Better Call Saul Lalo Actor Explains His Favorite Scene
Warning: SPOILERS for Better Call Saul
Tony Dalton, who portrays cartel boss Lalo Salamanca, a.k.a. Don Eduardo in Better Call Saul, picks a favorite scene featuring his character. After he (and Ignacio) was mentioned in the Breaking Bad episode, «Better Call Saul,» Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan's prequel series introduced Lalo in season 4. A member of the Salamanca family, Lalo is the nephew of Hector and cousin of Tuco, Marco, Leonel, and Joaquin. His family is generally ruthless (if not unpredictable), but Lao is cunning, charming, and, therefore, all the more dangerous.
Lalo Salamanca has become one of the most terrifying villains in the entire Breaking Bad franchise. Following the assault on his compound in Better Call Saul season 5, the spin-off's sixth and final season began with Lalo faking his death while trying to expose Gustavo Fring to Don Eladio. The mid-season finale saw Lalo execute poor Howard Hamlin before forcing his two lawyer friends, Jimmy and Kim, to go kill Gus in «Point & Shoot»—which is merely a charade to manipulate Gus' head of security, Mike Ehrmantraut, into leaving their laundry mat/meth lab unguarded. After they cross paths at the construction site, Lalo makes a colossal mistake against Gus, ending Dalton's Better Call Saul tenure.
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While reflecting on Better Call Saul with DiscussingFilm, Dalton explained how picking a particular Lalo scene as his favorite is «like saying what your favorite movie is. It's different moments.» However, the moments that stick with him are the ones «where you're just quiet, chewing, looking at somebody.» If he were to select a single scene, Dalton said he'd be from season 5, episode 9, «Bad Choice
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