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Jacob Shalov

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Following his mother's death, Hector arrives in Manila to live with his grandmother. Unable to speak Tagalog, Hector falls in with a street gang before a photographer takes him under his wing. Haunted by memories of his mother, Hector photographs an anonymous woman when suddenly, these seemingly disconnected lives collide.
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Santa Mesa (2008)
Jacob Shalov is known for The Knights of Prosperity (2007), Santa Mesa (2008) and American Tale (2004).
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    • Known for

    Sofía Vergara, Donal Logue, Maz Jobrani, Kevin Michael Richardson, Lenny Venito, and Josh Grisetti in The Knights of Prosperity (2007)
    The Knights of Prosperity
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Ajay(as Jacob Kiron Shalov)
    Melissa Leo and Jamie Tirelli in Santa Mesa (2008)
    Santa Mesa
    5.8
    • Hector(as Jacob K. Shalov)
    • 2008
    American Tale (2004)
    American Tale
    7.4
    Short
    • Raja
    • 2004
    The Poetry Lesson
    Short
    • Ivory
    • 2005

    Credits

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    Actor

    • Melissa Leo and Jamie Tirelli in Santa Mesa (2008)
      Santa Mesa
      5.8
      • Hector (as Jacob K. Shalov)
      • 2008
    • Sofía Vergara, Donal Logue, Maz Jobrani, Kevin Michael Richardson, Lenny Venito, and Josh Grisetti in The Knights of Prosperity (2007)
      The Knights of Prosperity
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Ajay (as Jacob Kiron Shalov)
      • 2007
    • The Poetry Lesson
      Short
      • Ivory
      • 2005
    • American Tale (2004)
      American Tale
      7.4
      Short
      • Raja
      • 2004

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    The Poetry Lesson
    Full Movie 21:34
    The Poetry Lesson
    American Tale
    Full Movie 13:40
    American Tale
    American Tale
    Full Movie 13:40
    American Tale
    Santa Mesa
    Trailer 1:30
    Santa Mesa

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    • Alternative names
      • Jacob K. Shalov

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