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

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]}

In 2022, he joined the cast of CW’s All American, in the role of Coach Mr. Montez.

Personal life

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