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Camal de los Reyes, the handsome soap star who also voiced the villain Raul Menendez in the video game “Call of Duty,” died in Los Angeles on Sunday, Dec. 14, at the age of 56.
deadline According to reports, his representative confirmed his death to a “short battle with cancer.”
The Cuban-Puerto Rican actor was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Las Vegas. In 1994, his breakthrough performance in the Off-Broadway production of Blade to the Heat led to him being cast opposite Patrick Stewart in The Tempest (1995).
He appeared in the syndicated series “Valley of the Dolls” (1994) and played Antonio Vega in over 200 episodes of “One Life to Live” (1995-2009).
He was the love interest in Toni Braxton’s “Spanish Guitar” (2000) music video.
His subsequent television work included episodes of Sleepy Hollow (2017), The Rookie (2021), and All American (2022-2023), where he played Coach Montez. .
De los Reyes’ feature films include “Salsa” (1988), “Nixon” (1995), “Mambo Cafe” (2000), “The Cell” (2000), and “Love and Suicide.” ” (2005), “Salt” (2010).
Perhaps his biggest exposure came with his voice work for “Call of Duty: Black Ops II,” which was released in 2012 and grossed $1 billion in its first 15 days. He reprized the role in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018), Call of Duty: Mobile (2019), and Call of Duty: Vanguard (2021).
His brothers are Daniel de los Reyes, former Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago drummer and member of the Zac Brown Band, and drummer Wolfredo Reyes Jr., who has played with Santana and Chicago . He is survived by two sisters and his parents.
De los Reyes is also survived by his wife, actress Shelley Saum, twin sons, and a son from a previous relationship.
