Julia Macchio, none other daughter of Ralph Macchio (the interpreter of Daniel LaRusso) made a remarkable appearance in the fourth season of the series “Cobra Kai”.
In the Cobra Kai series, the family plays a role of great importance. Whether it’s the complicated relationship between a son and his father (Robbie Keene and Johnny Lawrence), a perfectly united clan (the LaRussos), or even the fraternal bonds of members of the same karate team, the The notion of “family” is interpreted in all possible ways in the hit Netflix series.
And it is even behind the scenes that the family spirit played a role, since the own daughter of Ralph Macchio (the interpreter of Daniel LaRusso) made a memorable appearance in the fourth season of Cobra-Kai. Not in the role of Samantha, Daniel’s daughter, but in that of Vanessa… her cousin!
A role for a single episode but nevertheless memorable because of the strong character of the young woman, who also took the liberty of offering education advice to the LaRussos, disappointed to have learned that their son Anthony bullied Kenny at All Valley High School. 30-year-old Julia Macchio had previously only appeared in a handful of independent feature films, including Imogene and Stella’s Last Weekend.
The fourth season of Cobra-Kai can be found now exclusively on Netflix.