Birthday

1970-08-30

Place of Birth

Oaxaca, Mexico

Biography

Rafael "Rizzle" Rojas is a Mexican actor and teacher. He's renowned for his work on Elia Kazan's La Cucaracha De Rojas (the telenovela musical short film). Rafael moved to California and decided to teach US History and AP Gov/Econ. He later deported back to Mexico by crossing the border. Sadly, Rafael got caught up with drugs and ran his own Mexican cartel. He later got arrested and was sent to a Mexican prison. Luckily, Rafael made a dashing attempt to escape. He partied after this attempt. However, as he was walking home, a car hit him, which caused his untimely demise and death on April 2023. Elia Kazan directed a biopic about his life and his deportation.