Harvey Guillén as Guillermo de la Cruz in season 5 ofWhat We Do in the Shadows.Photo:Russ Martin/FX
Russ Martin/FX
Warning: This post contains spoilers for season 5 ofWhat We Do in the Shadows.
Harvey Guillénhas high hopes for hisWhat We Do in the Shadowscharacter, Guillermo de la Cruz, as the show prepares to take its final bow.
“I think we kind of realized that Guillermo is in a place of rebirth, renaissance,” the actor, 33, tells PEOPLE of his character, the familiar of vampire Nandor the Relentless (Kayvan Novak) who spends most of the series wishing to become a vampire himself, whatever it takes.
“How do I say this without giving too much away? He definitely goes a route that we did not expect,” Guillén adds of Guillermo.
Harvey Guillén as Guillermo, Kayvan Novak as Nandor, Natasia Demetriou as Nadja, Matt Berry as Laszlo and Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson inWhat We Do in the Shadowsseason 1.Russ Martin/FX
The show also starsMatt Berryas Laszlo Cravensworth, Natasia Demetriou as Nadja of Antipaxtos, Mark Proksch as “energy vampire"Colin RobinsonandKristen Schaalas The Guide, among many recurring and one-off guest stars likeBeanie Feldstein,Nick Kroll,Mark Hamill,Fred Armisen,Doug Jones,Vanessa Bayer,Haley Joel Osment,Sofia Coppola,Patton Oswaltand even Waititi, 48.
As fans will know, Guillén’s Guillermo finally got his wish to become a vampire in season 5 of the hit FX vampire mockumentary series — only to become mortal once again after realizing the undead life wasn’t quite what he expected it would be.
“Sometimes what you work for doesn’t really pay off and doesn’t really come to fruition,” Guillén tells PEOPLE of his character’s arc. “And sometimes that’s heartbreak for us as humans, but we also have to remember that we have to understand what we’re capable of and also what we are not capable of. And to know the difference.”
Guillén shares that they are in the middle of shooting the final season, and that it’s been “really cool just to see the trajectory of” Guillermo’s story, noting that he’s “really excited for everyone to see where it lands just because we left off on such a sweet and nostalgic moment of his hard work.”
Kayvan Novak as Nandor, Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson, Kristen Schaal as The Guide and Harvey Guillén as Guillermo in season 5 ofWhat We Do in the Shadows.Russ Martin/FX
As for his hopes for Guillermo as the show wraps, “I still want for Guillermo the things I always wanted for him, which is for him to be happy,” saystheWishvoice actor. “For him to actually be happy. I think there’s a past there that we kind of dive into a little bit and talk about this season.”
“We talk about his origin story — the origin of how … maybe the desire of him wanting this [vampiric] lifestyle, that kind of idea,” he explains.
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“I think at the end of the day, Guillermo always aspired to be a vampire because it looks like a wonderful life,” Guillén continues. “You have beauty. You are free sexually to be who you want to be. You get to have all the money in the world. You live forever. There’s no expectations of you. There’s no limitations for you.”
But in reality, “Sometimes happiness is in front of you and you just have to let the universe guide you,” he adds. “Sometimes the universe is literally telling you, ‘I have what you need,’ and you’re like, “No, this is the path for me.' And just stop and listen and take the path the universe has given you.”
Seasons 1 through 5 ofWhat We Do in the Shadowsare streaming on Hulu.
source: people.com
