Pato Hoffmann
| Pato Hoffmann | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Erwin Eduardo Hoffmann-Alarcon August 23, 1956 La Paz, Bolivia |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Website | www.patohoffmann.net |
Pato Hoffmann (born August 23, 1956 as Erwin Eduardo Hoffmann-Alarcon) is a Bolivian actor and theater director who has performed in such films as Geronimo: An American Legend, Lakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee, Cheyenne Warrior and The Last Winter. The nickname "Pato" was given to him as a child. Hoffmann was named the 1999 Indian Celebrity of the Year. He was born in La Paz, Bolivia, to Bolivian parents of Aymara, Quechua, Spanish, and German heritage. Hoffmann's family moved to New York City when he was four years old. He thereafter spent the formative years of his childhood and youth alternating between the United States and Bolivia, and more briefly in Mexico.
After the success of Dances With Wolves, agents were looking for Native American talent and signed on Hoffmann. His acting career in the U.S., Canada, Australia and Bolivia includes 13 feature films; over 30 episodes of television in series, mini-series, cartoons and soap operas; and numerous plays and readings with reputable theatre companies.
Hoffman's first significant role in a big budget feature film was The Dreamer in Geronimo: An American Legend which also stars Matt Damon, Robert Duvall, and Gene Hackman. Next Hoffman co-starred in the romantic film Cheyenne Warrior as Hawk, a Cheyenne warrior, who is nursed back to health by a pregnant, widowed Rebecca Carver played by Kelly Preston. In 2006, Hoffmann portrayed the character Lee Means in The Last Winter, playing opposite Ron Perlman.
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