Wade Dominguez
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Wade Dominguez | |
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| Born | May 10, 1966 |
| Died | August 26, 1998 (aged 32) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, model, singer, dancer |
| Years active | 1994–1998 |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.74 m) |
Wade Dominguez (May 10, 1966 – August 26, 1998[citation needed]) was an American actor, model, singer, and dancer best known for his portrayal as Emilio Ramírez in Dangerous Minds.
Death
[edit]Dominguez died at the age of 32. He had previously been diagnosed with AIDS. Actress Elizabeth Berkley visited Dominguez in his hospital bed and showed him a rough cut of his last film, Taxman. He then broke down crying, saying "I'm so good, I'm so good."[1] Dominguez died before the release of the film, which is dedicated to him.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | Erotique | Dream Sequence Lover | (segment: "Let's Talk About Love") |
| 1995 | Dangerous Minds | Emilio Ramírez | |
| 1997 | City of Industry | Jorge Montana | |
| 1998 | Shadow of Doubt | Bobby Medina | |
| 1998 | Taxman | Joseph Romero | Posthumous release |
References
[edit]- ^ "Avi Nesher's 'Taxman' gets reissue". The Jerusalem Post. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019.
External links
[edit]- Wade Dominguez at IMDb
- Obituary
- Wade Dominguez profile at archive.today (archived 2013-01-25)
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Categories:
- 1966 births
- 1998 deaths
- Male actors from the San Francisco Bay Area
- American male film actors
- American male dancers
- Male models from California
- Deaths from respiratory failure
- People from Morgan Hill, California
- 20th-century American male actors
- 20th-century American singers
- 20th-century American dancers
- 20th-century American male singers
- AIDS-related deaths in California