Nacho Varga

Ignacio "Nacho" Varga 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. Within Better Call Saul, Nacho hires Jimmy McGill (who would become Saul Goodman by the timeframe of Breaking Bad) as his lawyer after being introduced to him by Tuco Salamanca at the start of the first season. He begins working with Mike Ehrmantraut at the end of the same season. He admires Mike's way of working, compared to Tuco's. 2Character biography Nacho was an associate of Tuco Salamanca, and began working his way up in the organization led by Tuco's uncle Hector. After deciding that Tuco's unpredictable actions were drawing too much attention to the Salamanca operation, he worked with Mike Ehrmantraut to eliminate Tuco's influence by having him imprisoned. When Hector planned to use the Varga family's upholstery shop as a front for the Salamanca drug operation, Nacho attempted to kill Hector without being detected. When Gus discovered that Nacho's attempt to kill Hector had resulted in a near-fatal stroke, he used this information to blackmail Nacho into secretly working for him to undermine the Salamanca organization. 3Season 1 When Tuco Salamanca captures Jimmy in "Mijo", he asks Nacho, Gonzo and No-Doze to take them to the deser