“I wasn’t familiar with anything,” Chavez said.
“I actually had not heard of the Menendez Brothers.”
“I wasn’t even alive when this happened,” he said.
Nicholas Alexander Chavez at the premiere of ‘Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story’.Kevin Winter/Getty
Chavez went on to explain how he prepared to play Lyle.
“I had to do an extensive amount of research,” he said.
“This guy is a really compelling and complicated character, and I wanted to be thorough.
Lyle Menéndez in 1994.Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty
Chavez also discussed one of the most memorable and challenging sequences of the series.
Chavez made his screen debut as Spencer Cassadine onGeneral Hospitalin 2021.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Storyis streaming now on Netflix.
Additional reporting by Briana Edwards.
