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INTERVIEW: PEDRO PASCAL

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02 PROFILE
PEDRO PASCAL
Born in an era of
political unrest in his
“Our own native Chile, José
Pedro Balmaceda
identity Pascal relocated with
his family to Denmark
when he was still a
is in the baby, before the family
moved to the U.S.
discovery of and settled in Orange
County, California. He
studied acting at New
what you’re York University’s Tisch
School of the Arts, and
capable of, enjoyed an extensive
stage career as an
actor and director.
or what your Pascal appeared in
numerous TV series,
destiny is.” including an episode
of Buffy the Vampie
Slayer in 1999, before
fi nding international
fame as Oberyn Martell
in Game of Thrones
(2014), and as DEA
agent Javier Peña in
Narcos (2015-2017).

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01 The Mandalorian his helmet during the course of the series. As cool work on the show, on every single detail of our
(Pedro Pascal) with as he knows it looks, the armor can be diffi cult costumes, of the sets, the special effects, the
the mysterious Child.
to work with. “Nothing that looks that good is lighting,” he says. “It’s a humbling reminder to
02 Never removed in going to be easy to wear,” Pascal admits. “You really respect the artwork that goes into building
public, the inscrutable just have to surrender to that fact and focus on this world.”
beskar mask of
the Mandalorian. the story. Because the language of the character
is strictly physical, negotiating his story—with It’s All About the Story
03 Under attack,
the resourceful all of the costume pieces—is his story, essentially. Mandalorian armor may not be the most
Mandalorian won’t That’s new to me. It’s cool and very challenging.” comfortable apparel, but Pascal keeps his
let competitors stand Despite the fact that it caused the actor focus on his performance and staying true to
in the way of securing
his bounty. some physical pain at times, Pascal is quick to the amazing storytelling set forth by executive
credit the costume designers who created the producers Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni, for whom
04 The fateful first impressive outfit. “We talk about the characters he has nothing but kind words. “Dave Filoni is

meeting between

the Mandalorian and the filmmakers, and all the departments very self-deprecating and humble,” Pascal says.
and the Child. involved in making the whole piece, but to “But he’s also extremely open. He has no agenda.
me the biggest stars, really, are the people who You don’t get that too often, especially with

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