Black Panther fans across the world will be able to check out the film’s long-awaited sequel, as well as the tribute to the iconic African superhero who was impersonated by the late Chadwick Boseman.

“For many Latinos who want to see their own superhero epics on the silver screen, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is a milestone that features Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta, who is now poised to break into mainstream pop culture”, according to NBC News.

Huerta, who is of Indigenous heritage, plays the mutant leader of a kingdom based on Mayan and Aztec influences, which has thrived beneath the ocean for centuries. Audiences can recognize him for his roles in the Netflix series “Narcos: Mexico” and the movie "The Forever Purge”, NBC points out.

According to The Washington Post, “The movie depicts two nations bordering each other — one on land (Wakanda), the other below the sea (Talokan), both led by superheroes. One is Black, the other is Indigenous, both powerful and refusing to adhere to colonization by force”.

The actor spoke to The Post and said he perceives the making of the film as two worlds coming together for the greater good and realizing that the sins of colonization have also affected these communities.  In addition, he points out that it was a chance to make beautiful songs together and realize that they are much more alike than they think.

“We’re the same. [Latinos and Blacks] are not in two distinct points of life. We’re on the same side. And if we work together with love, we can move forward. I hope that this film, with the message that it has, can help everyone understand that”, Huerta said.

Also, according to the actor, When a company like Marvel Studios, and its parent company Disney, tell a diverse superhero story that focuses primarily on Black and Indigenous characters from East Africa and Mesoamerica (which stretches from modern-day south-central Mexico to Costa Rica), it shows “the rest of the world that representation matters”, according to NBC.

On screen, Huerta plays Namor, one of Marvel’s oldest characters, a mutant with pointed ears, winged ankles and superhuman strength that can rival the might of other larger-than-life Marvel characters like Thor.

“In many ways, Talokan is the mirror image of Wakanda on the surface. Both are powerful kingdoms that have flourished in secret. Both are the only known sources on the planet for the fictional metal vibranium, which has an extraordinary ability to absorb, store and release kinetic energy. And both are acutely aware of the racial injustices that have marginalized other diverse peoples in the outside world. But while Wakanda was never colonized, Talokan was created as a refuge by Indigenous survivors who escaped from the horrors of Spanish colonization in Yucatán, Mexico”, NBC notes.

The first Black Panther film was an innovative box office success in 2018, which not only focused primarily on black characters, but also proved that the general audience wanted to see more diversity in cinema.

“Black Panther” grossed almost $1.35 billion worldwide, with 52% of that box office (just over $700 million) earned in the U.S. This adds up to nearly half of the box office brought in by the top-grossing superhero film, “Avengers: Endgame,” (almost $2.8 billion worldwide). “Black Panther” narrowly beat mainstream classics like “Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi” (just over $1.33 billion), “Frozen” (nearly $1.31 billion) and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (just under $1.15 billion)”.

Huerta hopes that the proud stories of brown and Black peoples will inspire viewers to come together. “Especially right now, we need to identify with each other and embrace each other”, he told NBC.