For Tenoch Huerta, “forced inclusion” does not exist and he explains it in detail

now that officially Tenoch Huerta He is recognized as one of the protagonists of the film ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’, the spotlight is on him, and recently the Mexican actor made a controversial statement assuring that from his point of view “forced inclusion” does not exist at the interior of the world of cinema

This is a term that has sparked several debates on social networks, and “forced inclusion” is understood as the obligation to bring to the big screen the representation of social diversity without any plot for the story, which Namor’s interpreter at Marvel Studios assures that this is not how things really work.

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In an interview for I want GeekTenoch Huerta talked about his next feature film, ‘Black Panther: Wakanda forever’, where he put his country high, and took the opportunity to give his point of view in the face of this social controversy: “If it feels like forced inclusion to see an LGBTQ person because they’ve never seen them, despite being quite common on the street, then since you’ve never seen them now that you see them, it feels like forced inclusion.“.

No, man, it’s just putting on the screen what already existed on the street, you just couldn’t see it and that’s all, ”says the actor.

To continue his point of view on the matter in detail, Huerta adds: “That’s what inclusion is about, you just tell a bunch of very different stories, very different from each other with characters of all rationalizations in positions, no matter what. […] In general terms, in almost any film, in almost any narrative, you can just include whoever you want.“.

On the other hand, the actor also points out that true inclusion is not a question of who is in front of the cameras: “The real struggle is not only in who is in front of the camera, that is only a part, the heart itself is in whoever directs, who writes and who produces the stories, there is everything.”He concludes.

Tenoch Huerta on white supremacism in Mexico

The famous Mexican actor points out that his participation in ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ is very important to represent another vision of Mexico abroad: “It seems important to me that the spaces of representation are opened in the media and that big companies like Disney, Marvel and also, is a great progress“.

Also, Huerta talks about the privilege of white-skinned people in Mexico: “For example, the resistance that Mexican platforms have where white supremacism continues to prevail, where practically all of their characters are white, in Mexico and Latin America it is important that companies like Marvel and Disney make a difference. We hope they will ride the wave and start participating“.

The movie ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ features other Mexicans like Mabel Cadena or rapper Santa Fe Klan, who has a song on the soundtrack, so Tenoch Huerta isn’t the only representative of Mexico and Latin America at Marvel Studioswhich you can see on the big screen in November.

According to the updated calendar of the Marvel Studios”Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” will premiere on November 11 and, being one of the most anticipated films of 2022, its debut is expected to be a box office success, surpassing other UCM previews such as “Thor: Love and Thunder ‘o’ Doctor Strange in the multiverse of madness’.