Actor and model Pedro Pascal was born José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal in Chile. Pedro Pascal has a $10 million fortune in 2022, know about his parents
He is most recognised for his roles as Oberyn Martell in “Game of Thrones” (2011) and Javier Pea in the Netflix Original biographical crime series “Narcos” (2015).
He has also appeared in a number of feature films, including We Can Be Heroes, Wonder Woman 1984, The Equalizer 2, Triple Frontier, and The Great Wall. A number of American television shows, including “Good vs. Evil,” “Downtown,” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” gave him his start as an actor.
Know who are Pedro Pascal parents, his father Jose Balmaceda Riera and mother Veronica Pascal
Fans of the actor, who is rapidly becoming a household name, are hungry for information about his background. The fact that Pedro hasn’t tied the knot has sparked an interest in his family, particularly his parents.
Verónica Pascal and José Balmaceda Riera are Pedro’s parents. His mother has passed away, but his father, a fertility doctor, is a divisive figure due to his involvement in the UC Irvine fertility controversy of 1995. The issue reportedly involved “the transferring of frozen embryos of women without their consent,” as reported by the Orange County Register.
Since “almost $1 million in clinic income had not been recorded,” there was also tax evasion involved. This allegedly included doctors pocketing tens of thousands of dollars in cash payments from patients. The three men, José, Ricardo Hector Asch, and Sergio Stone, were eventually indicted for mail fraud and tax evasion.
Pedro Pascal’s father ran away to Chile
The father of the “Narcos” star left the United States and returned to Chile before his conviction. It wasn’t until 2022 that he allegedly returned and, as part of a plea bargain, admitted that he and other doctors at the UC Irvine fertility clinic had “under-reported his taxes in 1991 and 1992, as part of a scheme in which he and other doctors at the clinic took cash from some clients and didn’t report the income,” as reported by The Orange County Register.
In addition, the March 2022 story stated, “Balmaceda’s surrender was the product of discussions between prosecutors and his counsel, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and he is currently out of custody on a $750,000 bail.”
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