Héctor Luis Bustamante (born March 12, 1972) is a Colombian-American
actor.He was born Héctor Luis Bustamante Durango in MedellÃn,
Colombia to Dagoberto Bustamante and Aracelly Durango. Bustamante and
his family moved to the United States when he was 12. Bustamante is an
alumnus of the 1989 Governor's School of New Jersey as an art scholar.
His first theatrical role was in a Hackensack High School production
of West Side Story, which was well received and led him to roles in
several other productions, though his drama teacher told him that he
would never be a professional actor because his accent was too thick
for American TV.Bustamante focused on art and started working as a
graphic designer. By age 19, he was the art director for New Jersey
Golf magazine.In 1995, Bustamante enrolled in the Parsons School of
Design in New York City, paying for school by working in retail as a
security guard and eventually became the security manager in one of a
retail store on Fifth Avenue.
actor.He was born Héctor Luis Bustamante Durango in MedellÃn,
Colombia to Dagoberto Bustamante and Aracelly Durango. Bustamante and
his family moved to the United States when he was 12. Bustamante is an
alumnus of the 1989 Governor's School of New Jersey as an art scholar.
His first theatrical role was in a Hackensack High School production
of West Side Story, which was well received and led him to roles in
several other productions, though his drama teacher told him that he
would never be a professional actor because his accent was too thick
for American TV.Bustamante focused on art and started working as a
graphic designer. By age 19, he was the art director for New Jersey
Golf magazine.In 1995, Bustamante enrolled in the Parsons School of
Design in New York City, paying for school by working in retail as a
security guard and eventually became the security manager in one of a
retail store on Fifth Avenue.
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