Hector Uribe

Education

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

He graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Arts in 1967 and later a Juris Doctor in 1970.

Uribe was a narrow winner in the March 2, 2010, Democratic primary election for land commissioner, but lost the general election to Jerry E. Patterson by 35 percent of the ballots cast.

Acting

Hector has starred in many films and theatre productions usually showcasing his Mexican heritage and Spanish. Of these films, his most prominent was a minor character in No Country for Old Men.

In 2018, he starred in the independent film Tejano alongside Patrick Mackie which was directed by David Blue Garcia. His role as a dying grandfather earned him a Best Supporting Actor Award from the Queen Palm Int’l Film Festival.

In 2025, he appeared in the independent film "Cerebral" produced by TexMex FilmWorks, written and directed by Alex Avila. He played the role of Dr. Marcus in a psychological thriller where a man who suffers a traumatic head injury gets better physically but becomes worse emotionally.

Fort Trevino-Uribe

Hector is related to Blas Maria Uribe who is credited as expanding Fort Trevino-Uribe in San Ygnacio, TX. It is a historic home as well as being one of the oldest buildings from the Spanish-Mexican settlement north of the Rio Grande. The Uribe family has been in the San Ygnacio, TX area for centuries. His family also built the Uribe Chico House as well as other buildings in the town.

In the second half of President Trump’s presidency, a proposed wall would have cut these structures off from the main town and put them outside its borders. Hector was a vocal opponent to such an action as a democrat and as a member of the Uribe family.