‘DMZ’ on HBO Max: 5 things you didn't know about Rosario Dawson
HBO Max is premiering the new mini-series titled 'DMZ', which is based on the DC comics of the same name. HBO Max's 'DMZ' looks to be a big deviation from the comic. Alma (Rosario Dawson), a medic, travels through the DMZ in a desperate attempt to find her son. This is different from the comic, which followed Matty Roth, a photojournalist. It's unknown how much of the story will be carried over to the new show with these new characters, or whether it'll just be the backdrop and idea from the comics.
On a side note, if you like to watch more mini-series and movies, you should check out 'Our Boys', 'Grant', and 'The Hot Zone'.
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Cast
Rosario Dawson as Alma
Rosario Dawson was born in New York City on May 9, 1979. Isabel Celeste, her mother, is of Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. Celeste was just 18 years old when Dawson was born, and she never married Patrick C Harris, Dawson's biological father.
Dawson had a brief cameo on Sesame Street when she was a kid. At the age of 15, she was spotted on her front porch step by photographer Larry Clark and director Harmony Korine, who praised her as ideal for a role he had created in his script for the controversial 1995 film 'Kids'. She went on to feature in several films, including 'Rent', 'He Got Game', and 'Men in Black II', in which, she played a variety of parts ranging from indie to big-budget blockbusters. Since then, she's made the transition to mainstream success, surprising audiences with her earthy, daring, and uninhibited approach to her performances.
Dawson has always shown an interest in singing as a way to broaden her horizons beyond movies. She collaborated with Prince on the re-release of his 1980s classic '1999' and starred in the video for The Chemical Brothers' song 'Out of Control' from the album 'Surrender'. She also appears on the Outkast album 'She Lives on My Lap'.
Dawson appeared in 'The Vagina Monologues' and co-starred as Julia in the production of 'Two Gentlemen of Verona' at the Public Theater's "'Shakespeare in the Park'.
Dаwоn is an аwаrd-winning actor and has received more than 50 nominations and awards for her outstanding acting roles and performances.
Off-camera, Dawson is a strong supporter of political, social, and environmental concerns, having worked with the Lower East Side Girls Club, Global Cool, the O.N.E. Campaign, Oxfam, Amnesty International, Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, and other groups. According to the sources, as of March 2022, Dawson's net worth is $20 million.
Benjamin Bratt
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Freddy Miyares
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Hoon Lee
Hoon Lee is an award-winning stage and movie actor. He was born in Minnesota and spent his childhood in Connecticut and the Boston region before settling in New York.
Other cast members
The rest of the cast of 'DMZ’ includes Venus Ariel, Jade Wu, Rey Gallegos, Agam Darshi, Jordan Preston Carter, Juani Feliz, Rutina Wesley, Mamie Gummer, Nora Dunn, and Henry G Sanders.
'DMZ' premieres on HBO Max with all four episodes on Thursday, March 17, 2022.