Griselda Amilcar star Jose Zuniga looked very different in Twilight compared to his much more sinister drug smuggling role in the Netflix crime drama.
09:02, Sat, Jan 27, 2024 | UPDATED: 09:03, Sat, Jan 27, 2024
WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Griselda.
Griselda fans wouldn’t recognise Jose Zuniga from 16 years ago when he starred opposite Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in Twilight.
he true crime Netflix drama Griselda has soared to one of the most watched on the streamer, following the rise and fall of Griselda Blanco (played by Sofia Vergara) in 1970s and 1980s Miami.
Along her journey, subscribers meet her drug smuggling rival Amilcar (played by Jose Zuniga) who would stop at nothing to bring Griselda down and take business for himself.
He is the top drug trafficker in Miami when Griselda arrives on the scene but it doesn’t take too long before Amilcar’s business is in jeopardy thanks to the savvy and ruthless businesswoman.
Actor Jose Zuniga’s latest part may see him in the dangerous drug underworld, but, more than a decade ago, he played a role in the fantasy film franchise that took the world by storm
Twilight became a smash hit in 2008 when author Stephanie Meyer’s book was brought to life for the silver screen.
Telling the love story of Edward Cullen (played by Robert Pattinson) and human Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), Twilight already had a loyal fanbase because of the books which grew immensely due to the five films.
It was in the original movie that actor Zuniga made his appearance as Edward and Bella’s biology teacher Mr Molina who is described as “nerdy” with a passion for science.
Fans will particularly remember the scene he’s featured in as Edward is forced to sit next to Bella whose blood is so intoxicating for him that he slams on the table and covers up his nose and mouth.
Mr Molina is last seen taking the students on a field trip to learn about environmental studies, including one of the most basic forms of recycling, compost tea.
But since leaving the Twilight franchise behind, Juniga has gone on to feature in a plethora of well-known shows and films.
Some of these include Grey’s Anatomy, Lie To Me, Castle, Suits, Desperate Housewives, Scorpion and Agents of SHIELD.
One of his biggest parts to date was in CBS’ political series Madam Secretary as Senator Carlos Morejon for three years.
A horror film called Rosario is currently in production with the Griselda star playing a character called Oscar.
He is also going to be in Mister Whisper which is in post-production and Beyond the Grave, although it is unclear at what stage of the production this project is at.
Griselda is available to watch on Netflix.
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