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“All of our characters have evolved so much in these seasons, and Yanko going professionally from meteorologist to anchor and then to have to contend the season with – I can’t get into too many spoilers – this conundrum, this dilemma in facing these two kinds of loves and having to choose between these two really beautiful, powerful women, and it tears them up,” Carbonell said. “As an actor, that’s a dream to get to sort of tap into something that it’s not something I’ve gotten to play in the past.”

Néstor Carbonell joins Blex Media’s Shereefa Daniels to break down his character Yanko Flores’ journey in The Morning Show Season 4. This season, Yanko faces a deeply personal dilemma — caught between two very different kinds of love — and Carbonell admits that while his character made one choice, in real life, he chose the fiery path.
He also shares his thoughts on:
Exploring the corruptive elements of power, regardless of gender
The show’s reflection of real-world issues, from media evolution to AI
Why audiences connect emotionally with The Morning Show
What makes Season 4 especially thrilling and emotional

TooFab also spoke with Néstor Carbonell, who plays The Morning Show’s meteorologist, Yanko Flores — who added he’s always curious to see where things shake out when they go back to film.

“Every year is different. There was a blowup at the end of Season 3. I’m always excited to see where the writers take the story. I try and guess and I’m always wrong,” Carbonell said.

“They play with time and where the company is. We’re coming off of a merger … and to see where everybody lands, who’s there, who left, that kind of thing,” he continued. “It was exciting to get the first script and be back at work. As Yanko, to get to play a particularly emotional story this season was a real joy as an actor, for sure.”

With secret romances, affairs and workplace harassment all par for the course behind the scenes of the fictional morning show on the series, Carbonell also revealed how he, more generally, deals with personal conflict on set himself.

“As an actor, you’re a professional. No matter what kind of day you have, no matter what’s going on in your personal life, you show up and you have to honor the work,” he explained. “Sometimes you bring that in, you can use it if it calls for it in your work, but by and large, there’s a lot riding on getting it right and there’s a lot of people depending on you, so you have to set it aside or sublimate, use it in a scene, but always remain professional. Always.”

Nestor Carbonell, who stars as Yanko Flores, speaks with Big Gold Belt Media about his role in Season 4 of The Morning Show.

We caught up with ‘The Morning Show’ stars Karen Pittman, Nestor Carbonell and Nicole Beharie to chat about who in the cast is an early riser and who loves to hit the snooze button, who could host The Morning Show in real life and their favourite scenes from Season 4.

The cast is interviewed with Nestor discussing the characterization of Yanko also known as “Yankhor-man”