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name: "Israel Juarbe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/israel-juarbe"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 March 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 68
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:15.964854+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Israel Juarbe

Actor. Born 1 March 1963.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 March 1963
- **Also known as:** Israel Jurabe

## Biography

Israel Juarbe is an American actor born on 1 March 1963. He is best known for his role as Freddy Fernandez in the 1984 film *The Karate Kid* and for appearing as Jose Martinez in *Angels in the Outfield* (1994).

Juarbe's other film credits include small parts in *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984), *The Net* (1995) and *Boogie Nights* (1997). On television he has appeared in episodes of *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air*, *Sliders* (as Gomez Calhoun) and *Cobra Kai* (2018, reprising Freddy).

In later years he has also worked as a film and television editor.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Beverly Hills Cop* (1984), Fi1m 55, as Room Service Waiter — [page](https://film.one/film/beverly-hills-cop.md)
- *The Karate Kid* (1984), Fi1m 81, as Freddy — [page](https://film.one/film/the-karate-kid.md)

## Also known for

- *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), Jesse
- *Indecent Proposal* (1993), Citizenship Student
- *The Net* (1995), Thief
- *Overboard* (1987), The Yacht: Engine Room Crewman
- *Angels in the Outfield* (1994), Jose Martinez
- *Sliders* (1995), Gomez Calhoun
- *Night Court* (1984), Teen
- *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993), Jose

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