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Jacob Vargas

Jacob Vargas
  • Name: Jacob Vargas
  • Birthday: 1971-08-18
  • Place of birth: Michoacan, Mexico
  • Popularity: 17.821
Biography: Jacob Vargas (born August 18, 1971) is a Mexican-American actor. He began his acting career when he was discovered breakdancing in a schoolyard at age 12. His introduction to acting came with a bit part as a breakdancer on the hit TV show Diff'rent Strokes (1978). His first movie role was in the TV movie The Children of Times Square (1986). He started to appear in more films including Last Resort (1986), Ernest Goes to Camp (1987), The Principal (1987), Little Nikita (1988), American Me (1992), and Gas Food Lodging (1992). In 1995, he won the very first ALMA Award (for Emerging Artist of the Year) for his work in both Allison Anders' Mi Vida Loca (1993) and Gregory Nava's My Family... Read More

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Title Release date
Satanic Hispanics   as  El Jefe 2022-11-25
Kimi   as  Glasses Thug 2022-02-10
Plan B   as  Pastor Pedro 2021-06-18
Billy D and the Hall of Feathered Serpents featuring Money Shot by Puscifer   as  Bartesian 2021-04-17
Princess of the Row   as  Donald 2020-11-27
The Public 2019-04-05
Peel   as  Chuck 2019-02-07
Beyond Skyline   as  Garcia 2017-10-20
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life   as  Animation Voice (voice) 2016-10-07
Crossing Point   as  Jesus 2016-05-03
The Tell-Tale Heart   as  Adams 2016-04-05
The 33   as  Edison 'Elvis' Peña 2015-08-06
Journey of a Female Comic 2014-05-16
Water & Power 2014-05-02
Heaven Is for Real   as  Michael 2014-04-16
Cesar Chavez   as  Richard Chavez 2014-03-28
Red Sky   as  Jorge 'P-Dawg' Vasquez 2014-03-12
Go for Sisters   as  Navajas 2013-11-08
Devil   as  Ramirez 2010-09-16
The Odds   as  Sergio Vargas 2010-01-01
Sleep Dealer   as  Rudy Ramirez 2008-12-10
Death Race   as  Gunner 2008-08-22
Love Lies Bleeding   as  Detective Billy Jones 2008-01-15
The Death and Life of Bobby Z   as  Jorge Escobar 2007-07-23
Are We Done Yet?   as  Mike the Plumber 2007-04-04
The Hills Have Eyes 2   as  Crank 2007-03-22
Bobby   as  Miguel 2006-09-05
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie   as  Tijuana Cop 2 / Announcer / Charlotte 2006-08-06
Jarhead   as  Juan Cortez 2005-11-04
The Wendell Baker Story   as  Reyes Morales 2005-08-03
Flight of the Phoenix   as  Sammi 2004-12-17
Memoirs of an Evil Stepmother   as  Vincent Enano 2004-09-18
EDNY 2003-01-01
Road Dogz   as  Danny Pacheco 2002-03-26
Dragonfly   as  Victor 2002-02-22
Truth Be Told   as  Gonzalez 2002-01-01
Dr. Dolittle 2   as  Pepito (voice) 2001-06-22
Traffic   as  Manolo Sanchez 2000-12-27
Next Friday   as  Joker 2000-01-12
The Hi-Lo Country   as  Delfino Mondragon 1998-12-30
Santa Fe   as  Jesus 1997-06-25
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion   as  Ramon 1997-04-25
Selena   as  A. B. Quintanilla 1997-03-21
Get Shorty   as  Yayo Portillo 1995-10-20
Crimson Tide   as  Sonarman #2 1995-05-12
My Family   as  Young Jose 1995-05-03
Mi Vida Loca   as  Ernesto 1994-06-08
Airborne   as  Snake 1993-09-17
Gas Food Lodging   as  Javier 1992-07-10
American Me   as  Paulito - Age 15 1992-03-13
Seeds of Tragedy   as  Cholo #2 1991-06-15
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake   as  Miguel 1990-11-11
Little Nikita   as  Miguel 1988-03-17
The Principal   as  Arturo Diego 1987-09-18
Ernest Goes to Camp   as  Bubba Vargas 1987-05-22
Last Resort   as  Carlos 1986-03-31
Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story   as  Enrique Mendoza 1986-03-31