Since his start in the horror series “La hora marcada” in the 80s, Guillermo del Toro has become one of the most extraordinary figures in Hollywood today, and this 2023 he has already achieved another milestone in his career.
The director is a fan of the work of other directors and friends in the industry, as seen in the Netflix anthology ‘Cabinet of Curiosities’, and thanks to this, he was able to fulfill his wish to appear in a series he is a fan of
- Guillermo del Toro also directed it Hellboy II: The Golden Army movie available on ViX.
Guillermo del Toro debuts in HBO series ‘Barry’: this was his cameo
The HBO series “Barry” tells the story of a murderer who moves to Los Angeles and gets involved in the world of Hollywood, even for the fourth season Barry Berkman became an actor and is now in prison.
It is during this new season that things have become more complicated for Barry and a new enemy appears in the form of a crime boss, played by Guillermo del Toro.
It all happens because in the story NoHo Hank (Anthony Carrigan) suspects that his former friend Barry is now an FBI informant, so he and his partner Cristobal (Michael Irby) look for a way to get rid of him.
In Season 4, Episode 3, as the pair receive their first illegal sand shipment, they also get a surprise visit from the crime boss known only as “Toro”.
Director of ‘Crismon Peak’ (film you can watch on ViX) He plays this character who offers his help to Hank and Cristobal, assuring them that he has his two best men to take care of Barry that very day.
Although Hank acknowledges that the Flores killers host a podcast he listens to, Toro assures him that the show is taped every Thursday and that Barry’s murder won’t stop them from doing their episodes as normal.
Guillermo del Toro asked Bill Hunter to appear in ‘Barry’ series
The cameo of Guillermo del Toro, famous for his scary monsters in movies, was not a mere coincidence, but it was the same Mexican director who asked to play a role, being a big fan of the series.
On Twitter, since August 2018 on his Del Toro account, he has stated that the production is something extraordinary, with great storytelling, funny, touching and with bittersweet moments.
So, according to what the show’s lead actor and co-creator Bill Hader told IndiWire on April 24, 2023, the way Guillermo del Toro got his tape in ‘Barry’ was at the request of the Mexican.
Guillermo Del Toro responded excitedly and completely willing to comply with what was asked of him, even bringing his own cane to give his character more personality.
This is not the first time that del Toro has left the director’s chair to be in front of the screen, since in 2016 and 2012 he had a small role in the comedy ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’.
In addition to the fact that the Mexican multi-Oscar winner has lent his voice to many projects and in the video game ‘Death Stranding’ (2019) he provided his image and voice for the character Deadman.
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