Pedro Pascal, from ‘The Mandalorian’, tells us about his first memory of Star Wars

First impressions are important, even if they are terrifying. So he has confessed to us Pedro Pascal, from ‘The Mandalorian’, on his first memory of Star Wars.

“It’s almost like a dream,” recalls the actor, while promoting season 3 of ‘The Mandalorian’. “I perfectly remember the Tatooine desert, the two moons, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia in a virtual message…“

Good old José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal was born in Santiago de Chile on April 2, 1975, so he was a newcomer when ‘Star Wars’ (George Lucas) was released in 1977.

“Han Solo, Chewbacca and the garbage compactor, which I think entered my mind very early and gave me nightmares“, he continues to remember. “I was about three years old when they took me and I remember those elements.”

“I perfectly remember going to see ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ and ‘Return of the Jedi'”, he explains, pointing to ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ (Irvin Kershner, 1980) and ‘Return of the Jedi’ (Richard Marquand, 1983). “But the first, being in 77, would be three years old. I guess they took me“.

Four decades after all that, Pascal is one of the jewels of the franchise designed by George Lucas. ‘The Mandalorian’ has established itself as one of the best Star Wars series on its own merits while splicing its premiere with that of ‘The Last of Us’, in which the interpreter has also managed to sneak in among the best series on HBO Max.

“I think the series expands more and goes deeper visually with each season,” said Giancarlo Esposito, who will reprise his role as the villainous Moff Gideon. “Suddenly the world is coming at you in a much more intense way. You know that feeling you get of dread or doom, or great excitement? That’s the feeling you get because the story is suddenly coming together so you understand things you didn’t know.”

And it is that not only does Pascal return as the Mandalorian protagonist and Esposito as the evil Gideon, Also reprising Carl Weathers as Greef Karga and Katee Sackhoff as Bo-Katan. In addition, the signing of the legendary Christopher Lloyd for a role yet to be revealed was enthusiastically announced.

In this third season, which gradually moves away from the time of ‘Return of the Jedi’ (Richard Marquand, 1983) to get closer to ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ (JJ Abrams, 2015), Din Djarin has been reunited with Grogu and begins his path of redemption after having removed his helmet and being expelled from his order. Meanwhile, the New Republic fights to turn the galaxy away from its dark history. An adventure in which the Mandalorian will cross paths with old allies and create new enemies as he and Grogu continue their journey together.