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Robert Wisdom
Prison Break's new setting is a real hell hole for the prisoners. A Panamanian dump with outhouse toilets and no running water gives Lincoln even more impetus to break out. The one guy who seems to have a nice set up is Lechero, the guy in charge. Actor Robert Wisdom shared a little bit of backstory that explains it.
Prison Break Wisdom
"Because he holds a lot of keys to a lot of closets where skeletons are," Wisdom said. "He knows where everything is and he is the strong guy who can do that. Every prison needed one. The military needed somebody who could do that so they empowered him, so he's working hand in glove with the colonels. So he gets what he wants."
If the prison break is coming, one has to wonder if Lechero would even want to get out. He probably has it better inside than he would on his own. "I have no idea. Well, every dog has its day. That's all I can say."
Joining the cast in its third season could be daunting, though Lechero is surely a memorable character who compares to the established ones. "I try not to look at it that way. That puts a little too much pressure on the game but I just try to do the best I'm able to do. I think my work at this point, I'm real happy with how I've grown so it's a good chance to work."
With such an action packed show, Lechero seems to be the guy orchestrating things. Expect him to get his hands dirty eventually. "Little by little, toes get swept in. They can't not. It's a pretty small world. The tide hits everybody over time and we all respond to the story. Again, everything has to come through me so eventually, all the action is going to come through me. I love it. I love that. I really think, especially in a show that's so cerebral, to bring a visceral character is real important so that's my job."
Wisdom closed with the show's biggest secret. All that sweat… not real. "We spray ourselves constantly. I'll tell you a secret. Don't tell anybody else. It's all baby oil and squirt bottles. I mean, there are some days we don't have to work real hard at it but by and large, we want to give people the feeling that it's pretty ripe in there. I think people get that impression."
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