Tuco Salamanca

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Tuco Salamanca was a psychopathic Mexican drug kingpin, local in the Albuquerque area, who briefly became Walter White and Jesse Pinkman's meth distributor. He was the grandson of Abuelita and nephew of Don Hector Salamanca, one of the most powerful members of the Juárez Cartel. Tuco also had three cousins involved in criminal activities: Marco, Leonel, and Joaquin Salamanca.

Tuco is known for his erratic personality and propensity for extreme violence. Tuco's personality makes him one of the most dangerous drug dealers of New Mexico, since he is able to kill even people close to him without showing remorse if they ever do something disrespectful on his point of view. Even though, Tuco shows signs of being extremely loyal to the people he truly trusts. His family is tied to the Juárez Cartel, as his uncle Tio Salamanca was one of the highest ranking members of the cartel. Tuco's cousins were hit-men for the cartel also. Tuco was trained by Tio in the art of selling and distributing meth. He groomed Tuco to eventually take his place in the organization when Tio was unable to. It is revealed that Tio treated Tuco as a son, showing how strong the bond between uncle and nephew was.

Ruthless, unpredictable, and prone to violent outbursts, Tuco nevertheless respected Walter because of his superior product, intelligence, business style, and guts. He was the main antagonist for the second half of the first season and the beginning of the second season of Breaking Bad. He also appears as a minor antagonist during the first season of Better Call Saul.

He is portrayed by Raymond Cruz.