After his mother's death, he began using her surname professionally as a tribute to her and because he felt that Americans had difficulty pronouncing his paternal surname, Balmaceda.
It was after the sudden death of his mother by suicide in 2000 – when he was 24 years old – that he decided to go by her maiden name Pascal professionally, to honour her, revealed the now 48-year-old actor in a new interview with Esquire.
Pedro's parents separated sometime after their return to Chile and his mother died several years later. The then-unknown actor took Verónica's maiden name to honor her, changing his last name from Balmaceda to Pascal.
Pascal said he believed he's earned the "daddy" honorific because he's played several father figures on screen. “(The daddy thing) seems a little role-related, I think. There was a period where the Mandalorian is very daddy to baby Grogu. Joel is very daddy to Ellie.
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Does Pedro Pascal have a child?
Pedro Pascal may be the best on-screen father we have going, but he doesn't actually have any kids, and is not publicly in a relationship nor has he been married. He's also starting to seem as if he's sick of everyone calling him the word “daddy”, which I have previously gotten pretty worked up about over here.
After he was born, his parents took him as a baby to Denmark because his socialist family was forced to go into exile by the Pinochet dictatorship. Then, they ended up settling in Texas. Later, he had to overcome, among other things, bullying at school or the suicide of his mother Veronica, in 2000.
During Willem's Hollywood Walk Of Fame ceremony, Pedro shared his admiration and a few personal stories of Willem's impact. Calling Willem his “greatest teacher” Pedro added he doesn't just admire Willem's acting abilities, but his friendship.
At the time, Pedro portrayed a man named Tito Cabassa opposite Maria's character Sugar, and the rest is history. According to a report by The Sun, the duo went on to date for an entire decade. But in the time since they parted ways, Maria has married playwright Will Eno, with whom she shares one child.
Pedro Pascal was on hand at the 2023 Academy Awards not only as a presenter but also a supportive brother. "The Last of Us" star arrived to the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Oscar Sunday, March 23, with his sister, Javiera Balmaceda.
Pascal added (and still has) the he/him pronoun to his profile, and had even tweeted in March “TRANS RIGHTS! #ForeverandAlways.” His Mandalorian co-star, Gina Carano, did not understand the purpose, so added “beep/bop/boop” to her profile, seemingly minimizing the effort.
Pascal also told his immigration story in his “Saturday Night Live” monologue in February. “I was born in Chile and nine months later my parents fled Pinochet and brought me and my sister to the U.S.,” he said on the show. “They were so brave, and without them I wouldn't be here in this wonderful country.
“They were very young kids, so much younger than me and my older sister, so even if they hadn't lost a parent, we would still feel parental toward them. And I didn't naively think I could fill a space like that, but I just always wanted to be like, I'm here.” Pascal's mother, Verónica Pascal, died in 2000 by suicide.
Over the years, the actor has accumulated seven tiny tattoos that we know of. Most are inked in somewhat obscure locations, like behind his ear or on his upper thigh, likely for professional reasons, as they are far easy to cover up.
Pedro Pascal did grow up in a working class family! His parents fled Chile during a time of political turmoil and ultimately settled in the United States, where they raised Pedro in San Antonio, Texas.
As for what actually happened to Pedro's arm, he told reporters at the Golden Globes last week that he simply "fell." Here's to hoping Pedro's arm shoulder feels better soon (and resolves this clearly acute beef with Kieran Culkin).
Sarah Paulson and Pedro Pascal have been besties for 30 years. She used to give him money for food. Pedro Pascal and Sarah Paulson have known each other since they were both 18 years old.
The main reason Pascal has become so beloved is due to his versatility as an actor. Throughout his career, Pascal has appeared in a wide variety of genres and has played starkly contrasting characters that maintain an essence of protective nature.
