“At the end of the day, I'm doing all this for me and my family, and everything is going to pan out how it's supposed to.” Get to know NewHollywood cover star Xolo Maridueña 💜⤵️
“I’m really blessed to say that we’ve been working on a show for five years where truly everyone still loves each other,” says Maridueña, adding that Lawrence is his favorite person to film with and Bertrand is like a “brother.” Maridueña pulls out his phone, featuring a photo of Bertrand eating spicy wings as his background. “We lived together when we filmed. We have aCobra Kai
He’s proud of what the show has accomplished, particularly for Latinx representation onscreen. Maridueña, who is of Mexican, Cuban, and Ecuadorian descent, is the first Latino actor to star as a leading role in thefranchise.