Steven Bauer

Steven Bauer is a Cuban-American film and television actor known for his performances as Manny Ribera in the 1983 film ‘Scarface’, Don Eladio in the AMC drama series ‘Breaking Bad’, Avi in ‘Ray Donovan’, and Joe Peña in the bilingual PBS show ‘¿Qué Pasa, USA?’ A Havana native, he left Cuba with his family when he was three years old. Bauer made his acting debut in 1977 in the TV series ‘¿Qué Pasa, USA?’ Six years later, he appeared on the big screen for the first time, in the 1983 romantic comedy ‘Valley Girl’. His breakthrough role, as Manny Ribera in ‘Scarface’, came about that year as well. In the following years, Bauer has emerged as one of the most successful character actors working in the industry. He has received several accolades over the course of his career, including the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in 2000 for ‘Traffic’.