Scarlett Estevez, J.R. Villarreal talk Disney’s ‘Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion’

Scarlett Estevez performs Violet Rodriguez, a Mexican American teen who’s chosen by a magical luchador masks that transforms her into Extremely Violet.

“Now that she has this masks, she will’t precisely inform individuals who she is, she will’t reveal her identification,” Estevez stated.

And, she’s not preventing crime alone! She takes all of it on together with her luchador uncle, Cruz de la Vega, performed by J.R. Villarreal, often known as Black Scorpion.

“Her uncle is attempting to show her to be the very best superhero she will be,” Villarreal stated.

Though Cruz takes Violet beneath his wing to show her the duties of her particular powers, she would not at all times see eye-to-eye with him with regards to his strategies for capturing crooks.

“She has to study to do it for the sake of the folks and probably not herself, which is a little bit of hassle for her,” Estevez stated. “So she’s actually attempting to navigate her method and have enjoyable for herself.”

Within the meantime, she should preserve her superhero identification secret from her mother and father and her older brother Santiago (“Tiago”), in addition to her mates and schoolmates.

Nevertheless, she does lean on one shut confidante: her greatest pal Maya Miller-Martinez, who offers recommendation and assists with documenting Extremely Violet’s adventures on social media.

“Extremely Violet & Black Scorpion” premieres on June 3 at 9 p.m. ET on Disney Channel and on Disney+ on Wednesday, June 8.