Nacho is a quiet and intelligent member of the Salamanca drug organization. He cares deeply for the well-being of his honest, hard-working father, Manuel.
Nacho and his family were close to Domingo Molina's family. Nacho had also become close friends to the powerful Cartel drug dealer Tuco Salamanca around this time, becoming one of his most trusted men.
Tuco eventually traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico and worked alongside his uncle at his drug distribution business. He employed No-Doze, his brother-in-law Gonzo and Nacho Varga as his closet associates and lieutenants, and also employed a number of street-level dealers, including Domingo "Krazy-8" Molina.
Since the beginning of Better Call Saul, Nacho worked for the Salamanca family—first for Tuco and later for Lalo—after Tuco's incarceration. Despite being involved in a world of drugs and violence, Nacho retains a virtuous moral code that causes him to resent members of the Salamanca family.
Nacho, Tuco's partner in drug dealing, wants him dead because Tuco is a homicidal loon — a fact that will not come as news to anyone familiar with his history.
Up to this point, Gus is portrayed as the smartest person on the show, matched only by Walter White in Breaking Bad. In spite of this, Lalo is able to believably outmaneuver him at nearly every turn.
Hector Salamanca
Having served as one of Don Eladio's most feared men for decades, Hector has been as close to the top as it gets.
A member of the Salamanca family, Lalo is the grandson of Abuelita and one of Don Hector's nephews, having four cousins who are also involved in criminal activities within the Salamanca drug operation in the cartel: his main cousin and fellow distributor Tuco, his hitmen cousins Marco and Leonel, and his first cousin ...
Mando explained to Variety that Nacho's final act was one of sacrifice, and by doing so he guaranteed that Gus would protect his father, who never approved of Nacho's reluctant life of crime.
This was the second part of the two-episode premiere, in which the first episode aired on February 8, 2015 and this episode on February 9, 2015. This episode is in reference to Tuco Salamanca, in which his grandmother calls him "mijo" which means "my son."
Mark Margolis (/mɑːrˈɡoʊlɪs/; born November 26, 1939) is an American actor. He is known for playing Alberto "The Shadow" in Scarface, Antonio Nappa in Oz, and Hector Salamanca in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul. His performance in Breaking Bad was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2012.
He was the grandson of Abuelita and the nephew of Hector Salamanca. Lalo also had four cousins who were involved in criminal activities: Tuco, Marco, Leonel, and Joaquin. He was the third Salamanca family member to run their drug operation, following his uncle Hector and cousin Tuco.
Numerous characters in television shows are informally described as psychopaths. Examples include Natalie Buxton in Bad Girls, Sean Slater and Michael Moon in EastEnders, Dexter Morgan in Dexter, Tuco Salamanca in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, and Frank Underwood in House of Cards.
While at his uncle Hector's house in the countryside with Walt and Jesse as hostages, Tuco made clear that he should never have trusted Gonzo and that despite treating him like a brother, that he should never have trusted the people he cared about.
He raised Tuco as a son and taught him and his other nephews that family is everything, living by the creed himself. He is the second Salamanca family member to run their drug operation, following his nephew Tuco, and was succeeded by his nephew Lalo. Though brutal, Hector is very loyal to his family and the cartel.
He is identified by the DEA as Hector Salamanca of the Cartel, but they think he hasn't been a major player in the business for years. As such, he is paralyzed and unable to speak as a result of a stroke (portrayed in Better Call Saul), and uses a brass service bell taped onto his wheelchair armrest to communicate.
The cousins were both very silent individuals, avoiding any kind of unneeded conversation, and only speaking when absolutely necessary.
Lalo died smiling as a nod to the maniacal personality he carried throughout life, but also to stress the satisfaction he derived from having been right about Gus. The familiar, creepy smirk was one final act of rebellion. Even in his most painful moment, he refused to let Gus see a glimmer of defeat on his face.
145 is a good estimate of Walter White's IQ. That's just above genius level, which is 140. Somebody with an IQ of 145 is very capable of being a college professor or a chemist.
Walter White in 'Breaking Bad'
There's no denying that Walter White is a calculated genius when he isn't letting his ego get in his way.
Nacho flees as the assassins enter and kill most of Lalo's family and guards. Lalo kills all but one assassin and then tells him to call the middleman who arranged the attack and report that Lalo was killed. Lalo realizes Nacho has betrayed him and angrily strides away from his house.
Better Call Saul's Nacho and Lalo were first referenced in Breaking Bad season 2, but the prequel has now altered the context of those early mentions. Better Call Saul completely changes the meaning behind Saul Goodman's famous Breaking Bad Nacho line.
Tuco Salamanca
Tuco was well-known for having a schizophrenic mentality, being unpredictable, and being prone to violent outbursts that were frequently fueled by his drug usage.