Obituary for Arnaldo Santana (Hector Del Gato)

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There really isn't a whole lot of information about him online from what I've seen beyond his IMDb page. His acting career for all intents and purposes, came to an abrupt end with a.k.a. Pablo was canceled in 1984, just three years before his untimely death. I did find this however:

Arnaldo Santana was in one Broadway play in 1980 - the quick flops "Goodbye Fidel" with Jane Alexander. He played the "Corporal" and understudied three other roles. Here is his bio: "Arnaldo Santana (Corporal) came from Mexico, attended the University of Texas, received a scholarship to the American Conservatory Theatre and later worked at the San Diego Shakespeare Festival. In New York he as played Hamlet and was Enobarbus in Estelle Parsons' production of "Antony and Cleopatra". Recently he appeared in Kevin Conway's "Mecca" and is featured in the film "Cruising".

The Off-Broadway database shows his appearance in "Mecca" but also in November 1985 that he appeared in a revival of "Short Eyes" by Miguel Pinero with an amazing cast of future stars: Laurence Fishburne, Ving Rhames, Esai Morales and Michael O'Keefe. Kevin Conway directed that.