John Vargas is an American actor best known for his role in the films Primary Colors and Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
Background
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 Upon finishing high school he was accepted to the prestigious Drama Department at Carnegie Mellon University, becoming the first Puerto Rican to graduate from its drama department
Education
Carnegie Mellon University.
Career
Upon graduating, Vargas moved to Los Los Angeles John Vargas was cast in Neil Simon"s film Only When I Laugh, 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 American Broadcasting Company"s At Ease, becoming one of the first Latino actors to star in an American television sitcom.
Vargas also appeared as Oliviera in The Hanoi Hilton.
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 Ileana Douglas. John Vargas has worked on several soap operas.
He joined the cast of General Hospital in the role of Rico Chacone, and Santa Barbara as Marcos Llamera. In 2004, John was cast as Doctor Rojas in the soap opera Days of Our Lives.
He also appeared in season 4, episode 11 of Star Trek: Voyager.