Is Tuco Hector's son?

A member of the Salamanca family, Tuco is the grandson of Abuelita and the nephew of Hector. Tuco also has four cousins who are involved in criminal activities: Lalo, Marco, Leonel, and Joaquin. He is the first Salamanca family member to run their drug operation, and was succeeded by his uncle Hector and cousin Lalo.

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Who was Tuco Salamanca father?

Hector Salamanca was born in Mexico in 1939 and was one of the founding members of the Cartel and was referred to, even in his infirmity, as "Don Hector" by contemporary cartel leaders like Juan Bolsa.

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Are Tuco and the twins brothers?

However, it is this silence that stops the characters from working as compelling antagonists. Leonel and Marco are introduced after the death of their cousin, Tuco Salamanca, at the hands of DEA Agent Hank Schrader.

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Is Tuco Hector a grandson?

Hector "Tio" Salamanca is a longtime member of the Mexican drug cartel and the uncle of Walt and Jesse's former distributor Tuco.

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Is Hector Salamanca Tuco's uncle?

A member of the Salamanca family, Tuco is the grandson of Abuelita and the nephew of Hector. Tuco also has four cousins who are involved in criminal activities: Lalo, Marco, Leonel, and Joaquin.

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How are Tuco and Nacho related?

Calculating and intelligent, Nacho was formerly an employee at his father's shop A-Z Fine Upholstery before becoming affiliated with the Cartel. He became one of Tuco Salamanca's most trusted enforcers and later became the lieutenant of both Hector and Lalo Salamanca.

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Is Tuco related to Gus?

Juan Bolsa sets up a meeting between Gus Fring, the Cousins, Hector and himself. Bolsa, who speaks on their behalf and that of Tio, explains to Gus that their cousin, Tuco, was betrayed by Walter and they have a family right to execute him, a claim backed by the entire cartel.

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Why is Tuco called Tuco?

A name used in South American countries to denote a ragù-like sauce used in pasta dishes. The tuco name comes from the Ligurian tuccu.

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Are Tuco and Lalo related?

A member of the Salamanca family, Lalo is the grandson of Abuelita and one of Don Hector's nephews, having four cousins who are also involved in criminal activities within the Salamanca drug operation in the cartel: his main cousin and fellow distributor Tuco, his hitmen cousins Marco and Leonel, and his first cousin ...

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Why does Hector Salamanca not talk?

After an unexplained incident, he's left paralyzed in most of his body and can't speak or move on his own. His only means of communication is the bell on his wheelchair.

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Who put the bomb on Hector's wheelchair?

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Walt plants a bomb in Hector's wheelchair before one of Gus's visits to him in the hospital. Hector detonates the bomb, yet Gus somehow walks out of the room, making fans fear that he somehow survived.

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Why does Gus keep Hector alive?

Gus Fring's verbal beat-down also confirms (if it wasn't already clear) that the real reason he didn't let Hector die from a heart attack in Better Call Saul season 3 was because he wanted the Salamanca patriarch to watch everything and everyone he loved die before kicking the bucket himself.

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Why are the Salamanca Twins after Walt?

Because they knew that Hank was the one who killed their cousin Tuco Salamanca. Although Walter was involved in his death, but Gus manipulated them which led them trying to kill Hank.

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Are the Salamanca Twins actual twins?

They aren't twins!!!! They're brothers, but they're three years apart. I'd love to see more of their backstory, other than they were raised by Hector. Who are their parents?

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Is Hector Salamanca the most evil?

Hector Salamanca (Mark Margolis) is ranked fifth because of his condition in the Breaking Bad series. He is confined to a wheelchair, and must ring a bell to speak. He could be meaner and more evil if he were physically able.

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What does Tuco yell at the end?

Tuco's line "When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk!" was improvised by Eli Wallach, which apparently caused the whole crew to burst out laughing. Eli was a little perplexed because he thought that what he said was actually pretty sensible.

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Who did Tuco punch to death?

No-Doze. Poor No-Doze had the misfortune of running afoul of his boss, Tuco, who beat him to death for simply reminding Walt and Jesse whom they worked for. The uncalled-for violence made Walt question the wisdom of working with Tuco, ultimately leading him and Jesse to plot the man's death.

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Why did Blondie let Tuco live?

Blondie takes Tuco out into the desert, their apparently usual de-briefing spot, and decides to let him go, because their partnership isn't ever going to be worth much money.

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Did Gus know Walt killed Tuco?

Gus met with cartel boss Juan Bolsa and members of Tuco's family, including "The Cousins," two hitmen for the cartel. The group wanted Walt killed for betraying Tuco, but Gus later reminded them that the DEA were the ones who carried out the murder. In fact, Hank was the one who killed Tuco during a shootout.

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Is Tuco mentally ill?

Tuco eventually descended into a life of severe drug abuse and, over time, gradually became mentally unstable whenever high on meth.

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Why do they call him Nacho?

During his stay in Italy, the Italian pronunciation of his Spanish name, Ignacio, led to the form Nacho and remained as a familiar way to address people named Ignacio. Since then, Jesuits are commonly called "nachos".

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Who killed Nacho in Better Call Saul?

He grabbed Juan Bolsa's (Javier Grajeda) weapon and held him at gunpoint, but instead of taking out Hector, Gus or any of the other high-ranking cartel members with him, he died by suicide.

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Why did Nacho get rid of Tuco?

Nacho Varga and Mike monitor a restaurant and Nacho says he fears retaliation from Tuco Salamanca if Tuco discovers his secret drug dealing. Nacho tells Mike he and Tuco meet there to settle accounts with their street dealers, so Nacho thinks it is an ideal place to kill Tuco.

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