Roberto Martin Marquez was born in Santa Rosa New Mexico a 12th generation descendant of Spanish explorers and Native Americans who arrived in the Southwestern United States in 1581. He attended school in Santa Rosa graduating from Santa Rosa High as a junior and attending New Mexico State University. During his youth he was involved in the Democratic Party in which his late grandfather Lorenzo Marquez was a very prominent figure in County, State and National politics. He was a member of the National Democratic Central Committee representing Young Democrats of America at age 15. He began his acting career as an extra in the movie "Bobby Jo and the Outlaw" at age 14. At age 27 and working as an extra in Los Angeles, was chosen by Dennis Hopper to play a grieving husband in "Colors." Roberto has been in movies such as American Me, Mi Familia, Loverboy, Deathhouse, Dr. Boris and Mrs. Deluth, Baby Doll Murders, Ave Maria....television shows.....ER, Murder One, Law & Order, Hunter, Stingray. In the Warner Brothers Television show ER, Roberto was stand-in for George Clooney and Noah Wiley and instrumental for the fast paced hand held camera work by cinematographer Guy Bee by using his body for rapid camera changes called "body wipes" or "camera wipes" now done by computer. Roberto has worked in production offices with such diverse Hollywood industry people as Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward James Olmos, the late Mel Brooks and Robert (RJ) Wagner. He was a United States Naval Veteran...(was not on a ship!)Returned to New Mexico in 1999 living in his hometown. Roberto has had three awesome kids, (sigh, needs to get fixed!) some he hasn't seen in years...Roberto Alex, Ramon Felipe, Maverick Sylvia ranging in ages of 29-9...Married three times,in a relationship.