Kamar de los Reyes, known for his roles in ‘One Life to Live’ and ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’, passed away at 56 after a battle with cancer in Los Angeles. He had been actively involved in various acting projects including Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’ series and Hulu’s ‘Washington Black’. His legacy extends to both the small and big screens.
A television, movie and voice actor from Puerto Rico, Kamar de los Reyes, best known for playing a gang member-turned-cop in the soap ‘One Life to Live’ and a villain in the video game ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’, has died in Los Angeles at 56, the family announced.
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Kamar De Los Reyes died Sunday following a brief battle with cancer, according to a statement from Lisa Goldberg, a publicist for de los Reyes’ wife, Sherri Saum.
The family statement said that at the time of his death, kamar de los Reyes was filming ‘All American’ – and had recently shot roles in Marvel’s upcoming ‘Daredevil’ series and Hulu’s yet-to-be-released ‘Washington Black’, starring Sterling K. Brown.
Kamar de los Reyes was born in Puerto Rico and raised in Las Vegas. According to a biography provided by the family, he caught the bug for acting when he arrived in Los Angeles in the late ’80s. Early roles include playing Pedro Quinn in the 1994 off-Broadway play, ‘Blade to the Heat’, and Ferdinand in director George C. Wolfe’s production of ‘The Tempest’ for Shakespeare in the Park.
In ‘One Life to Live’, de los Reyes starred as Antonio Vega, a former gang member who became a lawyer and then a cop, alongside Saum. In the popular video game ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’, he played the villain Raul Menendez. He also had roles in Fox’s ‘Sleepy Hollow’, ABC’s ‘The Rookie’ and CW’s ‘All American’.
On the big screen, de los Reyes appeared in Oliver Stone’s ‘Nixon’, playing Watergate burglar Eugenio Martinez, as a secret service agent in ‘Salt’, with Angelina Jolie, and in ‘The Cell’ with Jennifer Lopez.
“De Los Reyes lived in Los Angeles, however, his heart never left Puerto Rico,” the family statement said, adding that the actor had been active in the recovery efforts after Hurricane Maria in 2017.
The actor is survived by his wife Saum and three sons, Caylen, 26, and twins Michael and John, age 9.
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Kamar de los Reyes, best known for his roles in ‘One Life to Live’ and ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II’, passed away at 56 after battling cancer. The Puerto Rican actor had been filming ‘All American’ and recently worked on Marvel’s ‘Daredevil’ series and Hulu’s ‘Washington Black’. Starting his career in the late ’80s, he appeared in various productions including off-Broadway plays and TV shows. Active in the recovery efforts after Hurricane Maria, he remained connected to his Puerto Rican roots. Survived by his wife and three sons, de los Reyes leaves behind a legacy spanning television, movies, and voice acting. James McCaffrey, known for ‘Max Payne’, also passed away at 65.
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