Wade Dominguez
Wade Dominguez | |
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| Born | May 10, 1966 |
| Died | August 26, 1998 (aged 32) |
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| Years active | 1994–1998 |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.74 m) |
Wade Dominguez (May 10, 1966 – August 26, 1998) was an American actor, model, singer, and dancer best known for his portrayal as Emilio Ramírez in Dangerous Minds.
Death
On August 26, 1998, Dominguez died at the age of 32 of AIDS-related respiratory failure . 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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ↑ "Avi Nesher's 'Taxman' gets reissue". The Jerusalem Post. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019.
External links
- Wade Dominguez at IMDb
- Obituary
- Deprecated link at archive.today (archived 2013-01-25)
Categories:
- 1966 births
- 1998 deaths
- Male actors from Santa Clara County, California
- American male film actors
- American male dancers
- Male models from California
- Deaths from respiratory failure in the United States
- People from Morgan Hill, California
- 20th-century American male actors
- 20th-century American dancers
- 20th-century American male singers
- AIDS-related deaths in California