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Feb 10, 2015 · Rotten Tomatoes talked with Raymond Cruz about how he kept the role a secret, where he found the real-life inspiration for his character, and whether or not Tuco’s that bad of a guy.
- 'Breaking Bad' Is An Iconic Show
- Raymond Cruz Played Tuco
- It Wasn't Fun Playing Tuco
Debuting back in 2008, Breaking Badwasted no time at all in becoming one of the most gripping shows on television. The show's previews alone looked great, but once viewers got a taste of the show with its pilot episode, they were hooked and coming back for more each week. Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul were a perfect match on the small screen, and t...
As fans of the show remember well, Tuco was one of the show's wildest and most popular characters. Played to perfection by Raymond Cruz, Tuco was a ball of insanity that gave viewers everywhere a massive spike in anxiety with his extreme anger and aggression towards the show's stars. Cruz was able to tap into his pastto play Tuco, and this brought ...
When speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about making a return for Better Call Sauland what it's like to play the character, Cruz was quite candid with his responses. "There’s nothing fun about it. It’s a great character, but to try to pull it off is really difficult. It’s really high-energy. It’s relentless. It’s very physical and it wears you out....
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In an interview with PEOPLE, Cruz, 53 – who has also starred in The Closer and Major Crimes – revealed why he doesn’t see Tuco as evil, and just how his top-secret role was kept a secret.
Feb 8, 2023 · Breaking Bad star Raymond Cruz went deeper with Tuco Salamanca in Better Call Saul and was able to show a more human side of a character who busted skulls when crossed. As a drug kingpin in...
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Feb 17, 2015 · Raymond Cruz, 53, who plays the crazy drug dealer in both shows, spoke to People magazine and actually defended the man he portrays onscreen. Read: The Biggest Revelations From the 'Better Call Saul' Premiere. "I've never seen Tuco as a bad person," Cruz said. "I see Tuco as someone who, in his very core, is fair.
Feb 11, 2015 · When we last left the meth-crazy Tuco, he’d dodged a fulminated mercury explosion, a ricin poisoning, and absorbed a gunshot wound to the abdomen, courtesy of Jesse Pinkman, only to be capped in...
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Feb 12, 2015 · While Tuco was killed in Season 2 of "Breaking Bad," circa 2009, Raymond Cruz reprised his character in this week's two-episode premiere of " Better Call Saul," the prequel based on the story of Saul Goodman, née Jimmy McGill.