Why Santiago Cabrera loves playing ‘menacing’ role on ‘The Cleaning Lady’: He’s from a ‘world of violence’
22.03.2024 - 13:13
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Elodie Yung), who comes to America for medical treatment for her son, where she gets a job as a regular cleaning service worker. As she struggles to support her son, she ends up getting ensnared in the criminal underworld, and becoming a “cleaning lady” for organized crime. Tragically, former co-star Adan Canto, who played her criminal ally Arman Morales, died of cancer in January at age 42.
Former co-star Oliver Hudson’s character, Garrett Miller, was also killed off in Season 2, leading to an influx of new characters in Season 3. Cabrera, who is also known for playing Lancelot in the BBC series “Merlin,” joins the show as Ivy League educated attorney Jorge Sanchez, who enters the story with his cartel boss sister, Ramona (Kate del Castillo). “I thought it was very refreshing to see a show on network TV with a lead like Elodie’s character,” said Cabrera.“And at the same time, I love the idea of playing someone who is from this world of violence, but has the challenge to bring humanity to him.
I got a very nice letter from the showrunners, starting with a two-page description of this guy’s arc for the season, and his background. It’s very refreshing to get that. “I’ve seen a lot of gangster movies, of course, so I didn’t have to go watch all those again, but I watched as much of the show as I could before starting, to see the world you’re delving into,” he said.
“What I love is that characters start to take a life of their own. Also what’s very freeing is, in these formats where you jump on board [a show a few seasons in] and discover it as you go along, you can use that discovery.” He said he liked the fact that Jorge is an unlikely family man, since he’s got a daughter and a sister. “The family aspect and the sibling
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