Then & Now: Latino hero booster. Edward James Olmos

“Even before his Emmy Award-winning television role as Lt. Castillo on “Miami Vice,” actor-filmmaker Edward James Olmos had visited San Antonio to tout social causes.

Olmos has spoken out on U.S. Hispanic issues while getting both acclaim and criticism for his work. He lately has taken on a rare science fiction role in a reincarnation of TV’s “Battlestar Galactica” on the Sci Fi Channel and has long hoped to make a film about South Texas war hero and Medal of Honor recipient Roy Benavidez.”

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