Alonzo

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Chris AlonzoGloria AlonzoHector AlonzoLouise Alonzo

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Chris Alonzo is the son of Louise and Hector Alonzo.

With his older sister, Gloria, he lives on the troubled family farm. Knowing their situation, he prays to God to help his family; such an answer comes in the form Troy and Dillon, who are tasked with setting up an agricultural source for the Galactican Fleet following the Cylon destruction of the Agricultural Ships ^{(1980: "Space Croppers")}.

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Gloria Alonzo is the teenage daughter of Louise and Hector Alonzo.

She lives on her family's troubled farm along with her younger brother, Chris. This farm is saved by Troy and Dillon, the latter of whom she has a crush on.

After Dillon wins the black horse Satan from their former owner John Steadman as a result of a wager, Dillon gifts the horse to Alonzo ^{(1980: "Space Croppers")}.

Notes

In an earlier draft of this episode, entitled "Harvest Home," Gloria was named Kate Markham. In that draft, she is noted as being only sixteen, yet her father Ray Markham made it a point to note to Dillon that she was an able cook and that she would make a good wife. This point was later revised in the filmed version, likely owing to the limitations of the child-friendly time slot.

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Alonzo is a Cylon
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Hector Alonzo is a Hispanic land owner and farmer on Earth circa 1980 CE.

Alonzo is married to Louise, with whom he has two children, Gloria and Chris. Before Alonzo started his own farm, he used to work for John Steadman, who is racist against Hispanics.

Troy and Dillon assist in helping Alonzo's farm become bountiful, despite Steadman's interest in destroying Alonzo's farm, thus replenishing the agricultural resources that the Galactican Fleet requires after the Cylons' destruction of two vital Agro Ships ^{(1980: "Space Croppers")}.

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Alonzo is a Cylon
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Alonzo is a Human/Cylon Hybrid
Alonzo is an Original Series Cylon

Louise Alonzo is the wife of Hector Alonzo and mother of two children, Chris and Gloria.

She emotionally supports both her husband and children during his attempt to revitalize his farm, despite the difficulties dredged up by John Steadman ^{(1980: "Space Croppers")}.

Alonso Oyarzun

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Portrays:	Specialist Socinus
Date of Birth:	April 17,1976
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Age:	50
Nationality:	CAN
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Alonso Oyarzun (born April 17, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian actor who played Specialist Socinus in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. Raised in Edmonton, Alberta, he subsequently relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia, where he has based his acting career.

Career

Oyarzun moved from Edmonton to Vancouver originally to pursue stunt work, but the field proved difficult to enter. A friend persuaded him to try acting classes, and he began building credits through small theater productions and short films while represented by an agent. He booked his first professional television and film role in 1997.

His earlier credits include a guest role as the Punk Leader in the Stargate SG-1 Season 2 episode "Bane" (1998). He went on to appear as a casino dealer in Reindeer Games (2000), directed by John Frankenheimer, and in a small role billed as Alonso in Romeo Must Die (2000), opposite Jet Li.

In 2002 he was cast as Lt. Keel in two episodes of the Sci-Fi Channel miniseries Steven Spielberg Presents Taken, sharing the production with actors who would later join him on Battlestar Galactica, including Erin Karpluk, Michael Soltis, and Connor Widdows. He described Socinus as considerably more relaxed than Keel, noting that Keel was placed in an impossible situation whereas Socinus was a proud crew member of Galactica.

Additional television credits during this period include Da Vinci's Inquest (2000–2004), The L Word (2004), The Dead Zone (2005), and an uncredited appearance in Criminal Minds (2005). He also appeared uncredited as a Security Policeman in the theatrical film The Core (2003).

Battlestar Galactica

Oyarzun had watched the Original Series as a child and was a fan of its science fiction setting. On learning of the remake, he actively sought a part in it. He was cast as Crewman Specialist Socinus, a deckhand assigned to Deck Crew 5 under Chief Galen Tyrol (CPO) aboard the titular battlestar. The character appeared in two episodes of the 2003 Miniseries and in eight episodes of Season 1 (2004–2005). He later reprised the role in Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009).

Oyarzun noted in a 2003 interview that an early draft of the Miniseries script had Socinus dying during the story, though the death scene was later cut, enabling the character to return for the weekly series.

Prior to the start of production, the principal cast members were taken to the interior of British Columbia for a three-day military boot camp overseen by technical military advisor Ron Blecker. Oyarzun described the experience as the most memorable part of making the series and credited it with bonding the cast. On set, his scenes with Nicki Clyne (Cally), Michael Eklund (Prosna), and Aaron Douglas (Tyrol) he characterized as those of "the engineering geeks," with the group frequently interrupted by First Assistant Director Peter Dashkewytch. He praised director Michael Rymer as actor-friendly and visually inventive, and spoke favourably of the production design by Richard Hudolin and the costumes by Deborah Everton.

Later career

Following his Battlestar Galactica work, Oyarzun continued in episodic television. His subsequent credits include guest roles in Big Sky (2021), The Good Doctor (2021), and Firefly Lane (2022), the last being his most recent known acting credit per IMDb.

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