Biography of Benicio Del Toro
Surprising his co-stars, Del Toro was, at 21, the youngest actor ever to portray a Bond villain. A complex and graphic film, it nonetheless became a widespread hit and Oscar winner. His mother died when he was young, and his father moved the family to a farm in Pennsylvania. Born in Puerto Rico on February 19, 1967, Benicio is the son of lawyer parents Gustavo and Fausta Sanchez Del Toro. Telling his parents that he was taking courses in business, Del Toro hid his new studies from his family for a little while.


Benicio Del Toro trivia

  • Took three years off after high school to surf in Hawaii and to ski in France.
  • He has a daughter, named Julie Marie (b. 1989), with acting teacher Jan Tarrant.

  • His album ‘The Love Below’ has a overwhelming theme of love.

  • In Spanish, his surname means “flags”.
  • He has a tattoo covering his left arm.

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