I’ve mentioned it earlier than, I’ll say it once more: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever star Tenoch Huerta doesn’t want me to defend his honor, however I’ll do it regardless. I simply assume he’s neat. A pleasant man. A cool dude. And, in a current interview that he did whereas in Mexico City with the luchador Golden Scorpion, Huerta opened up about being part of the Marvel universe, illustration, and what it means to be a acknowledged Mexican actor.

Then, in direction of the top of the interview (round 56:00, if you wish to skip forward) Scorpion drives Huerta to a mural that some of us painted in Huerta’s honor, utilizing one of many images taken of him at San Diego Comic-Con. Scorpion factors out the jaguar and the Quetzalcóatl. Huerta is shocked. He laughs and wipes away tears.

“This is more valuable than a fucking Oscar,” he mentioned, unable to look away. “It’s worth more.” (It should be mentioned that my colleague and buddy, Angely Mercado, a fellow Tenoch Huerta enjoyer, translated his phrases upon seeing this fan tribute.) Heurta is enjoying the anti-hero Namor within the upcoming Black Panther sequel directed by Ryan Coogler.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will launch in theaters on November 11.

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