Winner of "Best Supporting Actor," Rolando J. Vargas (Rolo) was born in
Bogota, Colombia, where he started his career as a child actor.
Rolo has worked in Film, Television, Commercials, Theater (Broadway,
Off-Broadway), as well as Voice-Overs (English & Spanish) & numerous
Modeling Print Ads.
Rolo's most significant roles include the
Supporting role of Mingo in "El Rincon de Venezuela." His performance
won him the "Best Supporting Actor Award" at The New York International
Independent Film & Video Festival.
He had a lead role (Ra Tanca) in the American Debut of "Gadjah Mada" at
Broadway's Lincoln Center.
His Supporting role portrayal of Henry Baez in "Stolen Lives," a film
about the real-life & death of Anthony Ramon Baez.
Growing up, I had a lot of dreams and goals. I knew I had to expose myself to new experiences and people if I was to ever broaden my interests and knowledge beyond the limits of all that was familiar to me at the time.