MIAMI— Arturo Castro walked onto the set of Tron: Ares excited about his character Seth Flores' storyline and pinching himself. "It was the kind of experience that I could only dream of when I was a child in Guatemala," he said in an interview with The Latin Times.
It wasn't just the futuristic wardrobe or the CGI-heavy script that had him living his wildest fantasies. It was being part of the Tron franchise, sharing the screen with Jared Leto and "the legend that is Jeff Bridges.
Castro plays Seth Flores, a brilliant but conflicted coder navigating the blurred lines between reality and the digital world. For the Broad City alum, it's a deeply personal career milestone.
"I had to pinch myself. I mean, I'm in Tron," Castro says, his voice rising with disbelief. "When I was in Guatemala, I never imagined I'd be in a franchise like this, working with people like Jared Leto, Greta Lee, and Gillian Anderson. And then to bring my own Latinidad to it, to be there as myself, not playing a stereotype? That's big."
The movie, which premiered last weekend, picks up years after the events of Tron: Legacy. Leto plays Ares, a sentient program that crosses into the human world. Flores (Castro) is the mind behind the code that made that possible, though he didn't intend to unleash a war between AI and humans.
"Seth is a genius, but he's also scared of what he's created," Castro explains. "He's someone who wants to connect but doesn't know how. And that loneliness, that tension? It felt real to me. I've known that feeling."
So did his mother Doris Castro, whom he brought to Miami with him. She was with him at the premiere and -even more exciting- making the rounds on Spanish-language TV shows like Despierta América.
Born in Guatemala and raised between his homeland and the U.S., Castro has spent years building a career rooted in complexity. He first won hearts as Jaime, Ilana Glazer's sweet and awkward roommate in Broad City. Then he turned heads with his deeply uncomfortable performance as a cartel leader in Narcos. In between, he launched Alternatino, a sketch show where he played dozens of characters dissecting Latino identity, masculinity, and dating apps with surgical precision.
But Tron: Ares is different. It's a sign that the industry may finally be catching up with his talent as a multifaceted performer.
"People used to say I was 'too Latino' for certain parts and 'not Latino enough' for others," he says. "Now I'm in Tron. I don't know what else to tell you."
He's already looking ahead. Next year, he will be in several movies, including Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, with Eiza González, and Matchbox with John Cena. Tron Ares can be seen in movie theaters across the country and will be available on Disney+ in a few months.
Here is the full interview:
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