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Jacob Vargas
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Jacob Vargas

Born 1971 · Michoacan, Mexico · Active 1984–2022

Born in 1971, Jacob Vargas is a Mexican-American actor who delivers a notable performance in The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007). With a career that began in the 1980s, Vargas has been a part of the fabric of cult cinema, transitioning from a breakdancer to a recognized actor. His role in The Hills Have Eyes 2 showcases his ability to navigate the horror genre, adding depth to the film's chilling narrative. Vargas’s contributions reflect the evolving representation of Latino actors in genre films.

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The Hills Have Eyes 2

The Hills Have Eyes 2

2007 ★ 5.5
as Crank

A captive woman, forced to breed mutant children, is unable to provide healthy offspring after giving birth to a stillborn and is killed by Papa Hades, leader of the inbred mutant clan living at a nuclear testing village in the New Mexico desert, designated as Sector 16. Following the events of the first film, the United States Department of Defense sent a military army to occupy the location and exterminate the remainder of the mutant clan. Colonel Lincoln Redding and a trio of scientists who are working in that area on installing a surveillance system are attacked by the mutants. Later, a group of National Guardsmen in training led by Sergeant Jeffrey "Sarge" Millstone are sent into the desert to resupply the scientists. They arrive to find the base camp abandoned after the mutants' attack. When the soldiers pick up a faint distress call, Sarge organizes a search and rescue mission through the hills. Napoleon and Amber, who stay behind at the camp, find and retrieve one of the missing scientists out of the camp's portable toilet, but he dies before he can warn them. The two are then attacked by the mutants, who destroy their transport and steal their weapons, forcing them to run into the hills to warn the others. The search party is attacked by the mutants; Mickey is pulled into a bolt-hole and killed by Stabber, and Sarge is accidentally shot dead by Spitter's friendly fire just before Napoleon and Amber reunite with the group. Spitter is killed after one of the mutants sabotages his rappelling gear as the others try to lower him down the hill. With their remaining gear stolen, they are forced to try to find another way to escape. The remaining troops soon locate Redding, mortally wounded and unhinged from the mutant's attack. He warns them of the mutants' plans to capture women for breeding and reveals an exit route through the mining caves before committing suicide. After the group kills Stabber, Missy is captured and taken into the mining caves by Chameleon, forcing the other troops to rescue her. Stump leaves the group to escape on his own before being pursued and killed by Letch while attempting to climb down the hill. Separating from Crank and Delmar, Napoleon and Amber cross paths with Chameleon, whom they manage to kill. While escaping Sniffer, they are rescued by a nonviolent mutant named Hansel; Sniffer encounters Crank and Delmar, shoots the latter with one of the group's M4's and is killed by Crank in retaliation. While Hansel leads them to the exit, Delmar dies from his wounds after arriving the mines' doorway. Napoleon joins Amber to save Missy. Crank, who is attempting to unlock the blast door, dies when accidentally triggering an explosion of a crate of dynamites that he attempts to take with him. After killing Letch, Napoleon and Amber locate Missy who was being savagely raped by Papa Hades. After distracting him, they manage to free her, but Hades soon returns and attacks them, triggering a vicious fight until the trio finally subdues and kills the mutant leader with a bayonet. As the survivors prepare to depart the mines, they are watched by an unknown mutant using their surveillance equipment.

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Filmography

106 credits
2020s 9 credits
2022
Movie ★ 5.9
2022
Kimi as Glasses Thug
Movie ★ 6.2
2022
TV ★ 5.8
2022
TV ★ 6.7
2021
Plan B as Pastor Pedro
Movie ★ 6.1
2020
Movie ★ 5.9
2020
TV ★ 6.9
2020
TV ★ 7.8
2010s 27 credits
2019
The Public as Ernesto Ramirez
Movie ★ 6.5
2019
Peel as Chuck
Movie ★ 6.4
2019
Mr. Iglesias as Tony Medina
TV ★ 7.5
2018
Endgame as Alberto
Movie
2018
Mayans M.C. as Allesandro Montez
TV ★ 8.0
2018
Mosaic as Horacio
TV ★ 6.5
2017
Movie ★ 5.3
2017
TV ★ 7.1
2016
Movie ★ 5.2
2016
Movie ★ 5.1
2016
Movie ★ 6.9
2016
Marvel's Luke Cage as Domingo Colon
TV ★ 6.9
2016
Colony as Carlos
TV ★ 6.9
2015
The 33 as Edison 'Elvis' Peña
Movie ★ 6.4
2015
TV ★ 6.3
2014
Cesar Chavez as Richard Chavez
Movie ★ 6.2
2014
Movie ★ 6.8
2014
Water & Power as Asuncion Garcia
Movie ★ 6.5
2014
Red Sky as Jorge 'P-Dawg' Vasquez
Movie ★ 4.4
2014
Hand of God as Julio Farkas (uncredited)
TV ★ 6.8
2013
Go for Sisters as Navajas
Movie ★ 6.0
2012
Blue as Roy
TV ★ 7.1
2010
Devil as Ramirez
Movie ★ 6.1
2010
The Odds as Sergio Vargas
Movie
2010
Young Justice as Sebastian Cardona / Cisco Ramon (voice)
TV ★ 8.4
2010
TV ★ 7.2
2000s 37 credits
2008
Death Race as Gunner
Movie ★ 6.3
2008
Sleep Dealer as Rudy Ramirez
Movie ★ 5.9
2008
Love Lies Bleeding as Detective Billy Jones
Movie ★ 6.1
2008
The Mentalist as Chief Rick Anaya
TV ★ 8.4
2008
Sons of Anarchy as Allesandro Montez
TV ★ 8.4
2007
Movie ★ 5.6
2007
Movie ★ 6.2
2007
Are We Done Yet? as Mike the Plumber
Movie ★ 5.9
2007
Burn Notice as Omar Hernandez
TV ★ 7.5
2007
Moonlight as Guillermo
TV ★ 7.3
2006
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie as Tijuana Cop 2 / Announcer / Charlotte
Movie ★ 4.3
2006
Bobby as Miguel
Movie ★ 6.4
2006
The Virgin of Juarez as Detective Lauro
Movie ★ 6.9
2006
Psych as Juan Lava
TV ★ 7.9
2005
The Wendell Baker Story as Reyes Morales
Movie ★ 5.1
2005
Jarhead as Juan Cortez
Movie ★ 6.7
2005
Numb3rs as Victor Borrego
TV ★ 7.0
2005
Medium as Eduardo Garcia
TV ★ 7.5
2004
Movie ★ 6.0
2004
Movie ★ 3.0
2004
CSI: NY as Luis Torres
TV ★ 7.3
2003
Movie ★ 7.0
2003
Cold Case as Angelo Rivera (2009)
TV ★ 7.8
2003
TV ★ 6.4
2002
Road Dogz as Danny Pacheco
Movie ★ 6.8
2002
Dragonfly as Victor
Movie ★ 6.5
2002
Truth Be Told as Gonzalez
Movie ★ 7.3
2002
Greetings from Tucson as Ernesto Tiant
TV ★ 10.0
2002
CSI: Miami as Felix Medina
TV ★ 7.7
2002
TV ★ 6.3
2001
Dr. Dolittle 2 as Pepito (voice)
Movie ★ 5.3
2001
Movie ★ 7.0
2001
Six Feet Under as Manuel 'Paco' Bolin
TV ★ 8.1
2001
The Proud Family as Punch Alto (voice)
TV ★ 7.8
2000
Traffic as Manolo Sanchez
Movie ★ 7.1
2000
Next Friday as Joker
Movie ★ 6.5
2000
Max Steel as Dr. Roberto Martinez (voice)
TV ★ 8.2
1990s 21 credits
1998
The Hi-Lo Country as Delfino Mondragon
Movie ★ 6.1
1997
Selena as A. B. Quintanilla
Movie ★ 7.7
1997
Movie ★ 6.2
1997
Santa Fe as Jesus
Movie ★ 4.2
1996
The Pretender as Javi Padillo
TV ★ 7.4
1996
TV ★ 6.3
1996
TV ★ 7.7
1995
Get Shorty as Yayo Portillo
Movie ★ 6.5
1995
My Family as Young Jose
Movie ★ 7.4
1995
Crimson Tide as Sonarman #2
Movie ★ 7.2
1995
TV ★ 6.3
1995
JAG as Corporal Cortez
TV ★ 7.3
1994
Mi Vida Loca as Ernesto
Movie ★ 6.6
1994
Movie ★ 6.3
1994
ER as Diablo
TV ★ 7.8
1993
Airborne as Snake
Movie ★ 6.1
1993
Fatal Instinct as Flower Delivery Man
Movie ★ 5.5
1992
Movie ★ 6.3
1992
American Me as Paulito - Age 15
Movie ★ 7.4
1991
Seeds of Tragedy as Cholo #2
Movie ★ 7.3
1990
Movie ★ 6.7
1980s 7 credits
1988
Little Nikita as Miguel
Movie ★ 6.1
1987
Ernest Goes to Camp as Bubba Vargas
Movie ★ 5.3
1987
The Principal as Arturo Diego
Movie ★ 6.5
1987
TV ★ 7.5
1986
Movie ★ 5.0
1986
Last Resort as Carlos
Movie ★ 3.6
1984
Hunter as Emilio Morales
TV ★ 7.1
s 1 credit
Movie
Crew Credits
2000s 4 credits
2006
Movie ★ 4.3
2003
E.D.N.Y. Director
Movie ★ 7.0
2003
E.D.N.Y. Writer
Movie ★ 7.0
2002
Road Dogz Executive Producer
Movie ★ 6.8