ValleyCentral speaks with actors at South Texas Comic Con

MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — This weekend the South Texas Comic Con and ValleyCentral anchors spoke with the talent attending the convention.

Well-known actors such as Chuck Norris, Gates McFadden, and Efren Ramirez attended this year's event. Our ValleyCentral anchor Derick Garcia and ValleyStormTeam Chief Meteorologist Freddy Vela spoke with a couple of guests at the convention.

Garcia spoke with DJ Lance Rock from the popular Nickelodeon children's show, "Yo Gabba Gabba!"

Rock said he did not expect it would become a big part of pop culture when he began filming the show.

"You could feel it was something special and we had tons of fun making it," he said.

With many memories Rock had while filming the show, he says his favorite was when actor Jack Black was a featured guest.

NBC Chief Meteorologist Freddy Vela spoke with Star Trek actress Gates McFadden. McFadden is known for her role as Dr. Beverly Crusher.

McFadden told Freddy Vela when she reprised her role as Beverly Crusher in "Star Trek: Picard", it was such a pleasure and a gift from the universe.

"The experience of Star Trek is so much greater than any one actor," she said.

She added, that when the show was pitched to her they informed her it was not the 'same old, same old' and her character had a whole new arch to her life.

During the convention, Derick Garcia also spoke with popular voice actor Ricco Fajardo, who is known for his role as Mirio Togata in the hit anime, "My Hero Academia".

Farjardo told ValleyCentral it felt amazing to talk to fans and connect with them during the South Texas Comic Con.

"A show like "My Hero Academia" has a huge fan base from very young to very old, like myself, and it really is a show that has touched many different people," he added.

Fajardo says the voice that inspired them to begin his craft began when he saw Kevin Conroy walk at a convention and heard his voice.

"He walked into the room, said 'hello everyone' and the way his voice resonated throughout the room, made me think 'Oh my gosh that's Batman, that's vengeance, that is the sound of the knight'," he said.

Fajardo advises aspiring actors and voice actors to "ain't nothing to it but to do it" and to practice their craft, whether it is recording voices on their phones or taking classes.