On this week's episode of "It's Been a Minute" host Brittany Luse sits down with Julio Torres, a comedian, actor, writer and creator of HBO’s “Los Espookys.” They discuss the influences behind his unique worldbuilding.

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VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:00 What is "Los Espookys" about?
2:19 Is your comedy different in Spanish and English?
3:50 Focus on small details, secondary characters
4:54 Julio's design influence
8:00 Playing Andres
10:57 Setting in an unnamed Latin American country
13:06 Unpacking Julio's Instagram handle