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Xolo Maridueña

63 min • 23 augusti 2023

Xolo Maridueña (Blue Beetle, Cobra Kai, Parenthood) can't promote his new DC superhero film Blue Beetle because of SAG-AFTRA strike restrictions, but you can still get to know him offscreen. Take a listen to this talk Xolo and I taped a couple of years ago, when Netflix's Cobra Kai was all the rage.

In this pre-recorded talk, Xolo answers your burning Cobra Kai questions. Plus we talk movies, his Mexican, Cuban, Ecuadorian roots, moving out of his parents' house, what Billy Zabka and Ralph Macchio are REALLY like, and more.

What a fun guest! You'll really like him.

We get into:

All your Cobra Kai questions
Cobra Kai seasons 3 and 4
Playing Miguel
Cobra Kai vs. Miyagi-Do
Who's the good guy + who's the basd guy
The Karate Kid movie
Billy Zabka, Ralph Macchio and the fab Cobra Kai cast
80s references and nostalgia
If he does his own karate stunts
Playing Victor on Parenthood
Steve Buscemi, John Leguizamo, Oscar Isaac, Shia LaBoeuf, Hillary Swank, Steve Carell land more
The Godfather, Pulp Fiction, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and more
Fargo, American Horror Story, Ozark and more
Xolo's Latinx and Aztec roots and the meaning of his name
His best friends, including one guy you know!
Miami humidity
Being a foodie, actor, writer and more
The writing process - and its horrors!
What he wants to do for the rest of his life