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Dominic Lucero (August 28, 1967 — July 1, 1994) was an American actor, dancer and singer. He was born in Orange County, California.

Early on he starred in stage productions such as Chorus Line, The Pajama Game, and Grease. His stage career led him to dancing. He danced with Michael Jackson on his Bad Tour. He also worked with Paula Abdul on her Cold Hearted Snake video, amongst others, and danced with her on shows such as, Arsenio Hall, American Music Awards, and The Tracy Ullman Show. Dominic was also part of dancing group in 1991 and danced on Star Search. Though they did not win, New World went on to Capital Records were they released a song, Dominic sung lead. His talent did not go unnoticed, and he was offered a solo record, but refused to leave the group. In 1993 Lucero was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer and was unable to continue his dancing or acting career. He died in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Lucero had many movie and television credits, for both dancing and acting.

• Stand and Deliver (1988) as Ganas kid
• La Bamba
• Mambo Kings
• Mac and Me (1988) (uncredited, as dancer)
• Newsies (1992) as Bumlets
• Dance to Win (1989) as dancer
• Star Search (1991) as dancer in New World
• Faith (film) (1990) as dancer

On the small screen, he appeared in two seasons of Roundhouse with a few of his co-stars from Newsies when he was 21 years old.