Biography
Hechter Ubarry is an actor also credited as Hector Mercado. Born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, he moved to New York at the age of three. His first film role was as Moonlight in The Cross and the Switchblade (1970), credited under his birth name.
Ubarry is known for his performance as the drug lord Luis Rico in Crocodile Dundee II (1988). Other screen credits include the guerilla leader in Major Payne (1995), Maldonado in 16 Blocks (2006), Simon Escobar in McBain (1991), and guest roles in series such as Blue Bloods and Kings.
On stage he has appeared on Broadway in productions including multiple runs of Man of La Mancha, in which he performed alongside Raúl Juliá.
