Fabrizio Guido talks 'Running Point,' the new wave of Latino Hollywood and stand-up comedy

In the latest occurrence of “The De Los Podcast,” histrion and comedian Fabrizio Guido spoke with hosts Fidel Martinez and Suzy Exposito astir his relation successful the Netflix bid “Running Point” — arsenic good arsenic being a portion of a caller question of young Latino Hollywood stars and however helium got his commencement successful the stand-up drama world.

Having grown up successful L.A. himself, Guido talked astir owning the persona of “Running Point” quality Jackie Moreno: a concession-worker-turned-executive-assistant from Boyle Heights.

“I conscionable felt I had each the tools indispensable to bring this quality to life,” Guido said. “It was a truly important accidental for radical to spot this broadside of L.A. ... to get to cognize that kid that you spot connected the thoroughfare oregon astatine the promenade [and say] ‘Oh, that feline reminds maine of Jackie.’”

Part of the entreaty of the quality was the accidental to “showcase however overmuch bosom L.A. has.”

Alongside actors similar Xolo Maridueña, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Isabela Merced and Jenna Ortega, Guido is portion of a caller people of young Latinos taking Hollywood by tempest — thing the “Running Point” prima said is “an honor.”

“It tin beryllium isolating if you’re the lone Latino connected a set,” Guido shared. “So to person peers that stock a akin upbringing arsenic you — you locomotion distant with a relationship astir of the clip due to the fact that you person worldly successful common.”

He besides mentioned that the bump successful Latino endowment has led to diverseness successful roles wrong the community.

“For the longest time, it could’ve been stereotypical — the lone things Latino could play,” Guido said. “For the archetypal clip we’re starting to spot this emergence of what it means for each 1 of america to beryllium Latino. I’m bringing my acquisition to the table, Keyla is bringing her acquisition to the table, Xolito is bringing his. We’re not going by what the manufacture thinks Latino is, we’re bringing what we deliberation Latino is.”

But beyond the acting world, Guido has besides tackled the stand-up drama country successful caller years.

He shared that helium got his archetypal gig acknowledgment to comedian Gabriel Iglesias, who helium worked with connected the Netflix sitcom “Mr. Iglesias.” The arena comic convinced Guido to bash a five-minute acceptable — which Guido worked connected for 2 weeks — astatine the Brea Improv.

“I got connected stage, did my archetypal gag and was ace nervous,” helium said. “Second gag did truly good and it afforded maine capable clip to get contiguous and past I ran done my 5 minutes, got disconnected signifier a antithetic person. I knew I was successful love. I felt similar thing successful my beingness had shifted successful that infinitesimal and I’ve been successful emotion with stand-up ever since.”