The same roots of Mexican culture of the character&#039;s as the actors&#039; helped Manuel Garcia-Rulfo to bring the originality into the character.

“Let’s move to tequila”: Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Reveals the Mexican Suggestions He Made in ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ for Mickey Haller

Netflix has a distinctive collection of American drama shows and movies that are
based on novels. Some interesting shows and movies streamed recently on the
platform. One of the recent most loved shows is The Lincoln Lawyer in which
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo portrays the lead character of Mickey Haller. The show talks
about Mickey and his journey as a lawyer and how he runs from one courtroom to
another in his Lincoln cars. Manuel wanted to create his own version of Mickey.
Here’s how he did it.


MANUEL GARCIA-RULFO AND MICKEY HALLER

The Lincoln Lawyer show has its roots in the novel written by Michael Connelly
in 2005. Mickey Haller is the Kick-ass lawyer in the courtroom. His ethnicity is
Mexican-American. Mickey was born and raised in LA by his father, who was also a
lawyer, and his mother, who was a Mexican actress. The casting and creative team
of Netflix had already decided to stick with the original roots of the
character.

ALSO READ: Michael Connelly Crafted ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ From Two Real-Life
Persons That Now Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Portrays on Netflix
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Michael Connelly
[https://about.netflix.com/en/news/michael-connelly-lincoln-lawyer-series-preview],
the writer, was kept in the loop and shared how Manuel was a perfect fit for the
character. “He has an easy charm but it is also pretty clear that he thinks fast
on his feet and is always two steps ahead of his opponents and sometimes even
his clients. Manuel exudes this kind of confidence,” said the writer.

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The reason for the creators of the show wanting to cast Manuel for Mickey is
pretty obvious here. But they also wanted to create a whole new Mickey Haller
for the viewers as the movie of the same name has already been made. Matthew
McConaughey was the Lincoln Lawyer in the movie. As much as the showrunners love
the movie and McConaughey, they wanted to have the duality of Mickey’s ethnicity
visible more realistically in the Netflix Original
[https://netflixjunkie.com/category/news].


“LET’S MOVE TO TEQUILA”

Manuel also couldn’t believe that he got the lead in the American show. He
worked very hard on his character as Mickey
[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/arts/television/lincoln-lawyer-manuel-garcia-rulfo.html].
He learned the language and overcame the biggest obstacle
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-oh-jeez-for-me-it-was-english-manuel-garcia-rulfo-on-the-challenges-to-play-mickey-haller-and-how-he-prepped-for-the-lincoln-lawyer/]
for him. The more he understood and embodied the character to himself, the more
he became comfortable with it.

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Manuel helped The Lincoln Lawyer
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/the-lincoln-lawyer] creators with his version of
Mickey. Since the actor himself belongs to the Mexican roots, he could bring the
originality to the actual character. For instance, in the script, Mickey orders
a burger, the most American thing, and Manuel told the creators, “Let’s explore
his Mexican side and get burritos or tacos.”

[data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==]

At one point, Mickey orders bourbon, again the most American drink, and Manuel
suggested, “Let’s move to tequila.” The creators immediately agreed with this
suggestion because “Why not? It’s his heritage.”

They kept the originality and essence of the character in the show as it was in
the novel. Manuel [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/manuel-garcia-rulfo] brought
honesty and hard work with him to justify his character. What is your take on
the character?

ALSO READ: ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Reveals How His
Grandmother’s Method Helped Him Learn His Lines
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-the-lincoln-lawyer-manuel-garcia-rulfo-reveals-how-his-grandmothers-method-helped-him-learn-his-lines/]

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Netflix has a distinctive collection of American drama shows and movies that are based on novels. Some interesting shows and movies streamed recently on the platform. One of the recent most loved shows is The Lincoln Lawyer in which Manuel Garcia-Rulfo portrays the lead character of Mickey Haller. The show talks about Mickey and his journey as a lawyer and how he runs from one courtroom to another in his Lincoln cars. Manuel wanted to create his own version of Mickey. Here&#8217;s how he did it.
<h2>Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Mickey Haller</h2>
The Lincoln Lawyer show has its roots in the novel written by Michael Connelly in 2005. Mickey Haller is the Kick-ass lawyer in the courtroom. His ethnicity is Mexican-American. Mickey was born and raised in LA by his father, who was also a lawyer, and his mother, who was a Mexican actress. The casting and creative team of Netflix had already decided to stick with the original roots of the character.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-michael-connelly-crafted-the-lincoln-lawyer-from-two-real-life-persons-that-now-manuel-garcia-rulfo-portrays-on-netflix/" rel="bookmark">Michael Connelly Crafted ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ From Two Real-Life Persons That Now Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Portrays on Netflix</a>
<a href="https://about.netflix.com/en/news/michael-connelly-lincoln-lawyer-series-preview" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Connelly</a>, the writer, was kept in the loop and shared how Manuel was a perfect fit for the character. &#8220;He has an easy charm but it is also pretty clear that he thinks fast on his feet and is always two steps ahead of his opponents and sometimes even his clients. Manuel exudes this kind of confidence,&#8221; said the writer.
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-32570 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/thelincolnlawyer_season1_episode1_00_04_10_04r-1-scaled.webp" alt="" width="2560" height="1280" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/thelincolnlawyer_season1_episode1_00_04_10_04r-1-scaled.webp 2560w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/thelincolnlawyer_season1_episode1_00_04_10_04r-1-300x150.webp 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/thelincolnlawyer_season1_episode1_00_04_10_04r-1-1024x512.webp 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/thelincolnlawyer_season1_episode1_00_04_10_04r-1-768x384.webp 768w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/thelincolnlawyer_season1_episode1_00_04_10_04r-1-1536x768.webp 1536w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/thelincolnlawyer_season1_episode1_00_04_10_04r-1-2048x1024.webp 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" />
The reason for the creators of the show wanting to cast Manuel for Mickey is pretty obvious here. But they also wanted to create a whole new Mickey Haller for the viewers as the movie of the same name has already been made. Matthew McConaughey was the Lincoln Lawyer in the movie. As much as the showrunners love the movie and McConaughey, they wanted to have the duality of Mickey&#8217;s ethnicity visible more realistically in the <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/category/news">Netflix Original</a>.
<h2>“Let’s Move to Tequila”</h2>
Manuel also couldn&#8217;t believe that he got the lead in the American show. He worked very hard on his character as <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/arts/television/lincoln-lawyer-manuel-garcia-rulfo.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mickey</a>. He learned the language and overcame the <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-oh-jeez-for-me-it-was-english-manuel-garcia-rulfo-on-the-challenges-to-play-mickey-haller-and-how-he-prepped-for-the-lincoln-lawyer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">biggest obstacle</a> for him. The more he understood and embodied the character to himself, the more he became comfortable with it.
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33133 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TLL_103_Unit_03700RC2-1.jpg" alt="" width="1600" height="900" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TLL_103_Unit_03700RC2-1.jpg 1600w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TLL_103_Unit_03700RC2-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TLL_103_Unit_03700RC2-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TLL_103_Unit_03700RC2-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TLL_103_Unit_03700RC2-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" />
Manuel helped <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/the-lincoln-lawyer">The Lincoln Lawyer</a> creators with his version of Mickey. Since the actor himself belongs to the Mexican roots, he could bring the originality to the actual character. For instance, in the script, Mickey orders a burger, the most American thing, and Manuel told the creators, &#8220;Let’s explore his Mexican side and get burritos or tacos.&#8221;
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-33129 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Mickey-and-Izzy-scaled-1.jpeg" alt="" width="2560" height="1707" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Mickey-and-Izzy-scaled-1.jpeg 2560w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Mickey-and-Izzy-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Mickey-and-Izzy-scaled-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Mickey-and-Izzy-scaled-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Mickey-and-Izzy-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Mickey-and-Izzy-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Mickey-and-Izzy-scaled-1-1200x800.jpeg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" />
At one point, Mickey orders bourbon, again the most American drink, and Manuel suggested, &#8220;Let’s move to tequila.&#8221; The creators immediately agreed with this suggestion because &#8220;Why not? It&#8217;s his heritage.&#8221;
They kept the originality and essence of the character in the show as it was in the novel. <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/manuel-garcia-rulfo">Manuel</a> brought honesty and hard work with him to justify his character. What is your take on the character?
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-the-lincoln-lawyer-manuel-garcia-rulfo-reveals-how-his-grandmothers-method-helped-him-learn-his-lines/" rel="bookmark">‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Reveals How His Grandmother’s Method Helped Him Learn His Lines</a>

Michael Connelly Crafted ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ From Two Real-Life Persons That
Now Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Portrays on Netflix

‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Reveals How His Grandmother’s Method
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