Summary

Bosch: Legacyhas come to a bittersweet end after its third season, with plenty more stories left to tell in the epic crime drama series. The final season featured a string of compelling storylines, and the fans are fighting to give Harry Bosch a proper ending with the SaveBosch: Legacypetition, which currently has over 34,000 signatures.Game Rant interviewed Denise G. Sanchez, who has played Reina Vasquez in every episode ofBosch: Legacy.Sanchez talked about Vasquez’s exciting new storyline, the shock and disappointment of the cancelation and her chemistry with co-star, Madison Lintz.

Sanchez has played a huge part inBosch: Legacy’ssuccess and has established herself as one of Hollywood’s most exciting talents.Prior to her breakthrough role inBosch: Legacy, Sanchez made guest appearances inMayans M.C., The Good Place, Criminal MindsandCrazy Ex-Girlfriend. Sanchez is also one ofthe SaveBosch: Legacycampaignmembers, who is respectfully trying to persuade Amazon to give the show another season or a movie version. Reina Vasquez is a character who the fans ofBosch: Legacyare keen to see explored further, and at the very least, her story deserves a proper ending.

Vasquez and maddie

Bosch: Legacy season 3 features a huge storyline for your character, Reina Vasquez. Let’s talk about that.

It was a beautiful season, and I was very grateful that everyone in the writer’s room thought it’d be a great idea to expand my storyline. As an actor, that’s what you wish for and that’s what you hope for. I had so much fun. I always had fun every season I’ve been on this show. Everybody’s always been so kind and welcoming, but this last season was a real challenge for me as an actor. I show up and do my best, but you wonder what it’s going to look like in the end. It was a wonderful season.

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It’s just such a shame because the fans saw how this particular storyline could go further with another season. I think it’s a shame there won’t be an opportunity to explore more of Vasquez’s family life with rich characters like her nephew, Albert, who got himself into some serious trouble this season. That was a tough situation for Vasquez.

Yeah, it was certainly difficult. As I was reading the script, I was like, this is absolutely somethingReina Vasquezwould do. This is who she is, and she takes her job very seriously. Obviously, she loves her family, but there is a big part of Reina that understands that if you don’t nipAlbert’s behaviorin the bud, he will go on to do bigger and more dangerous things. I don’t want this for my family, but he’s also breaking the law and I stand by the law.

Reina Vasquez undercover

I imagined how I’d feel if a relative of mine was in this situation. What would I do?

I know what Denise would do, which is maybe not too dissimilar to Reina, because I’m family first, but the police force is her family too.

Vasquez and Bosch

Yeah, that’s an excellent point, especially that bond with Maddie. She wouldn’t do that to her partner because that would get her involved in it. I really love how everyone has their own story this season. Maddie and Vasquez’s story has its own arc that runs throughout the season, and Bosch overlaps a little bit withHoney Chandler. It’s very different to previous seasons, but in a good way.

Yeah, to finally expand my relationship with Maddie, after initially being her training officer, was just a beautiful thing to watch unfold. As I was getting the scripts, I was like, oh, my God. I was flipping the page. This is so good.

There are so many great scenes featuring Vasquez in Bosch: Legacy’s final season. The bar fight scene in the penultimate episode was intense.

Oh my God. That was fun. I’m so glad it was written. I’m so glad that it was kept in. You know, because a lot of times they’ll write stuff and, for timing reasons, they’ll get rid of it. And I was like, ‘I really want this for Vasquez’ because it was hot on the heels of her having that hard conversation with her sister. Going to the bar and seeing this guy doing this bad thing and feeling like everybody thinks they can do whatever they want. Shooting it was interesting. We did a few rehearsals, and then on the day, it was just a lot of excitement.

Did you enjoy doing the stunts?

It was my first time really doing a stunt like that, so it was just a lot of learning how to posture your body so you don’t get hurt, but I was in good hands. I had the pleasure of working with Alex Daniels, who is a Stunt Coordinator and Legend, and, of course, my scene partner Gabriel Rios, who’s an incredible actor and so easy to work with. There were so many background workers who were in the room too, so it was a lot of pressure. Usually, when we have a scene, it’s just Maddie and I, and the crew. The pressure was on to hit your mark, say your lines, be believable, and there were all these people just looking at you, but those two helped me along.

That scene was a big hit with the fans. Pun intended. When Maddie got involved as well, I was like, yes. I’d love to see aSouthland-style spin-off with Maddie and Vasquez. A gritty drama about LAPD cops out on the tough streets of L.A. would be fantastic.

Oh, wow. That would be great.

The scene where Vasquez arrests Albert is brilliant. It’s a really emotional scene.

It was really great. We have a technical advisor called Tim Marcia, on the team, who is great. Whenever there were questions, Tim was the guy to go to. He would tell me there is sometimes a gray area, and you have to just weigh out the pros and the cons if there are any pros at all, and also, and probably more importantly, how would you play this in the scene? You’re not going to show up and cry. Everything’s internalized. The idea behind that was very much ‘you’re going to go home, and you’re going to cry about this’, but right here it’s business, okay?

Sure. That professional approach.

And, of course, that’s how I always envision the scene, but sometimes when you’re doing the take over and over, the reality of it becomes even deeper, and you do start to cry because you’ve been done doing it a million times, you’re running, you’re running, and you’re sweating. You have to fight back the tears because Reina wouldn’t do that; she’s a professional.

You can tell she really wants to break down, but she handles it in such a strong way. Did you work withMitzi Robertsat all?

Yeah, on the first season. When I first started training before we even startedBosch: Legacy, she always made herself available. She was great. She and Tim were working side by side. And then onceLegacystarted, it was mostly Tim. She would jump in here and there when, but she was still working in the LAPD. She hadn’t retired yet. She was always a phone call away though.

I love Mitzi Roberts. She’s one of my heroes.

It’s always beautiful to have a woman’s perspective of the police force as well. She said that, as a woman in the force, you’ve gotta carry it because these guys you’re gonna arrest, you gotta come at them like this. Your stance has to change. Even when you walk, use the weight of your belt to create dominance. When you’re taking some of these guys down, they’re taller, they’re bigger, and you’ve got to make them scared of you.

Save Bosch: Legacy Key Points

The Cancelation Of Bosch: Legacy Was A Huge Shock And Disappointment To Sanchez And The Rest of The Team, But The Release Of The Final Season Has Been ‘Beautiful’

It must be an exciting time with the release of Bosch: Legacy’s final season. Well, a mixture of emotions as it’s the last one.

It’s nice to finally have it out there. We wrapped filming last May, so to have it out there is beautiful, it’s bittersweet. You’re happy for all the right reasons, but it’s also sad because the ending took us all by surprise.

It took the fans by surprise as well. Titus Welliver did an interview on a podcast where he said that they were planning for season four. That’s when I realized the end ofBosch: Legacywasn’t a creative decision. There was confusion among the fans because they were told it was a ‘fitting close’ to Harry Bosch’s story.

When the news started trickling in, people started catching on. I was aware of what was going on, but I didn’t want to speak much about it because I was very confused.

Yeah. I’ve spoken to a lot of theBosch: Legacycast, and the cancelation still feels so fresh for them. It’s a reminder of that disappointment when the final season finally came out, especially when it’s been so good.

It’s so good!!! As I watch it, I just keep thinking: this can’t be! There are definitely stages of grieving this loss… shock, anger, and sadness. But there’s also this excitement and happiness to show the world what we created. All of it comes in waves at different moments, but what brings me peace is all the beautiful people I met and the wonderful relationships we formed.The Bosch Familyis forever.

That must be the best feeling for an actor to get that script, especially if it’s as good as the scripts have been onBosch: Legacy. It’s a dream, isn’t it? The overall feeling among fans is positive about the actual season itself. However, they are disappointed that it has come to an end. The fans still want more.Bosch: Legacyjust feels like it could go on forever.

I agree, I feel like it could go on forever. There are so many stories that could still be told. I literally cannot express how bittersweet it is. We just had Bosch day on April 16.

That sounds exciting. Tell me more about that.

I got to see everybody. It was so beautiful. I seeMadison (Lintz)regularly, but to see everybody all together was wonderful. And, you know, it’s just kind of the same sentiment among all of us. But it was more joy than anything and it was by no means somber. It was like love, so much love to see everybody together.

The last episode was great.

Yeah. Oh, man. We got to see it on Bosch day. They had a screening of the last episode, and it was a kind of send-off.

The Save Bosch: Legacy Petition, The Expanded Bosch Universe And Working With Titus Welliver

I wanted to ask you about the Save Bosch: Legacy petition and your involvement with it.

It’s been really beautiful to see the fans support the show. I feel like it’s picked up a bit more steam now. It took a while for people to catch on and there was so much I wanted to say, but I had to remain respectful. There was a lot that I didn’t know. Even withthe SaveBosch: Legacygroup, I was proactive but silent because there were so many theories, and I was like, ‘Could be, could be’. I know as much as you guys. Once the petition got on the ground and the fans were having the discussion, and again, just watching them be in disbelief, but also being so proactive. ‘We can’t let this happen.’ It sparked so much joy and gratefulness. My gratitude goes out to the fans and everybody who helped create this petition, because they did a lot of the work. I think I was in so much shock and too emotionally involved to do anything positive at that moment. I was frozen. Not only is it a cool show, but you have really dope people attached to it. How is this ending?

Yeah, it’s a great cast. What was it like to work withTitus Welliver?

I cannot speak more highly of him. He is a dream, and I’ve been lucky to just even know him. He’s a great dude. Seriously, he’s as good as it gets. I couldn’t have been luckier.

A couple of years ago, there was this big article in Variety announcing that we’re gettingtheBallardspin-off, we’re getting theJerry Edgar spin-off. And to go from that to this is just unbelievable. I was getting excited at the prospect of this big expanded universe. We’ve seen Marvel do it, but imagine having that for a crime show.

The expanded universe sounds amazing or the occasional crossover.