The Puerto Rican-born veteran actor, Kamar de los Reyeswho played troubled police officer Antonio Vega in the ABC soap opera “One Life to Live” and villain Raúl Menéndez in the video games “Call of Duty,” has died at the age of 56, various American media announced this afternoon. .
De los Reyes died on Christmas Eve in Los Angeles after a short battle with cancer, a family spokesman announced.
Although he was born in Puerto Rico, he grew up in Las Vegas and moved to Los Angeles in the late 1980s to begin an acting career that spanned more than 30 years. In 1994, de los Reyes created the role of Pedro Quinn in the critically acclaimed off-Broadway play Blade to the Heat, which led to the role of Ferdinand in George C. Wolfe's production of Shakespeare in the Park from The Tempest” led .
From then on he worked with big names like Oliver Stone in “Nixon”, Angelina Jolie in “Salt” and Jennifer Lopez in “The Cell”. In 2005, De los Reyes traveled to the island to film the Puerto Rican film “Cayo.” Roselyn Sanchez and Ivan Camilo.
He most recently had recurring roles as Jobe on Fox's “Sleepy Hollow” in 2017, as a detective on ABC's “The Rookie” in 2021, and as a college football coach on the CW's “All American” beginning in 2022.
De los Reyes also played the villainous Menéndez, a Nicaraguan arms dealer and terrorist who had an extreme hatred of the United States, in 2012's Call of Duty: Black Ops II, 2018's Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and 2018's Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Duty: Mobile”. in 2019 and “Call of Duty” in 2021.
De los Reyes, one of five children and the youngest of three, was born on November 8, 1967 in San Juan, Puerto Rico and grew up in Las Vegas. His father is the famous Cuban percussionist Walfredo de los Reyes. He arrived in Los Angeles and got a job as a dancer in Salsa (1988) directed by Boaz Davidson.
At the time of his death, De los Reyes was filming “All American” and had recently filmed roles in the upcoming Hulu limited series “Washington Black,” starring Sterling K. Brown, as well as a lead role in the upcoming series “Washington Black.” “Marvel's Daredevil on Disney+.
Even when De los Reyes lived in Los Angeles, it is mentioned that his heart never left Puerto Rico. After the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria, de los Reyes played an active role in his country's recovery efforts. He leaves behind his wife, the actress 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.