ULTRA VIOLET & BLACK SCORPION – Disney’s “Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion” stars Scarlett Estevez as Violet Rodriguez, and J.R. Villarreal as Cruz de la Vega. (Disney/Brian Roedel)
With a little name change and some more asking news we now have a great idea of what to expect from the newly retitled Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion on Disney Channel. J.R. Villarreal has been cast as Cruz de la Vega, a luchador wrestling coach who is also the superhero “Black Scorpion” and he will be joining Scarlett Estevez who will play Violet Rodriguez.
This comedy will focus on Violet and she learns how to become a superhero after she is chosen by a magical luchador mask, while getting help from her uncle who is already a superhero named “Black Scorpion” as she continues to keep her identity secret. It will be interesting to see who actually knows about Ultra Violet and how she handles her superhero duties as well as being a regular student at the same time.
The full cast that we currently know of is listed below:
J.R. Villarreal – Cruz de la Vega “Black Scorpion”
Scarlett Estevez – Violet Rodriguez “Ultra Violet”
Marianna Burelli – Nina
Juan Alfonso – Juan Carlos
Brandon Rossel – Santiago
Zelia Ankrum – Maya Miller-Martinez
Bryan Blanco – Luis León
J.R. Villarreal (“Akeela and the Bee”) has been cast as Cruz de la Vega, a luchador wrestling coach with the secret superhero identity “Black Scorpion” in Disney Channel’s new live-action comedy series “Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion.” The series (formerly titled “Ultra Violet & Blue Demon”) stars Scarlett Estevez (“BUNK’D”) as Violet Rodriguez, a Latinx teenager who is chosen by a magical luchador mask to be a superhero, like her uncle, Black Scorpion.
The series also stars Marianna Burelli as Violet’s mother, Nina; Juan Alfonso as Violet’s father, Juan Carlos; Brandon Rossel as Violet’s brother, Santiago; Zelia Ankrum as Violet’s best friend, Maya Miller-Martinez; and Bryan Blanco as Violet’s classmate, Luis León.
Eric Garcia and Leo Chu will be executive producers and showrunners on “Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion.” Joe Nussbaum, Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit will also executive produce.