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Hemky Madera

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Hemky Madera stars as Pote Galvez on USA Network’s Queen of the South now streaming on Netflix. His television credits include recurring roles as Ignacio on SHOWTIME's Weeds and in HBO's Luck with Dustin Hoffman, roles in renowned Primetime shows such as The Shield and Law and Order: Criminal Intent, and numerous shows such as New Girl, The Good Doctor, Criminal Minds, Bosch, Brockmire, and more. In addition to a prolific career in television, Madera’s movie roles include performances in Dreaming of Julia (Harvey Keitel, Gael Garcia Bernal, and Diana Bracho), The Lost City (Andy Garcia, Dustin Hoffman, and Bill Murray), Rango (Johnny Depp and Ray Winstone), and Spiderman Homecoming (Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, and Robert Downey Jr.) 

Madera was born on January 26, 1977, in Queens, New York, to Dominican parents Luis and Gisela Madera. He moved to Santiago, Dominican Republic at the age of two months. After graduating and trying a series of different jobs, Hemky decided to give his long-standing desire to act a go. His first role was on the widely known television production of Grandes Series Dominicanas. He then won a lead role in the mini-series En La Olla, followed by Trio en Alta Mar, both directed by renowned Dominican director/producer Alfonso Rodriguez. 

After a short stay in New York City, where he worked on the film production of Bookies Lament, Hemky returned to the Dominican Republic to star in the mini-series Asalto en la Lincoln. He then went on to star in hit Primetime sitcoms Los Electrolocos and Ciudad Nueva. Madera eventually made his way to the stage, performing in his first theatrical appearance at Santo Domingo's Great National Theatre in a production of Pantallas, before heading back to New York to be in the Inverse Theatre's production of Icarus and Aria. 

After workshops and internships at The Actor's Studio and Gene Frankel Theatre, Madera was cast in Life is a Dream; The Mistress of the Inn (reviewed by The New York Times); Chronicles of a Death Foretold; Blood Weddings; Midnight Brainwash Revival; Feast of the Goat (a New York Spanish Repertoire's production); Burning the Bridges; and Belisa's Capriciousness.