Anthony Quinn

Born in Chihuahua and raised between El Paso and East L.A., Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca boxed and studied architecture before landing in a Cecil B. DeMille Western in 1936. He spent years as a heavy and in minor roles until meatier parts arrived: Blood and Sand, The Ox-Bow Incident, then Viva Zapata! in 1952, which brought him his first Oscar and made him the first Mexican-born performer to win one. A second came in 1957 for Lust for Life. Two more Best Actor nominations followed — Wild is the Wind, Zorba the Greek — and the roles kept coming: La Strada, Lawrence of Arabia, The Guns of…