Post by Naj on Aug 18, 2005 15:06:01 GMT -5
basically the same as the other article but some little extras in it....
Danny Pino helps heat up 'Cold Case' and its mysteries
By BRIDGET BYRNE For
August 18, 2005
BURBANK, Calif. - Like the unsolved crimes he investigates, Detective Scotty Valens has a hidden past.
"He's very much veiled in some mystery about where he came from, how it is he got into the department so quickly, the secrets he holds," says Danny Pino, who plays Valens on "Cold Case."
"Whenever there is a sort of free radical coming into an equation, it kind of bounces off everything in the equation," Pino says, explaining how Valens' forceful character shifts the dynamics of the Philadelphia-based homicide squad featured in the CBS crime series.
Currently in reruns Sundays at 7 p.m., "Cold Case" begins its third season this fall in the same timeslot.
Valens was introduced in the sixth episode in November 2003 - a somewhat hotheaded guy, confident enough to challenge the authority of both his partner, Detective Lilly Rush (Kathryn Morris), and their boss, Lt. John Stillman (John Finn).
As the series progressed, the writers latched on to Pino's strengths. "We found him to be intriguing - strong, yet understated," says show creator Meredith Stiehm. "We've realized there's no limit to his ability, so we've been writing more and more for him."
Consequently, Valens' private life has become a significant part of the personal story lines that run parallel to the show's procedural case-solving.
And some life it is! Valens' fiancee, Elisa, was schizophrenic. Then she died. Later, he became involved with Rush's wayward sister, Christina, which upset Rush. Then Christina disappeared. SNIPPED same info as the other article.
Pino, 31, a first-generation Cuban-American, is married to his childhood sweetheart, and they live in Los Angeles.
His previous TV credits include the role of "Armadillo" Quintero on the second season of FX's crime drama "The Shield" and his portrayal of Desi Arnaz in "Lucy," a 2003 CBS biopic about Lucille Ball's marriage to the Cuban-born bandleader.
He will soon be seen on the big screen in "Flicka," based on the Mary O'Hara novel "My Friend Flicka," and alongside "Without a Trace" star Poppy Montgomery in "Between."
He also portrays a student activist in "The Lost City," Andy Garcia's upcoming movie about the Cuban revolution.
Danny Pino helps heat up 'Cold Case' and its mysteries
By BRIDGET BYRNE For
August 18, 2005
BURBANK, Calif. - Like the unsolved crimes he investigates, Detective Scotty Valens has a hidden past.
"He's very much veiled in some mystery about where he came from, how it is he got into the department so quickly, the secrets he holds," says Danny Pino, who plays Valens on "Cold Case."
"Whenever there is a sort of free radical coming into an equation, it kind of bounces off everything in the equation," Pino says, explaining how Valens' forceful character shifts the dynamics of the Philadelphia-based homicide squad featured in the CBS crime series.
Currently in reruns Sundays at 7 p.m., "Cold Case" begins its third season this fall in the same timeslot.
Valens was introduced in the sixth episode in November 2003 - a somewhat hotheaded guy, confident enough to challenge the authority of both his partner, Detective Lilly Rush (Kathryn Morris), and their boss, Lt. John Stillman (John Finn).
As the series progressed, the writers latched on to Pino's strengths. "We found him to be intriguing - strong, yet understated," says show creator Meredith Stiehm. "We've realized there's no limit to his ability, so we've been writing more and more for him."
Consequently, Valens' private life has become a significant part of the personal story lines that run parallel to the show's procedural case-solving.
And some life it is! Valens' fiancee, Elisa, was schizophrenic. Then she died. Later, he became involved with Rush's wayward sister, Christina, which upset Rush. Then Christina disappeared. SNIPPED same info as the other article.
Pino, 31, a first-generation Cuban-American, is married to his childhood sweetheart, and they live in Los Angeles.
His previous TV credits include the role of "Armadillo" Quintero on the second season of FX's crime drama "The Shield" and his portrayal of Desi Arnaz in "Lucy," a 2003 CBS biopic about Lucille Ball's marriage to the Cuban-born bandleader.
He will soon be seen on the big screen in "Flicka," based on the Mary O'Hara novel "My Friend Flicka," and alongside "Without a Trace" star Poppy Montgomery in "Between."
He also portrays a student activist in "The Lost City," Andy Garcia's upcoming movie about the Cuban revolution.
