Jacob Vargas
Date of Birth:
Aug 18, 1971
Place of Birth:
Michoacan, Mexico
Biography:
Jacob Vargas 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). 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 (1995). He later starred in films such as Selena (1997),
Get Shorty (1995), American Me (1992), Romy and Michele's High S...
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Filmography
- Sleep Dealer (2008)
- Death Race (2008)
- Love Lies Bleeding (2008)
- The Virgin of Juarez (2006)
- National Lampoon's TV: The Movie (2006)
- Latinologues: Vol. 1 (2005)
- The Wendell Baker Story (2005)
- The Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
- Come and Take it Day (2002)
- RFK (2002)






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