Exclusive: Acapulco Star Enrique Arrizon

What? Julia accepted Chad’s awkward wedding proposal, thereby breaking Máximo’s heart? And what about Máximo’s sister Sara and that potential love interest she might have with a girlfriend? And how will Don Pablo’s death effect older Máximo? That’s pretty much where things left off at the end of Season One of Apple TV+’s global phenom Acapulco.

Created by Austin Winsberg, Eduardo Cisneros, and Jason Shuman, the series won audiences over with its How I Met Your Mother (ish) style, as modern-day mogul Máximo Gallardo (Eugenio Derbez) tells his teenage nephew Hugo (Raphael Alejandro) about dreaming big and the time he worked at a plush Acapulco resort, Las Colinas, in 1984.

In the 1980s, young Máximo is played with boundless enthusiasm by Enrique Arrizon, who, in conversation, boasts undeniable zest and love for the series. In fact, he feels the show offers something valuable to all cultures, but particularly the Latino community.

“I think we all deserve this [show],” Arrizon said of Acapulco, “because oftentimes, the Latino community is mostly shown as criminals or Narcos or in dark stories. That is not us. We are more than that. We are flashy, vibrant, full of colors, full of values. We care. When we migrate, we take with us all our love, all our culture, and all our efforts.

“This [show] is a huge opportunity to be in the spotlight—imagine,” he said. “Because this is available in over 100 countries. People are more open to read subtitles, too. They’re craving new cultures. And this is obviously new.”

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