Poncie Ponce
Biography
Poncie Ponce was a multifaceted artist born Ponciano Tabac Hernandez on April 10, 1933, in Maui, Hawaii. He gained recognition for his role as Juan Medala in the 1968 film "Speedway" and as Kazuo Kim in the Warner Bros. detective series Hawaiian Eye from 1959 to 1963. Ponce also pioneered martial arts in the US, opening a karate studio in North Hollywood in 1961.