Ricardo Mamood-Vega

Actor Ricardo Mamood grew-up against the odds in Argentina, got back to acting in Asia and that ultimately brought him to Hollywood. After playing the lead in a children's play at Kindergarten, all he wanted to be was an actor. However shortly after his stage debut, his mother (single and with a new born) could no longer support him, so he went to live with a couple who didn't have any children and owned the kindergarten. They watched many old films together and the couple took him to see his very first drive-in film - they hid him in the trunk of their car, since only those above 18 were allowed in drive-ins back then. At about 7 years old, he managed to open their home safe and steal money, with which he bought half a dozen G.I. Joe's action figures. Playing "It takes a Thief" cost him his home. Disappointed, the couple sent him back to his mother, who at that time was living in a tiny and crowded kitchen in an old rat and flee infested building, with his younger half-brother. The