RE-RELEASE - Jon Huertas and Us | Miguel Rivas
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Who is Jon Huertas and why is he considered interesting?
Hey, everybody. Chris Sullivan here with another re-release episode for our holiday break here on That Was Us. Today, we are listening back to one of my favorite episodes, our interview with our favorite person, John Huertas, who played Miguel on the show. We also refer to him as the most interesting man in the world. You'll soon learn why. He is a man of many talents. We get into him studying musical theater while he was in the Air Force. And that right there would be enough for anybody to be the most interesting person in the world. We also talked to him about an interesting audition experience where he later realizes that Norman Lear was sitting over there. He finds out from hair and makeup that he's married to Rebecca in the future and many, many other stories. It's one of my favorite interviews that we've done. It came out early on. So here is a chance to listen again. Hope you're all having a good holiday. We will be back with new episodes on January 21st, 2025.
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welcome to a very special episode of that was us we have a very special guest in the house today everybody's favorite step dad slash caretaker slash dad's best friend slash just all-around homie ladies and gentlemen we're talking about john huertas welcome to the show thanks guys thanks for having me me Thank you for being here, man. That's right. I want to start off with something that I was asking. We were talking in episode 108, and we were talking how early on in the show, like the public perception of Miguel was not the most positive, shall we say. We could say that.
What was Jon Huertas' audition process like for This Is Us?
They didn't have the information they needed. They didn't have the information they needed.
I was like, if they could flash forward to season six and see that Miguel episode. Slow burn, guys.
Slow burn. The first question I have to Huertas as the actor Was that sort of like dislike from the public of the character internalized in any shape, form or fashion? Did you have any feeling about it as you were going through it and people were like, nah, dude, that ain't right. You shouldn't have got with your best friends. Did you have any feelings?
You know, I think, first of all, when the audience reacts the way that they react, it's something that we as actors can sometimes take personally. Sure, sure, absolutely. And you know, you learn, when you study acting, you learn that, you know... You studied? I did, a little bit. I did, a little bit. How dare you? First of all, how very dare you. But you want people to like, you want people to like your character, even if you're the villain. Like, you know, you want them to, you know, love to hate you or whatever. And so... that reaction was something that was a little bit jarring, but at the same time, as an actor, you like to be challenged too. So I wanted to take on the challenge of saying, all right, you guys don't like this character now, but watch this. Exactly.
Okay. Let's take it back to the very, very beginning. What was your experience like being cast on the show? What was, did you read the script? Did you just meet with Dan? Like what was, how did it go down?
So I was on a show before that. What was the name of that show? Castle.
Oh, okay. Don't be acting all incognito. We know what the show is. That's where I met you. I know.
I did an episode of Castle when we got a chance to kick it. It was fun. That's right, that's right. So that show had gone down and I was like, oh shit. And I needed a job. I needed a job. And so, you know, calls started coming in and I was doing this chemistry read with Justina Mercado for... Love Justina. Yeah, she's great. For One Day at a Time for Netflix. So same casting director as This Is Us. And so you guys shot the pilot. I was still doing Castle, whatever. And so I didn't know what the show was, but I kept doing this. I did two chemistry reads and Norman Lear, who I think we're going to bring up later, I didn't realize he was in the room when I was doing it. I just thought it was Bring Your Grandpa to Work Day.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Jon Huertas and why is he considered interesting?
0:00–2:26
2
What was Jon Huertas' audition process like for This Is Us?
2:26–7:53
3
How did Jon Huertas find out about Miguel's marriage to Rebecca?
7:53–8:55
4
What challenges did Jon Huertas face regarding audience perception of Miguel?
8:55–10:25
5
How did Jon Huertas embrace and respond to negative feedback?
10:25–18:13
6
What was the significance of the Miguel episode for Jon Huertas?
18:13–18:35
7
How did Jon Huertas' character evolve throughout This Is Us?
18:35–20:11
8
What themes does Jon Huertas explore in Miguel's storyline?
20:11–49:28