Peter Lundquist (1953-1990) made his final acting appearance as a reporter interviewing General Manuel Borbon about the riots in his country, Costa Morada, in the episode "Freefall" of the series Miami Vice. Lundquist was a reporter for WSVN-TV in Miami (some of their alumni include TV personalities Shepard Smith and Robin Meade) until 1988, and appeared in the 1985 movie The Mean Season (with Cynthia Caquelin), also as a reporter. He died on February 12, 1990, of complications from lymphoblastic lymphoma, at the age of 37.