Researching Luis Contreras
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the Contreras surname? In that year Contreras was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Luis means "Form of LOUIS. Famous in Battle" and is of Spanish origin.
Records of Luis Contreras on Ancestry
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Some Famous People called Luis Contreras
Luis Contreras
Luis Contreras (September 18, 1950 – June 20, 2004) was an American character actor. The son of actor Roberto Contreras, his film debut was in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Contreras often played the parts of bums, gang members, police officers, prison inmates, and criminals. One of the typical roles that he played as a gang member or criminal was that of Jesus in Walking the Edge.
Contreras appeared in multiple movies for director Walter Hill: The Long Riders, 48 Hrs., Extreme Prejudice, Red Heat, Geronimo: An American Legend, and Last Man Standing.
He died of cancer in 2004 at the age of 53.
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