It's difficult not to remember Orange Julius in "2 Fast 2 Furious" on looks alone. After all, he certainly seems to live up to his namesake with his brightly-colored clothing and souped-up Mazda. However, according to Amaury Nolasco, the character underwent a major change following his audition. While speaking to Esquire, Nolasco revealed that when he auditioned, the part described his character as a long-haired Don Juan type, which might have suggested that Orange Julius was also meant to have a smoother attitude. But without the long hair, Nolasco had no choice but to go a different route.
Nolasco told Esquire, "There's no way a parent is going to name a kid Orange Julius. This has to be a nickname, and he either really loves the smoothie franchise Orange Julius or the color orange. So, for my audition, I decided to show up with orange sweatpants, a white tank top, and I stopped at an Orange Julius store and got myself a smoothie. I went off in Spanish a few times just because I thought the character had a little bit of a temper." To his credit, Nolasco's approach worked. As he further added in the interview, the writers loved his version of the character enough for it to appear in the movie.
