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Yul Vazquez

Yul Vazquez

29 movies on Netflix

Biography

Yul Vazquez is an actor and musician who was born in Havana and raised in Miami, where his mother worked in theater and encouraged his early interest in the arts. He started out in small parts in her plays, and before that he played lead guitar for the rock bands Urgent and Diving for Pearls. His musical background helped him win the role of Flaco in The Mambo Kings (1992), and he went on to appear in Runaway Bride (1999), Bad Boys II (2003), War of the Worlds (2005), American Gangster (2007), The Take (2007), The A-Team (2010), Captain Phillips (2013) and The Cobbler (2014). His television work includes Seinfeld, Midnight, Texas, Russian Doll and Severance. He was a founding member of New York's LAByrinth Theater Company and received a Tony nomination for The Motherfucker with the Hat.

61years old

Turns 62 on March 18in 151 days

  • Born Havana
  • Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20

Movie Career

Films
29
Career span
33 years1992 to 2025

Genres

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  1. A change of course

    In the 1980s, Vazquez played lead guitar for two rock bands that charted on Billboard. His musical skills helped him get the role of Flaco in the 1992 film The Mambo Kings.

  2. Behind the camera

    Vazquez helped found the LAByrinth Theater Company in New York City. He was co-artistic director there for two terms, working with Stephen Adly Guirgis and Mimi O'Donnell.

  3. Beyond film

    Vazquez performs a cover of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" in the fourth episode of the 2022 show Severance, both singing and playing the song.

  4. Beyond film

    In 2009, Yul Vazquez and Ian Astbury of The Cult performed as The Soft Revolt at the Bowery Electric in New York City, playing acoustic guitar for the opening of John Patrick Shanley's Savage in Limbo, a play Astbury produced. Their set included Cult songs, Astbury's solo work, and covers by the Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath, and Radiohead.

Yul Vazquez movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. War of the Worlds2005 Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Julio

    IMDb rating 6.6514K votes

  2. Captain Phillips2013 Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thrilleras Captain Frank Castellano

    IMDb rating 7.8523K votes

  3. The Lost Bus2025as Chief Martinez

    IMDb rating 6.857K votes

  4. The A-Team2010as General Javier Tuco

    IMDb rating 6.7279K votes

  5. Bad Boys II2003as Detective Mateo Reyes

    IMDb rating 6.6291K votes

  6. American Gangster2007as Alfonse Abruzzo

    IMDb rating 7.8494K votes

  7. Last Flag Flying2017as Colonel Wilits

    IMDb rating 6.931K votes

  8. Runner Runner2013as Delegate Herrera

    IMDb rating 5.668K votes

Most often with

Brad Furman directed three of these films, Paul Greengrass two and Noah Buschel two. Twenty actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Robert De Niro, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Robert De NiroJohn Leguizamo, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with John LeguizamoPeter Stormare, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Peter StormareMichael Shannon, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Michael ShannonAndy Garcia, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Andy GarciaDustin Hoffman, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Dustin HoffmanBrad FurmanDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Brad FurmanPaul GreengrassDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Paul GreengrassNoah BuschelDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Noah Buschel

Films together

Box office

What Yul Vazquez's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.3 billion

17 of the 29 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 29 films: 17 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 6 figure not found.

  • 17Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 4Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 6Figure not found

Top grosser

War of the Worlds2005as Julio$604 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    War of the Worlds2005as Julio
    $604M26.6% of the total
  2. 2
    Little Fockers2010as Junior
    $311M13.7% of the total
  3. 3
    Runaway Bride1999as Dead Head Gill Chavez
    $310M13.6% of the total
  4. 4
    Bad Boys II2003as Detective Mateo Reyes
    $273M12.0% of the total
  5. 5
    American Gangster2007as Alfonse Abruzzo
    $270M11.9% of the total
  6. 6
    Captain Phillips2013as Captain Frank Castellano
    $219M9.6% of the total
  7. 7
    The A-Team2010as General Javier Tuco
    $177M7.8% of the total
  8. 8
    Runner Runner2013as Delegate Herrera
    $63M2.8% of the total
Gringo (2018), $11.0 millionNick of Time (1995), $8.2 millionFresh (1994), $8.1 millionThe Mambo Kings (1992), $6.7 millionThe Cobbler (2014), $6.5 millionThe Ex (2006), $5.2 millionLast Flag Flying (2017), $1.9 millionRob the Mob (2014), $206,909Tin Soldier (2025), $89,572

$47.9 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Yul Vazquez's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2011Lunt-Fontanne Award for Ensemble ExcellenceWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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