After three episodes on Better Call Saul, Cruz convinced himself that playing the psychotic character was behind him. Six years after Tuco got a bullet to the head, Cruz was asked to reprise his character in Better Call Saul, a spin-off series that served as a prequel and sequel to Breaking Bad. Tuco was one of the first distributors that chemistry-teacher-turned-meth-manufacturer Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and partner in crime Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) approached to sell their product. I was reading it for facts, but you get so drawn in to the story of this young girl and her plight you want her to get out.Raymond Cruz was certain his time on Breaking Bad was over when his character, Mexican drug lord Tuco Salamanca, was killed off in the second episode of the second season nearly 14 years ago. I remember hearing about the kidnappings at the time, but I didn’t know the details and then to go through the script and read Michelle Knight’s book and trying to understand what happened to her. It was a challenge to try to bring this character life to help tell the story. Was it a hard decision for you to board the project? You could just feel this hatred in people. You walked in and everybody stopped and stared at you, and not in a nice way. We went to the courtroom and you could hear a pin drop. What was the atmosphere shooting in Cleveland like? It really changes the way you walk, the way you move, until I got to the point where I’d captured him physically. And you’re forcing yourself to gorge on junk - no exercise. Forcing yourself to eat two breakfasts, two lunch, two dinners. He had a very specific look and it’s very menacing. His diet consisted of fast food, a lot of McDonalds. You look totally different for this role. Read More Cleveland Kidnapping Victim Michelle Knight Says ‘Every Day I Feel So Much Freer’ (Video) Not only that, the conditions are really difficult. ![]() You really feel for your co-workers that you’re working with that are watching it. So when you’re shooting this day after day, and people are watching this, it bothers you. He was really, really perverse and angry. Ariel Castro was a notorious and terrible human being and you had to try to figure out why. This is a very dark character, a character with a lot of issues. When we shot, all the women on the set hated me, and I don’t blame them. You have to find humanity in the character. What is the biggest challenge to playing Ariel Castro? You can make the audience feel for the victims.” When my wife first heard they offered me the part, she said, “Don’t do that.” I said, “Read the script.” She read the script, and she said, “Do this part. ![]() How did your family react to you taking on this role? In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Cruz discusses the negative energy he lived with while playing Castro, attempting to find humanity in the monster, and why he took the role. Read more Broadcast TV’s Returning Shows 2015-16 He got hateful looks on the streets in Cleveland because of his resemblance to Castro, and the kidnapper’s dark thoughts were with him 24/7, even invading his dreams. That was even more true when playing Castro in the real-life criminal’s hometown. In addition to a role on TNT’s The Closer, Cruz (Castro) is known for playing brutal meth dealer Tuco Salamanca on Breaking Bad (and later, Better Call Saul), and has said playing such a dark character is difficult because of the emotional toll it takes. ![]() 'Vanderpump Rules' Star Ariana Madix Lands Role in Lifetime Movie Amid Bravo Series' Cheating Scandal
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