arlen alexander escarpeta played carlos in welcome to night vale.
arlen alexander escarpeta played carlos in welcome to night vale.
who plays carlos in welcome to night vale?
arlen alexander escarpeta
on "welcome to night vale", marron plays carlos the scientist, who is the main character's crush and later husband. marron joined the podcast in 2013 and has appeared regularly since then, and has also featured in all the live shows. prior to marron's casting, carlos was played by jeffrey cranor, one of the show's writers. cranor stepped down from playing the role because, as a white man who is not an actor, he wanted to avoid standing in the way of a talented latino actor playing a major role in his show. the "night vale" team and marron knew each other via the neo-futurists, and marron was a fan of the show before he was asked to play carlos. his casting was well-received among fans of the show. marron has spoken about the importance of "night vale" in showing that there is a large audience for media with a diverse and non-straight cast. in the show, carlos is described as having "perfect hair," which marron, who has curly, "gravity-defying" hair argues helps to redefine the racial politics of hair.
dylan marron
characters and narratives may emerge and develop slowly, while unrelated stories may combine to form new plot points. major stories which have occurred include the development of a romantic relationship between cecil and carlos; the stranding of several characters, including carlos, in a "desert otherworld"; the invasion of night vale by the corporation strexcorp, from the rival town of desert bluffs, and strexcorp's eventual expulsion from night vale; the 2014 mayoral elections, with subsequent terrorist activities by failed mayoral candidates the faceless old woman who secretly lives in your home and hiram mcdaniels; and the complications surrounding mcdaniels' subsequent imprisonment and trial. the series' fourth anniversary in june 2016 coincided with a two-part climax to the most recent storyline: the invasion of night vale by mysterious strangers, led by a demonic beagle puppy accidentally summoned from hell by chad bowinger, a former radio intern. the early plot point of a miniature city buried under the town's bowling alley resurfaced after this, in addition to the sporadic appearance of huntokar, a deer-headed deity with connections to both the tiny city and night vale's unusual nature.
welcome to night vale