Hemky Madera

Hemky Madera is a Dominican actor who started in television, playing leads on the Dominican series Grandes Series Dominicanas and in the miniseries En La Olla and Trio en Alta Mar. Born in Queens and raised in Santiago, Dominican Republic, he moved to New York City after college and worked on The Bookie's Lament (2000). Back in the Dominican Republic he headlined the miniseries Asalto en la Lincoln and led the sitcoms Ciudad Nueva and Los Electrolocos. After returning to the United States he appeared in Dreaming of Julia (2003), The Lost City (2005), The Wrath of Cain (2010), and did voice work in Rango (2011). On television he played Ignacio in 17 episodes of Weeds, his best-known role, had a recurring part on Brockmire, and starred as Pote Gálvez in Queen of the South. He appeared in Spider-Man: Homecoming in a minor role and was Carlos in Kaleidoscope. On stage he appeared in Pantallas and Icarus and Aria.