Lalo Salamanca Origin - Better Call Saul's Most Charming But Deadliest Character Has A Tragic Origin

[@murrynathan]

Tony Dalton is the hispanic Christoph Waltz. Actually, someone should put them in a movie together, being all polite and evil towards one another.

[@laurenhahn101]

I love that idea.

[@KutWrite]

...or working together!

[@blakemaxfield4267]

That's great

[@RustCole01]

Hello you poor devils...

[@sonofabookkeeper8382]

I'd love to see wacky side adventures of Hans Landa and his Franco-ist pal, Juan, or something.

[@michaelhowell2326]

If one wasn't aware of Lalo's dark side he could easily come off as a nice guy. That's what makes him so damn scary and dangerous. He has impeccable taste in vehicles too.

[@RJ-wx3fh]

Not dissimilar to a lot of real world psychopaths and violent organised criminals- charming civilians, but more than happy to be ruthless, sometimes even using that charm to draw people in

[@ljonathan304]

Yeah American muscle and classic sports car, and the paint always looks brand new!

[@kylecook8996]

I thought his cousin Tuco S's 1970 Pontiac Lemans was a better looking car ... until Mike E's POS hit it.

[@welshmentheory621]

Amc javelin AMX 😩😩😩

[@bricksymalone493]

Nothing beats Lalo’s 1970 Monte Carlo

[@apac7611]

Lalo's bell ended up killing Gus so I'd say its even between them.

[@dashx1103]

Great observation.

[@epicfan1598]

Considering Gus pretty much wiped out all the salamancas as well as killing Lalo himself and the cartel and Lalo did not expose him before then, its definitely not even.

[@bathcat3759]

I cannot stress how much I love this character. At first I was apprehensive because he was brought in late, but man now I wish he was brought in earlier! Simply put, he stole every scene he was in

[@Mike-qp8bv]

I totally agree. When they first introduced Lalo I wasn't too excited about another villain. I thought it wasn't necessary and would bring confusion to the overall plot. How mistaken I was. Lalo, in my opinion, stole the show. At least every scene he was in. Tony Dalton is an amazing actor and played that part to perfection. Lalo became my favorite character of both BCS and BB hands down. All good things must come to an end. But man, what a journey it's been over all these years.

[@bathcat3759]

@@Mike-qp8bv my thinking was: I already love all of these characters and I don’t want to see time be taken away from them for this new guy. Boy how wrong I was

[@karisumataichou]

"It's gonna be like I'm not even here."

[@Dahn.Baern.]

100%. His energy steals the scene regardless of who he’s with. I wonder what it would have been like to see him dealing with Walt 🫢

[@becca2938]

They brought him in full steam ahead too. Lalo went straight into the fire, nearly outmatched Gus's intellect, and made a big splash with his arrival. It could have gone horribly, but the writers handled his introduction very well.

[@TheSwordfish009]

He's not psychotic nor psychopathic. He just lives in another world and was raised in it from birth. He is desensitized by it. He loves it. He developed his own sense of morality and his conscience isn't bothered due to that code.

[@LoganLS0]

He's definitely a psychopath.

[@jamesmaybrick2001]

Are you evilPOS-splaining?

[@ignilc]

he is very much psychopathic tho

[@jamesmaybrick2001]

@@ignilc no. someone doesn't read comments. Sociopathic.

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

So...he's a sociopath.

[@BigV-yx3bw]

Lalo was easily the best Salamanca, he has the whole package. Smart, charming and dangerous. He outsmarted Gus and Mike many times while being outnumbered. In the end, only luck helped Gus defeat him. Truly a great character.

[@thedarknessunderneathpodca6366]

Well he did make a mistake in not just killing Gus and becoming distracted. That was a weakness.

[@rbrucerye]

What saved Gus wasn't luck. It was planning. Lalo wasn't familiar enough with the lab but Gus was and had a backup plan in case someone got into the lab (i.e. a hidden gun)

[@bobbob9619]

@@thedarknessunderneathpodca6366 I feel like if they made BCS first, Gus would have been killed by Lalo. There's no way he would've waited that long when Gus literally killed all his loved ones at his house.

[@thedarknessunderneathpodca6366]

@@bobbob9619 you might be right. It'd be interesting to see.

[@pauobunyon9791]

​​@@bobbob9619Lalo was vermin level smart finding wisdom in Cockroaches. and Mice ...While Gus is Snake under Satan a$$ smart. There was no way Lalo Evil could out match The chicken man evil head to head. So the chicken man killed Lalo like a fool and break Don Hector heart again in that wheel chair he sat in 😂😂😂

[@codygillard]

Lalo is scarier than Tuco, the twins and Hector combined

[@adrixnmtz]

not hector

[@cormac7884]

@@adrixnmtz hector be like “ding ding”

[@nepmagnum4299]

Dare to call tuco's mamashito BiTCHNAS and you'll see who is scary. A tight tight tight punch..... But lalo might act like he is nobody for a sec and in the very next sec emptying his barrel inside of head.

[@brianstanton2721]

Yeah I agree, and like they said in the video he's likely the oldest Salamanca and so Hector's first creation haha super formitable and not to be slept on. I bet people sleep on him cuz he's super charismatic good with the ladies etc. But this just allows him to get in close for the kill

[@adrianmcrae6584]

nah twins were like superman and scared tf out of me

[@recht_voor_zijn_raap5506]

Never did I even consider a better villain than Gus could be created. Until Nacho walked into the restaurant and saw Lalo cooking in the kitchen while Crazy 8 sat absolutely terrified at the table. Man what an amazing character performed expertly by Tony Dalton.

[@allaboutthemurzic]

Walt is the best villian though

[@allaboutthemurzic]

Walt is a villian not a hero he’s just the main character

[@esquilax5563]

For me, he didn't have quite the impact that Fring had in BB. Loved seeing the two of them playing chess against each other though

[@jokso22]

@@allaboutthemurzic In my eyes Walt is hero, betrayed by his wife and son. Family is everything, but for them only untill first problem. Then suddenly despite everything he's sacrificed and done for them he becomes stranger, inconvenience, villain....

[@hansonlee5847]

What makes the first scene of Lalo a scary masterpiece is you hear happy upbeat music but see the owner and Crazy 8 looking their heads down. Then, when Nacho deduces that guy singing, dancing, and cooking is a Salamanca, you wanna go "oh sh-"

[@koroshiya_1]

I would easily watch an entire show about Lalo. He is that guy.

[@marcvolpe8252]

YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL ADORABLE SEDUCTIVE RAVISHING SENSUAL SEXY CAPTIVATING AND PASSIONATE ❤

[@Kombatfaountain4]

I hope to god that Tony Dalton gets more mainstream roles down the line. Truly one of my favorite actors

[@laurenhahn101]

He's a much more skillful actor than Bob Odenkirk is. Dalton and the actress who plays Kim are both first rate.

[@esquilax5563]

@@laurenhahn101 Rhea Seehorn, yeah she was excellent

[@pixel3042]

@@laurenhahn101 i would say bob odenkirk is first class too

[@mrvk39]

modern crowd will squeal and scream how he is "culturally appropriating" playing Latino roles... it's a no go in a crazy modern Hollywood

[@dashx1103]

That would be the best use of God's abilities.

[@carlosrivas1629]

LALO is the violent version of Saul goodman, and just as charming too.

[@Ashw1115]

It’s crazy to see how much scarier Saul Goodman could’ve been. He never had the balls to pull the trigger, Lalo did.

[@jfp589]

Saul Badman

[@laurenhahn101]

More charming. :)

[@karisumataichou]

He's the perfect arch-nemesis of Saul, Mike, and Gus. He can out-talk Saul, out-deduce Mike, and out-plan Gus. Gus got extremely lucky with his shot in the dark. Once he was out of ammo, you could see the terror in his eyes until he turned on the lights.

[@KNOTTYBUDS]

Yupp. They mention this in the video.

[@wesleyswaters8643]

Lalo was the only major character that was killed by pure luck. Seems like that's the only way he could get got. If he would of been in breaking bad, I really don't think Walt would of been able to get to the level he did

[@elshelbhombre986]

Not luck tho, it was planned. Plus Gus has a dark history that Lalo underestimated. Still wish Lalo would have just shot Gus when had the chance but yeah we all knew what was going to happen.

[@ObsidianKingSlade]

Imagine it being lalo sitting in Tucos chair when Jesse goes to make the deal,

[@jace3728]

Or if the assassins were actually any good at their job

[@ObsidianKingSlade]

@@jace3728 nah fr, even if lalo got the jump and knew they were coming theres no way those assisins weremet nerfed extremely. Firing saif they were the bests money could buy, we see how easy they shred through bolsas security but Lalo the 1 man army can solo the best swat team in the business bs bro

[@gabrielavilajr.9148]

@@ObsidianKingSlade The people that got Bolsa were Mexican Federales. The people hired to get to Lalo were some Peruvian gang/Cartel.

[@mitube4u]

Not sure if the writers/producers intended to do this or not. But one of things that kept him charming to us as an audience is the fact that up until that Howard scene and him protecting himself from Gus's assassins, all of his killings were done off camera and away from us as an audience. I mean we understood that killed those people like poor Fred. But we never witness it first hand until that Howard scene. And at the point we truly understood how dangerous Lalo was. And to be honest that scene where he kept asking Jimmy about what happened with money drop in the dessert was terrifying because at lot us thought Kim was going to killed in the scene.

[@AlirioDaza8]

@TETCOM he came back to fake his own death to play on gus mind. That makes it even better

[@1995krampe]

@@AlirioDaza8 the first murder of him was actually the assassin by the bath tub We saw him straight up headshot him

[@xXyasabeXx]

Great observation.!

[@Arcessitor]

Psychotic and psychopathic are NOT the same thing. The guy was entirely lucid, i.e. not psychotic.

[@shonuff4323]

wrong

[@holyshiet787]

I mean, Lalo sleeps 1 or 2hrs every day so....

[@kaiserfink5918]

What?

[@christiansianipar9559]

@Darby Powell your description of psychopath is cartoonish and you should just stop at psychopath are someone who diagnosis with the inability to feel empathy. Psychopath still feel negative emotion but they have a hard time to connect with other people emotion. Most psychopath not turn out to be a master manipulator criminal infact most of them having a hard time integrating with society because empathy is one of the most important part to not only understanding people motives and emotion but to actually mantaining a relationship with other. I know movies like to glorify "charismatic psychopath" but is harder to be charismatic when you are diagnose with psychopathy.

[@tyersalladam4735]

@@christiansianipar9559 Don't forget the ones that get caught only because they INTENTIONALLY get sloppy to be caught. What about the ones not caught and go cold? Guess what they assimilated with societies perfectly. Just look at real life killer around the world. Most have the charismatic and manipulative trait that help them blend in.

[@nestorperena8629]

the guy gives a new meaning to the phrase 'handsome devil'.

[@laurenhahn101]

Absolutely

[@Xehanort10]

15:48 Nacho was such a badass he even got a respectful nod from Marco and Leonel after helping them in a shootout.

[@moe6702]

My favorite villain in the Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul universe. The fact that he so different from the other Salamancas but is just as dangerous as them makes him a compelling character.

[@dashx1103]

The greatest villain in the BB/BCS universe is Tortuga.

[@ad-dk3md]

​@@dashx1103 I raise you: the greatest villain in the BB/BCS universe is Brock

[@tempura8390]

as a mexican i really appreciate an actual mexican actor who speaks fluid spanish. Makes the whole character so realistic and scarier

[@josiahgonzalez942]

What about .. gus🥴😂

[@sokkerfreak]

​@@josiahgonzalez942fluid

[@capo328]

@@josiahgonzalez942 😂

[@Kyrieru]

He's one of those guys who could either be a great Bond or a great Bond villain.

[@antonioespitiabuelvas2318]

@retsaM innavoiG Dalton could be half latino, but he is obviously a white man

[@s66s46]

​@retsaM innavoiG Dalton is white lmfao, mexican isnt a race, he is a white mexican meaning he has mostly european blood

[@s66s46]

​@retsaM innavoiG ya mexican isnt even a race, dalton is a white mexican probably meaning he has mostly european blood

[@Guy-ce7ry]

The 3 fictional men that makes me cannot sleep well at night, not in a particular order: 1) Lalo Salamanca 2) Anton Chigurh 3) Homelander

[@mlsaulnier]

yes and yes and yes

[@KdDevil14]

Lalo and Homelander are very alike. A nice polite persona, very charming on the surface but bubbling with chaos underneath.

[@buttovelli9198]

@@KdDevil14 Lalo isn't spiteful and sadistic like Homelander though. Lalo has angry moments, but he seems mlre like ambitious yet aloof

[@KdDevil14]

@@buttovelli9198 Lalo is definitely the more respectable of the two characters and also much more competent than the tantrum throwing Homelander but the similarities are still there

[@buttovelli9198]

@@KdDevil14 their similarities are power and a lack of remorse

[@zerofactor7871]

Lalo's character is so interesting that I would argue that he deserves a spin off series of his own, or at least a movie. I would love to see how he became what he is, why he has such a pleasant and charming demeanor on the outside but such a dark and pathological disposition on the inside. He's the most unique villain I've seen in any form of entertainment in years, his character does not have to rely on the appearance of being dangerous to scare people and that's an attribute worth fleshing out on screen.

[@albertenriquez7079]

It’s not true Lalo’s name is inspired by that Argentinian film composer. In Mexican culture “Lalo” is a nickname you call anyone named Edwardo, another example would be calling someone named Jesus “Chuy”. Plus those are tacos de asada not breakfast burritos

[@badmoonknight5009]

I always thought those were carnitas.

[@dashx1103]

Jesus "Chuy" Christ. From the Bible.

[@yakuza01]

'Eduardo' not 'Edwardo'

[@biscaynesupercars]

I would’ve loved to see Lalo interact with Jesse and Walter

[@natesh-bootleggingthebootl8727]

He's the one guy Walter wouldn't be able to manipulate

[@sean2503]

@@natesh-bootleggingthebootl8727 he’d still manipulate the situation to work in his favour

[@Ashw1115]

@@sean2503 No fucking way. Walt had plot armor tho so wouldn’t be surprised.

[@dzemilmehovic5271]

@@sean2503 he would try to do it but hed just get a bullet in the head immediately, Lalo wouldnt warn him or anything he would just smile and do a Howard on him

[@pocilemon6511]

He probable already inside walt house hostaging his son & family

[@abn3r507]

The moment he dropped to the floor from the ceiling, he instantly became my favourite character out of the whole series....What A Badass Move!

[@hellsing3062]

so all you need is some guy jumping off from ceiling and then he/she becomes your favourite character of the whole series?

[@abn3r507]

@@hellsing3062 it was an iconic moment from the series, first time seeing him I thought he was just a happy go lucky dude trying to save his family business but that scene instantly said how far & crazy he would go to great lengths just to prove a point so he can save the Salamanca business.

[@Mcskill]

One thing that always unnerved me about Lalo was his psychotic patiens. When he couldn't charm his way into Mrs Zieglers house he just waited all night for her to leave. When he suspected Jimmy of lying he simply made him tell the story again and again. You get the feeling he could sit there all night waiting for Jimmy to slip up. He'll help Hector spell out a message over the phone by just going thought the alphabet one letter at a time. And there are ofc many more examples. You really understand why Gus is a nervous wreck by the end of it 😂

[@dzemilmehovic5271]

Yea his determination is unmatched, man lived in sewers for 4 days and even ate there just observing the laundry whole day and vlogging😂

[@stupendoushorrendous8258]

Psychotic describes a mental separation from reality, i.e. hallucinations and delusions. It is the wrong word for what you are describing. Please correct yourself.

[@Mcskill]

@@stupendoushorrendous8258 His patience exhibits characteristics of obsession. "Psychotic" isn't always used as a technical term, look it up. Corrected 😙

[@stupendoushorrendous8258]

​@@Mcskill Obsession and psychosis are not always related. When psychotic is used colloquially, it does social damage to actual psychotics. I know people with psychosis who thought they were inherently bad/dangerous when they were prescribed anti-psychotics. The more we use the word to describe any old mental problem, the less people know what it actually means.

[@Mcskill]

@@stupendoushorrendous8258 If you're offended by people using the word colloquially just say that next time, instead of trying to correct people like it's a fact.

[@davidfast2414]

Lalo is scariest impostor cause he vented in travelwire

[@bizznick444joe7]

Lalo is the only person Hector is not disappointed in. Lalo can tell everything about a person without hearing a word. How he can communicate with Hector like this. Compare this to Tuco who thought Hector just wanted the bigger burrito was actually pointing out Walter was trying to poison him. Lalo would of caught on much quicker if he was there. Also him serving up a dish to Nacho could be referencing that part where Walter tried to poison Tuco's food.

[@pressmaster1255]

Dude deserves an Emmy for playing Lalo!! Amazing job!

[@davionelliot]

Howard: who are you? Lalo: me? I’m NOBODY (2021)

[@RJ-wx3fh]

It's terrifying that Howard went out not even knowing who had done it or why

[@TheMajinboom]

Would've loved to see an interaction between Lalo and Tuco

[@grimmywizard]

All the Salamancas actually

[@Logan912]

@@grimmywizard I could imagine Lalo and Tuco joking around, the twins standing still and being silent, and Hector looking bored.

[@WaynePage90]

Have to say lalo is my fav character in better call Saul , brilliant performance by Dalton !

[@dashx1103]

Lalo and Nacho are a tie for me.

[@joachimsaxer4812]

We should talk about his shirts. Classic! And he is portrayed as someone highly gifted, highly functional. One or two hours of sleep are enough for him, the rest of the night he sits there and thinks. Plans. Meditates.

[@joachimsaxer4812]

"Look there, a cucaracha .... hey, wait a minute..."

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

I very much doubt he only sleeps two hours a night. After doing that for more than a week or two he wouldn't be able to function. His body would begin suffering from sleep deprivation which would cause him to begin hallucinating and suffering a number of other issues that would impair his ability to function. I'm pretty sure it's just another part of the front he puts up to make people fear either over or underestimate him.

[@PatronSilverWave]

@@ZiddersRooFurry true but I took the scene in I believe 6x07 when he sets the clock for an hour and still wakes up right before it even goes off to be proof that he actually DOES only sleep an hour or two. I could be wrong, but that scene is kinda out of place unless that’s the case. Why would he lie about that, and then do that just to keep up appearances to himself? I mean i get he had shit to do, but I don’t think him waking up BEFORE the alarm was just there for no reason. Idk

[@PatronSilverWave]

@@ZiddersRooFurry also, obviously scientifically I’m not disagreeing with you LOL I had to sleep 4 hours only every night for a week and it was awful, my skin even felt gross from it and I felt really hot all the time. I just mean from a writing and narrative perspective

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

@@PatronSilverWave I mean he may only sleep a few hours a night but he's also a fucking psychopath. I'm pretty sure lack of sleep is part of why the guy's fucked in the head.

[@NorthCarolina49]

Wow you are so wrong on so many subtle things. “The Salamancas helped with the man’s dental work so they’re not all about killing.” You do realize Lalo had the dentist create his exact dental records in that man so he could be used as a body double? And not for when he dies of old age?

[@walter2695]

Yeah i think lalo just helps the locals out enough so they respect and he can keep tabs on them. and the only reason that guy was chosen as the body double was because he resembles lalo. i think i remember that the dental records were forged to match the body double and not that the dentist fixed his teeth to match lalo. i think you are right. i gotta re watch this season again.

[@samuelng6441]

​@@walter2695nah the ones working in his house saw him as a big brother or true friend out of an employer but Lalo truly just doesn't really care about anyone. No hatred, no love, nothing. He's just a living dead.

[@f4standboolbous]

Lalo was a gamechanger in the series. Of course Better Call Saul never had its ups and downs like The Walking Dead had, but when TWD had its Problems with lack of Excitement around Season 6, they introduced a charismatic gruesome villian and the show gained lots of attention. And before Lalo, Negan was my favorite villian. I think Lalo is the best villian in TV show history. Although Negan had a much more devastating and feral introduction. But Lalos Character wasn't 'pre written', like Negan was in TWD graphic novel. It was reverse engineered character designment, based on a single sentence, what makes this role just more impressive. He almost achieved his goal, to expose Gus to the cartel. His mistake was to underestimate Gus in this final situation and to savour too much on his 'victory'. This is what gets in the way of the salamancas a few times. Like when Marco got the Axe to take revenge on Hank.

[@tl4396]

I feel exactly the same.

[@TheSwordfish009]

I think the show implies that Lalo is an evolved human. Sounds crazy but hear me out. In his action scenes, he's always moving in a prowling jaguar sort of way. It shows him doing above-human things like quickly and quietly jumping through a tiled ceiling into the other side. He once fearlessly hung upside down firing machine guns like a bat. He also seems to have above-normal intelligence. I wouldn't be surprised if he had a 160-pt IQ. His memory seems perfect and quickly analyzes any situation and personality and story someone may tell. He doesn't seem to feel stress, anger, or fear. It seems he still has human emotions since he sincerely feels sorry and love for his uncle. He shows this emotion slightly by sighing when he's alone which shows that it was a sincere display of affection. In one scene, he set a timer for 1 hour to get some sleep. He woke up exactly 3 seconds before the timer as if he does this daily. It's as if he only requires 1 hour of sleep per day to function. It's very Dracula-like. So maybe... he has a mutation that gives him these slightly above average human qualities. The next step in evolution.

[@EnigmaGameMaster]

This is great, this is my new head canon.

[@Bucknasty117]

My head cannon is that he was subjected to MK ultra like whitey bulger

[@LJAndrews1986]

Give me a hit of that Bong bruh....

[@9bang88]

@@LJAndrews1986 lol ikr

[@Puccbelit]

He can also make exquisite tacos in a matter of seconds

[@novemberstango7291]

The character Lalo is so comparable to Hans Landa from Inglorious Basterds... they're both charismatic, intelligent and sinister. Unlike the rest of the other villains who are easily identified, they inspire fear by not showing their hand.

[@ViraL_FootprinT.ex.e]

Lalo was hella goofy, but I loved the two scenes where he'd seemingly jump from great heights like it was nothing. The first when he killed that one kid in that money wiring store. The second when he found Jimmy's car six or seven miles back from the border. Both times my wife and I were like, "wtf even was that, and why?!" while cracking up hysterically. There's also a pretty great gif of his face being revealed behind a rolling down car window with him doing his usual cheesy smile that's just classic stuff 😎

[@nostalgiatrip7331]

His knees are impressive

[@pthibault630]

Wasn't really THAT high

[@Jonathanizer]

The heights wasn't the difficult thing, but try landing steadily on the bottom side of a car. It's not a plain surface. Sticking that landing is stunt man worthy.

[@monkofkrayak6235]

@@nostalgiatrip7331 >His knees are impressive Unlike slippin jimmy's knees

[@bluecollar825]

​@@pthibault630 agreed. Especially to the point of disbelief.

[@michaelelliott1212]

When Lalo smiles, run!

[@Puccbelit]

When Lalo smiles, it's already too late

[@Xehanort10]

Ironically Hector's partly responsible for Gus killing Lalo. If he hadn't pretended to make peace and had a smug "My nephew's gonna kill you chicken man" look on his face Gus wouldn't have realised Lalo was alive and Lalo could have gotten the evidence of Gus plotting against the cartel to Eladio and killed Gus, Mike and the rest.

[@MarkThirt33n]

In 2016 I had a pretty intense dart match with him at the Albuquerque Press Club; I came from behind for a miraculous win. I didn’t know who he was at the time and I’ve got to say he was cool; he was also very good at darts.

[@erik1836]

Excellent analysis. Your narration doesn't distract from the essence of what you are trying to convey.

[@danielaf1487]

Please, let this be an opportunity for Tony Dalton to get more roles in cinema and TV and come internationally known - he deserves to become famous outside of Mexico's borders, too!

[@BIGJ0E]

Lalo wasn’t making breakfast burritos, he was makin’ tacos bro.

[@amillieshub4136]

I would say the most fluid character on BCS.. There was seemingly no structure he couldn’t infiltrate, no person he couldn’t reach… never have I seen a villain who put GUS on the edge. Lalo is well calculated …

[@nicolasmelladoo9790]

So Lalo killed Gus indirectly when he gave Hector the bell, which Walter would later turn into a detonator.

[@mattlawrence1932]

How come whenever someone mentions all of the Salamanca family members , everyone always leaves out the youngest Salamanca member (Hectors grandson) , the one that almost snipes Jesse in the forehead but Jesse ends up shooting & killing later on while saving Gus & Mike in Mexico during they're escape from Don Eladio's villa near the end of season 4 of BB ????

[@acano78]

Those are two different guys. Gaff is the sniper/enforcer that gets garroted by Mike by the pool. The grandson wasnt part of anything we saw.

[@walter2695]

@@acano78 the guy Jesse shoots and kills leaving don eladios house was the grandson right? the guy on screen for like 5 seconds. he was the last remaining salamanca.

[@ndhickson3599]

@@walter2695 yep, Joaquin Salamanca

[@jarodshepard1046]

The sniper and grandson are different. The sniper was strangled by Mike by the pool. Jesse shots Joaquin, the grandson, after he shoots Mike by the cat making their escape

[@mattlawrence1932]

@@jarodshepard1046 no they're the same person!!!!!

[@ZakEmber]

So many people screw up prequels and sequels, but I LOVED that Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul really tried to pay attention to details and connect the dots well! For instance, in Breaking Bad, Saul says that Walt and Jesse are total amateurs, and in Better Call Saul, that show REALLY explores the difference between the amateurs and the pros! Lalo was a different level of bad guy, and between he and Gus, they make Walt really look like the amateur he actually was. Walt, (frankly) was more lucky than good. As a chemist, he was top tier, but as a criminal, his pride caused as many problems as his chemistry could solve.

[@adamspeckert7296]

It would’ve been interesting to see Walt interact with Lalo.

[@celticgibson]

Lalo is the most dangerous villain of this universe because he has the brain of Guss but the violence of Tuco. A deadly combo.

[@Prod.ByLito1997]

Hate to be the fact nazi here, but before Lalo was introduced to BCS, we have seen five Salamancas, Hector, Tuco, The two Cousins, and Joaquin, who wasn’t really relevant, but still a Salamanca that made an appearance in BB nonetheless, awesome vid tho! Keep up the grind.

[@greengarnish1711]

While Joaquin wasn't that relevant since we get barely any screen time from him, he still was impressive enough to be Don Eladios Bodyguard.

[@theadequatebee7422]

What about abuelita

[@m.c.degroffdavis9885]

We also met Tuco's abuela and Tuco's brother-in-law, who was one of Tuco's bodyguards.

[@fearofowl5973]

@@theadequatebee7422 we don't know for certain that Abuelita is Hector's Sister

[@Prod.ByLito1997]

@@m.c.degroffdavis9885 Yea ur right

[@MeidoVegeta]

From the thumbnail. He looks like Walt without the moustache.

[@funnybone6149]

Lalo has to be my favorite character in the Breaking Bad series He’s so fun So charismatic So dangerous So terrifying So smart So great Tony Dalton is a gem to join the series and seriously steal the show One of the best characters ever and performed so well If their is going to be another spin off, I’d love it to be about the Salamanca’s, or at least Lalo

[@Zenki8118]

Lalo might be the only person to make the twins laugh

[@nostalgiatrip7331]

I will always love Gus, but Lalo is my favorite villain of this universe. He has so much real charisma, he's extremely charming and intelligent, and he actually fits the bill of his character and speaks beautiful native Spanish. Gus's struggle with Spanish has always turned me off just a bit if I'm honest. Hearing Lalo speak truly as a native, utilizing Mexican slang and colloquialisms is pretty awesome after 8 seasons worth of people in bb/bcs who are clearly not native Spanish speakers

[@jet-fury]

Holy shit I knew he seemed familiar... he's Sr Avila!

[@overthetoppranks]

“The only man who can make a killer taco and hurt you in a million different ways” The disrespect to Tuco is unreal

[@jewelcopeland8440]

I love Lalo. He has do many aspects . He's the salamanca worthy to lead that family.

[@kevinwhite3504]

“ Thanks to the idiocy of one Werner Ziegler” 😂😂

[@BlyGuy]

Lalo is the best TV villain since Walter White. Gilligan & Gould are masters of their craft. Can't wait to see what they do next, hopefully it's together. Sometimes I wonder what would happen if HBO offered them a massive pile of money to write/produce seasons 7 & 8 of GoT, since it was clear after 6 (really after 5) that D&D were in way over their heads.

[@s66s46]

Walter white isnt really a villain, he is more of a very extreme anti villain

[@dashx1103]

@@s66s46 Walter is absolutely a villain.

[@s66s46]

@@dashx1103 no, he isnt pure evil and redeems himself kinda

[@tyersalladam4735]

You forgot Abuelita and Joaquin Salamanca so there's total 7 Salamanca we seen on screen not 5.

[@stevenrwh]

As a fat boy who loves Mexican food, I need help understanding how the food Lalo fixed was a test for Ignacio. Can anyone explain?

[@hanslanda58]

It was poisoned - nacho knew this . Lalo was testing to see if he was smart enough to know there was ricin in the taco

[@stevenrwh]

@@hanslanda58 I would be dead lol. How did Nacho know?

[@greatredchicken]

It wasn't a test with actual poison lol you can see him eating the burrito (was it really? Maybe it was a simple taco) right after

[@stevenrwh]

@@greatredchicken I have come to the conclusion that it was no test. There was nothing wrong with the food. Nacho was just super uneasy and nervous and didn't want to eat. Calling it a test was just a mistake by this channel.

[@greatredchicken]

@@stevenrwh But I do think there was some "test element", Lalo was very attentive at that moment. I think his "shithousery" helps him know the people around him better. No poison, though

[@chrisclearwater3521]

Excellent video comprehensive complete character analysis you guys are really getting it done man

[@dandavis8300]

I really am up for a Lalo prequel. It could be something like "Kung Fu". Put him in difficult, dangerous situations he has to deal with. Then a flashback to his training by his various teachers, Don Hector, Don Eladio, his own father and other vicious cartel operatives. Then he takes care of the business at hand. At the series end, we sees why he laughs with his last breath. As he leads his soul away, Santa Muerte comforts him: Don't worry Lalo, you did alright; Hector gets him with the bell".

[@JessicaGarcia-xf9wr]

What about a Lyle prequel? See the events before he went into los pollos hermanos

[@Gaze73]

Unlikely because they said they're done with the BB universe.

[@MomJeans1738]

Corny and cringe

[@dashx1103]

I want a sequel all about Lalo's ghost.

[@TTTac]

I love the actor Tony Dalton he's from my lil border town of Laredo dude is good.

[@candybanks8717]

Lalo doesn't "send" anybody. He handles his own affairs. And he's not the least bit insane. He'd be a lot less scary if he were. He's deliberate. He's a Jaguar. Behind a bush, up a tree, crouched behind a rock... he sees you, he knows what you're thinking, what you're planning and he's ready. ALWAYS ready.

[@lbabytutorials4852]

They did an amazing job casting Lalo. It’s crazy to think over a decade ago they had Saul scream out random names that became true characters. I wasn’t a big fan of season 1 & 2 of better call Saul season 3 it finally picks up the pace and gives you the breaking bad experience

[@Irisnietnodiggg99]

Great video! I just watched him in Sr. Avila. It's brutal and dark, but so damn good!

[@hal_s8745]

Why sending Kim was a bad idea? When Gus asked Kim why Lalo sent her he told him that Jimmy talked himself out of it, but does it matter. What would've changes if Saul went?

[@walter2695]

I think Gus knew that it was just a decoy plan either way even if it was saul or kim going because when she gave him the answer of jimmy talking Lalo out of it he knew it was bull. Lalo just wanted someone to distract Gus's guys long enough to get to the laundry undetected. either Jimmy or Kim would have told mike that lalo was at the apartment with one of them. Good thing Gus planted that gun in the construction site or else he would have been dead before breaking bad haha

[@hal_s8745]

@@walter2695 Wouldn't you want to know what'll happen if Gus died and Lalo lived? I mean, how different BrBa would've been. Soon the last episode will air, and i think that the universe could be expanded even more. Like BCS prequel, about how the Salamanca's, Gus and Eladio became what they are, and also who tf is Alvarez and etc.

[@walter2695]

@@hal_s8745 I cant remember an Alvarez, you mean Juan Bolsa?

[@Henrique.Souza0601]

The fact that he changed his plans just because someone asked him to is the key point to understand here. When Gus heard about it, immediately he was aware that their presence wasn't important at all.

[@walter2695]

@@Henrique.Souza0601 yup. Gus knew Lalo wasn't at the apartment. And Mike fell for it.

[@ARTURO-EP]

Lalo is played by Tony Dalton who plays the role in HBO’s Mexican series Sr. Ávila. Note: Sr. is Señor = capo de tuti capo = the Don. Also: Lalo is diminutive for Eduardo (Edward).

[@papaq3810]

“Lalo is the only person that can make a killer taco, and hurt you in a million different ways” Tuco

[@Henrique.Souza0601]

When does he say that?

[@papaq3810]

@@Henrique.Souza0601, season 1 episode 5

[@ryanschultz4119]

Such a pitiful way for Lalo Salamanca to meet his fate! I understand the writers of the show put themselves in a corner in regards to Lalo. I just think they could've given him a more fitting/glorious ending! The Lalo we came to know would never be so sloppy having finally achieved his goal. A man who single handily overcame the most deadly assassin squad around. Is undone by a tactically incompetent Gus Fring?!🤦‍♂️ Lalo deserved better!

[@muhammadoling7988]

Lalo: charming, smart, psychopath

[@zoesabina]

Hey you mentioned all the salamancas except two: hectors grandson, and the mastermind, abuelita

[@fmills1583]

Lalo had the agility of Spiderman and the genius of Sherlock Holmes. Did you see the jump he took in the desert on top of Sauls overturned car? That was a good 2 story drop (on to an uneven surface). When he dropped in from the ceiling at the money-gram store flat footed, flawless acrobatic skillz. His deductive skills and photographic memory were superhuman. God given super powers given to him to help the cartel.

[@josueismad6778]

Lalo is just a common nick name for all men named Eduardo. At least in Mexican Spanish I’m not sure about other Spanish speaking countries but we Mexicans like to give certain nick names to peoples names. For example people named Jesus are nick named Chewie, people named Soledad are nick named Chole, and people named Eduardo are nick named Lalo.

[@andygarza8132]

Kike for Enrique Meme for Manuel Memo for Guillermo

[@josueismad6778]

@@andygarza8132 yeah. I don’t think Lalo was named after a real life cartel member because His name is literally Eduardo.

[@ChilliCheezdog]

Tony Dalton. Legend.

[@ungratefulbastard212]

*"He sees a cockaroach and gets an idea...." that made me laugh...😂😂😂😂*

[@G3N3S3R]

Hi, a Mexican here, more specifically a Michoacano from the city of Apatzingan (one of the most prominent cities relationated with narcotrafic and cartels here in México) and yes, i can confirm the Salamancas are heavily inspired by "La Familia Michoacana" being Tuco the clear manifestation of a capo once called Servando Gómes aka *"Tuta"* and Lalo what i think is inspired by Amado Carrilo aka "El señor de los cielos". Anyway. The Familia Michoacana was based on basic family principles, being your amigos and brothers your top priority so much that this cartel had a Code like the Yakuzas about protocols of conduct that made you being respected inside the Clan like not working with kids, not desecrating the bodys, not raping wifes, always respect god and your parents. It was weird.

[@j2times2006]

Great character and played by a really talented actor. Hope to see him in more stuff in the future

[@viral_suppressor4154]

The fact, that Lalo survived that long as a cartel member speaks volumes for him: being a relative to the bosses means he had extra chances to be whacked by rivals, cops and of course members of his own family. If that wasn't enough Lalo is hard working, patient, plans ahead, double/triple checks everything and if something looks/feels odd, he checks again or blows things off. And of course he's ruthless, reactive and creative. Luckily, he is/was a psychopath, unable to understand how normal people think and feel, or to hold back once he was swinging. LALO is way too realistic to be ignored, he feels more narrated than written.

[@nobodyepicz7538]

is a Gustavo ''Gus'' Fring Vid on the way? love your videos on this! cant wait to see the one of gus! :) thank you for all the awesome videos! you rock! :)

[@metal882]

Poor nacho, putting away one salamanca after the other and then lalo comes It's like fighting a hard boss with multiple phases Just won't fucking die lol

[@bubotanus]

Truly one of the best actors ever. Well done mr Jorge de Guzman!

[@user-dt7vt3cm2b]

4 Salamancas in breaking bad? Even this guy forgot Joakin😢

[@Krastinos]

We met 5* Salamancas. Hector's grandson got killed by Jesse in Mexico and Gus made use of his death by telling Hector that he was the last alive member of the family and that the Salamanca name would die with him, a cripple who can't even speak

[@Woofwoof1929]

Even though Lalo was a tough opponent, Walt was worse because he actually followed through

[@Henrique.Souza0601]

Video title: origins of Lalo. Video content: summarizing everything that we've seen from Lalo on the show 🤡

[@presenceaboveall7882]

No, you’re missing two Salamanca‘s. Remember, there is the grandmother even though she’s not a cartel member she’s a Salamanca but there’s another cartel member remember Jaquien Salamanca Hector‘s grandson he was the one that worked for Don elodio. Jesse killed him when they killed don elodio at the party.

[@DMalltheway]

Lalo and Anton would be an epic matchup

[@charlessmith9400]

I swear I want to see Lalo and Tuco interact in a scene or 2

[@mikeecko]

LALO was the BAD GUY pretending to be nice perfectly👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Great video , Subscribed🙌🏼✌🏼

[@peepaw_of_9]

It was meth not coke as you keep mentioning throughout the video.

[@PeteSavage-lg9fh]

Lalo was a known cartel boogeyman in real life. Many of the nick names are repeated throughout South American history, but especially in Mexico. I think I knew of the one inspiring this character. His specialty was setting up distribution lines and kidnapping people. Around 2007, there was a case that made news in Texas. If mind serves me well.

[@MRHOUSE-zh4pq]

11:27 is when you saw the monster inside lalo, as he litters the pollos hermanos cup. That small act said a lot about his character, especially at that time.

[@plantiron]

*It would be a disappointment if he is a total opposite of his character in real life*

[@ledaniel86]

How lucky was Gus when Lalo catched him, that facetime wasn't exist at all?

[@CorporateG0th]

He got that bell for Hector from a fire, and in the end it returned to a fire.

[@bluefirefly515]

You completely forgot Hector Salamanca when listing the Salamanca family members we have met

[@SimonsBand1]

I think some people including the maker of the video miss the point of Lalo killing the couple he previously helped, they were always marked. Lalo had helped the man with dentistry, the point was that lalo paid the dentist to perform work that would make his teeth look like lalos dental records, that's why it was mentioned and why the dental records confirmed it was lalo. So if he ever needed to fake his death, he had a guy who was perfect for the job.

[@GuyWithTheThingOnTheTable]

I love the little touches in BCS like the snacks and cooler that Lalo brought to the stakeout.