been involved in acting since he was 17,{{cite web |url=http://statusmagonline.com/features/davidcastaneda-interview-february2019/ |title=David Castañeda Steers His Plans To An Action-Packed Acting Career |first=Nikki |last=Yap |date=February 2019 |work=Status |via=statusmagonline.com |access-date=February 28, 2019 |archive-date=February 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218195906/http://statusmagonline.com/features/davidcastaneda-interview-february2019/ |url-status=dead }} but only started taking acting more seriously after he volunteered for a role when a director asked for actors to participate in his film during a seminar while at university. He played various minor roles in a number of productions, such as End of Watch, and also acted as a main character in a short film Maddoggin{{'}}, which won the audience award at the NBC Universal Short Cut Film Festival. In 2013, he landed a role playing Jorge on ABC Family's TV series Switched at Birth.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/melissa-joey-switched-at-birth-650299 |title=Melissa & Joey, Switched at Birth Add Guest Stars |date=October 23, 2013 |first= Philiana |last=Ng |work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=February 28, 2019 }} In late 2016, he was cast in the role of Hector in the film Sicario: Day of the Soldado released in 2018.{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2016/film/news/david-castaneda-sicario-sequel-soldado-1201943575/ |title= David Castaneda Joins Sicario Sequel Soldado|first= Justin |last= Kroll |work=Variety |date=December 15, 2016|access-date=February 28, 2019}} He also has a major role in an independent film El Chicano, a supporting role in Jean-Claude Van Damme's We Die Young as well as minor roles in films such as the Billy Crystal's film Standing Up, Falling Down.

In 2017, he was cast in his most prominent role yet playing Diego Hargreeves / Number 2 in The Umbrella Academy,{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/umbrella-academy-series-netflix-cast-1202627134/|title=Umbrella Academy Netflix Series Rounds Out Cast With Game of Thrones Alum, Hamilton Star|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=November 30, 2017|work=Variety|access-date=November 30, 2017}} which was released on Netflix in February 2019.

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Category:1989 births

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Category:Male actors from Los Angeles

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Category:American male actors of Mexican descent