He is also an actor, listed as Roland Uribe, having been in more than ten movies including the multiple award-winning film, No Country for Old Men.

[4] He graduated from Christopher Columbus Marist High School in Miami, Florida, and later attended the University of Madrid in the summer of 1966.

[6] Uribe, a narrow winner in the March 2, 2010, Democratic primary for land commissioner, faced the incumbent Republican Jerry E. Patterson in the November 2, 2010 general election but lost with 35 percent of the ballots cast.

His role as a dying grandfather earned him a Best Supporting Actor Award from the Queen Palm Int’l Film Festival.

[7] Hector is related to Blas Maria Uribe who is credited as expanding Fort Trevino-Uribe in San Ygnacio, TX.