Narcos: Mexico’s Alberto Zeni. Latin American actor on his role in the Netflix drug cartel drama. Life is beautful, he says, discussing personal happiness, and his work for the Los Angeles homeless.

Mexican-born actor Alberto Zeni has made his way to the US small screen in the highly-anticipated second season of Netflix's crime drama Narcos: Mexico, which returned in February 2020. He stars alongside Diego Luna(Gallardo), Scoot McNairy (the narrator) and Teresa Ruiz (Bautista). In this interview, he talks about his character, his storied career, growing up in Mexico, his family life and working for the homeless in Los Angeles. Alberto says life is “beautiful.” It has been over a year since the Season 1 release of "Narcos: Mexico", which effectively shifted the long-running drug cartel drama into new territory. The first season of "Narcos: Mexico", was the fourth season of "Narcos" overall and it reset the Netflix series when it traveled back to 1980s Mexico to show the birth of the Guadalajara cartel and trace the origins of the Mexican drug war, beginning at the time when Mexican traffickers were a loose and disorganized confederation of small-time independent cannabis growers and dealers. Born in Monterrey, Mexico, Alberto first caught the acting bug when he was 14 years old while working for Parque Plaza Sesamo in his hometown of Monterrey, Mexico; a family-friendly destination with a Sesame Street theme featuring rides, games and a water park. Singing, dancing and playing characters at the park wasn't his only direction as he had goals of becoming an inventor and even received a degree in Engineering. After completing his studies, Alberto continued working in the entertainment industry starring in telenovelas such as "Hoy Soy Nadie," "Trillizas de Colores," "Bajo el Alma," "XY. La Revista" and the web series "Vidas Cruzadas" starring Kate del Castillo. It wasn't until his mid - twenties, where he decided to make a drastic change, pack up his bags and move to Los Angeles, CA to continue his acting journey. While in LA, Alberto immersed himself in the craft - training in the Meisner Technique and teaching himself English. Alberto is now fluent in Spanish, English, Italian, and can speak some French, Hebrew, Arabic and Mandarin. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/john-aidan-byrne0/support