GOMEZ, Panchito 1963–

PERSONAL

Born November 2, 1963, in New York, NY.

Career: Actor.

Awards, Honors: Young Artist Award nomination, best juvenile actor in a motion picture, 1980, for Walk Proud; Special Jury Prize—Dramatic (with others), Sundance Film Festival, 2002, for Manito.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Juanito Hernandez, Run for the Roses (also known as Thoroughbred and The Thoroughbreds ), Kodiak Films, 1975.

Title role, Paco, Cinerma National, 1975.

Hospital kid, Uncle Joe Shannon, 1978.

Manuel, Walk Proud, Universal, 1979.

Benito Morales, Borderline, Associated Film Distribution, 1980.

Luis, Max Dugan Returns, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1983.

Mickey, Tuff Turf, New World Pictures, 1985.

Chooch, 3:15 (also known as 3:15 a Time to Die and 3:15 the Moment of Truth ), Dakota Entertainment, 1986.

Choo Choo, Return to Horror High, New World Pictures, 1987.

Gang member, Cold Dog Soup, Anchor Bay Entertainment, 1990.

Young Montoya Santana, American Me, Universal, 1992.

Joker Bird, Mi vida loca (also known as My Crazy Life ), Sony Pictures Classics, 1993.

Juanito, Saints and Sinners, 1994.

Young Abraham—Dinos 1961, Selena, Warner Bros., 1997.

Acting inmate, Pinero, Miramax, 2001.

Rodchenko, Manito, Film Movement, 2002.

Television Appearances; Series:

Antonio, Sesame Street (also known as Les amis de Sesame, Canadian Sesame Street, The New Sesame Street, Open Sesame, and Sesame Park ), PBS, 1971–1972.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Rafael Camacho, Dr. Max, CBS, 1974.

Raphael, The Outlaws, ABC, 1984.

Paco Izquierdo, Long Gone, HBO, 1987.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Philip Gilbert, You Gotta Start Somewhere, CBS, 1977.

Title role, Gaucho, ABC, 1978.

Reuben Medina, Gangs, CBS, 1988.

Ramon Sanchez, Sweet 15, PBS, 1990.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Johnny Ute, The Hunted Lady, NBC, 1977.

Wild Boy, Beach Patrol, ABC, 1979.

Carlos, The Streets of Beverly Hills, ABC, 1992.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Robert, "Surf's Up," CHiPs, NBC, 1978.

"The Gadjo," Baretta, ABC, 1978.

Hector Ruiz, "Hill Street Station," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981.

Hector Ruiz, "Choice Cut," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981.

Hector Ruiz, "Your Kind, My Kind, Humankind," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1981.

Young street hustler, "Details at Eleven," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1981.

Chico, "Tiger in the Streets," CHiPs, NBC, 1982.

Gilbert Pedrosa, "Bones," Barney Miller, ABC, 1982.

Panchito, "Flatfoots," Here's Boomer, NBC, 1982.

Manuel, "Emeralds Are Not a Girl's Best Friend," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1982.

Danny Perez, "A Cry for Help," T. J. Hooker, ABC, 1982.

"Samuels and the Kid," St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982.

Julio, "Independent Woman," Diff'rent Strokes, NBC, 1983.

Hector Ruiz, "Ba–bing, Ba–bing," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1983.

Hector Ruiz, "The Long Law of the Arm," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1983.

Vernon, "The Right Kind of Medicine," Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 1986.

Pablo, "Baja, Humbug," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1988.

Roberto, "The Squeaky Wheel," Highway to Heaven, NBC, 1989.

Mike Mendez, "Half–Ashed," NYPD Blue, ABC, 2002.

Also appeared as Puck, Maximum Security, HBO.