Were you ready for a change when taking the job onUnited We Fall?

The role inUnited We Falljust another audition that came my way.

That was definitely something that excited me.

I’m so glad it came back around and that I took it.

Your character Chuy is unlike any role you’ve played.

What has that experience been like for you?

[Laughs] It’s been very strange!

His life couldn’t be any further removed from mine.

And even then, sometimes I’m just like, “Ugh!

What do these fish need?

What do they want from me?”

And it helps that the kids on the show are so good!

They’re so funny and so professional.

Why is this something out of the ordinary?

Chuy is a super strict father and was completely against any kind of sleepover.

His rules are really silly and stupid but that’s what really makes them so funny.

It’s one of my favorite episodes we shot.

Do you ever think a good back story for him could exist somewhere within your roles inWeedsorHalf Baked?

What a great idea!

Imagine an amalgamation of those characters being who Chuy was before.

That would be amazing.

The series keeps setting up this secret friendship between Chuy and Sandy Ryan, played by the legendaryJane Curtin.

Will that play out at all as the season progresses?

I love her character so much!

There is this secret friendship between her and Chuy, they definitely like one another.

And with me being such a fan of hers for so long makes the experience even more special.

All of us on the cast really have these conversations about our excitement to be working with her.

[laughs]

How do you feelUnited We Falladds to the conversation of diversity?

I want to say how proud I am at the diversity of this show and its strong Latino presence.

This should be the norm and something that we don’t have to think about anymore.

We’re successful Latinos who are family-oriented.

And I think that our ratings prove that this is just a really good show.

People are tuning in because it’s a well-written show and also really funny.

In future episodes, there will be more of our family introduced.

It will be un tremendo desorden!

United We Fallairs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on ABC.