In another interview with The Wrap, Octavio Pisano noted that he’d discussed Velasco’s history with the show’s writing team, especially ahead of the Season 23 episode “Once Upon A Time In El Barrio.” The episode revolved around Velasco looking for three girls from Ciudad Juárez.
Pisano noted that he himself grew up in Tijuana, a place similar to Ciudad Juárez in the kinds of crimes and criminals that operated there most often. So Pisano was able to provide insight that the writers were then able to incorporate into the character of Velasco.
The actor added that Velasco’s professional background has also endeared him to other professionals in the “Law & Order” universe. In a Season 23 episode titled “The Lost One,” Velasco ends up working with Detective Elliot Stabler (Christopher Meloni), a former mainstay on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” who is currently on “Law & Order: Organized Crime.”
Pisano said that Stabler and Velasco are on very good terms with each other due to both of them having worked in the Organized Crime unit. The fact that Velasco was familiar with Stabler’s world did not go unnoticed by the veteran, who liked that about his younger colleague.
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