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Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping the work of Pedro Pascal into the ol’ VCR.

On April 2, 1975, José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal was born…but you probably know him better as Daddy. Shit, I mean Pedro Pascal. 

Pedro Pascal was born in Santiago, Chile, where his father was part of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy. A couple of years before he was born, the Chilean government was overthrown and became a dictatorship, so his parents were declared enemies of the state. 

Pedro Pascal’s family received asylum in Denmark, later immigrating to the United States. He then lived in San Antonio, Texas before moving to Orange County, California. 

Pedro Pascal went on to attend and graduate from the Orange County School of the Arts and then attended Tisch (aka NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts) and graduated in 1997. 

His acting career started with appearances in shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and The Good Wife, but Pedro Pascal’s career had a rocky start. 

He took a series of small jobs and would sometimes receive money from Sarah Paulson, who has been a close friend of Pedro Pascal’s for decades. 

Pedro Pascal began to receive critical acclaim after his performance in the play, Orphans, and went so far as to win the Garland and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards for his performance. 

From there, Pedro Pascal would direct several plays including Killing Play and underneathmybed, as well as writing the play Flaca Loves Bone. 

Then, in 2014, his career would finally hit the mainstream when he played Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones. 

After his role on Game of Thrones, Pedro Pascal would go on to star in shows like Narcos, The Mandalorian, and The Last of Us, not to mention films like If Beale Street Could Talk, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and, most recently, Gladiator II. 

In addition to all of his acting credits, I wanted to give Pedro Pascal a spotlight because of his outspoken support for the LGBTQIA+ community and unwavering support for his sister, Lux. 

There’s not much more that I can say about Pedro Pascal that hasn’t already been said. 

Pedro, if you ever read this, thank you. 🖤

Without further ado, here’s some of my favorite Pedro Pascal content: 

• Gladiator II 
• The Last of Us 
• Drive-Away Dolls 
• The Mandalorian 
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the TV series)