Gustavo Fring (Giancarlo EspositoGiancarlo Giuseppe Alessandro Esposito (Italian: [dʒaŋˈkarlo dʒuˈzɛppe alesˈsandro eˈspɔːzito]; born April 26, 1958) is an American actor and director. He is best known for portraying Gus Fring in the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad, from 2009 to 2011, and in its prequel series Better Call Saul, from 2017 to 2022.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Giancarlo_Esposito
Because of the rivalry between Gus and Hector, Lalo becomes dedicated to disrupting Gus' legitimate restaurant business Los Pollos Hermanos and Lavandería Brillante, as well as his reputation with the cartel. Unlike his other rivals such as Walter White, Gus was highly fearful of Lalo due to his cunning and resilience.
Lalo outwitted and outsmarted Gus at every turn, but Gus prevailed with a lucky shot in the dark.
Lalo came so close to exposing Gus to the rest of the Salamanca cartel. Very calmly and thoroughly, he explained his plan for Saul to drive to Gus' house, ring his doorbell and shoot him — all while Lalo is standing over Howard's dead body.
Gus wanted to make his mark on everything he could, because he feared the idea of never accomplishing anything in live, or not being remembered by society.
Indeed, Gus not maintaining control is not something we frequently see. And The Mandalorian star says Lalo poses the same threat to Gus that Gus has posed to others, making him Gus's ultimate threat. “I don't like loose cannons. I don't like loose cannons who can't control themselves.
As they leave, Arturo brags about his success, but Gus ambushes them and suffocates Arturo with a plastic bag. He then tells Nacho that he knows Nacho switched Hector's medication but has not told the Salamancas, so Nacho is now under his control.
Lalo died smiling as a nod to the maniacal personality he carried throughout life, but also to stress the satisfaction he derived from having been right about Gus. The familiar, creepy smirk was one final act of rebellion. Even in his most painful moment, he refused to let Gus see a glimmer of defeat on his face.
Better Call Saul season 6's "Carrot & Stick" speaks to Gus Fring's awesome instincts, not only knowing a visit to Hector Salamanca was the best method of confirming whether the Lalo assassination stuck, but also getting exactly the cues he wanted from their conversation.
However, since Gus is able to make so much money for the cartel, he needs definitive proof. Up to this point, Gus is portrayed as the smartest person on the show, matched only by Walter White in Breaking Bad. In spite of this, Lalo is able to believably outmaneuver him at nearly every turn.
He's a lot like Gus Fring, but the two are secret enemies
At first glance, Lalo seems nothing like the reserved, mysterious drug kingpin Gustavo Fring. But he's also very observant beneath his boisterous exterior.
Hector Salamanca
Having served as one of Don Eladio's most feared men for decades, Hector has been as close to the top as it gets.
Lalo is as cold-hearted and evil as the other Salamancas yet he is the most loved by the audience.
Sure enough, the final portion of “Black and Blue” reveals that Lalo really has gone to Germany to investigate what Gus is up to. Instead of visiting Madrigal Electromotive, however, Lalo follows the one lead he has: Werner Ziegler.
Lalo could plan to use Jimmy and Kim to his advantage. After all, Jimmy is "Salamanca's guy" in Better Call Saul now. Lalo will suspect that Jimmy has ties to Gus or Mike, and he could therefore try to use him as leverage.
Nacho Varga was one of Lalo's most trusted lieutenants, but he betrayed Lalo by working with the DEA to take down the Juárez Cartel.
In season 4 of Breaking Bad, Gus tells Hector Salamanca that “the Salamancas are all dead now”: Gus Fring can only become the new drug king after the death of all those who stand against and above him.
Tuco Salamanca
Assuming operational costs are about $5 billion, the profit comes to $15 billion. In Breaking Bad, the Juarez Cartel was one of the major organizations in Mexico.
Gus kept the hidden gun secret even from Mike because he knew that waiting for Lalo alone would be the cleanest way to handle the problem. Meanwhile, Lalo thought he was being sneaky by spying on Gus' operation from the sewers - not knowing that he was actually walking into a trap.
Don Eduardo "Lalo" Salamanca (c. 1960 - June 25th, 2004) is one of the two main antagonists (alongside Chuck McGill) of Better Call Saul, serving as the final antagonist of Season 4 and the main antagonist of Seasons 5 and 6. He also serves as a posthumous antagonist in Breaking Bad.
Burning Down A Hotel And Torturing The Owner
When Lalo and Nacho go to visit Hector at Casa Tranquila, Lalo reminisces about how he burned down a hotel and tortured the owner for simply being disrespectful. Lalo tells Hector that he took a souvenir from the hotel's ashes after it had burned down.
In 2020, Gilligan stated that "I personally think Max was more than just a friend to Gus. I think they probably were lovers." Gould later confirmed that Gus and Max were boyfriends on the Ringer podcast The Watch.
Throughout the five seasons of Breaking Bad, Walter White caused the death of almost 300 people, directly or indirectly. As the character descended into wickedness, Walt didn't necessarily seem to fall under the label of a psychotic murderer.