Lakin Valdez is an actor, best known as Louie Diaz on PBS’ Great Performances.

Film credits include The Cisco Kid.

Theatre credits include Martin Jodes in Mother Road (Goodman Theatre); Oswaldo in Between Riverside and Crazy (A.C.T. Geary Theater); El Henry in El Henry (La Jolla Playhouse); Oedipusin Oedipus El Rey and Henry Reyna in Zoot Suit (San Diego Repertory); Salvadoran Javier in The River (Campo Santo); and Rene in Lydia (Marin Theatre).