{"id":895,"date":"2026-05-22T22:31:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T22:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=895"},"modified":"2026-05-22T22:31:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T22:31:29","slug":"traffic-humidity-hurricanes-m-i-a-star-loves-everything-about-his-hometown-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=895","title":{"rendered":"Traffic, humidity, hurricanes: \u2018M.I.A.\u2019 star loves everything about his hometown"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Miami or bust.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>After working steadily as an actor (\u201cBreaking Bad,\u201d \u201cEnd of Watch,\u201d \u201cNarcos,\u201d \u201cPower\u201d) in Los Angeles for 30 years, Maurice Compte is finally back where he belongs.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=893\">Trump deals major blow to legal migration, forcing most green-card seekers to leave U.S.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s thanks to the Peacock hit \u201cM.IA.,\u201d named after his hometown\u2019s airport. In the gritty revenge drama, Compte plays Mateo Rojas, the son of a drug cartel boss forced to take over the family business.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Though it\u2019s unclear if there will be a season two of the recently wrapped thriller, Compte, now based in the Coral Gables area, has multiple balls in the air.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>His current project, also to be shot in South Florida, is an indie with moral undertones called \u201cGuilt,\u201d about the ripple effect from a car accident. The \u201ccollaborative piece\u201d is hardly a big-budget affair.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>At the time of our telephone chat, the film\u2019s star was driving to Sawgrass Mills mall in Sunrise to pick out a few outfits for his character, who\u2019s in every scene.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The gnarly midday traffic heading north to Broward and pouring rain did nothing to dampen his mood.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe universe blessed me with the I-405 in L.A., so this is nothing,\u201d Compte cracked. \u201cI just look up at the sky and I\u2019m happy. The weather has its own personality here. It literally reminds me of myself: The day starts out hopeful, goes through some dark clouds, I work through it. By afternoon, it\u2019s 90 degrees and hot, and I\u2019m ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Technically, Compte is a New Orleans native, his Cuban-exile folks relocating to Little Havana when he was 4 months old. As a kid, he moved around to a few schools, including Shenandoah Elementary, eventually landing at Miami Senior High.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>His first big-screen role was as an extra in 1996\u2019s \u201cThe Substitute\u201d with Tom Berenger as a tough mercenary who transforms the student body. The cult classic was filmed at his old high school, in his history classroom.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was my full-circle moment, which was wild,\u201d said Compte who\u2019s still involved with Miami High, serving on the committee of the Marty Hancock scholarship, named after his acting teacher.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe changed the course of my life. So now it\u2019s important for me to give back and guide the minds of kids to show them their goals are absolutely achievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Someone else who made a big impact on his life? Dad Roman Compte, who managed the Mutiny Hotel in Coconut Grove back in the \u201cCocaine Cowboys\u201d heyday. The notorious hotspot, now a luxury property, was a fave hangout of violent kingpins, hard-living celebs, dirty cops and crooked politicians.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=892\">Prosecutors close inquiry into \u2018phishing\u2019 allegation against Gables commissioner<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In 2024, the younger Compte ended up producing an homage to the Bay of Pigs vet turned CIA asset, in MGM+\u2019s \u201cHotel Cocaine,\u201d starring Danny Pino (\u201cCold Case\u201d).<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt still makes me emotional to talk about, but I was glad I was able to do that,\u201d the 54-year-old said of the period drama. \u201cNot just for him, but for the people who lived through that era. Miami had so many highs and lows, it was such a formative time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The father of three is shocked by how changed everything is in the present-day 305, especially post-COVID, with gleaming skyscrapers, sleek restaurants and million-dollar mansions everywhere you look.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s such a disparity now from the way it was!\u201d Compte marveled. \u201cI remember when South Beach and the Grove were full of abandoned buildings!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Beside \u201cGuilt,\u201d there\u2019s other big fish on the horizon \u2014\u201cThe Odyssey.\u201d Though details are sparse, he spilled that he has one of 15 speaking parts in the big-budget flick adapted from Homer\u2019s ancient Greek epic.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The all-star cast, led by Matt Damon, includes Tom Holland, Zendaya, Charlize Theron and Anne Hathaway. But it\u2019s the director who made the most lasting impression.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe true beauty is to stand in the presence of Christopher Nolan,\u201d he gushed of the Oscar-winner (\u201dInterstellar,\u201d \u201cDark Knight,\u201d \u201cOppenheimer\u201d). \u201cHe\u2019s just an incredible human being and respects and cherishes his wife Emma Thomas as a collaborator, something so rare in Hollywood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Since \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d is predicted to be this summer\u2019s blockbuster, there\u2019s a good chance Compte will be propelled onto the world stage and achieve household-name status. If that happens, don\u2019t expect him to go changing.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to stay in Miami and don\u2019t plan on leaving, because it really is the Magic City,\u201d said Compte, who also spends time in England, where his journalist wife, Lucy Sherriff, is from.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s no surprise it\u2019s risen to prominence in the way that it has,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a diverse amalgamation of cultures, with its own unique character. Even the hurricanes, the humidity. I\u2019ll take it. All of it speaks to me. \u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=891\">A timeline of the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein and ex-Miami Beach mayor<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 22, 2026 at 3:34 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami raised actor Maurice Compte talks about the Peacock show \u2018MIA\u2019 and other projects, including summer epic \u2018The Odyssey\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Traffic, humidity, hurricanes: \u2018M.I.A.\u2019 star loves everything about his hometown - 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