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- Happy Latin American History Month from HBO.

All month long, we're featuring

the most iconic Latinx characters from our hit shows.

- My name is Jorge Morales,

and I played a gardener in the first episode of "Entourage."

- ? Oh yeah

- What do I remember about working on "Entourage"?

- Morning, Jorge. How you doing?

- Oh, yeah. Uh, I remember that.

That was it, pretty much.

Turtle was a nice guy.

- Hi, I'm Roberto Ortiz.

I played the gardener who gets hit by a soccer ball

in a show called "Entourage."

- Watch this show. You ready?

Ooh! Roberto, sorry about that, buddy.

- Well, I was trying to prune the hedges.

And then out of nowhere, the soccer ball hits me

in the leg.

I actually had a line, but it got cut.

The line was, "Ouch."

What I do remember, though,

was Turtle.

He was a great guy.

- My name is Rico Hernandez,

and on the show "Entourage,"

I played the role of Gardener #3.

[laughter]

- That's a good one.

You know, it was never explained why

Turtle had the "I heart cock" bumper sticker.

It was always implied that it was E that put it there,

but it was never explicitly explained.

They never brought it up again.

Always bothered me.

But Turtle...

what a great man.

- And now the actors who play iconic Latino characters

from the show "Silicon Valley,"

"Sex and the City,"

"True Blood," and "Girls,"

will join us for a round table discussion.

Right here on HBO.

[cool percussive music]

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- Thank you so much for helping me with the groceries.

- Oh, no problem. Anytime. Just here?

- That's fine, yeah/

You're the boy who lives next door, right?

- Yeah. - I'm Greta.

Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you.

- Ooh, would you like some provolone?

I just got it.

Fresh slice from the deli.

- Oh, Greta, don't leave me alone with provolone.

- [laughing] - Huh?

That's a little cheesy, right?

Wait, is that-- is that a picture of you?

- [chuckles]

I used to be an actress a long, long time ago.

- Ah, I'm a fellow thespian.

- Oh. - Yeah.

I actually have an audition for a J.J. Abrams film tomorrow.

But I'm really nervous 'cause my character has

a Southern accent, and mine is not very good.

- Oh, Southern accents are easy.

[drawling] All you gotta do is talk slow,

drop your G's like it's hot outside,

and you're fixin' to get drunk on mint julips.

- Y'all fixin' to go do some fishin'?

Oh, my God, it's coming out of my mouth.

- [laughs] - Wow.

Thank you so much, Greta. That's crazy.

- I was on Broadway once, you know.

- That's amazing. - Yeah.

Then they cast a colored man on a production of "Showboat."

Never auditioned for that theater again.

- Ah. - I forgot about the cheese.

Don't be alone with the provolone.

[chuckling]

- I just remembered I have to go.

Sorry, but thank you, bye.

Nice to--okay.

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[calm music]

- Welcome, my friends.

You have journeyed far for this enlightenment ceremony

because you are seeking answers in your lives.

Are you ready?

- I am. - Yes, please.

- So ready. I really need this, you know.

- Breathe deeply.

Sip the ayahuasca tea.

And open your third eye

to a guiding spirit.

Reveal yourselves,

great spirits.

[thunder cracks]

- I am Vopay Magnum, the fox.

- I am Tri Victor, the owl.

- [sniffs] Uh, yeah, what up. I'm Barry.

I'm a... deer.

- Tell us what form your guiding spirit has taken.

- Mine is a powerful fox.

- Mine's a brilliant owl.

- Mine says he's a deer,

but he's just some dude in white jeans wearing antlers.

Is that--is that normal?

- Breathe deeply, and accept your spirits' wisdom.

- You alone can achieve your dreams.

- Let curiosity guide your success.

- You gotta get a drone, dude.

- I'm sorry, what? - Drones, dude.

You can fly 'em up to any window.

They got these 4K cameras on 'em,

and they see everything.

Everything.

- Okay, I feel like I drew a hard short straw

on my spirit.

- Trust.

Now each of you,

ask for the answer you seek.

- How can I connect better with others?

- The most basic human need is to be heard.

- How can I do anything

when I fear I will fail?

- The journey is the reward.

- How can I be a better husband and father?

- Pfff. Pass.

- No, you can't pass.

You're supposed to help me.

- You want help? - Yeah.

- Ayahuasca's trash.

You got to get down with this molly, man.

It's good shit.

- Okay, my spirit, while I'm on drugs,

is offering me other drugs.

- Shh. Shh!

- Repeat carefully,

as your guides give you your new mantra.

- I am strong. I am powerful.

- I am strong. I am powerful.

- Clear mind, clear thoughts.

- Clear mind, clear thoughts.

- [grunting]

- My spirit animal is just having sex with the air.

- Yeah! - Oh, God.

- And so what shall be your mantra?

- Um, I'm good.

[thunder cracks]

- Ah, it is now time for your guides

to return to their realm.

- Remember, I am with you always.

- If you ever need-- - Hey fox, hey owl.

That guy's kind of a fuckin' narc.

Let's get out of here back to the spirit realm

and figure out which one of you's got a pussy.

- Is this a bad trip?

Is this what people mean when they say bad trip?

- It is all in your mind.

- Oh, no, I'm pretty sure this is a bad trip.

- Oh, man.

I went full biscuit on some vodka Gatorades, man.

I think I'm gonna...

[vomiting]

[gasping]

Hey, relax, man. It's good luck.

- It's good luck? Is that true?

- It is not true. - Goddamn it!

- All right, later, bro.

- Fuckin' Barry.

[cool percussive music]

- We turn our focus now to Hurricane Diego,

category 4 hurricane,

tearing its way from the Dominican Republic

all the way through Florida.

Our BCN disaster team is on the scene

giving us up-to-the-minute reports on the devastation.

Connie, the winds are up to 70 miles per hour?

Am I right?

- Yes, Chuck, I'm sure you can see behind me

just how fast this wind is blowing.

I've never seen anything like it.

- We're all pulling for you.

Next up, we have Denny Lopez from the Dominican Republic.

- Hi, Chuck!

We're here in the Dominican Republic!

Where the winds are just

tearing through the city right now!

It's actually a very dangerous situation!

People are evacuating their houses in boats!

- Well, I'm glad you have a plan.

- Can you please send help?!

- Keep reporting, Denny.

Connie, do you need assistance?

I'm being told we can have a team to you within 10 minutes.

- I think I'm okay, Chuck.

It seems that the disaster relief has arrived,

and they are getting some people to safety.

- Well, we're all praying that you make it back to safety.

- Chuck, things are getting progressively worse down here

in the Caribbean!

- Oh, Denny, is that you? I thought--

I thought everything was good for you guys.

- I'm really not sure where you got that idea from, Chuck!

- Well, I'm glad to hear the disaster relief

has finally arrived.

- Ah, no, I haven't seen anything

by the way of disaster relief!

- Speaking of which, Connie,

what can we do to help the people of Miami?

- I think I'm good.

Uh, some of the rescue workers

had a bunch of spare supplies

and were able to construct

this kind of see-through house around me.

It's actually quite nice to hear

the pitter-patter of rain on the roof.

And one of the temporary shelters was just overflowing

with toy donations,

so I got this little guy.

- What's his name? - I named him Chuck!

- Oh, thank you, Connie.

Denny, what did you name your teddy bear?

Did you name it Chuck?

- What in the fuck are you talking about?!

- Oh, okay, well, stay dry.

Connie?

- Snug as a bug, Chuck. - Denny?

- Everybody save yourselves!

[alarm blaring]

- Looks like everyone's going to be okay.

[cool percussive music]

- Fuck.

- Arturo.

[laughing]

- Roman. - My man.

- How you doing? - Good.

- Have you been stealing any more parts from me?

No, dude, I'm just kidding.

How's work been? How are you?

- I'm good, you know.

Um, oh, you know that sitcom that I was on?

- Yeah. - [sighs]

They wanted to bump me up to a series regular.

- Congratulations. - But I passed, you know.

It was just so mainstream.

- No, man, we've all been there.

Am I right? Me, specifically.

A lot of times.

- Dude, I mean, what are you gonna do?

- I don't know.

You know, sometimes it's like,

you know, why am I still doing this, you know?

Roman gets all the parts I want.

You know.

- Anyway, are you working on anything?

- Um...

actually, yeah.

I just--I just found out I have a callback

for a huge film, man.

- Callback. Good for you.

- Thanks. [sighs]

I'm really conflicted. Can I ask you something?

- Yeah.

- So I got audition advice from my neighbor,

and I'm really hoping to nail the audition, you know?

She's super racist, man.

I feel really bad, but I'm wondering

if I should go back to her for advice for the callback, man.

I really want it.

- You know, personally, I work from a place of truth,

you know, so I don't really have a need for acting coaches,

racist or otherwise.

If it were me

and I got the part because of some racist advice...

I would not be able to live with myself.

- [sighs] Yeah, you're right.

- Anyway, I should jet.

I got an audition as well.

Fifth one today. - Wow.

- Ugh, I don't know how I do it.

- What's it for?

- Oh, just, like, some J.J. Abrams movie.

- Fuck...

yes!

- Yeah. - Fuck yes!

- [laughing] Yeah. - You.

Of course, okay. - Yeah.

All right. - Roman.

- Hey, we should get lunch. - Yeah, we should.

- All right.

- Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit...

Greta?

Greta.

- Come in. Come in.

I thought it was that mulatto boy

come to steal my things.

- [whispering] J.J. Abrams, J.J. Abrams,

J.J. Abrams, J.J. Abrams...

[banging]

- Shoot.

These Oriental electronics. So confusing.

- Great, before you say anything else at all,

can you help me with this callback?

- Of course, dear. What's the scene?

- Okay.

So the characters, they're in this big rainstorm.

- Wet your socks.

- Wet my socks?

- If you want them to believe you're in the rain,

you have to believe it yourself.

The discomfort you feel being in the storm

will come through in your performance.

- God, that makes a lot of sense.

- That is one scary taco-head.

I can't wait for that border wall, can you?

- I love cheese. - Ah.

- I like eating it a lot.

[laughter]

- Never alone with the provolone.

- Oh, believe me, Greta,

I wish I could do this alone.

- No. - I can't.

[cool percussive music]

[organ playing]

- Hang on, guys, I'm gonna grab a hot dog.

Hola.

Uno, por favor.

- One?

Sure.

- Wow, fourteen years is a long time.

- That's almost as long as I've been living

in the States.

- Ah. - Speaking English.

Not studying it.

Just speaking it.

Every day. Fluently.

- Well, practice makes perfect, as they say.

In English.

- I recommend going to a Spanish-speaking country.

Oh, there are dozens of them to choose from.

[dramatic music]

Ah.

Hot dogs, they're ready.

Six dollars, please.

- Uh, sir, your change.

- Oh, yeah, thanks.

- Shit.

I mean mierda.

[cool percussive music]

[dragon roars]

- [panting]

- [yells]

[tense music]

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- Whose blade might I have the pleasure of meeting?

- None other than the blade of Matias Balderagon.

- Matias Balderagon.

Son of Walend and Rosamind Balderagon?

- No, Walend is my uncle.

My father is the great Belden Balderagon,

former aide to the Queen Latigian

of the North Mountain.

And you are...?

- Robert, of the Great House of Gildorten.

- Ah, the Gildortens that sacked the North Mountain, eh?

[spits] Scum!

- No, the Gildortens of the Lower River.

Makers of wine and traders of wheat.

I know it's hard; there's two Houses of Gildorten.

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- But you do fight for the realm, though.

- Yes, but the New Realm.

Usurpers of the House Roland of Lighdon.

- [muttering]...

oh, yes, past the Great Sea in the Red Desert?

Those Rolands?

- No, but they do have red shields.

- Okay, so the House of Roland

are the ones with the long braids, right?

- Those are the Gallens of the West.

They're totally different.

- The Gallens are...? - Just a trading family.

They really have nothing to do with this.

They just show up once in a while.

- [sighs] Goddamn it.

I have this written down somewhere, man.

I'm so sorry. This is embarrassing.

- You know, I try to think of, like, a rhyme or a song

that helps me remember, like, um...

uh, we waged a vengeful marathon

against the House Calderathon.

The blood from... - Oh, oh--no, no, no, no.

No, no. Balderagon.

Not Calderathon.

- Wait, I thought Calderathon and Balderagon

were the same forever, like irregardless and regardless.

- I have the same thing with "their," "there" and "they're."

Like, wh-why do--why three?

[laughter]

- So wait a minute.

[dragon roars]

- All right, so according to this...

I'm your uncle? Or...

- My son?

Wait.

- I think I'm the uncle that's trying to kill you, see?

Right here?

- Yeah, that or my long-lost son.

- [inhales]

Ah, I really don't know where to go from here, man.

- Hey!

Why, men, do you sit while the battle rages on?

What?

What is that?

Is that Old Realm stuff?

- No, this is New Realm.

- Yeah, we just got to the part where Queen Latigian dies.

- Oh, man.

I'm still on Book One.

I didn't want that spoiled.

[sighs] I really wish I hadn't heard that.

- Sorry.

I mean, he ran up to us.

I mean, you know...

[cool percussive music]

- [sighs]

- Actor boy.

How did the callback go?

- Actually, it went really well

and it's down to just me and another actor, so...

- Why the long face?

- Well, since you asked, I've been feeling

really conflicted about this.

There's a... - [gasps]

- 'Sup, man. [door opens]

- Mulatto boy.

He is not stealing my TV.

- Okay, I can't do this anymore.

Look, yes, your advice has been super helpful.

And I love free cheese. Who doesn't? I'm human.

But I'd rather blow my next audition

than get advice from someone who's so racist.

Greta, I'm from Guatemala.

Would you talk about me that way?

- Where is that, near Rome? - No, Latin America.

I'm Latino, Greta.

- I thought you were Italian.

- Why would think I'm Italian?

- Well, you eat so much provolone.

- That is a nice, mild cheese that everybody loves.

- Hm.

- I guess we both learned something today.

- It's true.

- I learned that age is no impediment

in order to open your mind.

- And I learned

that you're a big beaner-weiner.

Get the hell away from my apartment, Taco Tuesday.

Psh.

- The insult doesn't even make sense.

[cool percussive music]

[calm music]

- Architecture begins with a thought.

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A dream.

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A single line.

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But then you build it.

And all of the sudden,

the dream, you can touch her.

She is real.

[dramatic music]

- He molds the work to his design.

- He wants to redefine what it means to be a building.

- Is he a genius?

I think so.

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[evocative music]

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- He built three of New York City's most iconic buildings:

Port Authority,

Penn Station,

and La Guardia.

- Gerhardt's dream began in New York,

but he has realized his buildings nationwide.

The Boston City Hall,

the North Dakota state building in Bismarck,

and every AT&T building with no windows

from Midtown to the Midwest.

- Before Gerhardt, everybody thought buildings

needed to have windows, places to sit down,

ventilation.

Gerhardt comes along and says, "Why?

Why don't we make the world's first above-ground basement?"

This changes everything.

- Not quite.

[spits]

- When you enter a Gerhardt environment,

I want you to feel something: perfection.

I want you to feel challenged.

Interrogated.

Tired.

I want you to feel like I hate you personally.

Because I do.

- Flight 472 has been delayed.

- I want you to feel too close to the man beside you.

I want you to feel too far from the restroom.

I want you to buy a veg sandwich

and balance the cellophane on your knees.

struggle to have a meal without a table or surface--

I want you to feel motherless

and sad.

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- A Gerhardt building will make you feel like shit.

And you won't even know why.

- The low ceilings,

the flickering lights...

the particular way the linoleum peels and cracks.

You walk into one of these buildings,

and your whole body just says,

"Wow... this sucks."

[escalator clanking]

- I've always been fascinated by the question,

what if you could piss where you like...

And experience the piss of others?

Piss on the carpet, piss on the stairs.

To take it out and just...

piss.

This fundamental question challenges our idea

of what a building can be.

[inhales]

Mm.

[dramatic music]

Better.

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- Why does he do this?

- Well, he's an architect.

- It's the kind of shit he does.

- Pretty sure he owns a concrete company.

- He is...

Gerhardt Fjuck.

She is beautiful, Hans.

[urine dribbling] Mm.

Oh, dear.

It started as a dream.

[cool percussive music]

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- You were so close.

Really, you should be proud of how far you got.

- Yeah, man, I'm really proud. Thank you.

- At the end of the day, it was you and Roman Martinez.

And you know Roman-- he's so good, it's annoying.

- He's so good, He is so good.

- Hey, you're friends with him, right?

Do you know if he's looking for a new agent?

- No, Larry, I don't know whether he's looking--

- Oh, I owe you a million, Greta.

Thanks for the advice.

And I agree.

The sooner we build that damn wall, the safer we'll be.

Arrivederci, huh?

- Hello, Roman.

- Arturo.

- A place of truth?

- Would you like some provolone?

- Wow.

Oh, yes, I would.

Thank you so much.

- Hm. - God, I love this cheese.

[grunts]