What is it like being a Latino actor working in television?
ON: Playing a lot of security guards and janitors. AE: So, you are finally playing a professional. ON: Yes, it’s all well and good to play those other roles, but it sucks. You want to do more things. Everyone has a different path. I got lucky. I can do the comedy thing. I have a show coming out on Comedy Central in 2007. AE: What’s the name of the show? ON: It’s called Halfway Home. I act on it, and I am executive producing. It’s about these people who get out of prison who still have do more time in a halfway home. AE: Any gay characters? ON: You will have to watch and see. This is something I did for myself. Being a minority and feeling underrepresented, I decided to not sit around to wait for auditions. I created my own work. I sold this. AE: Is your character a gay Latino on The Office? ON: What is a gay Latino? I am Mexican American. I don’t have an accent, but I am still Mexican on the show. I am gay on the show, but I don’t play Oscar gay. I know many gay people. Some of them ar
