Jay Hernandez

Jay Hernandez Instagram – In honor of the new suicide squad being released I’m giving a lil backstory to the character Diablo. The character I built was based on a an amalgamation of people that I knew growing up in LA. Specifically my older brother. Now I normally don’t bring my family into social media but this is a small exception. The first image is the very first time I ever saw myself in full makeup. It was SURREAL. I looked at myself & thought,”this could have been my life and now I’m playing a version of it in a f**king superhero movie!” I thought about how my life could have turned out so much differently had I not been able to observe & learn from my older brothers. I owe both of them a massive debt. They taught me what family was, what honor & respect was. Sometimes by their mistakes. But they always had my back and believed in me. The second pic is my bro that he sent me from prison. He did his thing, life in there is violent & he got as much as he gave. Regardless, he is an amazing human being whose circumstance got the best of him but in the end, he is a survivor. I respect & love that man. I always said, the ability to thrive/survive in that environment are the same set of qualities that determine success on the outside. Much like Diablo he searches for redemption & like that character… I believe he deserves it. The full story goes DEEP. Trust me on that one. Life’s a trip. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Can’t wait to check out the new Suicide Squad & see my Skwad fam kick ass again. 🤘🏽#thesuicidesquad #diablovive | Posted on 07/Aug/2021 06:53:59