Kamar de los Reyes

Puerto Rican actor (1967–2023)

Kamar de los Reyes

De los Reyes in 2014

Born| (1967-11-08)November 8, 1967

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Died| December 24, 2023(2023-12-24) (aged 56)

Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1988–2023
Spouse|

Sherri Saum

(m. 2007)​

Children| 3
Parent|

* Walfredo de los Reyes (father)

Relatives| Daniel de los Reyes (brother)
Walfredo Reyes Jr. (brother)

Kamar de los Reyes (November 8, 1967 – December 24, 2023) was a Puerto Rican actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Antonio Vega on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, and as Raul Menendez, the primary antagonist of the 2012 video game, Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

De los Reyes also played Jobe, a demon in the fourth season of Sleepy Hollow, and Ryan Caradine on The Rookie.

## Career[edit]

De los Reyes starred as a Chicano boxer named Pedro 'Roadman' Quinn, in 1994's acclaimed theatrical production of Blade to the Heat.[1]

> The most arresting figure, however, is Mr. de los Reyes. More than any words he utters, the actor's haunted eyes, sunken cheeks and shaved head convey the extent of Pedro's torment. In repose, he's almost spectral. In the ring, he's like a short circuit, and his silent scream of triumph is a guaranteed spine-tingler.

> — David Richards, theater reviewer for The New York Times[1]

De los Reyes appeared alongside Patrick Stewart as a "dashing, if thick-tongued" Ferdinand in a 1995 production of William Shakespeare's The Tempest.[2] In 1997, de los Reyes was named on People Magazine's "Fabulous 50" list.[3] In 2001, he starred in a television film, The Way She Moves, starring Annabeth Gish and fellow soap opera star Daniel Cosgrove. He also starred in the controversial film Love and Suicide and in Toni Braxton's video for her song "Spanish Guitar". He has made numerous guest appearances on shows such as Law & Order and CSI: Miami. In 1995, de los Reyes starred with James Woods, Ed Harris and Sir Anthony Hopkins in Oliver Stone's controversial biopic, Nixon, playing convicted Watergate burglar, Eugenio Martínez.[citation needed]

In 2012, he performed the voice acting and the motion-captured body acting of the main antagonist, Raul Menendez, in the video game titled Call of Duty: Black Ops II.[4] The game's publisher Activision reports an estimated US$1 billion gross in its first fifteen days of availability, which the company states is superior to the seventeen day cinema record held by 2009's Avatar.[5]

In 2013, he played the role of Los Lordes gang leader, Santana in the two-part season finale of the third season of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods.[citation needed]

## Personal life[edit]

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Cuban percussionist Walfredo de los Reyes and a Puerto Rican mother, Matilde Pages, Kamar de los Reyes grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is the brother of the percussionist of the band Chicago, Walfredo Reyes Jr., and to former Yanni, and now Zac Brown Band percussionist, Daniel de los Reyes. He married actress Sherri Saum in 2007 and they had twin boys. He had a son from a previous relationship.[6]

De los Reyes died from cancer in Los Angeles, on December 24, 2023, at the age of 56.[7]

## Filmography[edit]

Television  Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

|
|
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1994 | The Corpse Had a Familiar Face | Puerto Rican  | TV movie
Valley of the Dolls | Ray Ariaz  | 65 episodes
1995 | ER | Hernandez  | Episodes: "Sleepless in Chicago",
"Full Moon, Saturday Night",
& "House of Cards"
1995–2009 | One Life to Live | Antonio Vega  | Regular cast member
1996 | New York Undercover | Luis  | Episodes: "Bad Blood"
& "Fire Show"
Swift Justice | Palo Montega  | Episode: "No Holds Barred"
1998 | Four Corners | Tomas Alvarez  | —
Blood on Her Hands | Gavin Kendrick  | TV movie
1998–99 | Promised Land | Leon Flores  | Episodes: "Denver: Welcome Home",
"Out of Bounds",
"The Visitor",
& "All in the Family"
1999 | Total Recall 2070 | Jack Brant  | Episodes: "Paranoid"
& "Restitution"
Touched by an Angel | Eddie Testaverde  | Episode: "Godspeed"
Early Edition | Ramon Archiletta  | Episode: "Take Me Out to the Ball Game"
2000 | The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Himself  | Television special
2001 | The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Himself  | Television special
The Way She Moves | Nicholas  | TV movie
2002 | The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Himself  | Television special
2003 | Undefeated | Jose Beveagua  | HBO TV movie
2004 | The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Himself  | Television special
SOAPnet Reveals ABC Soap Secrets | Himself  | TV movie documentary
2005 | The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Himself  | Television special
Presenter for Outstanding Young Actor in a Drama Series
Law & Order | Aberto Moretti  | Episode: "Dining Out"
2006 | Wheel of Fortune | Himself – Celebrity Contestant  | Episode: "Soap Stars 1"
The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Himself  | Television special
The 2nd Annual Quill Awards | Himself  | Television special
SoapTalk | Himself  | Episodes: dated March 6, 2006
& October 17, 2006
2007 | 6ABC Boscov's Thanksgiving Day Parade | Himself  | TV movie
2008 | Paula's Party | Himself  | Episode: dated January 18, 2008
2009 | CSI: Miami | Jason Molina  | Episode: "Collateral Damage"
Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Teru  | Episodes: "The Glory That Was..."
& "Alpha Dog"
2011 | The Mentalist | Omar Vega  | Episode: "Pink Tops"
Reed Between the Lines | Anthony Guillory  | Episodes: "Let's Talk About Change",
"Let's Talk About Ms. Helen's Son, Part 2",
& "Let's Talk About Game Night"
2013 | Blue Bloods | Santana  | Episodes: "The Bitter End"
& "This Way Out"
Pretty Little Liars | Dominic Russo  | Episode: "Into the Deep"
2014 | Major Crimes | Dr. Enrique Cabrera  | Episode: "Frozen Assets"
2015 | Castle | Manuel Villalobos  | Episode: "Private Eye Caramba!"
2016 | Kingdom | Detective Poole  | Episode: "Take Pills"
Shooter | —  | Episode: "Recon by Fire"
2017 | Sleepy Hollow | Jobe | 13 episodes
Home and Family | Himself  | Episode: "Carla Jimenez/Kamar de los Reyes/Shirley Chung/King"
2018 | MacGyver | Captain Delarosa  | Episode: "Wind + Water"
The Gifted | Sebastian Diaz  | Episode: "coMplications"
SEAL Team | Comandante Salas, Priest  | Episodes: "Prisoner's Dilemma" and "Santa Muerte"
2019 | The Passage | Julio Martinez  | Episode: "You Are Like the Sun",
"You Are Not That Girl Anymore",
& "Stay in the Light"
2021 | The Rookie | Ryan Caradine  | 5 episodes
2022–2023 | All American | Coach Montes  | 7 episodes
Film  Year  | Film  | Role  | Notes

|
|
|

1988 | Salsa | Featured Dancer  | credited as Kamar Reyes
1989 | Ghetto Blaster | Chato  | —
East L.A. Warriors | Paulo  | credited as Kamar Reyes
1990 | Coldfire | Nick  | —
1991 | Lethal Ninja | Sonny  | Direct-to-video
1992 | The Silencer | Kickboxer  | —
1993 | Street Knight | Smokey  | —
Da Vinci's War | Latin Dancer  | —
Fatherhood | Drug Dealer #2  | —
1995 | Nixon | Eugenio Martinez  | Watergate Burglar
1996 | Daedalus Is Dead | Wilson Ortiz  | Short film
1997 | In Search of a Dream | Marcos  | —
2000 | Mambo Café | Manny  | —
The Cell | Officer Alexander  | —
2004 | One Life to Live's: Daytime's Greatest Weddings | Antonio Vega / Antinio Vega  | Video documentary, Archive footage
2005 | Love & Suicide | Tomas  | —
Cayo | Young Ivan  | —
2010 | Salt | Secret Service Agent  | —
2013 | Hot Guys with Guns | Producer One  | —
2014 | LA Apocalypse | Carlos Dorado  | —
2016 | Abducted: The Story of Jocelyn Shaker | Javier  | —
2017 | Amelia 2.0 | Vaughn  | —
First Strike Butcher Knife | —  | Short film
Videogame  Year  | Title  | Role

|
|

2012 | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Raul Menendez
2018 | Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
2022  | Call of Duty: Vanguard

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Richards, David (November 4, 1994). "The Boxing Ring As a Parable On Manhood". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522.
2. ^ Brantley, Ben (July 12, 1995). "THEATER REVIEW; Enough Wrath And Fear to Thrust Philosophy Offstage". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522.
3. ^ "Kamar De Los Reyes". People Magazine. 47 (18): 156. May 12, 1997. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
4. ^ Carrasquillo, Adrian (November 13, 2012). "Call of Duty Black Ops 2′s Raul Menendez is the star villain, played by Kamar de los Reyes". Retrieved June 1, 2013.
5. ^ "Call of Duty®: Black Ops II Grosses $1 Billion In 15 Days" (Press release). Santa Monica, California: Activision. December 5, 2012.
6. ^ Corriston, Michele (June 8, 2014). "Sherri Saum Introduces Twin Sons John and Michael". PEOPLE.com. Time Inc. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
7. ^ Barnes, Mike (December 25, 2023). "Kamar de los Reyes, One Life to Live and Call of Duty Star, Dies at 56". The Hollywood Reporter. United States: Eldridge Industries. ISSN 0018-3660. Archived from the original on December 25, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Kamar de los Reyes at IMDb

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*[m.]: married