Remake of The Lincoln Lawyer is actor Manuel Garcia-Rulfo's big break

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo plays canny Los Angeles criminal-defence lawyer Mickey Haller, who works mostly from his car. PHOTO: NETFLIX
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LOS ANGELES - Starring in the new legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer, Mexican actor Manuel Garcia-Rulfo knew he had big shoes to fill: Matthew McConaughey's.

The show - which has cracked Netflix's top 10 list in Singapore and globally since debuting in May - is the television version of the 2011 film of the same name starring the popular American actor.

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