Unaware of Gonzo's death, Tuco believes that Gonzo was the one who turned him in to the DEA and brought the raid on his hideout; he is extremely upset about it and feels betrayed, stating that he treated Gonzo like a brother.
At this point, Tuco's behavior suggests he could be either a psychopath or a sociopath. While Tuco does show emotional detachment towards others' well-being, what differentiates him from a psychopath is his impulsive behavior.
Tuco was originally supposed to be around for all of Season 2 as its main antagonist, but had to be killed off early because his actor, Raymond Cruz, felt uncomfortable playing someone as violent and deranged as Tuco.
One of Tuco's head lieutenants, No-Doze acted alongside Gonzo as Tuco's bodyguard. After No-Doze made a seemingly harmless remark reminding Walt and Jesse who they work for, Tuco's temper exploded and he started beating No-Doze. Cause of Death: No-Doze was beaten to death by Tuco.
Tuco has a reputation for being crazy, but he's only really like that because he's on meth all the time. As far as we know, Hector, Lalo, and the twins are 100% sober. Tuco is loud, he's violent, but at the end of the day he's predictable and can somewhat be reasoned with.
If you think about each major Salamanca character after this description it's clear that Hector, Tuco and the Twins are sociopaths, while Lalo is a psychopath. What if Lalo was always psychopathic since birth and Hector just made him more dangerous, eventually introducing him to the Cartel?
From 1996 to 1998, Tuco and Nacho were selling methamphetamine that they bought from bikers in Riverside, California. He eventually descended into a life of severe drug abuse and, over time, gradually became mentally unstable whenever high on meth.
However, Tuco took No-Doze's remark as being disrespectful towards Walt and Jesse, and ultimately came to the conclusion that No-Doze was both calling Tuco stupid and speaking for him.
When they see a vehicle approaching in the distance, Walt and Jesse quickly crawl into hiding, assuming that it's Tuco's cousins. But it's Hank, who gets into a shootout with the wounded Tuco, whom Hank kills in self-defense.
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.
This was the second part of the two-episode premiere, in which the first episode aired on February 8, 2015 and this episode on February 9, 2015. This episode is in reference to Tuco Salamanca, in which his grandmother calls him "mijo" which means "my son."
Raymond Cruz portrayed the deranged and unstable drug dealer Tuco Salamanca in Breaking Bad. While Tuco was being set up to be the big bad of season two, he died rather early in the season. That's because Raymond Cruz hated the character. Iconic as his portrayal was, Cruz found Tuco Salamanca difficult to play.
It was clear early on that Tuco is unpredictable and prone to such violent outbursts, but he surprisingly valued Walter because of the latter's superior product - in addition to Walt's intelligence and business style that are added by his seemingly calming demeanour.
Gilligan uses the development of Walt's narcissistic personality disorder as he gains more money as an allegory for those in society who are wealthy yet continue to be selfish. American Psychiatric Association.
Nacho convinces Tuco that killing a lawyer would attract unwanted attention. Tuco frees Jimmy but moves to kill Cal and Lars. Jimmy convinces Tuco to spare their lives and talks him into only breaking one leg each as punishment. After bringing Cal and Lars to a hospital, Jimmy arrives at a bar for a date.
Secondly, they brought in Tuco's bell-ringing uncle as a witness but he refused to testify because he hates the police more than Walt and Jesse. But oh my, the look on Tio's face says it all. Take a look at this quote, "My wife is seven months pregnant with a baby we didn't intend.
Tuco's right-hand man, Nacho Varga, realizes that associating with Tuco is a risk that could end badly for him, so he decides to betray Tuco and enlists Mike Ehramantraut to help.
Summary. Walter White's descent into villainy on Breaking Bad is highlighted by his high body count, with almost 300 people killed directly or indirectly. Despite not necessarily being a psychotic murderer, Walt's indifference towards the deaths he caused, and his eventual ruthlessness, are chilling.
Hank begins showing signs of post-traumatic stress disorder in "Breakage" after killing Tuco Salamanca in "Grilled", the first deconstruction of his "tough cop" persona.
That night, Hank is awoken by loud gunshot-like pops coming from inside his house. Tense and alert with gun in hand, he heads to the garage, realizing that the noise was made by his beer bottles popping off. In response to the toll Tuco's death has taken on him, Hank throws the grill in a local river ("Breakage").
Hank Schrader has a panic attack. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident or other violent personal assault.
A high-ranking member of the Cartel, Salamanca was the violent and unpredictable member of his family who helped establish their drug operations, leading to him crossing paths with both Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) in the original Breaking Bad series, as well as its spin-off, Better ...
Walt: $50,000. Tuco Salamanca: [laughs] 50 G's! How do you figure that? Walt: 35 for the pound of meth you stole and 15 for my partner's pain and suffering.
