Nacho Varga, played by Michael Mando, delivers some of Better Call Saul's most memorable lines. Below are 3 of the best Nacho Varga quotes from Better Call Saul, each with the scene or episode where it appears, plus 4 pieces of trivia about the character.
Best Nacho Varga Quotes
"I'm not like them. I never wanted this life."
— Nacho Varga, Season 4, Episode 3 - Something Beautiful
"My father is a good man. He has nothing to do with any of this."
— Nacho Varga, Season 5, Episode 9 - Bad Choice Road
"I did what I did to survive. That's all any of us are doing."
— Nacho Varga, Season 6, Episode 3 - Rock and Hard Place
Nacho Varga Trivia & Fun Facts
- Nacho Varga is the son of an honest upholstery shop owner and is desperate to protect his father from the cartel world he himself is trapped in.
- He secretly attempts to assassinate Hector Salamanca by swapping his heart medication with placebos, a plan that partially succeeds when Hector suffers his stroke.
- Nacho dies in a dramatic final monologue in Season 6 in which he defiantly confesses to the assassination attempt to protect his father, then takes his own life.
- Michael Mando's portrayal of Nacho gave the character, who was only briefly mentioned in Breaking Bad, an unexpectedly rich and emotional story.
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