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Speaker 2: That's me, Hank.

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Speaker 1: Then, welcome, Welcome into the l Huddle Podcast. I'm m

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Speaker 1: j Acosta, Ruiz will Selva here and today very very

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Speaker 1: special guest, the man who made us remember that football

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Speaker 1: is in fact life, Christo Bane is in the house.

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Speaker 3: What's up?

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Speaker 4: Yeah, thank you, thank you, guys. It's it's an honor

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Speaker 4: to to be here today and to talk to you guys.

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Speaker 4: And yes, thank you, thank you very much.

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Speaker 3: Tell it out.

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Speaker 1: You have been busy, or say in Tolo's time zone,

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Speaker 1: from one coast to the next. Now you're in London,

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Speaker 1: there's a lot happening. We will get to the finale

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Speaker 1: of ted Lasso, of course, but Transformers is out. I

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Speaker 1: have my ticket already. I'm gonna go see it next week.

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Speaker 1: A whole new chapter for you. We're so proud of you. Congratulations.

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Speaker 1: Tell us about your character and Transformers and how it's

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Speaker 1: been just promoting the film. An incredibly diverse cast, I mean,

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Speaker 1: this is we're so excited for this.

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Speaker 3: No, thank you very much. Yeah, it's it's it's been crazy.

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Speaker 4: As you say, there's been lots of traveling, but also

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Speaker 4: I'm very grateful there's work, there's opportunities, and most importantly

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Speaker 4: have been able to meet so many amazing and nice,

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Speaker 4: cool people. And and yeah, I mean right now with Transformers,

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Speaker 3: I mean, there's everything is crazy.

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Speaker 4: But a couple of crazy things we're going to talk

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Speaker 4: about is the fact that I grew up playing with

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Speaker 4: and now I am one of those toys.

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Speaker 3: That's insane.

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Speaker 4: And and and then I I did the voice over

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Speaker 3: His name is will Jack. It's a it's a know

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Speaker 4: I recorded the voice in in Adahara, Mexico, so I

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Speaker 4: only knew I only met Stephen Couple, the director, who

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Speaker 4: it's been only recently that I met everyone and I

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Speaker 4: really it's been. It's been an amazing experience. I'm very

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Speaker 4: proud of the film because, as you said, it's it's

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Speaker 4: it's a diverse cast, it's the first time we see

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Speaker 4: and and yeah, to me, to be able to play

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Speaker 4: A privilege and an honor, but also responsibility because I

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Speaker 4: just hope this brings more opportunities. And and one thing

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Speaker 4: And when he when he gets hurt, he goes and

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Speaker 3: And it's been an amazing experience.

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Speaker 2: There definitely seems to be this Latino vibe. Was that

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Speaker 4: And Dominico also brings so much to it, and well,

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Speaker 4: I I invited some friends to the premiere and and

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Speaker 3: When when when even me not Puerto Rica, but I.

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Speaker 4: Just was very happy when and we all shouted of

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Speaker 4: It's very important and I think that's what has been

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Speaker 3: But I think as we start, we have to embrace who.

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Speaker 4: I mean I as a kid, as a kid coming

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Speaker 1: the day you. I want to think you created Danny Rohaus,

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Speaker 3: He was it was, I mean, he was a mean

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Speaker 4: Yeah there's there's there's a self tap online you guys

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Speaker 4: I did it didn't hear anything. They were supposed to

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Speaker 4: And then at that point I was like, it's football

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Speaker 4: And then yeah, they started shooting, and then I August

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Speaker 4: Yes, just like backing when I had a you said,

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Speaker 1: It's dangerous for a foreigner in London. Of course, we

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Speaker 3: I I have?

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Speaker 1: Yes, good, you can, you can? You can stop the

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Speaker 3: If that's your team that we're not at all? Yeah,

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Speaker 1: As a former ambassador of the Miami Dolphins, I would

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Speaker 1: we'll figure it out, what my people call your people.

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Speaker 3: It'll be great. It's manifested. That's manifested exactly what.

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Speaker 2: Well, there was a bit that you or one of

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Speaker 3: Wait? Wait they were friends with pets. Where now you

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Speaker 4: Yeah, that was that was that was That was funny

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Speaker 1: No, it's intense, Okay, before we let you go, Chrystal.

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Speaker 1: Of course, I like to always think that I have

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Speaker 1: What is what is the secret to your perfect time?

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Speaker 4: I always say it's it's the Mexican son, the Mexican food,

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Speaker 3: You know, just shower now and then stop it.

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Speaker 1: Stop that. So thank you so much, congratulations on everything.

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Speaker 2: Yes, yes, yes, I mean person.

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Speaker 3: And yes yes all.

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much, Christal, go calip your sleep.

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Speaker 4: All amigos. It's Christophernandez. Thank you very much for listening

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