Tenoch Huerta

2022 - 11 - 10

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Need More Namor? Where to Watch 'Wakanda Forever' Star Tenoch ... (Decider)

Who is Tenoch Huerta Mejía? Meet the actor playing Namor in Marvel's 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.' Watch Tenoch Huerta shows and movies.

If you stick around for the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever credits, you’ll see a title card that says, “Introducing Tenoch Huerta Mejía.” While this might make you think that Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is Tenoch Huerta’s first major role, that’s not so! Tenoch Huerta — or Tenoch Huerta Mejía, as he appears in the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever credits — is a 41-year-old actor from Mexico. In a recent interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Huerta revealed that he had to literally learn how to swim to play Namor in Wakanda Forever. What makes Namor so charismatic, though, is actor Tenoch Huerta Mejía, also credited as Tenoch Huerta. Atlantis is now Talokan, a riff on the Aztec utopia of Tlālōcān, and Namor is called K’uk’ulkan, the winged serpent god of the Aztecs. While the film provides a showcase for the likes of Letitia Wright’s Shuri, Lupita Nyong’o’s Nakia, and newcomer Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), Prince Namor ( [Tenoch Heurta Mejía](https://decider.com/tag/tenoch-huerta/)) steals the show.

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Tenoch Huerta, Who Plays Namor, Had an Emotional Request For ... (Fandomwire)

Tenoch Huerta and the cast playing Talocan members asked Ryan Coogler to give them a greeting sign just like Wakandan people.

While improvising the character as the king of Talocan instead of Atlantis, director Ryan Coogler decided to form a civilization that shared history with the Mayans. In the sequel, the director has introduced Namor and the underwater kingdom of Talocan which is highly influenced by the Mesoamerican culture. And unlike comics, Namor is introduced as a mutant in Wakanda Forever. The Forever Purge star shared that the movie came with a huge responsibility to play the character well, as it is a part of the MCU. He also shared that if he gets the opportunity, he would love to star in a solo film based on Namor in the MCU. The Mexican actor is excited about his MCU debut and shared his experience in portraying the role of the half-human prince of Atlantis.

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'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' Star Tenoch Huerta on ... (KVUE.com)

A major antihero who has existed within the Marvel comic canon since 1939, Namor is the mutant son of a human sea captain and an Atlantean princess. He was, ...

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