Robert Adame Beltran is an American

United States

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 actor

Actor

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, known for his role as Commander Chakotay

Chakotay

Chakotay , played by Robert Beltran, is a character in Star Trek: Voyager. He is the First Officer of the USS Voyager.-Character biography:...

 on Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager

Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...

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Beltran was born in Bakersfield, California

Bakersfield, California

Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....

, the son of Aurelia Olgin (née

Married and maiden names

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 Adame) and Louis Perez Beltran, first generation Mexican-Americans. He refers to himself as being “Latindio” (a portmanteau of Latino

Latino

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 and Indio). Beltran attended East Bakersfield High School and Bakersfield College. He has two sisters and seven brothers, including the well-known Latin Jazz

Latin jazz

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 musician Louie Cruz Beltran

Louie Cruz Beltran

Louie Cruz Beltran is a well-known American Latin Jazz musician.-Biography:Louie Cruz is the son of first generation Mexican-American parents and along with his seven brothers and two sisters, including the well-known former Star Trek: Voyager actor Robert Beltran.Beltran began his formal music...

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Beltran graduated from California State University, Fresno

California State University, Fresno

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 with a degree in Theater Arts and moved to Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

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 to begin his acting career.