Nathan Apodaca rose to prominence with a viral TikTok video of him riding a skateboard, singing while drinking Ocean Spray cranberry juice. I bathed. To "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac. Now he's taken that fame to the next level. FX native-centric series "Reservation Dogs".
His 2020 video for Apodaca has garnered nearly 87 million views, with videos from Mick his Fleetwood himself, Cheech his Marin and Tommy Chong spurring his responses. It took. Apodaca was given a new Nissan Titan PRO-4X with a bed filled with Ocean Spray's cranberry juice. He said Apodaca brought "joy" in a difficult year.
Currently, he is embarking on a new endeavor called "reservation dog." Co-produced by Taika He Waititi, this comedy series depicts his four Native American teenagers living on a tribal reservation in Oklahoma. Apodaca, also known as "Dogface" by his fans, is credited in his three episodes playing Uncle Charlie, according to IMDB.
Apodaca's promotion for the third episode posted on his Instagram page In his video, his character is the main character played by D. He is seen working with Bear Smallhill. Pharaoh Unatai at a house construction site.
"Check me out on his acting debut," Apodaca said in the post. “Thank you to the cast team for making this an experience like no other.”
Indigenous-led Speaking to the focused news site, Indian Country Today, Apodaca said his mother grew up on the Wind River Reservation in North Arapaho. in Wyoming. Apodaca grew up in Idaho, but he said he visits his reservation, which is also home to the Eastern Shoshone.
He has aboriginal ancestry and proudly has his two feather tattoos on the back of his head. Part of the tattoo is designed with the flag of Northern Arapaho.He told Indian Country Today that he wanted an additional tattoo on the other side of his head to represent his father's Mexican ancestry.
"To the indigenous people, go out and make videos and do what you want. I've seen a lot of indigenous people blasted on TikTok," he told the outlet. "Follow your fellow natives, follow each other. Be one with each other. One nation, we will rise."
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Li Cohen is a social media producer and CBS News is a trending reporter for , focusing on social justice issues.
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