Heroes: Alejandro Back from the Dead?

Heroes can be likened to a soap opera in the sense that people six feet under can come back in an instant, due to some literary reasons. Moreover, it is a show about different individuals with extraordinary powers, so rising from the dead isn't much of a problem when it comes to the possibility of it happening. Take for instance HRG's (Jack Coleman) death in "Cautionary Tales" and his resurrection in "Truth & Consequences." Surely the writers found a way for him to come back, and it was through Claire's (Hayden Panettiere) blood that helped him heal.

A resurrection is what Shalim Ortiz is looking forward to for his character, Alejandro, who's one half of the Honduran Wonder Twins. The Puerto Rican actor did not delve into details about him returning to the show, but he is confident that he will be back.

"That's the nature of the show, it's true," Ortiz explained. "Every time I open a script, I wonder if I'm going to be breathing at the end of it. But also the nature of the show is that the normal rules don't apply. Heroes has substantial characters [that] stay on the show even after they die. We have a character named Isaac who died nine or 10 episodes ago and it's almost as if he's still alive, he's around so much. So I'm not really worried."

Ortiz was cast for the role of Alejandro Herrera in season 2 of Heroes, appearing on the episode entitled "Four Months Later" as the twin brother of Maya (Dania Ramirez). Maya's powers were all about crying black tears and producing a lethal illness while Alejandro's power was the antidote that neutralizes the sickness.

Little is known about the character, but the twins were introduced in the show's second season as they were trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United States looking for medical help. Moreover, the two are on the run from authorities who have labeled them as murderers.

"What's interesting about Alejandro is the fact that he can neutralize his sister's ability," he said. "This is a show about genetics, after all. It's not only about having cool superpowers. It portrays how genetic factors can be something bad, something uncontrollable…Alejandro can't fly or time-travel, but he does his part… And we don't know everything about him yet."

Ortiz's character met demise in "Truth & Consequences" when Sylar (Zachary Quinto) killed him, thus having appeared on Heroes for only 10 episodes so far.

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