“Breaking Bad” fans remember Tuco Salamanca as the violent drug dealer, known for his terrifying outbursts, disdain for chili powder and snorting meth straight out of the bag.
Spoiler alert for the first two episodes of “Better Call Saul.”
While Tuco was killed in Season 2 of “Breaking Bad,” circa 2009, Raymond Cruz reprised his character in this week’s two-episode premiere of “Better Call Saul,” the prequel based on the story of Saul Goodman, née Jimmy McGill. Although Tuco was still his erratic self in the 2002-set episodes, he was noticeably calmer and more rational than we’ve ever seen him — we can’t imagine ’09 Tuco getting talked out of skinning two guys to death. HuffPost Entertainment caught up with Cruz to find out why the younger Tuco was so different and whether or not his uncle and crazy cousins will be back.
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We also see there’s still animosity between Tuco and No-Doze dating back to before “Breaking Bad.”
When he talks out of place, yeah. You know what happens to him later on when Tuco’s on meth. But at this point Tuco’s very calm, but there’s some animosity underneath it.
I hope we get to see Tuco come back soon and spill some more salsa.
That would be great. I hope they ask me to come back and do another one.
“Better Call Saul” airs Monday at 10:00 p.m. ET on AMC.
