Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta rose to fame and success after starring in several Latin American movies. He further came into the limelight after starring in Narcos: Mexico. Tenoch Huerta grabbed considerable applause after he bagged a significant role in the Marvel movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
While talking about the antagonist role, Tenoch described Namor as someone who is just trying to protect his family, his culture and city, and all the things that he loves the most, including his legacy, heritage, and memory. The actor explained that everyone could understand his on-screen character’s motivations.
The actor has opened up about representation in the movie while stating how this is the first superhero that has an Indigenous background, a Mesoamerican background while adding further that the ancient culture is in his roots and the character also speaks like him and he is excited to be making history.
The actor’s career has recently been derailed after Huerta was accused of a severe allegation, making way for a messy controversy. Let us find out all about the Namor Actor controversy.
Namor Actor Controversy: All About It
The Namor Actor Controversy started doing the rounds after Tenoch Huerta was accused of sexual assault. Tenoch Huerta rose to fame after bagging the role of Namor in the hit Marvel movie, Wakanda Forever. However, his career faced a huge roadblock after Mexican saxophonist and activist María Elena Ríos accused the actor of sexual assault.
Elena Rios further claimed that her music was used without her consent, and she was not even paid for the work that was taken to the big screen while calling Tenoch a sexual predator.
Elena took to Twitter, where she stated that it is indeed very difficult to talk about the emotional abuse and abuse of power of a sexual predator who is being loved in the world for playing a character in a movie like Tenoch Huerta.
Elena further mentioned the organization that is associated with the actor. She concluded the post by stating that justice is unattainable while pointing out that she does not want to be famous nor need money because she already has a job.
However, Tenoch Huerta has completely denied these allegations and further insisted that these allegations are false and completely unsubstantiated while claiming that the relationship between the two lasted for several months and also pointed out that it was entirely consensual.
Why Did Tenoch Huerta Leave Fiesta en la Madriguera?
Amidst the ongoing charges of sexual assault, Tenoch Huerta announced that he is stepping down from the Netflix movie Fiesta en la Madriguera. The Marvel actor further stated that due to the impact of the recent false statements that have been made by María Elena Ríos and the damage they have caused, he had no choice but to withdraw from participating in the film Fiesta en la Madriguera.
The actor further admitted that he had to make the announcement out of great sadness as this statement was issued also with a desire to prevent the allegations from harming the work of the dozens of talented and hard-working people involved. Huerta further shared his hopes to restore his reputation.
Tenoch Huerta Breaks Silence On Assault Allegations!
Wakanda Forever star has broken silence about the severe allegations made against him while issuing a statement that said how a false and completely unsubstantiated accusation about him has spread like wildfire and that he cannot let it go unchallenged any longer.
Tenoch Huerta further revealed how he dated Elena for several months and claimed that the relationship was entirely consensual at all times while calling the former relationship a warm, loving, and mutually supportive relationship. The actor also stated that Elena began to misrepresent their interactions both privately and in front of groups of mutual friends.
