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Von Flores
Acting
Biography
Von Flores is a Filipino-Canadian actor who has starred in a number of television and film productions. He is often cast as commanding or aggressive characters. Flores was born in Malabon, Philippines, in 1960. He immigrated to Canada with his family when he was 13 years old. He studied chemistry at the University of Toronto, but eventually dropped out to pursue a career in acting. Flores' first audition landed him a guest starring role on the television series Night Heat. He went on to perform roles in a number of other television series, including Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, The Adventures of Sinbad, Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years, Forever Knight, E.N.G., Street Legal, and Degrassi: The Next Generation. Flores' most notable role is that of Ronald Sandoval in the science fiction television series Earth: Final Conflict. Sandoval was a recurring character in the first season of the series, but became a regular in the second season and remained so for the remainder of the show's run. Flores has also appeared in a number of feature films, including Johnny Mnemonic, I Love a Man in Uniform, Eclipse, and Dogboys. He has also appeared in several television movies, including the TekWar trilogy and the Mayday episode "Bomb on Board" (Philippine Airlines Flight 434). Flores is a versatile actor who is able to portray a wide range of characters. He is known for his strong presence and his ability to command the screen. He is also a skilled martial artist, which has helped him in his roles in action films and television series. Flores is currently based in Toronto, Canada. He is married and has two children.
Filmography Movies
Acting
The Good Shepherd
When a clergyman is accused for the murder of a social worker, the parish priest recruits a reporter (and his ex-girlfriend) to clear his name.
Lucky Girl
Katlin is a high school student whose obsession with gambling leads to her accumulating a mountain of debt. Her habit also causes a high degree of family tension.
Cow Belles
In order to learn how to be responsible, two wealthy teen sisters are forced to work in the family business by their exasperated father. When company funds goes missing, it's up to the girls to save the day.
Johnny Mnemonic
In a dystopian 2021, Johnny is a data trafficker who has an implant that allows him to securely store data too sensitive for regular computer networks. On one delivery run, he accepts a package that not only exceeds the implant's safety limits—and will kill him if the data is not removed in time—but also contains information far more important and valuable than he had ever imagined. On a race against time, he must avoid the assassins sent to kill him and remove the data before it, too, ends his life.
Eclipse
A round of unerotic sexual couplings in Toronto, interspersed with interviews about an impending total eclipse.
The Assignment
Jack Shaw has experienced the terror first-hand. He's a top CIA agent who's tracked international killer-for-hire Carlos "The Jackal" Sanchez for over twenty years and barely survived Carlos' devastating bombing of a Parisian cafe. Now, he finally gets a break when he discovers Carlos' dead ringer: American naval officer and dedicated family man Annibal Ramirez.
Zero Patience
The ghost of "patient zero", who allegedly first brought AIDS to North America - materialises and tries to contact old friends. Meanwhile, the Victorian explorer Sir Richard Burton, who drank from the Fountain of Youth and now works as Chief Taxidermist at the Toronto Natural history Museum, is trying to organise an exhibition about the disease for the museum's "Hall of Contagion".
Johnny 2.0
Awakening from a 15-year coma, scientist Johnny Dalton discovers that his life has been illusory and that he is merely a clone of the real Dr. Dalton. With the help of rebel leader Nikki Holland, Dalton sets out to find his maker in a futuristic society fraught with danger and secrecy.
Dogboys
Marine veteran and former middleweight boxing champion Julian Taylor loses control in a bar fight and ends up serving time for aggravated assault. Soon after his arrival, Julian is introduced to Captain Brown, a menacing, overbearing guard who tags him "Dogboy" and orders him to a claustrophobic dormitory called the doghouse. There, Julian meets fellow inmate Willy Owens and learns that the prison's vicious attack dogs are used to catch and kill escaping prisoners.
TekWar: TekJustice
21st Century detective Jake Cardigan is arrested for murdering the husband of his ex-wife. It seems like a frame up, yet Cardigan refuses to let the authorities investigate further or even deny any involvement in the killing.
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