the mexican actor Tenoch Huerta is one of the protagonists of the Netflix series The chosen onean adaptation of the graphic novel american jesus, written by Mark Millar. This was revealed by himself during the event for fans Tudumalong with the actress Diana Agron (glee), who also stars in the series.
“We are so excited to bring you this amazing story,” the actor said, in a video that aired on YouTube as part of the event. Although the platform also offered glimpses of the set and clips with statements by Mark Millar, no further details were released about the character played by the Mexican.
The chosen one tells the story of Jodie, a 12-year-old boy who discovers that he is the reincarnation of Jesus Christ and that his destiny is to save humanity. As a consequence, he and his mother must flee to safety. The television adaptation of the comic was first announced in 2018, a year after Netflix acquired the company. Millarworldwith the aim of bringing to the big screen the stories and characters created by Mark Miller.
At that time, the official description that the platform offered of the main character emphasized his supernatural powers: “He can turn water into wine, make the disabled walk… and even… revive the dead!”.
The project was left to the brothers Everardo and Leopoldo Goutwho act as showrunners of the series.
Check out the first behind-the-scenes look at The chosen onewith the announcement of Tenoch Huerta:
A tragic shoot
The path of this series has not been easy. Last June, the production was forced to temporarily pause filming in Baja California Sur, due to the death of two of its actors –Francisco González Aguilar and Raymundo Garduño Cruz– as a result of a car accident. The truck in which both were traveling along with other members of the crew it overturned while they were transiting from the city of Santa Rosalía, near the Sea of Cortez, to the local airport. The tragedy provoked questions about the working conditions in filming of this type.
Netflix, however, assured in a statement that all security protocols had been followed.
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