Henry Darrow was born Enrique Tomás Delgado in New York City, on September 15, 1933, the first son of Puerto Rican parents, Gloria and Enrique Sr. His "show business" debut was made at age 8, when he played a woodcutter in a school play. Henry was 13 years old when he saw his parents' native land for the first time. Just before he entered high school, his father decided to give up his restaurant in Bedford Village -- a suburb of New York City -- and go into the clothing business with a brother "back home" in Puerto Rico. The family, made the move, and Henry wrote beneath a picture of himself as a junior in high school, "I thought I'd never get used to Puerto Rico." He made the adjustment, however, and continued the statement with "That only goes to show how wrong I was. I like it here."

Ultimately, Henry was elected president of his class, and under the picture of his graduation, he wrote: "My ambition is to become a good actor and be another son bringing glory to Puerto Rico, this little island which I hold so dear." He went on to study political science and acting at the University of Rio Piedras.

Henry was in his third year at the University when, for the first time, the Puerto Rican government authorized scholarships to acting schools. Only one was offered to a resident of Puerto Rico, and Henry became that one. He was soon on his way to Southern California and the Pasadena Playhouse -- pursuing the career he'd begun at age 8. He also met his first wife, Lucy, an aspiring actress at the Playhouse, and during their marriage, they had two children, Denise (Dee-Dee) and Tom. After graduating he kept busy collecting film credits and acting experience in 12 feature films and 75 television series before he was chosen for what is probably his best-known role: Manolito Montoya on the TV series, "The High Chaparral".

Throughout his career, Henry has appeared in some five hundred episodes of soap operas, mini-series, sit-coms, and dramas, along with numerous stage plays. He is the first Latino actor to have portrayed "Zorro" in two different television series, as well as providing the voice for a cartoon version of the masked hero. He won a "Bambi" Award -- the German version of an "Emmy" -- for "The High Chaparral", and a Daytime "Emmy" Award for his role on "Santa Barbara".

Henry lives in a suburb of Los Angeles with his wife of 20 years, Lauren Levian, an actress/screenwriter.

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Information was gathered from the official Henry Darrow fan club website at http://www.henrydarrow.com