Molina was born in
El Salvador and immigrated to the
United States at a very young age. The family settled in
Los Angeles. Approached by
Edward James Olmos while working as a security guard at
Universal Studios one day; Rolando caught Olmos' attention and asked him to audition for his new film. His acting début was (a cameo) on Olmos' project at the time;
American Me (1992). He has also been in other films such as
Menace II Society (1993),
Mojave Moon (1996), ''
The Rich Man's Wife (1996), Next Friday (2000), Crazy/Beautiful (2001), Party Animalz
(2004) and Six Thugs
(2006). He also made guest appearances in Desperate Housewives'' as the biological father of
Gabrielle Solis's legal daughter Juanita. ==Filmography==