Lieutenant Castillo’s First Appearance | Miami Vice

[@MiamiVice]

Who is the coolest man ever?

[@mercssosa1734]

Castillo and Sonny!!! I love Miami Vice ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@lewstone5430]

Don’t *ever* come up in my face again detective.

[@superkato17]

The true def of not liking each other but have to work together.

[@wolfgangkabel3839]

lt. rodriguez

[@brucewayne3602]

of-course

[@edgarst837]

His whistle was so powerful he made the phones stop ringing!

[@chriskeck3689]

This should be top comment

[@RichWeigel]

Yep everyone stood and delivered.

[@stephenpowell5912]

How on earth did the phones stop after he whistled 😂😂😂Edward James Olmos is legendary in this ,That Glare from him was off the scale acting 😂

[@DCdc-rn8sz]

Lt Castillo is one of the reaaon why Miami Vice is a hit series in the 80s

[@bradlafferty6076]

Plus Jan Hammer

[@thetruth7633]

Everybody gangsta’ till Castillo does a whistle

[@johnashton4776]

Yeah, Castillo first impression nice then rude.

[@petrolo72]

🤣

[@stephenpowell5912]

Even the phones stopped ringing 😂😂😂

[@salimthebarefootsage8182]

Quite honestly my favorite character on the show was Castillo. He had a coolness about him. Spoke softly and carried a huge stick. Made me big time fan of Edward James Olmos. At the same time that I praise Olmos, I have to acknowledge the passing of his predecessor on the show Gregory Sierra. He played the first boss over Crockett and Tubbs in the early episodes and was killed off the show in the first season. Recently Mr. Sierra, who is best known for his role as Julio Fuentes on Sanford and Son, lost his battle with stomach and liver cancer. RIP Gregory Sierra.

[@studiobencivengamarcusbenc5272]

I loved the cop duo and still you're right - a man that talks too much looses in these situations all the time - I was raised on Rockford & streets of San Francisco- this was the same level.

[@mattguest6326]

I always saw him as a more matured version of Detective Sergeant Chano Amengual from Barney Miller. In my head canon, Det. Sgt. Anmengual had retired from NYPD to go head up the vice division down in Miami, because the winters were mild.

[@wjrasmussen666]

I agree.

[@JohnMinehan-lx9ts]

@@mattguest6326 Gregory Sierra was good on both shows.

[@NickMichalak]

Eddie Olmos changed the tone really fast. He brought a cultural awareness and a gravitas with him. No wonder he got nominated for two Emmys and won one for this series. Such a brilliant actor across the board.

[@rustyshackleford1114]

He got an Emmy for the first season and didn't even come in until the sixth episode.

[@tomarnold7284]

Castillo is my favorite character. He talk brief, show little emotion, but he handles the bureaucracy so his people could focus on their work, the kind of boss you want.

[@bacchuslax7967]

Friday nights. Knight rider. Dukes of hazard. And Miami vice. The 80’s kicked

[@edwinemery577]

Looked at it on a black n white 📺 for two years. Still enjoyed it to its fullest. I have all the seasons on 📀 s

[@richardfrench2863]

and then hit the clubs... where the beer was cold and the women hot.

[@scallen3841]

If only

[@kellersmith1917]

Just a few of the good 80's shows.

[@Charlesbjtown]

I love miami vice. But knight rider just might be one of the best series of all time.

[@patiscool5553]

I love that everyone has the warm flamboyant colors, Castillo has the strictly professional suit and tie.

[@Bruce.-Wayne]

He was always in black and white...rarely wore different colors, a few episodes toward season 4 and 5

[@Deborahtunes]

Well they did have to go undercover a lot. Castillo not as much. So they always had to look like they fit in with a regular crowd...

[@robbie192]

Ridiculous show watching it again...so stupid

[@jerryvelasco1474]

Great show, lasted 5 season's over 100 episodes. Set a bench mark for what a cop show should be.

[@robbie192]

@@jerryvelasco1474 I laugh at it now...all style no substance

[@Ghosthound_X]

Typewriters, cigarettes inside the office, no cell phones lol Blast from the past.

[@jefffromjersey52]

If you did not LIVE it , you have no idea what you missed ... Face to face interaction was everything .. Smoking at your Desk ,, standard procedure .. It was a very good time

[@John-ct9zs]

@@jefffromjersey52 It was my childhood, so kinda of lived it. My dad had one of those manual typewriters, when we got an electric one around 1986 or so, I thought that thing was so cool, but then we got an IBM with a dot matrix comptuer 6 months later and that was the coolest thing. But my real adult life, at least my pro working adult life that was post 2000, when the 80s were retro. But still, I miss face to face interactions.

[@AColonelPanic]

@@John-ct9zs I think the 90s had the right balance when it came to tech in our everyday lives.

[@bigdmarine]

I lived it. Wouldn’t change a thing. There is no way to explain it, you had to be there 👍

[@taroman7100]

We were just fine without the crap we have now.

[@mooseandsquirrel9887]

When Castillo walks in, Chuck Norris snaps to attention.......

[@dougyoungs2599]

Disagree: Chuck Norris the only man that could jump out of a airplane with no parachute and land on his feet.

[@heyrod59]

You mean he runs and hides behind Clint Eastwood ! !

[@mooseandsquirrel9887]

@@TruTube.1. Funny……but let’s see, I went thru Parris Island October 1971, got out in 79 as an E6…..joined a police department, retired after 20, been married for 39 years…..I have children, grandchildren……and wow, I was around during the 80s and had a ball……..so can I please get your approval……

[@amandawhisnant2164]

@@mooseandsquirrel9887 thank you for your service. Amanda, SC

[@kw1333]

@@mooseandsquirrel9887 And shot Ed Exleys dad......you're the reason he became a cop!

[@kthx1138]

"He may not have the warmest (most cheerful) disposition, but he's one hell of an investigator." -Crockett

[@Tchild2]

0:48 Sonny walks into the office with a freshly lit cigarette dangling from his mouth - Pure 80's magic.

[@minsapint8007]

Not to mention the typewriters :)

[@marilynmanord1790]

I love how Tubbs is just smiling at the exchange between the two of them!!!

[@mooseandsquirrel9887]

Tubbs was definitely the coolest guy in the room……

[@patrickd9551]

@@mooseandsquirrel9887 Yet he quickly moved his feet of the table with just a singular look from Castillo 😆 This is real writing and acting. Just a real stoic man of few words, yet everything that was needed was said and done in just a few seconds. Now compare that to a character like Kylo Ren, such a joke. Put Ren and Castillo in a room and Castillo would Force Stare him into oblivion.

[@brinsonharris9816]

My favorite character by far. There was an ep where a drug kingpin gave Castillo info on a rival. When Castillo didn’t lavish thanks on him, the kingpin whined about how he was doing Castillo a solid and didn’t even say thanks. Castillo says “I’m just doing what you’re afraid to do. And one day I’ll bury you too.” Eastwood in his prime delivery of the line.

[@anthonyeldridge4358]

Dang, I think even the phones stopped ringing when he spoke up.

[@fxranger326]

That's a true Badass.

[@blaxpoitation8528]

Lol facts. Dead ass silence. I think birds stopped chirping. Traffic stopped. I think even the tide stopped.

[@Madbandit77]

@@blaxpoitation8528 So did the whole planet.

[@stephenpowell5912]

​@@blaxpoitation8528😂😂😂😂Love your comment here ,The whole world would have stood still also after Martin Castillo Whistling 😂😂😂😂

[@o.portista]

Miami Vice, Literally a series that was ahead of it's time. What an era. The nostalgia is real man. Been re-watching the entire series these past months, and what a time. Don't think any show can come close too it these days. Sad that the era, is long past. Iconic storyline, themes, instrumentals, characters and so much more. Legendary. What makes me appreciate the show even more is that they used some of Collin's music, truly iconic. What a scene, one of my favorite, and one I'll never forget. Castillo is massively underrated, and so happy that casted him to play, because he nailed that role.

[@blaxpoitation8528]

Hit the nail on the head with how you described this show. It was amazing. And still hold up today, imo. Redefined a genre, and was a clear trend-setter. Man I miss shows like this.

[@johndrake2729]

"Charles Bronson by way of Havana". Yep.

[@brucewayne3602]

best comment of the millennium

[@scottsodyssey2485]

Would never hear a line like that on network TV now days. This show is iconic, 80's!

[@SpartacusColo]

Great line!

[@johndawhale3197]

Cuban Bronson is best Bronson.

[@gjk2012]

Better than the Charles Bronson look alike knock off.

[@dwill123]

How does 35 years slip by so fast?

[@edwinemery577]

Yes....ahead of its time ! ! ! ! ! !

[@drott150]

No faster than the ex lax turd that just fell out of my butt.

[@diogenes5381]

Time for re-runs in real life!

[@dougyoungs2599]

I wonder that myself. Father time waits for no one.

[@357-swagnumultramagax9]

Weed will do that

[@stephenpowell5912]

That Glare from Edward James Olmos as Martin Castillo was off the scale acting here ,Total Legend 😮

[@driffter1976]

“Don’t ever get in my face like that again detective.”

[@toddvanwinkle7777]

driffter1976 I just learned that wasn't in the script!! Must've freaked Tubbs out!!

[@BullyG1]

actually it was "Don't ever come up to my face like this again" which somehow seems even more chilling: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3y2q5ykitNph68

[@darinsingleton3553]

@@toddvanwinkle7777 Yep. Olmos mentions that he ad-libbed the line because he wanted to set some boundaries for the other actors, while still in character. Something he had a history of doing in other projects. Which is one of the reasons Olmos is so interesting to watch. Apparently, it unhinged PMT and Johnson a bit. Still, it made for some great dynamics in the show.

[@toddvanwinkle7777]

@@darinsingleton3553 Ahhh...thanks Darin!!!!! Love watching him act on Vice!!

[@seanmetro3496]

Owned!

[@akrocuba]

Edward Olmos is one hell of an actor! He was great in MV and he killed it on BSG!

[@goodhumourwagon]

Do you always speak in obscure acronyms?

[@akrocuba]

@@goodhumourwagon Yes. MV=Miami Vie. BSG= Battlestar Galactica...LOL

[@hawaiifiveohoh]

@@akrocuba I gotta say ese, EJO was primo in SaD...

[@mightymac63]

"So Say We All!"

[@raymeester7883]

BSG was on another level.

[@andreasmerkel5717]

Calm voice, conservatively correct outfit and THE look.....Even Ricardo immediately takes his feet off the desk at Castillo's brief sideways glance.

[@whazzuphere]

Lt Martin Castillo: Man of mystery and a TOTAL bad ass!

[@davepowder4020]

So say we all!

[@iowa_lot_to_travel9471]

And drinks dos equis as water

[@juanaltredo2974]

When you command that kind of respect that you don't need to yell, or scream, or grab anyone by the shirt, or even say a word, just give a look, thats when you're a real badass

[@LordCritish]

that's exactly why Castillo was the coolest guy in MV.

[@tillman40]

The casting for this show was amazing . Makes a good show great

[@straycat1674]

From what I understand, the tension between those two was real. It End it actually made the dynamic between their characters much better. And as the relationship between the two improve, the dynamic that they created in the beginning was what they chose to carry for the most part through the series.

[@leestockton9367]

Absolutely true; this was when Don Johnson thought he ruled the roost and could dictate what the new person acting as the new boss should be. EJ-O was having none of it!

[@SIKE01]

BOSS CASTILLO was the polar ice cap opposite of every single 70's, 80's TV and movie police chief captain including the one he replaced on MIAMI VICE

[@lewstone5430]

Yep, less is more . . . more badass that is.

[@johndrake2729]

There will never be another.

[@rickmemmer5625]

Perfectly put. You’ve probably seen clips of how he shaped the character (like how he had the props people empty out of office). Pretty impressive stuff.

[@bigdaddy7119]

Rick Memmer yep! Only a bottle of aspirin

[@johndrake2729]

@@rickmemmer5625 Yep. Always wore the same black suit and tie.

[@afterhourscinema782]

Edward James Olmos is one of the most underrated actors of all time. He makes us Latinos proud 🇲🇽

[@edwoll]

He's not underrated.

[@pumpkinface8151]

Notice how he looked everyone in the eye as walked through that room? Now that's how you command respect!

[@stephenpowell5912]

Even the phones went silent ,Birds would have stopped singing also 😂😂😂

[@bob5074]

Miami Vice was appointment viewing. Like a movie every Friday night. There was nothing like it on tv at the time. Groundbreaking.

[@robertkincaid]

what about Hill Street Blues

[@juha2031]

​@@robertkincaidI love it's theme music.

[@compound00]

Dude was too cool. No hurry to talk, no hurry to rush at anything but quick to tell you to get out of his face!! Lol

[@maxd2215]

The kind of boss nobody likes but everyone respects. Simply the no nonsense man.

[@berndtherrenvolk1951]

Not the boss you want but the boss you need.

[@thomastom888]

He really took this show to a whole new level amazing man

[@tommym321]

Edward Olmos refused to do the show unless he had complete creative control over his character. They kept offering more and more money and he kept turning it down because it didn’t come with creative control. Finally they relented. True story.

[@isaachaze1]

they had a bunch of shit on his desk like knicknacks and bs. he swept it all in the trash and said i have creative control lol. also a true story

[@ADAPTATION7]

Principles over money. I like that.

[@Bruce.-Wayne]

He also directed more than 10 episodes thru season 2 and 3....

[@BIG-D-STAR]

@@ADAPTATION7 Principles! don't pay the bills.

[@otisroseboro2837]

Very true

[@gerryhartung736]

One of the great cop shows. All great actors from the good, to the bad, and the ugly. BRAVO!!

[@M1tjakaramazov]

Nobody would have the balls or skill to write this much silent dialogue into a TV script these days....

[@bigfatbigfoot5790]

And not many people with the skill or balls to perform it these days

[@duaneholcomb8408]

True.

[@scallen3841]

Everything has to be politically correct on today's tv ,

[@duaneholcomb8408]

@@scallen3841 yea ain't that the truth. At least men were men back then. ,no political correctness for me ,

[@scallen3841]

@@duaneholcomb8408 nope not me either , you could have a actual conversation with someone without being accused of being a racist or Nazi back then . People were different back then an I miss that

[@abbaszaidi8371]

“What do you hear Crockett?” “Nothing but the rain” “Then grab your gun and bring in the cat”

[@HelloNewMoon]

😂

[@lard_lad_AU]

Castillo's character deserved a prequal series. but I dont think anyone could do it as good as Edward James Olmos

[@goldeniron8989]

Why I Loved this series so much ❤ you could feel the ICE 🧊 in the room when he entered and left

[@chasing_dragons]

This show was one of the few things my family and I had to look foward to. Every Friday we knew we at least had that. The 1980's were simultaneously a miserable time period and the most hopeful "we still have the future" reserve of energy that is not now and hasn't been for 32+ years. I still don't know how it was like that. It really was though. It was a time period that I despised every minute of. It is the same time period that for many years at this point in 2023 I would do anything to go back to and say that with as God as my witness with 100% honesty and truthfulness.

[@andryverzo986]

Arrival of a legend. A man called Castillo 😎

[@dougyoungs2599]

Back in the day when your boss had your back and didn't try to put a knife in it.

[@aaronbruceladner1983]

If I Was a Miami Vice Detective, I'd Definitely Want Lieutenant Martin Castillo as My Boss

[@manifesting1428]

I met the luitenant last week in miami during the miami vice event. He is a great man

[@shinlanten]

Like how all the phones stop ringing after he whistles 😆

[@johnaustin209]

THAT'S authority! 😆

[@VRmission38]

I remember being completely wrong about him. Yes he was all business, but would also back his squad up if they all came out of the wrong side of hell covered in blood. LOYALITY. HONOR. TRUST. That's what I remember most about Castillo.

[@kennethstokes5102]

Superbly acted and directed scene!

[@anthonyeldridge4358]

Every Cylon in existence: EVACUATE FLORIDA AT ONCE.

[@wmst5065]

_By your command._

[@HelloNewMoon]

So say we all

[@paperclip9558]

This show casting is totally on point.

[@utubecustomer0099805]

I forgot how much I liked this show back in the day.

[@loosensloppy8380]

Say what you want but castillo was awesome. He was the same with everyone. And straight to the point.

[@NightHawke]

I haven't seen a whole episode of Miami Vice in decades, but I like that these clips are as cool as I remember!

[@Deborahtunes]

The look that Castillo gives Crockett at 1:39, Sonny knew he wasn't playing...

[@leesmith6866]

I was already a devout fan of this show from jump as a kid. It was the only time my Dad would let me watch a show that wasn't completely for kids. He loved Miami Vice and I did and still do. I was 9-15 when this show aired. It defined my childhood when it came to how I wanted TV/Movies to be. When Edward James Olmos joined the show, it was like Yoda joining Star Wars. He gave it eternal life and a depth that sustained it. I LOVED this show then and still do now. Even with some of the dated/corny scenes, it still holds up.

[@otisroseboro5613]

Miami Vice Is The Best 💯 Period, I Miss The 80s

[@claudiavirginiaalarconbena7171]

Martin Castillo, soft spoken and to the point. My kind of man.

[@lescorlett4133]

Olmos walking in like a boss. He completely owned this scene.

[@DavyDredd14]

Castillo is most definitely THE Man !

[@annaritaranalli1791]

And edward olmos was perfect for role

[@lindacollins903]

The Castillo stare in full force. Sonny got his first dose. I like Gregory Sierra as Rodriguez, but Eddie Olmos changed the whole feel of the vice squad.

[@norton2757]

Best show on television.

[@lkennedy31]

Castillo, that look, no words necessary lol

[@Rambo4President]

honestly I started watching the series a few weeks ago because of the style, but I always look forward to castillo. the secret star of the show!

[@rymic72]

I was almost expecting him to say “So say we all!” 😀

[@blockmasterscott]

Wait a second? That's Commander Adama? I never noticed!

[@patricksunderland7926]

Castillo is the man !

[@123haninhk]

I loooooved Castillo so much (and actor Edward James Olmos)

[@thregar]

Love it. The Lieutenant was an instant hit by being so entirely different from what we expect in a show like this. And watching this now, you can see how the reaction of the characters builds this mystique, by being in equal measure bewildered and attracted.

[@ecwdude17]

Happy 40th Anniversary Miami Vice! 🐬🎸🌴🦩🚨

[@jime6688]

It’d be cool to see a Miami Vice prequel focusing on Castillo. I’d like to know how things happened to him as he moved up the ranks of the police force to end up the cold, collected, calculating and intense character he ended up as when heading the Metro Dade.

[@jime6688]

@SPeacock that’d be a good choice.

[@JohnMinehan-lx9ts]

Maybehe did not have to become that, it might have been who he was . . . .

[@thekingoftown07]

It’s too bad she won’t live, then again... who does?

[@davepowder4020]

All this has happened before, but does it all need to happen again?

[@johndawhale3197]

"I guess you're through huh?"

[@wtysont]

You’ve done a mans job sir !

[@ontarionagasaki1441]

I wish they would do a prelude of Castillo, his storylines were deep!

[@jowhit226]

He always had an air of mystery.

[@craighofer8895]

I didn't see one computer or laptop or cell phone!!! How times have Drastically changed!!! Miami Vice will always go down as one of the best! Many upcoming actors and actresses 1st appeared on this Hit Series....

[@pieromontemaggioreschreibe2615]

Miami Vice . Just an Icon.

[@kawasakiwhiptwo5821]

I wasn't expecting any other kind of entrance from Castillo.

[@cynthiasmith4130]

Love this show!! Still watching it today!!!! Love the CAR'S!!!!!!!! From The Motor City, where we know, about CAR'S!!!!! 🥀🥀🥀🥀.....

[@buckleymordecai9605]

Loved this show...cutting edge for its time.

[@agomodern]

Still more cutting edge than any TV series to date.

[@turanga35]

Still my favorite show of all time.

[@raymichaels5022]

Knight rider, magnum pi and this show are the highlights of my life as a bonafide 80s child

[@jmbauzo6180]

Lieutenant Castillo arrived.... In that very moment Miami Vice became the best tv show of all time.

[@whompbiscuits8930]

I grew up in the 1980s and remember this show well, and looking back MV was a pretty shallow show. Not as shallow as today's reality shows but it nevertheless was. However, I can also understand how it was such a hit back then. Coming off an era of The Rockford Files, Kojak and Hill Street Blues, it was unique, fresh, colorful and modern (and very timely considering what Miami was back then), and therefore couldn't be denied.

[@agomodern]

Could you imagine if it had continued with the first police chief? No thanks.

[@ftdefiance1]

"Charming' How every new leader should be seen

[@andreasmerkel5717]

This little scene shows what dominance means

[@tylerwesley6176]

Great character

[@joemartin1253]

Took the show up to another level.

[@happyandprosperous3188]

The only guy to wear pink in the 80s and not be called gay cause he was the coolest cop on tv.. I miss that show.. But if anyone did a remake, there's no way I'd be watching it.. Only the original for me

[@M0butu]

You can wear pink. And you can wear pink with a shoulder holster.

[@claudewinchester7068]

I once saw the late great Sean Connery wear pink in a Bond film. It was shocking to me, considering pink for guys didn't become popular where I live until around 2003/'04.

[@edwinemery577]

I agree..... When the movie came out, l stayed home...You had to have Don and Phillip ! ! ! !

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

I wear pink and I'm not gay. It's my favourite shirt color. And the only reason I do it is because I think it's hilarious it's getting such strong reactions. Don Johnson wear pink in Miami and he doesn't look gay and neither do anyone else except for the flamboyantly gay because they actually do look gay whatever color they're wearing.

[@signoresantinoburnett1169]

@@ingvarhallstrom2306 Don wore more Salmon colours...loll j/k

[@renedevilliers2388]

That was perfect cinematic choreography

[@irina7696]

I love Castillo and his authority with silence

[@nadirrabah6756]

0:55 Tubb's fear 🤣🤣😂😂

[@gabrielzachary5804]

Its beyond Surreal how much this country has changed in such a short time, Terrifying

[@drott150]

1984 wasn't a short time bruh.

[@gabrielzachary5804]

@@drott150 really? Consider how long it took for societies of the past to change so fundamentally that they become unrecognizable to you. How old are you?

[@gabrielzachary5804]

@@drott150 its taken about 2 generations for the Globalist Plan to come to fruition , the sexual revolution was the 1st ideological war waged on conservative society, those dirty hippy degenerates of the 60's are now professors

[@henrytong8707]

That was 35 years ago. Boomers have now taken over the world.

[@KahlessTheUnforgettable]

@@drott150You don’t know what “Marxist” means.

[@ketankshukla]

Says more with facial expressions than most people do with words! Powerful!

[@kurtjk01]

Well, he does exude "ex-CIA ninja with samurai honor;" even before we knew who he was. Perfect entrance, even without the origami animals . . .

[@stephenle-surf9893]

Oh,and thank you! The coolest scene in a film is that gentleman on a walking stick in the rain. The coolest scene in a TV show is that man with a samurai sword following the laws of bushido.

[@wttao39]

One and maybe the most icon, cool, persona ever portraited in the history of television. Edward James Olmos uniquely combines the mysterious cool attitude with the sense of duty of samurai warrior and creating a long remember beloved character who wrote history and immortality to global television!

[@neanea7992]

If you have never watched Miami Vice it is a great great show a great series the best cop show ever I wish you was back on TV luckily they made it on DVD and I have it

[@RomelloSkuggs]

back then Castillo and Tubbs was my boys. I still love Castillo. Castillo was like " Do Your Job"

[@michaelorozco9761]

one of the greatest actors ever

[@billt8504]

I was mostly high when I watched these back in the 1980's. So I don't remember a lot of details. I remember Castillo as a no-nonsense, smart, hard-nosed but compassionate boss. And then there was one episode where Castillo goes full ninja, Spider Man, Rambo. I mean, I think he chopped a guy with a sword in that episode. Memories are all foggy now. He was my favorite character. The 1980's were surrealistic... Ronald Reagan's War on Drugs Part II and Miami Vice... a winning combination.

[@stevehuntley3089]

His celebrity impersonator goes by Edward James Almost. That's frickin' hilarious!

[@swissmilitischristilxxii3691]

😂

[@emmel07]

Whenever I see Lt. Castillo I always picture him saying, "What were you thinking son! Who's that laughing, is that Selena?!"

[@Wenchework]

Tubbs put his feet quickly down from desk when Castillo gave him the "feet off the desk"glare lol

[@pumpkinface8151]

That's just Edward playing himself on any day of the week.

[@davidchahal7682]

Best TV Shows then !!