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Do You Recognize the Latino Actor Who Plays El Diablo in ‘Suicide Squad’?’

By January 21, 2016 at 11:45 am

Have you seen the official trailer for Suicide Squad?

Credit: DC Comics / Warner Bros.

The movie features a band of DC Comics villains who are brought together by the government for a “special” mission.

If you haven’t seen it, here’s your chance to catch up. If you have, watch the trailer again:

OK, so you probably noticed the tatted up cholo with flames coming out of his hands.

His name is Chato Santana, but you can call him El Diablo.

Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

And he’s played by Jay Hernandez. Yeah, the same Jay Hernandez from Crazy/Beautiful…

El Diablo isn’t a random cholo created just for the movie. The character was established in 2011 as a part of DC’s New 52 Universe.

Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures / DC Comics

In the Suicide Squad comics, Chato Santana is a criminal who meets the original El Diablo, Lazarus Lane, while being treated for gunshot wounds in a hospital. Lane, who is in a coma, transfers his powers to Santana before his death.

So what are El Diablo’s powers? He shoots flames from his hands.

 

Although he’s packing a flame thrower in each hand, Santana is no hero.

If you play video games, you may remember El Diablo from Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham.

Credit: Lego / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Criminals have never been cuter.

And from the looks of it, Hernandez can’t wait for people to see him in action:

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