Pedro Pascal Reveals It Was His Idea to Play Marcello Hernández's 'Protective Mother' on “Saturday Night Live”

"All I did was go in and say, 'It would be great to do something with Marcello, and, I don’t know, be his protective mother or something,'" Pascal recalled

Marcello Hernández and Pedro Pascal are letting fans in on a secret behind their iconic skit on Saturday Night Live.

In a new interview with Variety, Hernández, 26, opened up about finding success on SNL in the two recent seasons of the famed sketch comedy show. He and Pascal, 49, even told the story of how the “Protective Mother” scene came to be.

“All I did was go in and say, ‘It would be great to do something with Marcello, and, I don’t know, be his protective mother or something,’” Pascal recalled to the outlet. “They were like, ‘You would do that?’ I was like, ‘Absolutely. I’ll do anything you f---ing want.’”

And easy as that, the Last of Us star found himself filming one of the most-watched skits of SNL’s season 48, which is about a Latina mother meeting her son’s American girlfriend. It was so popular, that they revived it for season 49, bringing in singer Bad Bunny to play the boy’s Latina aunt.

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Hernández went on to say that he relates to Pascal, and working together was an important moment for him in his career.

“Pedro is Latino like I am, so obviously I wanted to build the relationship somehow with him,” Hernández said.

For sketches like “Protective Mother,” Hernández revealed he often pulls inspiration from his real life. His mom was born in Cuba and regularly contributes to the storylines of his comedy.

“A lot of the jokes I say and the stuff that I write has to do with our relationship growing up,” he continued. “She went through a lot to get to the U.S. and to make a name and a world for herself, so I respect her very much and I trust her judgment.”

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Creator and producer of SNL Lorne Michaels told the outlet that Hernández has “remarkable talent,” going as far as to say he is one of the rare types of people who “belong” on the show.

“He’s not yet who he’ll be, but he’s well on his way to becoming it,” Michaels added.

In talking about how he pitches and works with Michaels, Hernández described his method: “You just do it.”

“And then your mom calls you, and she goes, ‘How did it go?’ And you go, ‘I have no idea.’ And she goes, “‘Oh, my God!’” he joked.

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Growing up in Miami, Hernández said he had a unique childhood that also provides him with ideas for his sketches.

“In Miami, you grow up fast, because there’s so much clubbing that people are doing,” Hernández explained. “When you’re young, you’re like, ‘I want to do that.’ Miami is like a ‘fake ID, go when you’re 17’ kind of place. You get caught a lot. They break your ID in front of you.”

“Nightclub Line” is another one he curated from personal experience, which featured Jason Momoa playing a bouncer.

“These promoters, they’re ruthless,” Hernández said. “They have somebody above them that’s like, ‘You have to bring in all the pretty people.’ It was really cool to be able to do that with Kenan Thompson and Jason Momoa — who really fits the bill of a sexy Miami bouncer.”

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