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As an example, Peña referred to his former roommate and buddy Nate Richert, of the “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” TV show, who was pigeonholed into football player roles because of his athletic build. Facing difficult realities that can limit or destroy one's dreams was one of the reasons Peña took on the role of Mr. Roarke in the “Fantasy Island” movie, which takes the popular TV show from the late 1970s and early ’80s and gives it a horror film twist. Legendary Mexican actor Ricardo Montalbán made the character famous in the original TV series.
“I remember being so enchanted with the TV show and thinking, wow, it’d be great if there was a real place where your fantasies could come true,” Peña said, adding that"Fantasy Island" will definitely take your fantasy,"but you will have to pay the consequences.”
Love his performances 👍
Too bad he's a scientologist 🤮
Still miss him on Nacos
His character is pretty much the stereotype Latino in the movies he does. The stereotype Latino he played in ant man was hilarious.
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