""She's always had a big personality, and she went through a lot, and so it was always important to me, as I got older and I realized what it's like to be a mom," he said. "I'm 28 now. At 28, my mom had already had me, and she was dealing with raising a family, so I have a lot of respect for her for that. "And so, in the special I kind of try to make it funny that she went through all this stuff. It's how I give her her flowers.""
""If I lost a soccer game or something, I'd be crying in the car. I'd be like, Mommy, we lost.' (She'd) be like, 'You could have lost your house.' There was never sympathy.""
""Cancela left Cuba when she was 12 and her family lost their home. She said they left 'with nothing' before moving to her father's homeland in the north of Spain. After three years, they moved again to the Dominican Republic.""
Isabel Cancela left Cuba at age 12 after her family lost their home, moving first to northern Spain and later to the Dominican Republic. Cancela raised Marcello Hernández largely on her own, applying a strict, pragmatic approach that emphasized resilience over sympathy. Hernández credits her toughness, personality, and sacrifices for shaping his outlook and comedic voice, and he honors her experiences in his Netflix special American Boy. Viral sketches like "Domingo" elevated Hernández's profile and turned Cancela into a recognizable public figure as their relationship and her influence became part of his public narrative.
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