Brandon Larracuente Didn't Know About Original 'Party of Five' Before He Booked The Reboot

Brandon Larracuente had no idea about the original Party of Five TV show!

The 25-year-old actor recently opened up about how his parents filled him on just how big the show was before he landed his role in the Freeform reboot.

“I had no idea what the show was, how big it was back in the day,” Brandon told the New York Post. “When I [got the audition] and called my parents to let them know, they obviously informed me and I did my own research. I was astounded to realize how much of an impact this show had on an entire generation. To know that Amy and Chris’s writing impacted the lives of so many people already — I have no doubt that it will do the same for this generation.”

“I’m glad I’m going to be a part of something that’s so meaningful,” he added.

He also shared that while he didn’t have his own personal experience with deportation, he was sure to do a lot of research.

“I was very fortunate. My grandparents migrated here from Puerto Rico many years ago, and as we know, Puerto Rico is a territory of the US. They had it pretty easy compared to everybody else,” Brandon said. “So I was aware [of what’s happening with immigration] to an extent, but we’re constantly trying to educate ourselves on the subject. That way, we can give the show justice. We’re trying to step into the lives of these people who have to go through this on a daily basis.”

“Although at the end of the day it’s not us, and we’ll never have to go through the struggles that they go through, we try and empathize with them as much as we can.”