Marcello Hernandez trades his ‘SNL’ gig to work at a Miami ventanita. Check it out

Marcello Hernandez trades his ‘SNL’ gig to work at a Miami ventanita. Check it out

Marcello Hernandez is a legit World Cup superfan.

The 28-year-old “Saturday Night Live” star has really leaned into the mega tournament hitting his hometown. Late last month, he was photographed sitting with actor Matt Damon and fellow comic John Leguizamo at the Portugal vs. Colombia match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens.

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Hernandez also hooked up with Airbnb for a hilarious World Cup collaboration. In a promo video for the online short-term-rental platform, the popular comedian got a gig “working” the iconic ventanita at Mary’s Coin Laundry, the local haven for cafecito and pan con bistec on U.S. 1 and Southwest 27th Avenue, near Coconut Grove.

In the skit, shot while the fun-loving Tartan Army was here for the matchup with Brazil, Hernandez memorably offers a croqueta to a Scot seeking haggis, aka “sheep lung.” After one bite, the visiting UK patron is instantly converted.

“Croquetaaaa!” the tourist screams in delight.

Though Hernandez lives in NYC now for his plum gig, he’s 305 through and through, and actually been into the sport of soccer a while. Born and raised in the Westchester area, Hernandez graduated from Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, where he was a standout on the Wolverines and named first-team, all-Miami Dade. For college, the star midfielder got a scholarship to play at John Carroll University, a private Jesuit institution in Ohio, where Miami Dolphins legendary coach Don Shula attended.

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The “American Boy” star recently told USA Today how his two passions were both intensely different — and alike.

“Soccer’s a full-time job because you’re taking care of your body and I think that ‘SNL’ is a full-time job because of the schedule, but also you’re taking care of your mind, you’re trying to write stuff,” he told the outlet. “It’s a much more mental game than a physical game, but pretty demanding for sure.”

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