The longtime actor also confirms his character Travis Luna is Puerto Rican, just like him.
Travis fell down the road that the parent said is gonna happen.
So kids, listen to your parents!
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We know what we’re talking about.
He puts himself into Henry’s shoes as he looks ahead to the future when his daughter begins dating.
“My daughter is 11 years old.
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And we should do that as people in general, make people earn your respect on a case-by-case basis.
Not just give them respect because others do.
But he’s going to have to earn it.”
“Travis is Latino, he last name is Luna,” he shares.
“That was something that was very important to the writers and creators of the show.
They spoke to me about that at length, more than I even thought they would.
They discussed with me what Travis' last name should be.
They asked me what I wanted his background to be.
Like, did I want him to be Mexican or Puerto Rican?
He adds with a laugh when asked directly if Travis is Puerto Rican, “Well, yeah!
He’s definitely Puerto Rican.
They gave my dad a hard time for playing Mexican while being Puerto Rican.
They almost killed him!
I’m going to stick to playing Puerto Rican.”
