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==Background==

==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 [[rural]] 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 College 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"/>

==Career==

==Career==