Giving up his identity and five years of his life, he was a misfit American in a rag-tag group of recruits - men from homelands without proper armies, men on the run from their pasts, men without hope - in the Legion's notoriously brutal training regime." From the harrowing physical rigors of basic training to his posting in the 2e REG outside of the tiny village of Saint Christol, from his fierce competitiveness and pride to his ultimate disillusionment with the Legion and dramatic desertion, this is the story of one man's quest for honor and sacrifice. But at twenty-three, he was already disillusioned with what life had to offer him: a luxury car, a corporate expense account, a future sitting behind a desk." "Always fascinated with the Legion, he decided to join up while on a trip to Europe. " "The son of underpaid Mexican immigrants, Jaime found himself on the corporate fast track after graduating with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. In 1999, the Legion was just what American Jaime Salazar was looking for. Made up completely of volunteers, the Legion gives men a new lease on life - and a chance to test their limits both physically and mentally. “The apocalypse forces Salazar to bring out all the knowledge and all the skills that he had rejected, in the hopes of creating a normal life."Since 1831, the French Foreign Legion has become a renowned symbol of discipline and solidarity. “Here’s a guy who left a life behind, tried to begin a new life, hiding from everyone what he had done in the past, and then is forced to go back,” Blades said.
The first one was broadcast in Season 3, episode 4, which revealed Salazar’s killer instincts as a former member of the CIA-backed Salvadoran death squad Sombra Negra (Black Shadow). “He doesn’t think in terms of ‘I’m getting old.’ He just understands that he can’t move as fast as he could and now he will have to move a little earlier.”Įpisode 11 in Season 7 is named “Ofelia,” and this is the second time that “Fear the Walking Dead” will feature an episode mostly in Spanish with some dialogue in English. “He’s an expert in understanding people, their motivations, their characters,” Blades said.
Rubén Blades as Daniel Salazar in "Fear the Walking Dead." Lauren "Lo" Smith / AMC But while Salazar may seem vulnerable, fans also know that he can be a master at adapting to change. Blades said Salazar, who's been absent from most of Season 7, has struggled with the death of his daughter Ofelia (played by Mercedes Mason).
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