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| birth_place=Chamizal, Socorro County, [[New Mexico]], USA

| birth_place=Chamizal, Socorro County, [[New Mexico]], USA

| death_date=November 7, 1974 (aged 54)

| death_date=November 7, 1974 (aged 54)

| death_place[Woodland Hills, [[Los Angeles]], [[California

| death_place[Woodland Hills, [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]

| death_cause=[[Cancer]]

| death_cause=[[Cancer]]

'''Resting place''':<br>

'''Resting place''':<br>

Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills

Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills

|branch=[[United States Navy<br>

|branch=[[United States Navy]]<br>

Naval Intelligence

Naval Intelligence

|battles=[[World War II]]  

|battles=[[World War II]]  

'''Rodolfo Pérez Acosta''' (July 29, 1920 &ndash; November 7, 1974) was a [[Hispanic]] [[United States|American]] character [[actor]]  known for his roles as [[Mexico|Mexican]] outlaws or [[Native American]]s in [[Hollywood]] [[western]] films.

'''Rodolfo Pérez Acosta''' (July 29, 1920 &ndash; November 7, 1974) was a [[Hispanic]] [[United States|American]] character [[actor]]  known for his roles as [[Mexico|Mexican]] outlaws or [[Native American]]s in [[Hollywood]] [[western]] films.

==Early life and education==

==Background==

Acosta was born to Jose Acosta and Alexandrina Perez de Acosta on July 29, 1920 in the disputed American territory of [[Chamizal]] in Socorro County, [[New Mexico]], outside of [[El Paso]], [[Texas]].<ref name="Reyes">{{cite book|last1=Reyes|first1=Luis|last2=Rubie|first2=Peter|title=Hispanics in Hollywood|date=October 1, 2000|publisher=Lone Eagle|isbn=978-1580650250|page=412}}</ref> His father, a carpenter, moved the family to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], where Acosta was raised and graduated from Lincoln High School.

Acosta was born to Jose Acosta and Alexandrina Perez de Acosta on July 29, 1920 in the disputed American territory of [[Chamizal]] in Socorro County, [[New Mexico]], outside of [[El Paso]], [[Texas]].<ref name="Reyes">{{cite book|last1=Reyes|first1=Luis|last2=Rubie|first2=Peter|title=Hispanics in Hollywood|date=October 1, 2000|publisher=Lone Eagle|isbn=978-1580650250|page=412}}</ref> His father, a carpenter, moved the family to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], where Acosta was raised and graduated from Lincoln High School.

Acosta studied drama at Los Angeles City Colleg] and [[UCLA]] and he appeared at the Pasadena Playhouse. At the age of nineteen, he received a scholarship to the Palacio de Bellas Artes in [[Mexico City]],  where he studied for three years. In 1943, during [[World War II]], Acosta enlisted in the [[United States Navy]] and worked in Naval Intelligence.<ref name="Reyes"/>

Acosta studied drama at Los Angeles City Colleg] and [[UCLA]] and he appeared at the Pasadena Playhouse. At the age of nineteen, he received a scholarship to the Palacio de Bellas Artes in [[Mexico City]],  where he studied for three years. In 1943, during [[World War II]], Acosta enlisted in the [[United States Navy]] and worked in Naval Intelligence.<ref name="Reyes"/>