Xolo Maridueña Gushes About &#8216;Cobra Kai&#8217; Season 5, Playing a Superhero in DC’s &#8216;Blue Beetle&#8217;, His Idol Robert Pattinson and His Future Aspirations

20-year-old Xolo Maridueña, who plays Miguel on Netflix’s smash hit Karate Kid
follow up, Cobra Kai, never expected the show to be such a humongous success.
The show is entering its fifth season, and he still can’t believe it. 

“It all feels very surreal. Because in the grand scheme of things, it’s happened
fairly quickly. Five years is not a lot of time to kind of be at the point that
I’m at right now. Sometimes it feels a little overwhelming, for my family
especially,” he says in conversation with Teen Vogue. This is only the beginning
for the Los Angeles native as he prepares to star in a DC film: Blue Beetle,
featuring a Latino superhero. 

“It’s going to touch on a lot of things that haven’t been touched on before in
superhero movies…. I haven’t had the chance to put on the suit yet or anything
like that. Once it happens, it’ll feel real.”

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XOLO TAKES A DIG AT HOLLYWOOD SAYS: THERE’S NO REASON THAT WRITERS’ ROOMS TODAY
SHOULD STILL BE FILLED WITH MIDDLE-AGED WHITE MEN SOLELY

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Hollywood is notorious for stereotyping different ethnicities. Mexicans are
always portrayed in a negative light. He explains, “What tends to happen in
Hollywood sometimes…the pitfalls that we see, that when you’re Latino in
Hollywood, you’re Mexican; and when you’re Asian in Hollywood, you’re Chinese.
And that’s really not the case.” Xolo who is of Cuban, Mexican, and Ecuadorian
descent is grateful to the creators of Cobra Kai
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/cobra-kai] for giving Latinos a proper
representation. “I’m grateful our creators were intentional with their choices
when it came to finding this character of Miguel.”  


COBRA KAI STAR’S INSPIRATION IS DC’S NEW BATMAN ROBERT PATTINSON

“He’s inspiring in terms of coming from Twilight and then doing Good Time, The
Lighthouse, this new Batman movie — really killer project,” he gushes. 

When asked his own plans, he says
[https://www.teenvogue.com/story/new-hollywood-2022-xolo-mariduena], “My goal is
to play an antihero — a dark, greedy person that for some reason is doing bad
things, but you’re still rooting for him.” The star also expressed his desire to
do a cameo in Euphoria. 

Did you love Xolo Maridueña [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/xolo-mariduena]‘s
Miguel in Cobra Kai? Are you looking forward to Blue Beetle? Share your thoughts
with us in the comments below.

ALSO READ: Your Guide to ‘The Lighthouse’ Now on Netflix – Should You Watch It?
Check Reviews, Cast, Trailer, Synopsis, and More
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20-year-old Xolo Maridueña, who plays Miguel on Netflix&#8217;s smash hit Karate Kid follow up, Cobra Kai, never expected the show to be such a humongous success. The show is entering its fifth season, and he still can&#8217;t believe it. 
“It all feels very surreal. Because in the grand scheme of things, it&#8217;s happened fairly quickly. Five years is not a lot of time to kind of be at the point that I&#8217;m at right now. Sometimes it feels a little overwhelming, for my family especially,” he says in conversation with Teen Vogue. This is only the beginning for the Los Angeles native as he prepares to star in a DC film: Blue Beetle, featuring a Latino superhero. 
&#8220;It&#8217;s going to touch on a lot of things that haven&#8217;t been touched on before in superhero movies…. I haven&#8217;t had the chance to put on the suit yet or anything like that. Once it happens, it&#8217;ll feel real.”
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<h2>Xolo takes a dig at Hollywood says: There&#8217;s no reason that writers&#8217; rooms today should still be filled with middle-aged white men solely</h2>
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Hollywood is notorious for stereotyping different ethnicities. Mexicans are always portrayed in a negative light. He explains, “What tends to happen in Hollywood sometimes…the pitfalls that we see, that when you&#8217;re Latino in Hollywood, you&#8217;re Mexican; and when you&#8217;re Asian in Hollywood, you&#8217;re Chinese. And that&#8217;s really not the case.” Xolo who is of Cuban, Mexican, and Ecuadorian descent is grateful to the creators of <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/cobra-kai">Cobra Kai</a> for giving Latinos a proper representation. “I&#8217;m grateful our creators were intentional with their choices when it came to finding this character of Miguel.”  
<h2>Cobra Kai star&#8217;s inspiration is DC&#8217;s new batman Robert Pattinson</h2>
“He’s inspiring in terms of coming from Twilight and then doing Good Time, The Lighthouse, this new Batman movie — really killer project,&#8221; he gushes. 
When asked his own plans, he <a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/new-hollywood-2022-xolo-mariduena" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a>, &#8220;My goal is to play an antihero — a dark, greedy person that for some reason is doing bad things, but you&#8217;re still rooting for him.” The star also expressed his desire to do a cameo in Euphoria. 
Did you love <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/xolo-mariduena">Xolo Maridueña</a>&#8216;s Miguel in Cobra Kai? Are you looking forward to Blue Beetle? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
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Xolo Maridueña Gushes About 'Cobra Kai' Season 5, Playing a Superhero in DC’s 'Blue Beetle', His Idol Robert Pattinson and His Future Aspirations - Netflix Junkie

Srabani Biswas is a writer at Netflix Junkie. She is a sociology graduate from Lady Brabourne College. Previously, she has contributed to Sports India Show and The Sports Room as a sports writer, and interned at Ripples Learning. A daydreamer, a dancer, and a lover of dogs, she enjoys quiet evenings with her laptop and a cozy blanket. With so much to do and so little time, she is constantly worried about her growing pile of unread books and unwatched shows on Netflix. Her favourites include Stranger, Vincenzo, Hello! My twenties, Emily in Paris, Never Have I Ever, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things, Reply 1997 and Sex Education.

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