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And, for the record, I am.
Yes, its been grown-up Mateo narrating the telenovela inspired by his mothers novel all along.
It was very, very moving.
I think Mateo would do what Jennie did, which is not to make the accent the joke.
Talking about Urmans direction for the revelatory line in the finale makes Mendez choke up, even now.
I dont mean recognizing me in public.
I mean when they hire me to do something and just be myself.
To me, a lot of that is hearing that your kid turned out okay.
Also, that feeling of a very final moment a real signifier that we are reaching the end.
Mendez specifically recalls the way 6-year-old Elias looked at him during the table read.
We went to the series wrap party and shes dodging people left and right, he said.
Shes like a boxer, avoiding anyone who talks about it.
My wife was like,Oh no, we almost made it out alive!
As Jane Gloriana Villanueva would say, Abuela!
Vulture staff writer Kathryn VanArendonk contributed to this article.
