Veteran film, television and voice actor Kamar de los Reyes, known for his portrayal of Antonio Vega on the ABC soap opera, A life to liveand as villain Raul Menendez in the video game Call of Duty Black Ops IIHe died Sunday in Los Angeles after a short battle with cancer, a family representative confirmed to Deadline. He was 56.
De los Reyes was born in Puerto Rico but grew up in Las Vegas and moved to Los Angeles in the late 80s to begin an acting career that would span the next 30 years. In 1994, De los Reyes landed the role of Pedro Quinn in the critically acclaimed off-Broadway play ” knife to heatwhich led to the role of Ferdinand in George C. Wolfe’s production of Shakespeare in the Park The storm. From then on he started working with big names like Oliver Stone NixonAngelina Jolie in Salt and enter Jennifer Lopez The cell.
De los Reyes starred in the 1994 syndicated drama series Valley of the dolls. The following year, he had a three-episode run on NBC HE and joined A life to live where he played former mobster, lawyer and police officer Antonio Vega for fourteen years, with a brief departure in the late 1990s.
The performance earned him five ALMA Award nominations, a 2008 win and a Picture Award nomination. He was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy Special Fan Award for “America’s Favorite Couple” in 2002 with his future wife, actress Sherri Saum.
De los Reyes’ other main character, Raul Menendeza, a Nicaraguan drug lord and leader of a terrorist organization, is the main antagonist of the 2012 war. Call of Duty Black Ops II and 2013 Call Of Duty: Strike Team. He resumed the role in 2018 Call of Duty Black Ops 4 and 2022 Call of Duty: Vanguard And Call of Duty: Warzone, Provides voice acting and motion capture body acting for the popular video game franchise.
In addition to his long tenure A life to livede los Reyes has had a number of guest appearances in primetime drama series, including the role of a gang leader in the two-part season finale of Blue blood and performances on SEAL Team, MacGyver, The Gifted, Shooter, Law & Order, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, CSI: Miami, The Mentalist, Touched by an angel And Early edition. He also starred alongside Annabeth Gish and soap co-star Daniel Cosgrove in the 2001 TV movie. The way she moves.
His feature film work also includes the 2005 film Love and suicide2015 Cayo, LA apocalypse in 2015 and most recently in 2017 Amelia 2.0.
More recently, De los Reyes had a recurring lead role on Fox’s fourth season Sleepy Hollow, who plays the demon Jobe. He most recently had a role in ABC’s seasons 3-4 The beginner as Detective Caradine and can be seen recurring on the CW series All Americans as coach Montes of Coastal California University.
At the time of his death, De los Reyes was filming All Americans and recently had roles in Hulu’s upcoming limited series Washington Blackstarring Sterling K. Brown and starring in the upcoming Marvel film Daredevil Series on Disney+.
De los Reyes lived in Los Angeles, but his heart never left Puerto Rico. After the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria, De los Reyes played an active role in the recovery efforts of his beloved home.
He is survived by his wife, Sherri Saum; sons Caylen (26) and twins Michael and John (9); his brothers Daniel and Walfredo, Jr.; his sisters Lily and Ilde; his mother Matilde and his father Walfredo.
Source: Deadline
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