In the late 1960s Henry Darrow was THE ultimate Latin heartthrob on television. With a smooth, ingratiating style and a killer smile that brightened up the small screen, he also hit a cultural acting landmark as the first Hispanic actor to portray Zorro on TV. He was born Enrique Tomás Delgado in New York City, on September 15, 1933, the first son of émigrés Enrique St. and Gloria Delgado. He made his debut at age 8 in a school play, which piqued his interest. The father moved his family one-man show entitled "That Certain Cervantes", which made its premiere in 2001. A founder of "Nosotros", an organization that gears Hispanic actors toward non-stereotyped parts, Darrow was the inaugural winner of the Ricardo Montalban/Nosotros Award for his contributions to improving the image of Latinos. He lives in North Carolina with his second wife of many years, Lauren Levian, an actress/screenwriter/producer. The couple have been working on putting together a two person show.
Of Puerto Rican descent, he was born in New York City but lived in Puerto Rico as a teen and collegiate before returning to America on an acting scholarship to the Pasadena Playhouse in the late 1950s.
He was a guest at the Western Film Fair in Charlotte, NC, in 1997 and 2005.
He was the first actor to be involved with three different productions of "Zorro", and he is also the first Latino to play the role of Zorro for television. He was the voice of Zorro/Don Diego in the animated series "The New Adventures of Zorro" (which was broadcast as part of "The Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour" ). He then starred as the elderly Zorro/Don Diego in the series "Zorro and Son" . Then he was Don Alejandro, Don Diegos father, in "Zorro" for three of its four seasons.
Children: DeeDee (Denise) and Tom.
He played Don Diego de la Vega/Zorro in "The New Adventures of Zorro" and "Zorro and Son" and his father Don Alejandro de la Vega in "Zorro" . Hes the only actor to have portrayed both characters.
He was a guest at the 2012 Memphis Film Festivals "A Gathering of Guns 4: A TV Western Reunion" at the Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center in Olive Branch, MS.
