Born in Panama City, Panama, Leo received acting training and did theater all through high school. Having attended schools in both Panama and the Canal Zone, he speaks fluent English and Spanish with no accent. Leo attended Tulane University where he received a Master's degree in architecture. He returned to acting in 1987. That year he landed the lead role of Vito in "Panama Jackpot", a pilot for TV in Spanish. He also took to the stage as Sr. Maggi in Extraño Juguete for which he won an award. Since then his English language roles include Arnold Epstein in Biloxi Blues, Rene Gallimard in M. Butterfly, Garfinkle in Other People's Money, Shelley Levine in Glengary Glen Ross and Mark Rothko in Red. His Spanish language roles include Los Japoneses No Esperan, 4 Mujeres Vestidas de Negro and Dios, Mio. His range includes drama and comedy and he has also done TV commercials. His TV work includes 9 de Enero, Condenados, Escandalos and Prueba de Fe. After years of theater work, 2014 marked the beginning on a busy film career in English and Spanish: Historias del Canal, Hands of Stone, El Cheque, Piedra Roja, Tranque and the short films Padre and Aves de Papel, both in Spanish. Four major projects are booked for 2017 including Battle of the Firstborns, Donaire y Esplendor, Human Persons and EL Otro Lado del Sueno. Leo lives in Panama City, Panama and Bay Harbor Islands, Florida with his wife, two sons and two grandchildren.
