The Drink With Kate Snow: Ismael Cruz Córdova

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🗓️ 29 August 2024

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Ismael Cruz Córdova is a fighter. He grew up in Puerto Rico and came to New York with all of his belongings in two laundry bags. The actor traveled around the world and was told “no” three times before ultimately getting cast in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.’

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0:00.0	Hi this is Kate Snow so Ismael Cruz Cordova and I met up in midtown Manhattan
0:05.2	we talked over sake for my series the drink it's always about how people got to the top and if
0:10.9	you don't know Ismael's story you're going to want to hear it.
0:14.3	He grew up in Puerto Rico, he moved to New York with just laundry bags as luggage, he got a gig on
0:20.5	Sesame Street and now he is in season two of Lord of the Rings, the Rings of Power.
0:26.8	It's out now. Wait until you hear about all the rejection he faced before he landed that role.
0:34.6	Three times they said no.
0:36.4	You can find all my conversations with top artists,
0:38.7	entrepreneurs and visionaries at NBC News.com
0:42.3	slash the drink.
0:43.6	You fought for Lord of the Rings as well.
0:47.4	I read that you were in a tent.
0:48.6	Yeah, because it was a tent accommodation.
0:50.3	And you're recording videos to send to the ring. And there's a sandstorm in the back.
0:54.0	It's like,
0:55.0	Is my El Cruz Coru.
1:00.0	Is my El Cruz Corvo.
1:02.0	Yes.
1:03.0	I would like?
1:04.0	We're at the Pig and Whistle in New York in Manhattan.
1:07.0	This is sake.
1:08.0	It's like, yeah.
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