We need to talk about Juan Castano, the hunky bad boy from ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’
Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine in the gay rom-com Red, White & Royal Blue.The two gorgeous actors portray Alex Claremont-Diaz (Perez) and Prince Henry (Galitzine) in the Amazon Prime adaptation of the best-selling queer novel by Casey McQuiston, which follows as the bisexual son of the US president gets hot and heavy with the closeted British royal.A post shared by Prime Video (@primevideo)And while the film retains the book’s sexual romps – and has helped educate the straights on what positions are possible for two gays – it also deviates from the source material in various ways.One crucial change from the book is the addition of character of Miguel Ramos, a news journalist who had a sexual tryst with Alex in the past.
Without spoiling anything for those who have yet to watch the soon-to-be modern-day gay classic, Miguel plays a pivotal part in how quickly Alex and Prince Henry’s romance comes to light.While many find Miguel polarizing, he’s portrayed by queer actor Juan Castano, who is just as pleasing to the eyes as the movie’s main stars.A post shared by What / If (@what_if)Besides his handsome looks, the 34-year-old is a talented thespian with an established career in the New York theater.Born in Colombia, Castano received a Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play for “Transfers” and starred opposite Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o in the bilingual audio play Romeo y Julieta.A post shared by Irene Sofia Lucio (@irenesofialucio)Castano has also won a Drama Desk Award and had lead roles in Off-Broadway productions of A Parallelogram and The Public Theater’s Oedipus El Rey.His six-pack abs almost stole the spotlight from his performance as Oedipus in the reimagined Greek.
