The Lincoln Lawyer star Manuel Garcia-Rulfo isn&#039;t an English-speaking actor yet nailed the role. How did he overcome the difficulties

‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Reveals How His Grandmother’s Method Helped Him Learn His Lines

Actors have to do so much to give justice to the character they are playing.
They use different methods for the same. It takes a lot of effort, especially if
the actor doesn’t know the required language. To learn the language, they need
to put in extra work. It varies from person to person what and how they are
facing the difficulties. Thus, the solutions to their problems also vary. The
Lincoln Lawyer actor, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, opens up about his difficulties and
how he overcame them.


MANUEL GARCIA-RULFO ISN’T AN ENGLISH MAN YET…

As much as he struggled with his accent, not being a native English speaker
actually helped Manuel’s character, Mickey. But it was challenging for him to
speak fluently without hesitating throughout the shoot in his initial stages.
His co-actor, Neve Campbell [https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/neve-campbell], who
plays Mickey’s first wife, Maggie, said
[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/arts/television/lincoln-lawyer-manuel-garcia-rulfo.html]
that she reached out to him and took him hiking to know each other. She also
motivated [https://netflixjunkie.com/?p=32742&preview=true] him, which helped
Manuel to be at ease with his fear.

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Moreover, his dyslexia added to his existing troubles. How did he overcome this?
What did he do to learn the language with this condition?

ALSO READ: Michael Connelly Crafted ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ From Two Real-Life
Persons That Now Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Portrays on Netflix
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-michael-connelly-crafted-the-lincoln-lawyer-from-two-real-life-persons-that-now-manuel-garcia-rulfo-portrays-on-netflix/]


GRANDMOTHER’S TECHNIQUE TO THE RESCUE

Grandparents always help us directly or indirectly. The same is the case with
Manuel. Facing these issues with the language, Garcia-Rulfo actually went back
to his grandmother’s technique. She was an artist and thus was innovative. She
had taught Garcia-Rulfo some techniques to learn things easily, as it is
difficult to relate to words for those with dyslexia.

“I bought this board and I put it in my apartment and — it was insane — I did
brain mapping with pictures, drawings,” he said. He apparently did that in every
scene. If there was a gun, he would draw a gun. It made it easier for him to
learn through this method.

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While learning this way, he understood words and could absorb them easily. The
more he understood the language, the more questions he would ask about the
deeper psyche of the character to the creators and director. Moreover, the
character is based on real-life lawyers in the original novel that inspired the
series. This factor might have added pressure on Manuel.

This is how Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/manuel-garcia-rulfo] cleared all the handles on
his way during his initial journey as an American actor. It also surprised him
to see the improvements and his ability to deliver the dialogues in English
thoroughly.

Garcia-Rulfo proved that giving up isn’t an option when you are in trouble. Just
look for the solution and it is always there.

ALSO READ: “It only took about 15 years to…”: Michael Connelly Describes the
Long Journey of ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Finally Making It to Netflix With David E.
Kelley
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-it-only-took-about-15-years-to-michael-connelly-describes-the-long-journey-of-the-lincoln-lawyer-finally-making-it-to-netflix-with-david-e-kelley/]

To justify the Mexican roots of the character, The Lincoln Lawyer
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/the-lincoln-lawyer] showrunners chose Manuel, and
to justify the Americanness of the character, he chose his roots: his
grandmother’s teachings. What an adventurous journey he has been on. We are
waiting to see what he has in his pockets for the future. What about you?

Neha Chande

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Actors have to do so much to give justice to the character they are playing. They use different methods for the same. It takes a lot of effort, especially if the actor doesn&#8217;t know the required language. To learn the language, they need to put in extra work. It varies from person to person what and how they are facing the difficulties. Thus, the solutions to their problems also vary. The Lincoln Lawyer actor, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, opens up about his difficulties and how he overcame them.
<h2>Manuel Garcia-Rulfo isn&#8217;t an English man yet&#8230;</h2>
As much as he struggled with his accent, not being a native English speaker actually helped Manuel&#8217;s character, Mickey. But it was challenging for him to speak fluently without hesitating throughout the shoot in his initial stages. His co-actor, <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/neve-campbell">Neve Campbell</a>, who plays Mickey’s first wife, Maggie, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/arts/television/lincoln-lawyer-manuel-garcia-rulfo.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that she reached out to him and took him hiking to know each other. She also <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/?p=32742&amp;preview=true">motivated</a> him, which helped Manuel to be at ease with his fear.
<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TLL_107_Unit_00321RC-H-2022-1.webp"><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-32758 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TLL_107_Unit_00321RC-H-2022-1.webp" alt="" width="1296" height="730" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TLL_107_Unit_00321RC-H-2022-1.webp 1296w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TLL_107_Unit_00321RC-H-2022-1-300x169.webp 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TLL_107_Unit_00321RC-H-2022-1-1024x577.webp 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TLL_107_Unit_00321RC-H-2022-1-768x433.webp 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px" /></a>
Moreover, his dyslexia added to his existing troubles. How did he overcome this? What did he do to learn the language with this condition?
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>
<h2>Grandmother&#8217;s technique to the rescue</h2>
Grandparents always help us directly or indirectly. The same is the case with Manuel. Facing these issues with the language, Garcia-Rulfo actually went back to his grandmother&#8217;s technique. She was an artist and thus was innovative. She had taught Garcia-Rulfo some techniques to learn things easily, as it is difficult to relate to words for those with dyslexia.
“I bought this board and I put it in my apartment and — it was insane — I did brain mapping with pictures, drawings,” he said. He apparently did that in every scene. If there was a gun, he would draw a gun. It made it easier for him to learn through this method.
<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TTFN3UOPXNE7HJFODWAN6SEUHY-1.webp"><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-32757 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TTFN3UOPXNE7HJFODWAN6SEUHY-1.webp" alt="" width="1280" height="640" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TTFN3UOPXNE7HJFODWAN6SEUHY-1.webp 1280w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TTFN3UOPXNE7HJFODWAN6SEUHY-1-300x150.webp 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TTFN3UOPXNE7HJFODWAN6SEUHY-1-1024x512.webp 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/TTFN3UOPXNE7HJFODWAN6SEUHY-1-768x384.webp 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></a>
While learning this way, he understood words and could absorb them easily. The more he understood the language, the more questions he would ask about the deeper psyche of the character to the creators and director. Moreover, the character is based on real-life lawyers in the original novel that inspired the series. This factor might have added pressure on Manuel.
This is how <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/manuel-garcia-rulfo">Manuel Garcia-Rulfo</a> cleared all the handles on his way during his initial journey as an American actor. It also surprised him to see the improvements and his ability to deliver the dialogues in English thoroughly.
Garcia-Rulfo proved that giving up isn&#8217;t an option when you are in trouble. Just look for the solution and it is always there.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-it-only-took-about-15-years-to-michael-connelly-describes-the-long-journey-of-the-lincoln-lawyer-finally-making-it-to-netflix-with-david-e-kelley/" rel="bookmark">“It only took about 15 years to…”: Michael Connelly Describes the Long Journey of ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Finally Making It to Netflix With David E. Kelley</a>
To justify the Mexican roots of the character, <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/the-lincoln-lawyer">The Lincoln Lawyer</a> showrunners chose Manuel, and to justify the Americanness of the character, he chose his roots: his grandmother&#8217;s teachings. What an adventurous journey he has been on. We are waiting to see what he has in his pockets for the future. What about you?

“It only took about 15 years to…”: Michael Connelly Describes the Long Journey
of ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Finally Making It to Netflix With David E. Kelley

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

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