Juan Javier Cardenas didn’t know about the big twist to Dante until right before he started shooting his first scenes for #TheWalkingDead season 10. Greg Nicotero pulled him aside right before they started filming. http://bit.ly/DanteTwistTWD 
It’s funny b/c Cardenas said he auditioned using material of the Dante character from @TheWalkingDead comic issues No. 131 and No. 160. They included scenes with Maggie!
When Cardenas auditioned for #TheWalkingDead he said the script referred to Dante’s character using a fake name: Angelo.
When the Whisperer mole idea came to fruition they saw an opportunity to merge those characters.
Kang said remixing Dante was a huge gamble on their part — "We hope that the audience likes the twist." #TheWalkingDead http://bit.ly/DanteTwistTWD 
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