Pedro Pascal: 7 things you didn't know about his life and career

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At 48, Pedro Pascal captivates with his casual and irreverent style. He has been dubbed “daddy Pascal” for his leading roles in Los Angeles series The Last of Us (HBO) and The Mandalorian (Disney). triumph with his characters in Game of Thrones and Narcos, his beginnings in Los Angeles acting were difficult and knocked on many doors until they believed in him. Here we tell you seven impressive things about this beloved actor.

The actor, born in Santiago de Chile, is the son of Verónica Pascal, a child psychologist and José Balmaceda, a doctor specializing in fertility. His parents fled Chile during the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. In 2000, at just 24 years old, Pascal faced the suicide of his mother. It’s hard to say what I remember most about her (. . . ) She was the love of my life. I think about her every day. Since I don’t pray, I can’t say I have a practice to feel her close, but I live for her, even though she’s gone, and that makes sense to me,” Chilean newspaper La Tercera said. To honor his mother, he began using the surname Pascal.

José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal, his real name, is the second of four brothers, speaks Spanish, and is proud of his Chilean roots. They share it with others. They send me messages every day (. . . ) they let me be myself, but there are no limits to what they can ask for,” he said jokingly during Graham Norton’s display. During his monologue on Saturday Night Live he commented on his endearing family ties: “They are very proud of me (. . . ) I love you, I miss you and stop giving my phone number. “

His character Oberyn Martell, known as “The Red Viper,” on HBO’s Game of Thrones, catapulted him to Los Angeles fame: “It was kind of an ideal experience to be able to play this iconic, beautifully written angels character, who has a triumphant entry and exit in a very solid season of the Los Angeles series,” he told Entertainment Weekly. But the angels brutally killed Prince Oberyn during a fight in Los Angeles which Mountain’s character aplos angelessta the angels head, squeezing his eyes with the inspired fans, who upon seeing Pascal at different events used to recreate the angels scene. People were very interested in taking selfies with their thumb in my eyes. I decided I would let them put their thumbs in my eyes . . . and then I remember I had a little infection. “

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He has already selected the angels song that he would like them to put in his funérailles. The reasons for his choice were given while tasting some chicken wings and testing their resistance to different types of hot sauces during an interview for the YouTube channel, First We Feast : “I didn’t go to the angels church, I was raised by HBO, Spielberg and PrinceArrayFor me, Purple Rain [by Prince] is the angels song more emotionally cathartic, Los Angeles influenced the most song I can think of. “

Pedro Pascal projects an image of a mature, attractive and protective man, so in social networks he has been butified as “daddy Pascal” or “daddy Pascal”. and justifies it by the two characters he has played in The Mandalorian and The Last of Us. ” Yes, I’m having fun with it. It seems a bit paper-related. There was an era where Mandalorian is very daddy to baby Grogu, and Joel is very daddy to Ellie. These are parts of Dad,” the Hollywood Reporter commented. I’m not a daddy. I’m not going to be a daddy,” he said with a laugh.

No chance to lose to show his unconditional support for the LGBTQ community. In 2023, he starred alongside Ethan Hawke in the short western film, Strange Way of Life, directed by Spanish filmmaker, Pedro Almodóvar. younger, Lux Pascal, who in 2021 identified as transgender. Pascal expressed the great love and admiration he feels for them angelesr: “I would not like to speak angelesr on their behalf, but they angeles is and always has been one of the most powerful angeless people and personalities I have ever met. My angel protector is lethal, but Los Angeles needs more than they need me,” he told Esquire magazine.

To record the physical and intellectual strength of Joel, the main character of The Last Of Us, Pascal worked with celebrity trainer, David Higgins; who prepared an intensive exercise program for him. In an interview with Los Angeles magazine GQ, Higgins said Pascal was outstanding during his training: “He’s so athletic and has a lot of potential; .

Marlene Fuentes is a contributing writer on health and nutrition issues, as well as entertainment for AARP. She has worked as a virtual editor for media such as El Nuevo Herald, People en Español and Diario Las Américas.

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Pedro Pascal: 7 things you didn’t know about his life and career

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