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LOS ANGELES – AUG 21: Compte at the “Angel Has Fallen” Premiere at the Village Theatre on August 21, 2019 in Westwood, CA, photo by kathclick /Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Maurice Ricardo Compte
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 18, 1972
Ethnicity: Cuban, with some Puerto Rican [Spanish, Catalan, possibly other]
Maurice Compte is an American actor, producer, and director. He is known for his roles on the series Narcos and Mayans M.C. , and in the film Den of Thieves .
His parents were Cuban, from Havana. He was raised in Louisiana and Miami, Florida.
Maurice’s paternal grandfather was named Roman Compte Arcas. Roman was born in Cuba.
Maurice’s paternal grandmother was Maria Concepción de Los Reyes (the daughter of Luis de Los Reyes and Maria T. Llusa). Maria was born in Havana, Cuba.
Maurice’s maternal grandfather was Angel Orlando Nunez de Villavicencio y Lemus (the son of Fernando Nunez de Villavicencio y Alvarez and Isabel Lemus y Gutierrez). Angel was born in Havana, Cuba. Fernando was born in Guanajay, La Habana, the son of Domingo Romualdo Nunez de Villavicencio y de Quesada and Maria de las Mercedes “Merced” Alvarez y Sosa. Maurice’s great-grandmother Isabel was born in San Miguel del Padron, the daughter of Pablo Lemus and Candida Gutierrez.
Maurice’s maternal grandmother was Ana Margarita del Toro y Abril (the daughter of Ramon del Toro y Torres and Ana Abril y Amores). Ana was born in Santiago de Cuba. Ramon was born in San Germán, Puerto Rico, the son of Ramon Toro y del Toro and Manuela Toro y Torres y Lugo. Maurice’s great-grandmother Ana was born in Baracoa, Oriente, Cuba, the daughter of Jeronimo Abril y Clos, who was from Barcelona, Spain; and of Ana Amores y Martinez.