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John Vargas
Born
The Bronx, New York
OccupationActor

John Vargas is an American actor best known for his roles in the films Primary Colors and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.[citation needed]

Early life[edit]

John Vargas was born in the Bronx and moved to Puerto Rico when his father Juan A. Maldonado was killed in Laos during the Vietnam War.[1]

Career[edit]

John Vargas was cast in Neil Simon's film Only When I Laugh,[citation needed] with Marsha Mason and James Coco. The following year, he featured in the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan in the role of Jedda, and then joined the cast of ABC's At Ease, becoming one of the first Latino actors to star in an American television sitcom.[2]

Vargas also appeared as Oliviera in The Hanoi Hilton.

Vargas joined the ensemble cast of the film Primary Colors, directed by Academy Award-winning director Mike Nichols, and starring John Travolta, Emma Thompson and Kathy Bates.

The following year, Vargas was cast in the role of Asher, the eurotrash maitre d' in the Fox comedy series Action, starring Jay Mohr and Illeana Douglas.

John Vargas has worked on several soap operas. He joined the cast of General Hospital in the role of Rico Chacone,[3] and Santa Barbara as Marcos Llamera. In 2004, John was cast as Dr. Rojas in the soap opera Days of Our Lives. He also appeared in season 4, episode 11 of Star Trek: Voyager. He played Pierson in the Sliders episode "A Current Affair" (1999).

Filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1st Mob History Juan Maldonado". 1stmob.com. Archived from the original on 2004-10-27.
  • ^ ""At Ease" actor is veteran of war movies". Star News. 15 April 1983. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
  • ^ Gowdas, John N. (21 October 1990). "Latino plots are putting actors to work". Gadsden Times. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
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