- Pato Hoffmann -
Heartfelt Thanks to Pato Hoffmann for his permission to use his biography on the SOS website.
Sentinel
viewers know Pato Hoffmann for his recurring role of Incacha, the shaman who
guided Jim Ellison during his stay in Peru.
Born August 23 in La Paz, Bolivia, to parents of Aymara, Quechua, Spanish, and German heritage, Pato's family moved to New York City when he was only 4 years old.
Subsequently, Mr. Hoffmann lived in Washington, D.C., San Diego, San Francisco, and had the opportunity to reside for one year each in Lima, Peru, and Mexico City. He is single and resides in Los Angeles.
As a part of his education in International Development, Mr. Hoffmann attended college for 8 years and received a Bachelor's Degree in Economics with a minor in Anthropology, plus graduate studies in Agricultural Development.
Mr. Hoffmann is bilingual in Spanish and English, and conversational in Portuguese. He has performed roles in those languages as well as Cheyenne, Apache, Sioux, Creek, Zuni, Aztec and Quechua, demonstrating his extraordinary linguistic abilities.
His training in "traditional ways" is primarily, but not limited to, the ways of Plains and Woodlands Nations (Lakota and Muskogee/Shawnee).
He is a member of the Pacific Resident Theatre Ensemble (PRTE) in Los Angeles and of the Latin American Theatre Artists (LATA) in San Francisco, and was co-founder of Turtle Island Ensemble (TIE), an all-indigenous theater project of the American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco. He has also worked with Socorro Valdez of the Teatro Campesino in San Juan Bautista.
Mr. Hoffmann excels in the Cantonese Style of Choy Li Fut, Kung Fu and has studied with Master E. Y. Lee since 1983 in open-hand techniques as well as the use of the Long Staff and Bay Daggers. He is currently studying the Broad Sword.
A member of both the Screen Actors Guild's Latino/Hispanic and Native American Sub-Committees, he is also an active volunteer for various non-profit organizations focused on outreach programs in health and education.
For relaxation, Mr. Hoffmann enjoys hiking, camping, and horseback riding and is working on his bareback technique.
July 8, 2000