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SNL50: Who is Marcello Hernández's youthful Cuban mum Isabel Cancela? She's appeared with the Saturday Night Live star in a T-Mobile advert, and she inspired her son's viral skit with Pedro Pascal

One of Saturday Night Live's hottest new faces – Marcello Hernández – delighted viewers of the show's anniversary special on Sunday night when he performed an extended version of the viral Domingo sketch with Bad Bunny and Pedro Pascal. The rising star regularly uses his Latino roots to comic effect – including in his stand up, in which he often talks about his relationship to his Cuban mother. But despite being the subject of many of Hernández's jokes and skits, his mum Isabel Cancela gamely accompanied her son to the SNL50 event to celebrate the show's half a century on air – and they clearly share a close bond. Advertisement Marcello Hernández is one of SNL's current cast members and a rising star. Photo: @marcellohdz/Instagram The mother and son duo opted for a classy look during their red carpet appearance, with Hernández dressing up in a dapper tuxedo and Cancela stunning in a dazzling head-to-toe black ensemble. 'I'm grateful, I'm very blessed and the best part is that my mum gets to come and see it all because she saw me from the very beginning,' he told The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet. 'It's fantastic, I'm having a great time. It's the best weekend,' Cancela chimed in. Here's what we know about Marcello Hernández's supportive – and very youthful – mother, Isabel Cancela. Isabel Cancela is from Cuba Marcello Hernández's mum Isabel Cancela was born in Cuba. Photo: @marcellohdz/Instagram Isabel Cancela hails from Cuba. She fled the island country with her family when she was 12, moved to Spain and then the Dominican Republic before relocating to the US alone, according to Variety.