‘Primo’: Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Martin Martinez, Carlos Santos Among 10 Cast In Amazon Freevee Comedy From Shea Serrano

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Amazon’s Freevee has assembled the cast for its upcoming Shea Serrano Project, formerly titled Primo. Joining the comedy as series regulars will be Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Martin Martinez, Carlos Santos, Johny Rey Diaz, Henri Esteve, Jonathan Medina, Nigel Siwabessy, Christina Vidal, Efrain Villa and Stakiah Washington. The project hails from Serrano and The Good Place creator Mike Schur.The single-camera series, inspired by Serrano’s life growing up in San Antonio, follows a teenager balancing college aspirations, societal expectations, and a hectic home life, anchored by his single mom and five uncles.Diaz-Silverio will portray Rafa, a 16-year-old high school junior who must balance his mom and five uncles’ opinions after finding out that he has the chance to be the first person in his family to ever attend college.Rey Diaz will portray Rollie, one of Rafa’s uncles and the middle child of his brothers.

He’s the wildman of the family. He is regularly in minor trouble with the law. Though he’s feared as a brawler in the neighborhood, he’s also the most sentimental of the group.Esteve will portray Mike, the second youngest of Rafa’s uncles.

He is a fit, disciplined, military man who acts extremely alpha male-y all the time, though nobody in the family buys it.Martinez will portray Miguel, one of Rafa’s closest friends who is a bit of a smart aleck.Medina will portray Jay, the eldest of Rafa’s uncles.

He has worked at a full-time, labor-intensive job since he was 17. He moves through life in the most straightforward way possible.