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Ignacio "Nacho" Varga (/ n ɑː tʃ oʊ v ɑːr ɡ ə /) is a fictional character who appears in the AMC television series Better Call Saul, a prequel spin-off of Breaking Bad.He is portrayed by Michael Mando and was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould.
Nacho falsely claims he tried to kill Lalo for the Alvarez drug family, and bolsters his credibility by admitting his previous attempt to kill Hector. Rather than avoiding torture by having Victor kill him in a fake escape attempt, Nacho uses a piece of broken glass to cut his restraints, then kills himself with Bolsa's gun.
Gus, Tyrus, and Victor meet with Juan Bolsa, Hector Salamanca, and the Cousins to hand Nacho over, while Mike trains his sniper rifle on the meeting location from a distance. [b] As planned, Nacho claims he aided the Alvarezes to kill Lalo. He then bolsters his confession by revealing that he tried to kill Hector, but Gus saved him.
Monday’s episode was a remarkable showcase for costar Michael Mando, as a resilient Nacho dodged certain death long enough to strike a deal with Gus to turn himself over to the Salamancas — in ...
Nacho Varga and Mike monitor a restaurant and Nacho says he fears retaliation from Tuco Salamanca if Tuco discovers his secret drug dealing. [b] Nacho tells Mike he and Tuco meet there to settle accounts with their street dealers, so Nacho thinks it is an ideal place to kill Tuco. Mike refuses, saying it would attract retaliation by the Salamancas.
Monday’s episode was a remarkable showcase for costar Michael Mando, as a resilient Nacho dodged certain death long enough […] Better Call Saul's Michael Mando Breaks Down Nacho's 'Heroic' Episode
Nacho intends to ambush Hector but is caught in a meeting between Hector, Gus, and Juan Bolsa. Bolsa informs Hector that Eladio wants Salamanca drugs smuggled from Mexico in Gus's trucks to be a permanent arrangement. An enraged Hector suffers a stroke. Nacho replaces the fake capsules with Hector's real nitroglycerin, but Gus is suspicious.
Michael Mando as Nacho Varga, a lieutenant in the drug cartel, now overseeing daily operations in Albuquerque; torn between the vicious Salamanca enforcers and Gus Fring's ambitions for removal of Don Eladio, his allegiance is co-opted by Fring, after trying to kill Hector Salamanca.