Culture News Before One Piece, the Luffy actor starred in a very popular series that landed in Netflix’s top 10 internationally
Published on September 12, 2023 at 5:05 p.m
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Actors rarely deliver masterful performances from their first appearance on screen. However, we can almost assume that this is the case with Iñaki Godoy. The interpreter of the main character in the One Piece series played a supporting role in another successful Netflix production.
One Piece: the revelation of Iñaki Godoy
The Netflix series “One Piece” was No. 1 in 86 different countries when it launched and had some success. Despite many changes Compared to the base material, the adaptation produced by Matt Owens and Steven Maeda was able to find its audience. When reading the reviews, it is often the cast that is praised for their performance. However, it was the source of the author’s greatest fear. Eiichiro Oda explained in a video where he meets Iñaki Godoy (Luffy in the series) that he was afraid of not finding the right actor for Luffy. His performance was convincing the mangaka and even relieved him.
The Chupacabra in The Imperfects.
But before he plays the Straw Hat, Iñaki Godoy has several Netflix series to his credit. For example, he starred in The Imperfects: a series that highlights three people endowed with superpowers. The latter can take on the appearance of monstrous creatures straight out of fantasy, such as a banshee or a succubus. As for the chupacabra, it is Iñaki Godoy who embodies it. Enough to quickly teach him One Piece devil fruits…
First top 10, then it is not validated by the public at all
“The Imperfects” was released on Netflix in September 2022. But we can go back another year to see another performance by Iñaki Godoy. We see him in the Mexican series Who Killed Sara. It is a detective series in which young Alejandro is accused of murdering his sister. He then spent 18 years in prison, learning to be a computer hacker and planning to use his skills to uncover his sister’s murderer.
A successful first season in which we see Iñaki Godoy again and again, but in a supporting role. He plays Bruno Lazcano, a family member of Sara’s boyfriend. Despite a successful first season since appearing in the Top 10 non-English language series at launch“Who Killed Sara” appeals less and less to viewers. This is proven by the results for each of the three seasons on RottenTomatoes. While the former scores 86% among the press and 56% among the public, the latter falls into the hearts of the public with 36% approval. The third and final one only shows 30 validations.
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