Pedro Pascal and Jenna Ortega join a short list of Latino actors nominated for Emmys for leading roles in 'The Last of Us' and 'Wednesday.'
Pascal was nominated for best lead actor in a drama for his role as Joel Miller, the morally gray protagonist of HBO’s “The Last of Us." Pascal is the second Latino to be nominated in the category, after Jimmy Smits, who was nominated five consecutive times for his role as Detective Bobby Simone on ABC’s “NYPD Blue” from 1995 to 1999.
Ortega was nominated for best lead actress in a comedy series for portraying Wednesday Addams, the titular character of Netflix’s hit show, “Wednesday.” She's the third Latina to be nominated in the lead actress category, following Rita Moreno in 1983 for ABC’s sitcom “9 to 5” and America Ferrera in 2007 and 2008 for ABC’s “Ugly Betty.” Ferrera won in 2007.
Pascal was also nominated as an outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for his appearance on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” and outstanding narrator for CNN’s “Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World.”, was also nominated for outstanding supporting actress for her portrayal of Harper on HBO’s suspenseful drama “The White Lotus.”
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