Was there a romantic relationship between Gustavo Fring and his partner?

penguin_pam

In the Breaking Bad episode Hermanos , we take a peek into the past of Gus Fring, where his partner Max Arciniega gets killed by Hector. I know it is not unusual for a character (or a real human being) to be sad and hold a grudge about it. In the episode Abiquiú (S03E11), where he invites Walter for dinner, he says, " This is a Chilean dish that I love. But I never get to make it. Kids won't eat it. " We also see some toys in his house that...

Originally asked by SarpSTA on Stack Exchange (movies) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

This was left intentionally vague. Says Giancarlo Esposito (who played Gus): Q: What is the nature of Gus’ relationship to his old partner? There was a lot of speculation that perhaps there was a romantic connection in their past. GE: [...] I loved the fact that that came up so strongly, because there was genuine love there between Max Arciniega and Gustavo Fring, and I just adored James Martinez, the actor who played that with such grace and aplomb. It certainly came to my mind, because in my early hopes for Gus, we were at his home... I really get the idea that Gus is married to his work. Again, my theory is that nothing’s black and white , and the love he shows for nurturing another...

Full answer by Walt: https://movies.stackexchange.com/a/47024 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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