The funny and laid-back actor spoke exclusively with The Huffington Post about his Latino roots, why he doesn’t speak Spanish, and growing up in an hacienda. He also reveals what’s coming up on tonight’s all-new episode of “Teen Wolf,” (10/9c on MTV) and explains why he doesn’t mind showing some skin on the hit show!

Tell us about your Latin roots?
On my mom’s side I’m Mexican and my dad is a White dude {Laughs}.

Do you speak Spanish?
Muy poquito, muy muy poquito {Laughs}. I took Spanish in high school and I didn’t do too well in it. My Spanish teacher told me not to go on with Spanish anymore, so I was discouraged a little bit. But I have been wanting to learn it more lately. Hopefully I’ll be able to learn some more. Screw my teacher {Laughs}.

The fact that you’re half-Mexican and the star of your own hit show on MTV, is obviously a big source of pride for the Latino community. Do you feel like you’re representing for Latinos in Hollywood?
I definitely do. Especially with all of the attention I’m getting from Latino magazines. I also just got nominated for an Imagen Award {which aims to recognize and reward positive portrayals of Latinos in all forms of media} which I’m super stoked for! I can’t even tell you how excited I am about that. Oscar Nunez from “The Office” is going to be there and I love that show, so I’m really excited to see him. So yeah, I completely embrace the fact that I’m Latino and the lead of a show. If anything, I hope it shows that, well, don’t be discouraged if you’re ethnic {Laughs}.

Your character Scott McCall is an all-American guy. He’s not Latino, right?
Well, his mom has got a dark complexion, so I think he’s half-Latino. It never comes up in the show, but I’m pretty sure that he is Latino. I mean, look at the guy! He looks Latino, a little bit.

The second season of your show is bigger and better than the first. Have you noticed a change from season 1?
Yeah. There’s not one dull moment in the show, which I think is the coolest part about it. First season and second season, there’s a huge change. It’s a lot more intense and a lot more fun to watch and be part of. It’s so much bigger in every single way and I think it’s so cool that we’re pulling it off and we’re not jumping the shark. We’re actually doing a really good job of making the show bigger without hurting it at all. It’s really cool.

What can you tease about tonight’s all-new episode of “Teen Wolf”?
You find out who the creepy mysterious creature is. It’s insane…

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