![]() ![]() They’ve managed to become massive cult classics and widely appreciated over the years. I spent a lot of my childhood watching my family consistently tune in to the El Santo movies on Spanish television. ![]() Princess was played by Paola Lázaro in the AMC series. She ultimately survives to see the end, as one of the most formidable foes of the walking dead as well as one of the more colorful heroes of Robert Kirkman’s series. With a large personality and somewhat childlike temperament, along the way Princess gains the trust of Eugene and proves herself among Rick’s group (and Alexandria). It just sounds so negative, like the word was designed to make everyone dismiss us immediately.” Originally introduced in issue 171 of “The Walking Dead,” Princess is an eccentric and seemingly unhinged survivor who builds herself a small environment to soothe her isolation and loneliness, even propping zombies up for her amusement. “What a cruddy term when it gets down to it, right? Ever think about that? There were less of us, so they called us ‘minorities’. Princess (Juanita Lopez) – The Walking Dead Comics Thankfully, Pablo (and cohort Kelly) has been somewhat canonized in the “Evil Dead” expanded universe – both characters, for example, are featured as playable survivors in Evil Dead: The Game. ![]() Despite some tumbles (and death), he fights with Ash until the very end, and proves very useful. Channeling his background in Brujeria, he becomes one with the Necronomicon and acquires some of his own powers to help Ash in combat. When he’s pulled into the war against the Deadites, the seemingly non-threatening blue collar worker becomes a vicious foe against evil, even building Ash a new prosthetic hand that comes equipped with various tools. Pablo ( Ray Santiago) is an Ash fan boy when we first meet him, referring to him as “El Jefe” with admiration. With a Latino actor leading such a massive hit for the horror genre, it got us thinking about other great Latino Horror Heroes from pop culture. Chilean actor Pedro Pascal plays the protagonist Joel, who is tasked with trekking across the horrific landscape to help find a cure with young Ellie in tow. HBO has secured another ratings hit with their new video game adaptation “ The Last of Us,” and while it’s as exciting and epic as the original video game, it also has the distinction of having a Latino leading man. ![]()
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