Alex Meraz Biography

Name-Alejandro "Alex" Meraz

Born-January 10,1985-Meza,Arizona US

Age-27

Height-5'11'(1.80m)

Other NickName-Alex

Occupation-Dancer Actor

Years Active-2005 Present

Spouse-Kim Meraz (child)

Alex Meraz                                                                                                               

 
Alejandro "Alex" Meraz (born January 10, 1985) is an American dancer, actor and martial artist. Meraz played the werewolf named Paul in the film New Moon, the sequel to 2008's Twilight.






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Alex Meraz claims indigenous Mexican heritage from the P'urhépecha people. He attended the New School for the Arts,and is an avid painter and illustrator. Besides break-dancing Alex excels in indigenous and contemporary dancing. He has studied mixed martial arts, winning numerous tournaments in karate and the martial art of Capoeira. Alex's first big film was The New World as one of the Powhatan core warriors, inspiring him to continue acting. Thereafter he was in the running for the film Apocalypto but in the end was turned down. His big break came when he was cast as werewolf Paul in the film New Moon

He is married to his Vietnamese-American wife, Kim. His wife, a Twilight fan, told him he should audition for New Moon, believing he was perfect for the part. They have a son named Somak, for whom his mentor, actor Raoul Trujillo, is the godfather. Somak means "beautiful one" in Quechua, an indigenous language from Bolivia, Ecuador and Peru

He also starred in the latest season of CSI: New York.






Filmography                                                                                                                            


Year Title Role Notes
2005 The New World Core Warrior Movie
2007 Two Spirits, One Journey Luke Short film
Dancing with Spirit Dancer TV, episode "Here on Earth"
2009
American Experience Warrior TV
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Paul Film
2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Paul Film
2011 City of Gardens Nicaragua Film
CSI: NY Odelin Gonzales Jr. TV
The Roommate Frat Boy Film
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Paul Film; complete
Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown Zack Film
2012 Mine Games (2012 film) TJ Film
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Paul Film; post production

                                                                                                                                        

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Alex Meraz at the Internet Movie Database 

Alex Meraz: Life On The Set Of 'New Moon'. Access Hollywood. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2009-04-16. http://www.thedeadbolt.com/news/105577/newmoonwolfden_news.php^ 7 Things You Need to Know About 'New Moon' Wolf 

Alex Meraz Alex Meraz on Rachel Ray http://www.birthvillage.com/meaning/Somak

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