Tenoch Huerta Talks Wearing The Namor Costume For Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

gamerant.com:

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will officially introduce Namor to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and actor Tenoch Huerta opened up about his experience playing the character and the importance of representation.

Namor the Sub-Mariner debuted in 1939 on the pages of Marvel Comics #1, but Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will mark the first time the character will appear in a live-action feature film. Director Ryan Coogler and co-writer Joe Robert Cole have reimagined Namor's origin for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, with the character and his homeworld of Atlantis now based on Mayan and Aztec mythology.

Black Panther 2 Star Danai Gurira Reveals How New Co-Stars Helped The Cast Mourn Chadwick Boseman

Huerta is a Mexican actor whose multiple credits in projects from Mexico and Spain include a lead role in Narcos: Mexico. He had been cast in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever some time ago, but official confirmation that he was playing Namor was not announced until Marvel Studios' Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2022. After the panel concluded, Huerta spoke with Variety about his time playing Namor and how «amazing» it was to put on the character's green speedo for the first time. «It's your skin, your voice, your talent, your story. It's overwhelming,» he said of the whole experience.

Many Latinx fans were thrilled to see Namor would be played by a Mexican actor with the character having ties to Mayan and Aztec culture. While at Comic-Con, Huerta noted that he was aware of how important his inclusion in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever will be. «I’m excited and I’m so happy to be here,” he said. “I want to say something really fast about inclusion. I come from the hood and, thanks to inclusion, I’m here. I wouldn’t be here without