Orestes Matacena
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Orestes Matacena is a Cuban-American character actor best known for his role as the mob boss Niko in the 1994 film "The Mask."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Orestes Matacena canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5485855 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Orestes Matacena Context triple: [The Mask, starring, Orestes Matacena]
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A.
José Julián
José Julián is the given first name of José Martí, the renowned Cuban national hero, writer, and independence leader.
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B.
Alfonso Caso
Alfonso Caso was a prominent Mexican archaeologist and anthropologist best known for his pioneering research on Zapotec civilization and leadership in excavating and interpreting the ancient city of Monte Albán.
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C.
Fulgencio
Fulgencio is a Spanish given name most notably borne by Fulgencio Batista, the former Cuban military leader and president.
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D.
Servando Carrasco
Servando Carrasco is an American professional soccer player and midfielder who has played in Major League Soccer and is married to U.S. women’s national team star Alex Morgan.
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E.
Juan Escutia
Juan Escutia was a young Mexican military cadet celebrated as one of the Niños Héroes for his legendary sacrifice defending Chapultepec Castle during the Mexican–American War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Orestes Matacena Target entity description: Orestes Matacena is a Cuban-American character actor best known for his role as the mob boss Niko in the 1994 film "The Mask."
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A.
José Julián
José Julián is the given first name of José Martí, the renowned Cuban national hero, writer, and independence leader.
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B.
Alfonso Caso
Alfonso Caso was a prominent Mexican archaeologist and anthropologist best known for his pioneering research on Zapotec civilization and leadership in excavating and interpreting the ancient city of Monte Albán.
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C.
Fulgencio
Fulgencio is a Spanish given name most notably borne by Fulgencio Batista, the former Cuban military leader and president.
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D.
Servando Carrasco
Servando Carrasco is an American professional soccer player and midfielder who has played in Major League Soccer and is married to U.S. women’s national team star Alex Morgan.
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E.
Juan Escutia
Juan Escutia was a young Mexican military cadet celebrated as one of the Niños Héroes for his legendary sacrifice defending Chapultepec Castle during the Mexican–American War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character actor
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film actor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn | film industry ⓘ |
| appearedIn | The Mask ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Havana, Cuba ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Cuba
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coStarredWith |
Cameron Diaz
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Jim Carrey ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| ethnicity | Cuban ⓘ |
| featuredInGenre |
comedy films
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crime films ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRoleType |
mob boss roles
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villain roles ⓘ |
| knownFor | playing Niko in the film "The Mask" ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Spanish ⓘ |
| nationality | Cuban-American ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Niko ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Mask ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| portrayed | Niko ⓘ |
| yearsActive |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Orestes Matacena Description of subject: Orestes Matacena is a Cuban-American character actor best known for his role as the mob boss Niko in the 1994 film "The Mask."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.