Ignacio "Nacho" Varga is a fictional character who appears in the AMC television series Better Call Saul, a prequel spin-off of Breaking Bad.
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40 Facts About Nacho Varga
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Nacho Varga is portrayed by Michael Mando and was created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould.
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Nacho Varga is a quiet and intelligent member of the Salamanca drug organization.
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Nacho Varga cares deeply for the well-being of his honest, hard-working father, Manuel.
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Nacho Varga befriends Jimmy McGill after Jimmy helps clear him of kidnapping charges.
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Nacho Varga is forced to be a mole for Gus within the Salamancas' organization, which is further complicated when the shrewd Lalo arrives to oversee operations.
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Mando considered Nacho Varga to be "extremely intelligent and patient" and would be a character that would have growth over the course of the show.
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Nacho Varga brought some of the superficial traits of his Orphan Black character Vic Schmidt into Nacho.
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Mando said that initially, Nacho Varga was going to have a larger role with Jimmy in the first season, being the season's "Big Bad", but as Gilligan and Gould wrote out the season, they made the character of Chuck McGill more of an antagonist for Jimmy, and so Nacho Varga was placed on a slower path to be developed in later seasons.
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Mando said he felt this helped fit Nacho Varga's character, waiting patiently for the right opportunity to make a move to get ahead.
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Nacho Varga believes Jimmy's plea that he is a lawyer and convinces Tuco that killing an attorney would result in police scrutiny of the Salamanca family's drug business, so Tuco lets Jimmy go.
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Nacho Varga warns the Kettlemans, who disappear from their home.
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Nacho Varga coerces Jimmy into helping clear his name and Jimmy locates the Kettlemans, which leads to Nacho's release.
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Nacho Varga engages in a side deal with Daniel Wormald, who wants to sell pills stolen from the pharmaceutical company where he works.
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When Nacho Varga's payment is $20 short, Mike insists he pay the full amount.
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Nacho Varga takes the opportunity to learn Pryce's real name and address.
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Mike realizes his involvement will be uncovered if police continue to investigate, so he convinces Nacho Varga to give Daniel the cards and $10,000 in exchange for the Hummer.
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Nacho Varga is impressed by Mike's candor and coolness under pressure.
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Nacho Varga tells Mike that Hector covered up the hijacking by killing the Good Samaritan who stopped to aid the driver.
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In pleading with his father, Nacho Varga reveals his involvement in the Salamanca organization.
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Nacho Varga realizes Hector suffers from angina and decides to try to kill him by replacing his nitroglycerin with an ibuprofen placebo in the hopes of inducing a fatal heart attack.
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Nacho Varga succeeds in making the switch, but Hector does not die, so Nacho Varga plans to shoot him.
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Nacho Varga takes the placebos from Hector and replaces them with real medication.
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Nacho Varga falsely identifies the Espinosas to Leonel and Marco as the ones who attacked him.
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Nacho Varga sees that by wiping out the Espinosas, Gus has secured more drug territory for himself, but does not yet see the full scope of Gus' plan.
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Nacho Varga goes to his father's house to recover, and Manuel takes him in despite being unhappy about Nacho Varga's ties to the Salamancas.
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Nacho Varga is surprised when Lalo Salamanca arrives to aid in running the business, and takes a stronger interest in the day-to-day details than Hector did.
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Gus threatens harm to Manuel to coerce Nacho Varga into providing inside information on the Salamancas.
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Nacho Varga tries to convince Manuel to move away, but Manuel refuses to leave.
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When one of the Salamanca drug houses is discovered by police and Domingo Molina is arrested, Nacho Varga sneaks over rooftops to recover the drug stash before police enter, which impresses Lalo, who begins to take Nacho Varga into his confidence.
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Nacho Varga then brings Jimmy to Lalo so they can arrange to have Domingo released before he talks to police.
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Lalo is pleased by their work, though Nacho Varga warns Jimmy that once he begins working for drug dealers like the Salamancas, there is no turning back.
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Mike alerts Gus, who works with Nacho Varga to destroy the restaurant, again keeping secret Nacho Varga's role as Gus's mole.
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Mike tells Gus that Nacho Varga wants to end his role as a mole, but Gus refuses to give up a valuable asset.
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When Lalo goes to investigate, Nacho Varga opens the back gate and flees, while the gunmen kill Lalo's guards and most of his family.
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Nacho Varga flees Lalo's compound and takes refuge in a motel arranged for by Gus.
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Nacho Varga calls Tyrus, who tells him to hide until it is safe to move.
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Nacho Varga realizes he is being surveilled, meaning Gus has betrayed him to the cartel.
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Rather than pretend to flee as planned so that Victor can kill him quickly, Nacho Varga uses a piece of broken glass to free himself from his zip tie, seize Juan's gun, and kill himself.
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