Jacob Vargas
| Jacob Vargas | |
|---|---|
| Born | ) August 18, 1971 Michoacán, Mexico |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse(s) | Sylvia Arzate (2 children) |
Jacob Vargas (born August 18, 1971) is a Mexican actor.
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Early life
Vargas was born in Michoacán, Mexico, and raised in Pacoima, Los Angeles, California, since 1971.[1] He was raised in a devout Roman Catholic family.[2]
Career
Vargas’ break into acting came when he was cast as a street dancer on Diff'rent Strokes, and his career has continued successfully including films such as Traffic and Jarhead. He was also in the horror movie The Hills Have Eyes 2. But he is most known for his role as Joker from the Joker Brothers in the 2000 film Next Friday and as Abraham Quintanilla, the brother of the late Tejano singer Selena in the biopic film of the same name.
Personal life
He is married to Sylvia Arzate. They have two daughters, Rose, born in 2004 and Ava Victoria, born in 2011.[3]
Filmography
Film
- Last Resort (1986)
- Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
- The Principal (1987)
- The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990)
- Gas, Food Lodging (1992)
- American Me (1992)
- Mi Vida Loca (1993)
- Airborne (1993)
- Fatal Instinct (1993)
- My Family (1995)
- Crimson Tide (1995)
- Get Shorty (1995)
- Selena (1997)
- Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
- Next Friday (2000)
- Traffic (2000)
- Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) (voice)
- RFK (TV) (2002)
- Dragonfly (2002)
- Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
- The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
- Jarhead (2005)
- Latinologues (2005)
- The Virgin of Juarez (2006)
- Bobby (2006)
- Are We Done Yet? (2007)
- The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)
- Moonlight (2007)
- Death Race (2008)
- Sleep Dealer (2008)
- Kerosene Cowboys (2009)
- Psych (2010)
- Devil (2010) [4]
Television
- Malibu Shores (1996) - Benny (10 episodes)
- Max Steel (2001) - Dr. Roberto Martinez (Voice) (6 episodes)
- Greetings from Tucson (2002–2003) - Ernesto Tiant (22 episodes)
- Kingpin (2003) - Ernesto 'El Huevudo' Romo
- Moonlight (2007–2008) - Guillermo (5 episodes)
- Burn Notice (2010) - Omar (1 episode)
References
- ^ Jacob Vargas Biography (1970?-)
- ^ Ocana, Damarys (2010-09-13). ".Jacob Vargas from 'Devil': "The devil manifests itself in many ways, like SB 1070"". Latina. Retrieved 2010-01-07. "I grew up Catholic so my parents always instilled fear of the Devil in us (and la chancla)."
- ^ Moonlight - Jacob Vargas
- ^ "Lots more actors join Shayamalan and Dowdles’ DEVIL". Fangoria.