People
Jacob Vargas
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
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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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 |