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Ok, enough stalling and lets tackle tonights first death.
Adelita has always had a thing for quick exits but Angel is concerned about her disappearance this time.
Finally, some peace even if its short-lived.
Carla Baratta as Adelita and Melony Ochoa as Mini
The situation is tense when she arrives and Adelita seems to not notice or care too much.
Shes elated to present Mini with all shes stolen for her only to face a line of questioning.
Have you been working for the cartel?
Adelita replied, I was forced to but I used the time and access to get the people ready.
This is the money that you should probably get started, stolen from the LNG.
you could use it to help all the farmers.
All they need is you to lead them.
DEADLINE: What has your journey been like playing Adelita for 5 seasons?
CARLA BARATTA:I feel like weve both been on this journey that we both grew together.
We share so many similarities in our lives, like having a baby and then I had another baby.
I tried not to judge her and the things that she was going through.
Instead, I wanted to understand why she was doing the things that she was doing.
This has all been a blessing for me.
I learned a lot as a human and as an actress.
DEADLINE: It was pretty poetic that it was Mini who takes Adelitas life.
BARATTA:It was.
I feel like it was a beautiful and painful way to end it and it was proper justice.
She raised this person to be the next Adelita, and Adelita killed Pablo who was like her brother.
So seeing all of that, Im sure Mini knows thats what she has to do.
So in a way, I feel like Adelita accomplished what she wanted.
DEADLINE: Is there anything you were thinking about as Adelita when she was dying?
I know I was thinking about my kids and it broke my heart.
Afterward, I couldnt stop crying.
DEADLINE: Maybe the loss can be a new beginning for Angel?
BARATTA:Yeah, exactly.
A part of me wants to believe that Adelita getting killed was for the best.
This season you’re free to see shes not mentally stable and shes just lost.
She goes from killing mode to mother mode and it doesnt make sense.
A person cannot live such different lives concurrently and be ok; It just doesnt happen.
I hope they have a more stable future.
He was just waiting for that moment she wasnt coming back.
DEADLINE: Have you said goodbye to her yet?
BARATTA:I feel like I havent.
Thats one of the reasons why my family decided to come to Colombia because we needed closure.
So this is my way of saying goodbye to her.
Im taking some time and being with my kids enjoying a simple life.
Behind bars, he learned his fearless leader EZ Reyes (J.D.
Its been a lot of me waiting patiently.
When Season 3 came around, that ensemble really became an ensemble and further, we became a family.
So we had these two different energies telling this one story.
DEADLINE: When Creeper went to jail, it felt like his death was inevitable.
I told him who I was as a little boy and how I grew up.
Ive had the honor to play that and to carry that through a character in Hollywood.
What do I do with that?
And I brought it but that that was scary.
Elgin trusted me and taught me to not be tough and instead to be vulnerable.
He wrote these words to show this pain and to humanize this character.
I had to tap into this darkness and pain.
DEADLINE: Did going back to prison, albeit on a TV show, help you face your demons?
LUCERO:That was the hardest day for me because we shot in an actual prison.
It was very emotional for me but I had Elgin, Emilio [Rivera], J.D.
We had like 50 or 60 guys there from the neighborhoods and theyre wearing their blues.
It wasnt meant to be that way but thats how it turned out when I surrendered.
These guys have shown me so much love and trust and Ive learned so much from them.
DEADLINE: Would you say Creeper died an honest man?
LUCERO:He died an honest man and I, Joseph, believe Creeper died a loyal man.
But most importantly, he was loyal to himself.
DEADLINE: Has playing this character been therapeutic for you?
LUCERO:Yeah, its definitely been therapeutic.
The lightness you see in me today is the human aspecttoday, I feel worthy.
I now have this body of work and Im doing this interview with you right now.
And its not about a crime I committed or someone I may have hurt.
I wish my dad could see me right now.
This is why today you see me lighter.
I have my mom and my babies and I have a career.
People doubted me but here I am.
Now I want to play a cop or an attorney or maybe even a superhero.
Maybe I can just play a guy who is feeling life no matter how life comes?
This is who I am now and I love it.
