The Lincoln Lawyer star Manuel Garcia-Rulfo's throwback cameo role with Friends icon
The Lincoln Lawyer actor Manuel Garcia-Rulfo shared the screen with actress Jennifer Aniston for a minor role 11 years ago.
WARNING: This article contains spoilers from The Lincoln Lawyer.
The Lincoln Lawyer fans have spotted Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in a cameo role alongside Friends icon Jennifer Aniston.
The third series of The Lincoln Lawyer concluded with a jaw-dropping cliffhanger, seeing Mickey Haller (portrayed by Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) arrested for the murder of his previous client Sam Scales (Christopher Thornton).
With Sam's body discovered in Mickey's boot, it's evident that someone is attempting to frame him. However, viewers will be left in suspense until the legal drama returns later this year on Netflix.
As excitement mounts for the premiere of the fourth series, fans have been exploring other roles taken on by the Mexican leading actor.
Surprisingly, Garcia-Rulfo had a small part in a film featuring Friends and The Morning Show star Jennifer Aniston, which deviates from her usual roles.
The Lincoln Lawyer actor has a minor role in Aniston's heart-wrenching drama Cake, released in 2014.
Claire (played by Jennifer Aniston) is a member of a chronic pain support group struggling with an addiction to prescription painkillers.
Upon learning that a fellow group member has died by suicide, Claire initially reacts with indifference. However, she begins to experience visions of the woman and consequently seeks out her widower (Sam Worthington).
Garcia-Rulfo plays Arturo, a handyman hired by Claire to carry out some garden work. Before he departs, she gives him a box of toys that belonged to her son who tragically died in a car accident.
Arturo, unaware of the backstory, grabs a box of toys, but Claire's cleaner is waiting outside and confronts him for it.
She threatens to "curse his kids and grandkids" if he doesn't relinquish the items, leading to an infuriated Arturo calling her a "crazy b***h" in Mexican before leaving in a huff.
Despite receiving a modest 48% on Rotten Tomatoes, Cake has garnered acclaim from viewers on both the review aggregator and Reddit, with one person describing it as "extremely sad".
A Reddit user expressed: "It was very very stunning in it's characterization of a woman who is so angry and is holding in her grief it affects her very existence."
Another individual commented: "I must say it was truly a memorable role for Jennifer Aniston. I was moved by her performance."
Meanwhile, a Rotten Tomatoes critic noted: "Cake is mostly a melancholy, tragically stunning film, with a groundbreaking performance by Aniston and enough biting humor and heart to create the perfect balance it needs to make a lasting impression."
The Lincoln Lawyer is available to watch on Netflix.
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