Some of my favourite quotes + scenes in chronological order. I am absolutely in love with this character, can’t wait for season 6! #bettercallsaul #lalosalamanca
@@lucascerritos1616His impulsivity didn't kill him, his failure to instantly shoot Gus did. The second he killed those goons in that room, Gus should have had lead in his skull within a minute. His taunting of the chicken man was his undoing.
@@BibleJamesto be fair he couldnt have killed gus right then and there. he had to find evidence that gus was betraying the cartel, which he needed gus to provide by opening the door to the lab. but after that, yeah he should have put a bullet in his head
Lalo is just on another level for me. Not only is he terrifying, but the fact that he’s so likable and charismatic, it’s just impossible not to love every scene where he appears
@@lapacesiaconvoi No, Nacho was burnt with Salamancas before he met Lalo because they tried to use/threaten his father. Nacho was just going through the motions. There is no picking and choosing "good" Salamancas haha
Lalo isn’t a genius. He’s a hot headed idiot like all the other Salamancas, perhaps except Hector. The man gets arrested after he burns down a building after he kills the man inside. If it weren’t for Saul, Lalo’s ass would have been grass. Lalo just got lucky and his calculation was way off. Gus is gonna get his ass ez
Lalo really is a perfect psychopath. What lots of people tend to forget about psychopaths is that the most common adjective to describe them isn't "scary"... It's "charming".
@@FenriZz Psychopaths are, if inteligent or "high-functioning" enough, able to sublimate their anti-social traits into pro-social "cognitive empathy". Not necessarily genuinely understanding or feeling empathy in the typical sense, but being intelligent enough to acknowledge the level of emotion that should typically be associated with an action or event, and which emotion as well. Both psychopaths and sociopaths are able to have "Weak spots" emotionally, especially if the person or thing has been with them for long enough, but it does not necessarily mean that they are completely wide open. Lalo is definitely intelligent, and most likely more so than Hector - Lalo is smart enough not to brute force his way into a meeting with Gus like Hector did, for one example.
@@wattsnottaken1 Even in BrBa, I was rooting for Gustavo. As much of a bastard as Fring was, I still reeeeally wanted him to get his revenge and kill Hector.
I found it interesting that he actually faced realistic consequences for murdering the dude at the travel agency. Usually a muder like that would be treated as a joke or a one off scene. Even in this show.
@@TMTM7 In the writers defense, most of the murders of non-charecters are done in such a way that they would have gotten cleaned up before anyone was the wiser
he 100% would've gotten away with it like every other murder if Mike, literally a very determined bulldog in the shape of an old man, hadn't spent like 2 episodes orchestrating every little piece to fall into place so he gets caught not to bravo vince too hard but the fact that the one time the bad guy didn't get away with it, and only because another high-tier criminal went out of his way to expose him (at the behest of a dude that might as well be Satan for all the dimly lit evil rooms he stands in), kinda speaks to the deeply fucked and coldly indifferent vibe BB and BCS have
It's unbelievable that an actor who begins his career in mexican telenovelas like RBD or Clase 406 now is in the main cast of Better Call Saul and Hawkeye. A lot of respect for Tony Dalton, can't wait for his revenge in season 6!
It's actors like these who get their big break in their 2nd half of their career that show how important it is to just keep working at your passion/craft
@@iwishiwasthomasshelby The heck are you talking about man? He's Mexican American. He handles both languages great. Hell, he speaks better Spanish than Nacho or Gustavo.
@@iwishiwasthomasshelby He is from Texas, I think. Also, he has been in the cast of a lot of mexican films like Matando Cabos and La Dictadura Perfecta, speaking fluent spanish.
@@suicidalmuffin93 Gustavo and Nacho are just terrible. I’m not Mexican but my best friends are Mexican and I could speak Spanish for 30 years. Lalo is better than others but if you are legit from Mexico, you can hear differences in some words. Just my opinion.
3:34 He was holding that gun up as 1 car came... then 2.. even 3... at 4 cars is when he decided the odds were too high, puts it away. Lalo has some serious self esteem and a warriors spirit. The ending of the last season proves its not just arrogance either.
6:10 is so badass... he jumps 15 feet down to a car that's precariously resting upside in a ditch. He's in the desert. If anything goes wrong; broken ankle or leg, he might die. He's also in the same spot people tried to kill and murder his lawyer a couple days earlier. Epitomizes this man perfectly. He's a physical beast and also completely fucking crazy.
@@maxgriffin2125 I mean calculated and crazy aren't mutually exclusive. He's supremely intelligent, charming AND calculating. He's also 100% a sociopath, which counts as "crazy" in my book. Some of the most brilliant minds of all time were/ are also batshit crazy.
He reminds me a bit of Miami Vice villain Orlando Calderone, played by John Leguizamo back then. He was also sort of a successor to his cartel father and pursued his target relentlessly, wearing the charming facade of a jovial (Puerto Rican albeit) gangster with a calculating psycho underneath. South American dude bros are a dangerous lot, and I'm saying this as a hispanic.
The friendlier Lalo is, the more intimidating he becomes. It’s also hilarious how nonchalant he is about being violent. He’ll beat the fuck out of you then smile and say have a good day. Great acting
The way he delivered the line "Michael.... Is that you?" Is everything. I was so scared and so tickled at the same time I replayed that phone call scene so many times
Once, maybe twice in a lifetime a character emerges and quickly becomes a top favorite of all time. No character has ever been ushered into that ether faster than Lala Salamanca
Mike’s character had to be developed. Slower burn. Gustavo jumped off the screen from the jump but not with the horsepower that Lalo was introduced. I’m talking about in the first 30 seconds Lalo is introduced it’s a rollercoaster of charisma, cunning, menace and humor. Bouncing in and out of Spanish to English effortlessly. Just fascinating lol
@@what-ex9yv The voice actor for Trevor played the hit man that mike disarmed when they were in the parking garage applying for a bodyguard position with the doctor selling drugs to the cartel.
@@tylerm7300 In terms of sheer intellect and reverse psychology Heisenberg's unmatched. But I do think Lalo might just be a bad matchup for Walter, but then again we see Walter get out of the most shittiest of situations with the most brilliant plans.
Lalo's combination of charisma, tactility, and complete disregard for human life makes for one the most frightening yet interesting characters I've ever seen. Everytime he's on screen, it's just unpredictable what the outcome will be and I'm all for it 🙌
Lalo is my favorite character of the entire Breaking Bad Universe, right up there with Walt and Saul. I am actually rooting for Lalo, thanks to Tony Dalton's fantastic performance.
I think Lalo is the only Salamanca that has what it take to be a don...Tuco doesn't for obvious reasons...Hector isn't really good with people...and twins probably doesn't want to do anything else other than being the guns
@@guitarninja416 I mean Hector and Eladio initially built the Cartel, until Hector went away for 17 years. Being a Don isn't simply just being charismatic you know. Plus he mentored Lalo who was probably the most capable Cartel enforcer/investigator there was.
I love how this dude is one of the few dude that is so mexican in his gestures and the way he gets along with people. Not many Mexican actors actually act mexican even if the roll they are playing is mexican
I hope to see a lot more of Tony Dalton in the future. This as an actor who joined a series full of amazing actors near the end of its run, and still managed to become a standout.
For those that also watched Hawkeye, when Tony dalton’s character was acting friendly I thought for sure he was gonna be a villain. Lalo’s “friendliness” has scarred me haha
As awesome and formidable as Lalo is, I was surprised that he really wound up trusting Varga. I honestly thought he was just waiting for him to make a move.
@@TMTM7 eh, I feel like Tuco and Lalo have a weird sort of way of connecting with people, and that is their undoing. For example, Tuco’s emotional breakdowns (not his meth head anger macho stuff) come when someone insults his abuelita and when he believes his cousin betrayed him, and of course he trusted his cousin. He actually would have won against Walt and Jesse if they hadn’t of upset Hector. Lalo defends his family, but recognizes Tuco’s methods as irrational…but he has the same rage when Nacho betrays him and I believe he let him in because he wanted a friend. So, I like to think Tuco and Lalo are cut of the same cloth, but show it in different ways, whereas Hector seems to be the one with the massive ego. And the cousins are just psychos who don’t let anyone in. They have each other.
I mean there was nothing to indicate that Nacho was a mole. And it's not like Lalo readily trusted him. He had Saul( a guy he had known for a couple of weeks at most at that point) act as his bagman instead of Nacho. It's only when Kim berates him for having no one to trust that he decides to give Nacho a chance. He had just seen Nacho risk getting busted to prevent the cops from finding their coke when Krazy 8 got arrested. He had seen Nacho loyally carry out every order he had given him. Plus Lalo getting arrested and then getting out on bail meant that he had to leave the US, meaning he HAD to trust somebody to oversee the Salamanca operations north of the border. From Lalo's perspective, Nacho was the best choice- intelligent, careful, loyal
@@naheyanprottush8808 kind of there was, every Salamanca that nacho worked directly under had sudden back to back issues. Realistically nacho would never of lasted as long as he did.
@@paveesfox375none of the issues were something that could reasonably be nacho fault tho? Tuco was high off meth and attacked somebody. Hector is an old ass man with heart problems and had a stroke. If you told anybody in the cartel that happened they would be like oh makes sense because it fits with their character. Now if tuco and hector had gotten shot or something i would def blame nacho
Lalo is the whole package, a bad ass combination of all 5. Todd (sociopath, pure evil) Mike (tactical abilities) Guss (calculating, and careful) Saul (charisma) Hank (picks up on details that others can't see)
I love how they make him that sort of pulpy type of superhuman, nothing he does is strictly impossible, but its beyond human limits for one person to do so much so consistently. really made him feel like a real force of evil threat.
Lalo is a great character and is clearly suspicious of everything and if it don't add up he tries to get bottom of it. Giving me low key batman vibes lol
Lalo Batmanca... but he aint that smart. kills dude at travel wire to get expelled from the city and lose 7 M for no reason... lose precious time in jail for no reason what so ever
@@asadiqbal2065 Yeah I was wondering why he didn’t just bribe the guy to see the video. If he’d offered him $50k on the spot it probably would’ve overcome any hesitation from the worker. Though I don’t view it as a dumb move per se, just impulsive/reckless. He was also on a time crunch because the trail was going cold.
When the guy was first introduced I thought he was just going to be another run of the mill unmemorable bad guy. But the character's writing and Dalton's acting have elevated him to top class.
Lalo impressed me most when he was able to climb back up after jumping down to Saul's car in the ditch. Anyone in the southwest knows those little ditch walls would break up and are horrible to climb up
His father is Mexican and mother is American.. He was born in US, but spend some of his time in Mexico.. He is American by citizenship. He speaks English like an American and Spanish like a Mexican..
It's a great scene between Lalo and Kim Wexler. Kim is used to getting whatever information she seeks with the 'carrot/stick' approach in legalese. Lalo isn't falling for it but basically tells her Saul is fine because he's a survivor. Takes one to know one. Lalo reminds me of a mistimed jack-in-the-box in which it's unnerving not knowing when he'll spring. His off the chart charisma makes up for it.
I noticed Lalo is based on a very recent pop-culture depiction of genius. He's outgoing and charismatic, he's very intelligent in the raw sense, he even sleeps less than 2 hours. That's a depiction of the ideal in a lot of circles. The guy's like the manifestation of all the self-help books out there. So, in that sense, I think he's meant to be an on-the-nose critique of that idea, both in the sense that we idolize complete psychopaths that happen to display these traits, and also (through the countless other successful individuals in the show) that he demonstrates those traits are quite far from the ideal. Lalo's just another Walter White; there's nothing about him that warrants respect or admiration.
People that say his spanish is bad clearly have never met an authentic mexican lmao you should see Señor Avila, it's a TV series where Tony Dalton is the protagonist and it's damn good
He was born in Texas, but he was raised speaking spanish as a first language, most of his work since 2002 are mexican movies and soap operas, all of them in spanish. He has lived in Mexico so many years he has all the mannerisms. I'm from Mexico myself, to be exact, from Sinaloa (mostly famous for narcos and Mazatlan), Lalo Salamanca is the only one who acts remotely like narcos from my homestate, which are the predominant kind on mexican cartel based works of fiction.
@@ozbej5988 He's still alive in the breaking bad show timeline, Saul when he first get's kidnapped by walt and jesse asks them if they were sent by Lalo. Mentions nacho as well
Vince, we demand You to write a another prequel About the Salamanca’s and their past and how they rose to power. I would love to know more about Hector backstory and how he became a prominent leader in the cartel. I would also love to see young Tuco, Lalo, Marco, and Leonel learn from their Tio. I’m also interested in learning about Héctors relationship with his younger brothers a.k.a. the fathers of his nephews. And please do a backstory on Gus as well!
I've seen some comments of people saying Lalo's spanish is not good and I can't believe it. His mexican spanish is better than his american English (lol Idk) 🤔🤔🤔 I didn't even know he was born in texas! until I saw him in better call saul speaking english fluently, he's half mexican but yeah his mexican spanish is 100% authentic, I used to watch rebelde in 2004 where he was "gaston". Eres la mamada mi tony, muy buena interpretación de Lalo ♡
I watch BCS clips when I should be doing work too 😀 Sorry about the weird audio, I got the clips from about 100 different youtube videos lol (also idk how to make all of the clips the same volume)
Yet another instance in this video of a persistent Aphex Twin theme throughout this show.... - The use of an Aphex song when Jimmy is throwing bowling balls at Howard's car - The playing with characters' faces (e.g. the scene where Howard confronts Jimmy at the courthouse, where shortly prior we see half of Jimmy's face with its odd-looking reflection on a marble wall as he sneaks a peek around it - like any number of Aphex album covers/promos with weird mash-ups of RDJ's face) - But this, this is my new favorite. Look at the "Windowlicker" music video when RDJ arrives in his limo (around 4:18), and tell me that's not 6:53 in this video. Imbuing Lalo Salamanca, drug cartel lieutenant, with all the weird chaos of Aphex Twin. This show has been such a bizarre, and yet satisfying, fusion of different things I'd have never thought to put together.
I had to think about Windowlicker when lardo arrived at his Home when the Guard checking the SUV and Lardo opens the Window with that Big Smile on his Face
Eduardo Salamanca
Strengths:
-Charisma
-Strength
-IQ
-Battle IQ
-Strategy
-Speed
Weaknesses:
-Breaking Bad
He was impulsive, which is a huge weakness.
Showmanship
@Vincent Lebeaux for real any movement on a person isn’t gonna be faster than a squeeze of the trigger
@@lucascerritos1616His impulsivity didn't kill him, his failure to instantly shoot Gus did. The second he killed those goons in that room, Gus should have had lead in his skull within a minute. His taunting of the chicken man was his undoing.
@@BibleJamesto be fair he couldnt have killed gus right then and there. he had to find evidence that gus was betraying the cartel, which he needed gus to provide by opening the door to the lab. but after that, yeah he should have put a bullet in his head
One of the only main characters that actually speaks Mexican Spanish
I know Gus is supposed to from Chile, but his Spanish sucks.
for not saying the only one
@@josecarrillo5964 yeah his Spanish was horrible
nacho did
@@rockjrca nachos spanish sounds off too
Lalo is just on another level for me. Not only is he terrifying, but the fact that he’s so likable and charismatic, it’s just impossible not to love every scene where he appears
@@lapacesiaconvoi No, Nacho was burnt with Salamancas before he met Lalo because they tried to use/threaten his father. Nacho was just going through the motions. There is no picking and choosing "good" Salamancas haha
@@Max-vc7ep You're pretending to not hear his last words or something? lmao
@@hugostiglitz5186 Lalo is dead so
Even tho was a psychopath i was so bummed out that he died
I loved every scene he is in so far.
I don't think he even has a hour of screentime in whole S5
Gus = calculative genius + meticulous control disguised as corporate professionalism
Lalo = calculative genius + impulsive psychopathy disguised as charismatic charm
Hmm
Gus+Tuco= Lalo?
He’s also superhuman. Jumping from insane heights with little effort
@@martilix4470 lol
Lalo isn’t a genius. He’s a hot headed idiot like all the other Salamancas, perhaps except Hector. The man gets arrested after he burns down a building after he kills the man inside. If it weren’t for Saul, Lalo’s ass would have been grass. Lalo just got lucky and his calculation was way off. Gus is gonna get his ass ez
Lalo really is a perfect psychopath.
What lots of people tend to forget about psychopaths is that the most common adjective to describe them isn't "scary"... It's "charming".
Lalo is a Sociopath, not a Psychopath
That’s a sociopath. Tuco is a psychopath. Gus, lalo, and to a less “charming” but still normal extent, Todd
He's a type of sociopath, cause he has empathy for his uncle
@@FenriZz
Psychopaths are, if inteligent or "high-functioning" enough, able to sublimate their anti-social traits into pro-social "cognitive empathy". Not necessarily genuinely understanding or feeling empathy in the typical sense, but being intelligent enough to acknowledge the level of emotion that should typically be associated with an action or event, and which emotion as well.
Both psychopaths and sociopaths are able to have "Weak spots" emotionally, especially if the person or thing has been with them for long enough, but it does not necessarily mean that they are completely wide open. Lalo is definitely intelligent, and most likely more so than Hector - Lalo is smart enough not to brute force his way into a meeting with Gus like Hector did, for one example.
He should be labelled as high functioning sociopath not psychopath
Hector looking around at everyone singing. You know he wants them all dead 😂
It’s so funny and sad at the same time to see him so helpless and pathetic
@@mazdamx-5 that's why I'm happy we got to see his demonic side first, so we don't have to feel sorry for him.. he was a sadistic bastard
Same old Hector... just wants to kill everybody.
I hate hector especially when he tried to kill innocent papa varga. Who is not in the game
@@wattsnottaken1 Even in BrBa, I was rooting for Gustavo. As much of a bastard as Fring was, I still reeeeally wanted him to get his revenge and kill Hector.
5:03 lalo learning how human emotions work 🗿
Hahaha
Lmao
Literally
LMAO
“Tell me again”
One of the most disturbing sentences I’ve ever heard on TV. Thanks to magnificent writing and Tony Dalton’s talent.
Tell.Me.Again.
There’s really no need to..
״Is it safe?”
Did you push it in a ditch?
I don’t think so
I found it interesting that he actually faced realistic consequences for murdering the dude at the travel agency. Usually a muder like that would be treated as a joke or a one off scene. Even in this show.
@@TMTM7 In the writers defense, most of the murders of non-charecters are done in such a way that they would have gotten cleaned up before anyone was the wiser
he 100% would've gotten away with it like every other murder if Mike, literally a very determined bulldog in the shape of an old man, hadn't spent like 2 episodes orchestrating every little piece to fall into place so he gets caught
not to bravo vince too hard but the fact that the one time the bad guy didn't get away with it, and only because another high-tier criminal went out of his way to expose him (at the behest of a dude that might as well be Satan for all the dimly lit evil rooms he stands in), kinda speaks to the deeply fucked and coldly indifferent vibe BB and BCS have
@@elchuckles2787a lot of times when someone is killed gus or somebody high ranking gets rid of the body
Because it is America not some corrupt third world country like Mexico. The legal system is stronger.
It's unbelievable that an actor who begins his career in mexican telenovelas like RBD or Clase 406 now is in the main cast of Better Call Saul and Hawkeye. A lot of respect for Tony Dalton, can't wait for his revenge in season 6!
It's actors like these who get their big break in their 2nd half of their career that show how important it is to just keep working at your passion/craft
His Spanish is not authentic
@@iwishiwasthomasshelby The heck are you talking about man? He's Mexican American. He handles both languages great. Hell, he speaks better Spanish than Nacho or Gustavo.
@@iwishiwasthomasshelby He is from Texas, I think. Also, he has been in the cast of a lot of mexican films like Matando Cabos and La Dictadura Perfecta, speaking fluent spanish.
@@suicidalmuffin93 Gustavo and Nacho are just terrible. I’m not Mexican but my best friends are Mexican and I could speak Spanish for 30 years. Lalo is better than others but if you are legit from Mexico, you can hear differences in some words. Just my opinion.
3:34
He was holding that gun up as 1 car came... then 2.. even 3... at 4 cars is when he decided the odds were too high, puts it away. Lalo has some serious self esteem and a warriors spirit. The ending of the last season proves its not just arrogance either.
Maybe he had only 6 bullets in the gun
Literally what I thought. Mexican cowboy shit
Imagine was Tuco in this situation 😁
@@Momd-99 Tuco has been arrested for Beating down Mike he didn't play stupid there but he did beat Mike like a dog while laughing
@@Momd-99 prey and spray time
6:10 is so badass... he jumps 15 feet down to a car that's precariously resting upside in a ditch. He's in the desert. If anything goes wrong; broken ankle or leg, he might die. He's also in the same spot people tried to kill and murder his lawyer a couple days earlier. Epitomizes this man perfectly. He's a physical beast and also completely fucking crazy.
Not crazy. Calculated.
Looks like the HULK
I'm guessing from the distant angle it was a body double who jumped,but Lalo is still a Badass.
@@johnrwalker53 lol we're talking about the character
@@maxgriffin2125 I mean calculated and crazy aren't mutually exclusive. He's supremely intelligent, charming AND calculating. He's also 100% a sociopath, which counts as "crazy" in my book. Some of the most brilliant minds of all time were/ are also batshit crazy.
Lalo is like a cobra with a sense of humor.
He reminds me a bit of Miami Vice villain Orlando Calderone, played by John Leguizamo back then. He was also sort of a successor to his cartel father and pursued his target relentlessly, wearing the charming facade of a jovial (Puerto Rican albeit) gangster with a calculating psycho underneath. South American dude bros are a dangerous lot, and I'm saying this as a hispanic.
@@escopeto7849 Lalo reminds me of "Dead" Larry from the show Burn Notice.
Very good eye! Aquariuses are Air signs but I like to think of them as air serpents.
he's like a cucaracha 🪳, a born survivor
The friendlier Lalo is, the more intimidating he becomes. It’s also hilarious how nonchalant he is about being violent. He’ll beat the fuck out of you then smile and say have a good day. Great acting
i wouldn’t complain if he beat me tbh 🌚 he fine af
@@tigrispanthera5496 ayo?
@@TheDemoman873 😳🤭🤗😏 heyy
@@tigrispanthera5496 um?
@@randywhite3947 lmfao 😭 sorry that was lalo simping era
The way he delivered the line "Michael.... Is that you?" Is everything. I was so scared and so tickled at the same time I replayed that phone call scene so many times
This man stole the show the moment he appeared.
The writers did him so dirty. We need him back
@@BasedMarysMemoirs plot no jutsu
Once, maybe twice in a lifetime a character emerges and quickly becomes a top favorite of all time. No character has ever been ushered into that ether faster than Lala Salamanca
What about Mike and Gus? Listen to their actors' interviews, they both were supposed to play some background roles initially.
Mike’s character had to be developed. Slower burn. Gustavo jumped off the screen from the jump but not with the horsepower that Lalo was introduced. I’m talking about in the first 30 seconds Lalo is introduced it’s a rollercoaster of charisma, cunning, menace and humor. Bouncing in and out of Spanish to English effortlessly. Just fascinating lol
@@XXXICKYXXX ah, so that's what you are talking about. Yeah, can not disagree on that :)
🍷 🍷🙌
Lala😔
He is literally a gta character
Well Trevor was cast as well so ya know
@@eLiFILMSinc This is not the actor who played trevor
@@legion5938 reread my words
@@eLiFILMSinc ya know isnt enough
explain yourself
@@what-ex9yv The voice actor for Trevor played the hit man that mike disarmed when they were in the parking garage applying for a bodyguard position with the doctor selling drugs to the cartel.
I can't think of many people who could beat Heisenberg at the height of his powers, but Lalo is certainly part of that group.
Who else is apart of that group?
@@TMTM7 Lyle 🤣🤣🤣
@@TMTM7 I would get rid of the Twins, and good choice on Lyle.
Nah walter would probs still beat him. Gus and lalo are both tied for 2nd
@@tylerm7300 In terms of sheer intellect and reverse psychology Heisenberg's unmatched. But I do think Lalo might just be a bad matchup for Walter, but then again we see Walter get out of the most shittiest of situations with the most brilliant plans.
Lalo's combination of charisma, tactility, and complete disregard for human life makes for one the most frightening yet interesting characters I've ever seen. Everytime he's on screen, it's just unpredictable what the outcome will be and I'm all for it 🙌
Tell me again.
@@b17bomber I paid 7 million dollars for that story so I think I get to hear it as many times as I want.
And Lalo dresses always on point, i like his style
Lalo when they started singing happy birthday to Hector realized there are worse things than death
I, too, would rather die than be subjected to hearing happy birthday performed in 12 different keys by my family.
Lalo is my favorite character of the entire Breaking Bad Universe, right up there with Walt and Saul. I am actually rooting for Lalo, thanks to Tony Dalton's fantastic performance.
I sorta was until season 6
You won't like him in season 6.
His character is so good. It’s that incredible friendly demeanor mixed with his intimidating attitude.
He looks like real Mexican drug mafia, is perfectly
Hector had Lalo, tuco and those killing machines of twins and still remained as capo for eladio when he could be a don with that kind of muscle.
I think Lalo is the only Salamanca that has what it take to be a don...Tuco doesn't for obvious reasons...Hector isn't really good with people...and twins probably doesn't want to do anything else other than being the guns
Organized crime is obviously extremely hierarchial, each Don's greatest insurance policy is other Dons who wouldn't tolerate a move from below.
@@guitarninja416 I mean Hector and Eladio initially built the Cartel, until Hector went away for 17 years. Being a Don isn't simply just being charismatic you know. Plus he mentored Lalo who was probably the most capable Cartel enforcer/investigator there was.
Lalo's charisma is too much. The guy is smooth as hell
Gotta love how Lalo is so great that even his deleted scenes are part of his best moments.
I love how this dude is one of the few dude that is so mexican in his gestures and the way he gets along with people. Not many Mexican actors actually act mexican even if the roll they are playing is mexican
I hope to see a lot more of Tony Dalton in the future. This as an actor who joined a series full of amazing actors near the end of its run, and still managed to become a standout.
never seen Lalo as sad than seeing his uncle forced to put a stupid birthday hat and sing happy birthday.
For those that also watched Hawkeye, when Tony dalton’s character was acting friendly I thought for sure he was gonna be a villain. Lalo’s “friendliness” has scarred me haha
It was super funny when they revealed he was just a nice guy
As awesome and formidable as Lalo is, I was surprised that he really wound up trusting Varga. I honestly thought he was just waiting for him to make a move.
@@TMTM7 eh, I feel like Tuco and Lalo have a weird sort of way of connecting with people, and that is their undoing.
For example, Tuco’s emotional breakdowns (not his meth head anger macho stuff) come when someone insults his abuelita and when he believes his cousin betrayed him, and of course he trusted his cousin. He actually would have won against Walt and Jesse if they hadn’t of upset Hector.
Lalo defends his family, but recognizes Tuco’s methods as irrational…but he has the same rage when Nacho betrays him and I believe he let him in because he wanted a friend.
So, I like to think Tuco and Lalo are cut of the same cloth, but show it in different ways, whereas Hector seems to be the one with the massive ego.
And the cousins are just psychos who don’t let anyone in. They have each other.
it was because of kim’s monologue to him about getting his things in order. it wasn’t until after that that he invited nacho to his home in mexico
I mean there was nothing to indicate that Nacho was a mole. And it's not like Lalo readily trusted him. He had Saul( a guy he had known for a couple of weeks at most at that point) act as his bagman instead of Nacho.
It's only when Kim berates him for having no one to trust that he decides to give Nacho a chance. He had just seen Nacho risk getting busted to prevent the cops from finding their coke when Krazy 8 got arrested. He had seen Nacho loyally carry out every order he had given him. Plus Lalo getting arrested and then getting out on bail meant that he had to leave the US, meaning he HAD to trust somebody to oversee the Salamanca operations north of the border. From Lalo's perspective, Nacho was the best choice- intelligent, careful, loyal
@@naheyanprottush8808 kind of there was, every Salamanca that nacho worked directly under had sudden back to back issues. Realistically nacho would never of lasted as long as he did.
@@paveesfox375none of the issues were something that could reasonably be nacho fault tho? Tuco was high off meth and attacked somebody. Hector is an old ass man with heart problems and had a stroke. If you told anybody in the cartel that happened they would be like oh makes sense because it fits with their character. Now if tuco and hector had gotten shot or something i would def blame nacho
"Tell me again" is the "Say my name" moment of "Better Call Saul."
Everyone had a uncle lalo, always knows everything, Scary yet charming charisma 😅
Your not lying lol
his face when gus says he’s the owner 💀💀
really.
IKR HIS FACIAL EXPRESSIONS ARE ALWAYS ON POINT LOL
Lalo is the whole package, a bad ass combination of all 5.
Todd (sociopath, pure evil)
Mike (tactical abilities)
Guss (calculating, and careful)
Saul (charisma)
Hank (picks up on details that others can't see)
And the impulsiveness of tuco
If he have Walter's luck or plot armor he would have been unstoppable
I hope Tony Dalton will go on to bigger roles, this man is an excellent actor. Great screen presence.
He ain't even scary to me he's like my best friend. He was simply down to clown free up my boy.
I like how every scene he's in, he's in control
I love how they make him that sort of pulpy type of superhuman, nothing he does is strictly impossible, but its beyond human limits for one person to do so much so consistently.
really made him feel like a real force of evil threat.
Lalo is a great character and is clearly suspicious of everything and if it don't add up he tries to get bottom of it. Giving me low key batman vibes lol
Low-key? The man dropped out of the f'ing ceiling like some angel of vengeance.
@@RaptorJesus lol
Batmanuel.
Lalo Batmanca... but he aint that smart. kills dude at travel wire to get expelled from the city and lose 7 M for no reason... lose precious time in jail for no reason what so ever
@@asadiqbal2065 Yeah I was wondering why he didn’t just bribe the guy to see the video. If he’d offered him $50k on the spot it probably would’ve overcome any hesitation from the worker. Though I don’t view it as a dumb move per se, just impulsive/reckless. He was also on a time crunch because the trail was going cold.
“Pouring concrete… south wall… what’s he up to man what’s he doing?” 😂
When the guy was first introduced I thought he was just going to be another run of the mill unmemorable bad guy. But the character's writing and Dalton's acting have elevated him to top class.
"i got a good head for numbers". this guy killed his math teacher
Lalo impressed me most when he was able to climb back up after jumping down to Saul's car in the ditch. Anyone in the southwest knows those little ditch walls would break up and are horrible to climb up
This guy... wow. What a character, can't stop watching his scenes.
The Fact that Dalton's first language is Spanish helps his dialogues as Lalo feel like a Mexican speaking English.
His father is Mexican and mother is American.. He was born in US, but spend some of his time in Mexico.. He is American by citizenship. He speaks English like an American and Spanish like a Mexican..
Lalo is a single green cap away from being a Super Mario brother. Nacho's dad is Mario btw
He already is he just lost his cap jumping around on shit. 🤣
@@chadwells7562 I think he would be great for a Mario Bros movie lol
What J cole say? “Got an L on your head. You Mario’s brother.”
I'm thinking he'd be a perfect fit for waluigi tbh
This Lalo character stole the show he’s crazy funny and dangerous a great character added to a already great cast.
What a charming man.
tony always been a great actor since the 90s he's good for comedy never thought he would make such a fine villain
Lalo is a dolphin. Where his dangerous nature is masked by a cheerful and playful demeanor.
0:34 absolutely breaks me everytime 😂😂😂😂
It's a great scene between Lalo and Kim Wexler. Kim is used to getting whatever information she seeks with the 'carrot/stick' approach in legalese. Lalo isn't falling for it but basically tells her Saul is fine because he's a survivor. Takes one to know one. Lalo reminds me of a mistimed jack-in-the-box in which it's unnerving not knowing when he'll spring. His off the chart charisma makes up for it.
“Lalo Salamanca‘s best moments”:
Proceeds uploading every moment Lalo Salamanca is on the screen
Every Lalo moment is a best moment though
Exacta-Mundo
💯💯💯
More like all of Lalos moments. He rocks
My god, what a character, it's now my favorite along Mike. The actor is fantastic, perfectly portrayed.
awesome character, he's Tuco with brains!!! DANGEROUS AF
“It’s gonna be like I’m not even here” the biggest lie ever told by Lalo 😂
Top notch actor!!! He deserves an Emmy award!!! Respect ✊!!!
Nacho betraying Lalo is the saddest moment in TV history.
is not!!
Lalo's still a terrible person who is threatening Nacho with his father's life, I mean I love Lalo but that was not sad at all, lol
Lalo is what patrick bateman thinks he is
I noticed Lalo is based on a very recent pop-culture depiction of genius. He's outgoing and charismatic, he's very intelligent in the raw sense, he even sleeps less than 2 hours. That's a depiction of the ideal in a lot of circles. The guy's like the manifestation of all the self-help books out there. So, in that sense, I think he's meant to be an on-the-nose critique of that idea, both in the sense that we idolize complete psychopaths that happen to display these traits, and also (through the countless other successful individuals in the show) that he demonstrates those traits are quite far from the ideal. Lalo's just another Walter White; there's nothing about him that warrants respect or admiration.
You have no idea what you're fucking talking about. Walter White is the true hero of BB. delete this delusional piece of shit comment.
he's a sigma male
People that say his spanish is bad clearly have never met an authentic mexican lmao you should see Señor Avila, it's a TV series where Tony Dalton is the protagonist and it's damn good
I’ve never seen anyone saying that he speaks Spanish poorly, but yes, his is totally authentic 👌
Who said that? omg, he speaks authentic mexican spanish! (even mexican slangs) ♡ I love him.
Bro what? I've never seen a single person say that, he speaks in a "chilango" kind of way
His spanish is perfect, he speak as a native spanish speaker, i don´t be surprised if english is his second language
He was born in Texas, but he was raised speaking spanish as a first language, most of his work since 2002 are mexican movies and soap operas, all of them in spanish. He has lived in Mexico so many years he has all the mannerisms. I'm from Mexico myself, to be exact, from Sinaloa (mostly famous for narcos and Mazatlan), Lalo Salamanca is the only one who acts remotely like narcos from my homestate, which are the predominant kind on mexican cartel based works of fiction.
Hector being sung happy birthday too reminds me of Frieza in hell lol
I honestly think Lalo Salamanca should have his own show
Dude is so charismatic...he should get a redemption arc
I really want him to survive season six
@@mazdamx-5 yeah but then where is he in breaking bad timeline?
@@ozbej5988 He's still alive in the breaking bad show timeline, Saul when he first get's kidnapped by walt and jesse asks them if they were sent by Lalo. Mentions nacho as well
@@Shadow-kj5oc not neccessarily
@@ozbej5988 ??? literally in the breaking bad show saul asks if Lalo sent jesse and walt to kidnap him. How could he do that if he is not alive
Both Lalo and Nacho are amazing characters and holy shit have their actors been killing every scene they’re in
this dude acting like hes on his own show
He basically is at this point
When Lalo cooks, can’t help getting hungry and wanting a plate of tacos.
Even when he’s threatening someone’s life
Tuco's burittos look good as well
Lalo is like the Mexican version of trevor from GTA.
Holy shit ur right
1:03 that!....right there! This right here is when Lalo instantly became my all time favourite character
I'd like to hear Lalo's playlist.
paca paca paca paca en mi caballo
Borombón, borombón, bon 💀
One of the most interesting characters in BB franchise after probably Gustavo Fring
Mike was pretty interesting too
Lalo > Gus for me.
5:54 look how happy he is!
The monster inside him can't take it any longer
For lalo, the action is the juice...
I love how Lalo was like one cop car? I got this. Then the other two pulled up and he put the gun away 😂
Vince, we demand You to write a another prequel About the Salamanca’s and their past and how they rose to power. I would love to know more about Hector backstory and how he became a prominent leader in the cartel. I would also love to see young Tuco, Lalo, Marco, and Leonel learn from their Tio.
I’m also interested in learning about Héctors relationship with his younger brothers a.k.a. the fathers of his nephews.
And please do a backstory on Gus as well!
hector is going to be a trillion years old in the next prequel
This dude can be easily described as Trevor Phillips from across the southern border.
1:32
@@conner983 Only further proving my point.
Lalo got more composure and charisma.
@@Romanov999 Imagine how much more deadly if Trevor could think, exactly who Lalo is
Crazy how people can take one small name from a character years ago and make such a good character with it.
Lalos best moments?..... SHOW ME!!
I've seen some comments of people saying Lalo's spanish is not good and I can't believe it. His mexican spanish is better than his american English (lol Idk) 🤔🤔🤔 I didn't even know he was born in texas! until I saw him in better call saul speaking english fluently, he's half mexican but yeah his mexican spanish is 100% authentic, I used to watch rebelde in 2004 where he was "gaston".
Eres la mamada mi tony, muy buena interpretación de Lalo ♡
Great work. But....ya know....I'm trying to watch this at work, and the volume jacking up and down makes it hard to remain inconspicuous 😜
I watch BCS clips when I should be doing work too 😀
Sorry about the weird audio, I got the clips from about 100 different youtube videos lol
(also idk how to make all of the clips the same volume)
@@mazdamx-5 Well, thanks for assembling/posting. Looking forward to Season 6 of BCS and seeing what happens with the rest of the crew!
@@nonnobissolum can’t wait to find out what happens to lalo!
@@mazdamx-5 audacity is a good free one that let's you just click a button to stabilize
What you work in
Now we need a prequel to a prequel.
i am always impressed by the jump onto the bottom of the upside-down car
Most people would have broken or sprained something
I love how Lalo calls Jimmy a cockroach before the desert episode and its a cockroach that leads Lalo to Jimmy's door from the drain.
Lalo: It's gonna be like I'm not even here
Also Lalo: *steals the position of Nacho being a treat to Jimmy
The 4 most terrifying words out of his Lalo's mouth: "tell me about it"
Best character in the show !! And my favorite villain EVER !!
Lalo should have his own spinoff ❤️!
Can't wait for the next series to see what this guy unleashes
Lalo is such an amazing character
His performance was a glorious masterpiece
Tuco=shark
Lalo=Dolphin
Al revés
Spot on. Dolphins are just as dangerous. Only it’s masked by their gentle and playful demeanor.
I bet you've never heard that there's a wild dolphin that trying to rape a human
Every scene he is in is the best scene
All i want to know is why have I never seen Tony Dalton in anything before. He's fantastic.
Best acting I have seen in a long time.
5:51 The only time the man showed any feelings
Yet another instance in this video of a persistent Aphex Twin theme throughout this show....
- The use of an Aphex song when Jimmy is throwing bowling balls at Howard's car
- The playing with characters' faces (e.g. the scene where Howard confronts Jimmy at the courthouse, where shortly prior we see half of Jimmy's face with its odd-looking reflection on a marble wall as he sneaks a peek around it - like any number of Aphex album covers/promos with weird mash-ups of RDJ's face)
- But this, this is my new favorite. Look at the "Windowlicker" music video when RDJ arrives in his limo (around 4:18), and tell me that's not 6:53 in this video.
Imbuing Lalo Salamanca, drug cartel lieutenant, with all the weird chaos of Aphex Twin. This show has been such a bizarre, and yet satisfying, fusion of different things I'd have never thought to put together.
I had to think about Windowlicker when lardo arrived at his Home when the Guard checking the SUV and Lardo opens the Window with that Big Smile on his Face
Lalo all about that action, you tell him about something he responds with show me 😂😂😂😂
“Michael is that you” I love lalos evil is so genuine
I love Lalo and Hector’s relationship. You can almost hear Hector talking based on how well they “communicate” with each other.