Marcelo Palacios is a film, television, and stage actor. Marcelo received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida Atlantic University and trained with notable acting coaches around the world. After a short sting as a teacher in the FLADOE, Marcelo embarked on an acting career as a role-player for the military, his professional debut came as Hector Garcia in the CBS prime time TV series, Hawaii Five-0. He also portrayed Tony Giordano in the off off Broadway production of The Full Monty and voiced a pig named Manny in the film Timber the Treasure Dog. Marcelo received his name after his father who was a world renowned flamenco dancer. Touring the world with his parents, he grew up immersed in the arts. His heroes are Robert de Niro, Sylvester Stallone, Peter Dinklage, Oscar Isaac, Benicio del Toro, Sam Jackson, Antonio Banderas, Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Eugenio Derbez, and Al Pacino. His favorite past times are surfing, motorcycling, and scuba diving.