Jacob Vargas Biography (1970?-)

Born August 18, 1970 (some sources cite 1971), in Michoacan, Mexico; immigrated to the United States, c. 1971. Addresses: Agent: Arthur Toretzky, Paradigm, 360 North Crescent Dr., North Building, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Nine Yards Entertainment, 8530 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, producer
Birth Details: August 18, 1970?; Michoacan, Mexico

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Carlos, Last Resort (also known as She Knew No Other Way),1986
Arturo Diego, The Principal, TriStar, 1987
Butch "Bubba" Vargas, Ernest Goes to Camp, Buena Vista, 1987
Miguel, Little Nikita (also known as Sleepers), Columbia, 1988
Danny, Crack House, 21st Century, 1989
Hispanic boy, Judgement (also known as Hitz), 1989
Javier, Gas, Food, Lodging, Cine Company, 1992
Paulito at the age of fifteen, American Me, Universal, 1992
Dave Alvers, Silent Rain, 1993
Ernesto, Mi Vida Loca--My Crazy Life (also known as My Crazy Life and Mi vida loca), Sony Pictures Classics, 1993
Flower delivery person, Fatal Instinct, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
Pedro, Huck and the King of Hearts, 1993
Snake, Airborne, Warner Bros., 1993
Second sonar operator, Crimson Tide, Buena Vista, 1995
Yayo Portillo, Get Shorty, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1995
Young Jose Sanchez, My Family, Mi Familia (also known as Cafe con leche, East L.A., and My Family), New Line Cinema, 1995
Abie Quintanilla, Selena, Warner Bros., 1997
Ramon, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Buena Vista, 1997
Santa Fe, 1997
Delfino Mondragon, The Hi-Lo Country (also known as Hi-Lo Country--Im Land der letzten Cowboys), Gramercy, 1998
Joker, Next Friday, New Line Cinema, 2000
Manolo Sanchez, Traffic (also known as Traffic--Die Macht des Kartells), USA Films, 2000
Miguel, Come and Take It Day, ITVS, 2001
Voice of Pepito the chameleon, Dr. Dolittle 2 (also known as DR2 and DR.2), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Zer, She-Bat (short film), Design Concepts, 2001
Pilot, Dragonfly (also known as Im Zeichen der Libelle), MCA/Universal, 2002
Sammi, Flight of the Phoenix, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2004
Vincent Enano, Memoirs of an Evil Stepmother, Alfrobel Productions, 2004
Jarhead, Universal, 2005
Tom 51, Assembly Line Studios, 2005
The Virgin of Juarez, Las Mujeres, 2005
The Wendell Baker Story, Franchise Pictures, 2005
Television Appearances

Series
Benny, Malibu Shores, NBC, beginning 1996
Voice of Roberto "Berto" Martinez, Max Steel (animated), The WB, 2000-2002
Ernesto Tiant, Greetings from Tucson, The WB, 2002-2003
Ernesto "El huevudo" Romo, Kingpin, NBC, 2003
Miniseries
Jose Zavala, Drug Wars: The Camarena Story, NBC, 1990
Miguel, The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (also knownas The Great Los Angeles Earthquake), NBC, 1990
Movies
Alberto, The Children of Times Square (also known as Street Wise), ABC, 1986
Enrique Mendoza, Miracle of the Heart: A Boystown Story, syndicated, 1986
Second student, The B.R.A.T. Patrol, ABC, 1986
Second cholo, Seeds of Tragedy, Fox, 1991
Student, Never Forget, TNT, 1991
Danny Pacheco, Road Dogz, Cinemax, 2000
Cesar Chavez, RFK, FX Channel, 2002
Specials
Lives in Hazard, 1994
Awards Presentations
Presenter, 2001 ALMA Awards, ABC, 2001
Prism Awards 2001, syndicated, 2001
Episodic
Emilio, "Fagin 1986," Hunter, NBC, 1986
Enrique, "Oddballs," The New Gidget, syndicated, 1987
Taco place manager, "4W14," The Tracey Ullman Show, Fox, 1987
Taco place manager, "Francesca's First Job," The Tracey Ullman Show, Fox, 1987
Taco place manager, "Viva Taco," The Tracey Ullman Show, Fox, 1987
Billy, "The Hot Dog Man," Hard Time on Planet Earth, CBS, 1989
Enrique, "Educating Jesse," Full House, ABC, 1992
Corporal Cortez, "War Cries," JAG, NBC, 1995
Diego, "A Miracle Happens Here," ER (also known as Emergency Room), NBC, 1995
Voice of the prince, "Sleeping Beauty," Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (animated), HBO, 1995
Javi Padillo, "Every Picture Tells a Story," The Pretender, NBC, 1996
Ricardo, "Salsa, Chlorine & Tears," Clueless, ABC, 1997
Manuel "Paco" Bolin, "Familia," Six Feet Under, HBO, 2001
Cheuy, "West Side Stories," The Brothers Garcia, Nickelodeon, 2002
Miguel, "Gift," Watching Ellie, NBC, 2002
Voice of Punch (the big Alto), "The Altos," The Proud Family (animated), The Disney Channel, 2002
Luis, "Outside Man," CSI: NY, CBS, 2004
Appeared as Luis in an episode of Nurses, NBC; appeared in an episode of Diff'rent Strokes, NBC and ABC.
Pilots
Arturo Gomez, Steel Justice, NBC, 1992
Wall to Wall Records, The WB, 2000
Ernesto "El huevudo" Romo, Kingpin, NBC, 2003
Freddie Garcia, EDNY, NBC, 2003
Other
USMA West Point, 1998
Television Work
Movies
Executive producer, Road Dogz, Cinemax, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Razor, August, 2001, p. 83

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