{"id":24376,"date":"2021-08-02T15:26:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T19:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=24376"},"modified":"2021-08-02T15:26:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T19:26:01","slug":"j-r-villarreal-cast-in-disney-channels-superhero-action-comedy-ultra-violet-black-scorpion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/02\/j-r-villarreal-cast-in-disney-channels-superhero-action-comedy-ultra-violet-black-scorpion\/","title":{"rendered":"J.R. 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Villarreal (&#8220;<em>Akeela and the Bee<\/em>&#8220;) has been cast as Cruz de la Vega, a luchador wrestling coach with the secret superhero identity &#8220;<em>Black Scorpion<\/em>&#8221; in Disney Channel&#8217;s new live-action comedy series &#8220;<strong><em>Ultra Violet &amp; Black Scorpion<\/em><\/strong>.&#8221; The series (formerly titled &#8220;<em>Ultra Violet &amp; Blue Demon<\/em>&#8220;) stars Scarlett Estevez (&#8220;<em>BUNK&#8217;D<\/em>&#8220;) as Violet Rodriguez, a Latinx teenager who is chosen by a magical luchador mask to be a superhero, like her uncle, Black Scorpion.<\/p>\n<p>J.R. 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