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Marko Zaror
Zaror in 2013
Born
Marko Zaror Aguad

(1978-06-10) June 10, 1978 (age 46)
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present

Marko Zaror Aguad (born June 10, 1978) is a Chilean martial artist, actor, and stuntman of Italian and Palestinian descent according to interviews.[1][2]

Zaror was born in Santiago, Chile, and lives in Los Angeles, California. He started training in martial arts when he was six years old. His main sports are taekwondo and kickboxing and he has also black belts in judo and aikido and a green belt in shotokan. Zaror has appeared in several Spanish language action films, including Chinango and Kiltro, and acted as stuntman for Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in the 2003 film The Rundown. In 2010 he played bloodthirsty Colombian prisoner/fighter Raul "Dolor" Quinones in the film Undisputed III: Redemption, which was his first U.S. American film and the first time he spoke English in a film as he was previously a stunt man.[3] In Machete Kills (2013), he played an associate of main villain Luther Voz (Mel Gibson), with "Zaror" being his character's name. He was seen as a mixed martial arts competition finalist in bollywood movie Sultan. He has worked with Robert Rodríguez in several projects. Zaror is the only Latin American action film star, devoted specifically to action films.[4]

Zaror follows a ketogenic diet to improve his performance and for a brief period in 2016, he combined it with a vegetarian diet for ethical, environmental and health reasons but later adopted the Carnivore Diet.[5][6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Juan Camaney en Acapulco Kaoma
2001 Hard As Nails Russian Bodyguard 1
2002 Into the Flames Max
2006 Kiltro Zamir
2007 Mirageman Maco Gutierrez / Mirageman
Chinango Braulio Bo
2009 Mandrill Antonio Espinoza / Mandrill
2010 Undisputed III: Redemption Raul "Dolor" Quinones Direct-to-video
2013 Machete Kills Zaror
2014 Redeemer Nicky Pardo
2016 Sultan Marcus Hindi film
2017 Savage Dog Rastinag
2018 The Green Ghost Drake
2019 Alita: Battle Angel[7] Ajakutty
2115 100 Years

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016 From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series Zolo 3 episodes
2017 Marvel's The Defenders Shaft 1 episodes

Music video

Year Title Artist Ref.
2015 "Confident" Demi Lovato [8]

References

  1. ^ The New York Times
  2. ^ "The Latin Dragon: The Remasculinization of the "Oriental" Male in Marko Zaror's Films"
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ "The Latin Dragon: The Remasculinization of the "Oriental" Male in Marko Zaror's Films"
  5. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSUWmXsbOeQ&t=462s
  6. ^ Zaror, Marko (4 March 2017). "Cetosis Nutricional Dia completo opcion vegetariana" (video). YouTube (verified account) (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  7. ^ Martin, Peter (December 4, 2016). "Marko Zaror Joins ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL". screenanarchy. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  8. ^ Ledbetter, Carly (October 9, 2015). "Demi Lovato Kicks Major In 'Confident' Music Video". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 7, 2020.