Benicio del Toro portrayed the Collector in college.
 As Javier Rodriguez  a Mexican border policeman struggling to remain honest amid the corruption and deception of illegal drug trafficking  del Toro, who spoke most of his lines in Spanish, gave a performance that dominated the film
 Del Toro, whose childhood nicknames were "Skinny Benny" and "Beno", was raised a Roman Catholic and attended Academia del Perpetuo Socorro (The Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help), a Roman Catholic school in Miramar, Puerto Rico

