Saying goodbye. After enjoying beloved husband and grandfather Miguel Rivas on all six seasons of This Is Us, Jon Huertas has accomplished his last-ever scenes as a member of the Pearson household.
“I did have my remaining day on set and, yeah, it was bittersweet,” Huertas, 52, solely advised Us Weekly on Thursday, April 28, whereas discussing the NBC drama’s remaining season. “A part of me was actually blissful that we had been capable of finish the story the way in which that we needed to, and a part of me may be very unhappy that I’m not gonna be working with these actors every day and this crew. I’m gonna miss that, in order that’s the unhappy half.”
Jon Huertas. Picture Press Company/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
The household drama — helmed by Dan Fogelman — premiered in September 2016. Us later confirmed in Might 2021 that the forthcoming sixth season could be the final.
“It’s very nice to have the ability to say, ‘We did that,’ and stroll away with out feeling any remorse and never pondering like, ‘Oh, I want we may’ve shot that one episode that we at all times talked about’ or ‘I want we may’ve finished this,’” the New York native added. “We don’t have to fret about that. … We’re blissful and pleased with [what we did].”
Whereas the forged has been arduous at work filming season 6 — which is at present airing weekly on NBC — they’ve additionally provide you with humorous methods to remain in good spirits. Whereas filming the longer term marriage ceremony ceremony of Kate Pearson (Chrissy Metz) and Phillip (Chris Geere), the costars teamed up for a now-viral “Wobble” dance on TikTok.
Jon Huertas as Miguel in ‘This Is Us’. Ron Batzdorff/NBC
“We love dropping little issues like that,” the Sabrina, the Teenage Witch alum gushed to Us on Thursday. “I imply, it’s simply enjoyable to play as a grownup. It’s, like, that’s what it appears like once we do these viral movies, it’s like, we’re enjoying, it’s virtually like once we shot that ‘Wobble’ video, that was our recess. We had been working all day and we had been all sort of in our little space on the set and we similar to, ‘What do you guys wanna do? Let’s do one thing enjoyable.’ It’s like recess.”
The award-winning sequence follows the interconnected lives of the Pearson household throughout previous, current and future timelines because the “Large Three” siblings (performed by Metz, Justin Hartley and Sterling Okay. Brown) develop up alongside their dad and mom, Rebecca and Jack (Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia, respectively). After Jack’s tragic demise in season 2, followers discovered that Rebecca finally moved on with Huertas’ Miguel — who has since turn out to be a staple at household gatherings.
“I suppose what [the show’s] taught me [is] actually to be extra open to communication,” the Citadel alum advised Us. “I feel a variety of the stuff, particularly firstly of the sequence, a variety of the problems got here from individuals not speaking their wants, not speaking how they actually felt; these issues can get pushed down after which once they come out, it’s explosive.”
He continued: “It’s taught me that, you understand what, I want to attach with everybody in my household, all the buddies that I care about, all my coworkers, the individuals on my crew, like, you understand, simply, let’s simply, I wanna inform individuals how I really feel about them extra usually.”
This Is Us airs on NBC Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET.
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi
