😍 2022-04-07 22:38:09 – Paris/France.
He is 38 years old and has a list of films, series and plays that have made him popular. André Silva He won the Lights Award 2021 in the category of best actor for the Del Barrio Producciones telenovela “Luz de luna”. That same year, his followers saw him in the millionaire strip "Don't look up"A production of Netflix that shot in Peru. Although the Peruvian's steps are great in his acting career, he still blushes with the memory of the characters for which he conquered the public, like Freeman ("Mystery", 2005) and Julián Álvarez ("Srs. Papis", 2019 ). This year, after a long wait, the sequel to "Don't tell me spinster" (2018) is released, in which the young actor plays the main role alongside Patricia Barreto.
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Big Bang Films' comedy prequel is available at Netflix, and the second part opens April 14 in theaters. At " don't call me single 2″, Ani Alva Helfer directs Silva, Mexican actress Angélica Aragón, Patricia Barreto, Anahí de Cárdenas, Merly Morello, Marisa Minetti, Mabel Duclós, Regina Alcóver, among others. The film's plot continues with the romantic Patricia, a woman who rediscovers her own freedom and fulfillment when the opportunity to marry has passed, but there is always the possibility of falling in love again.
—It seems that the film wants to break some stereotypes about women. Do you consider it that way?
Clearly, the film thinks a lot about women and the taboos that surround them. How life somehow leads her to be one-sided. For example, marriage. “If you don't get married, you are no longer a fulfilled woman. Of course, already in the 21st century we know that this is unreal. The concern of women in general is their personal fulfillment, it should not be linked to another person. Seek your dreams first, then have other dreams with another person. That's kind of what Ani (Alva Helfer) gave us in this first saga. And I think people received it a lot. Also, in the artwork, many messages are embedded. Poles that the protagonist uses with phrases that activate that connection that the woman must have with herself, her own desire.
—Do you think there is a big difference between television and film fiction on the subject of women?
I developed my career by doing numerous productions with Del Barrio Producciones by Michel Alexander, a strong and autonomous woman. I think the whole company is run by women, so one of the issues she always addresses is that women have to move forward despite the problems, the circumstances. Although love can punish you, because love is like that, sometimes it binds us, sometimes it doesn't. But this should not be an obstacle to being able to realize your dreams and go in search of what you want. And I've always seen that reflected in his soap operas.
"The film thinks a lot about women and the taboos that surround them"
You are José in "Don't tell me single". You are the good guy who advises the character of Patricia Barreto and talks to her about self-confidence. Do you consider yourself like that in real life?
Our work as an actor depends a lot on that, on what the other actor gives you. So, in life, we also listen to people a lot and it's easy for us to put ourselves in the same situation, because it's our job. That's why I have this advantage. I try to be quite empathetic in life.
—How do you define yourself?
I am chambermaid, passionate. When I arrive on a shooting day, for example, I go there with a winning attitude. I kind of try to spread this attitude that everything is going to be fine and you have to do your best.
—You have climbed. It was a surprise this close-up of the Adam McKay film, "Don't Look Up", from Netflix. It seemed incredible to me. Because this film has all my models in life!
Like you, see Leonardo Di Caprio, Meryl Streep, Johan Hill. I have always admired them. And as much as we have the dream of doing important things in Hollywood, suddenly, I would never have imagined being immersed in a project like that. Even if what I do is quite small, it's a cameo, as they say, just seeing me in the cinema was… Wow! I was very nervous. I tell you that I went to see the film when it was about to be released…
—Jump online!
Cut the line… No, lie, lie. I was very nervous. I started watching it and I kept thinking, “Is this real? I mean, am I really going to be in the movie or not? Because when I auditioned and shot the scene, at first I didn't know what the movie was about. They tell me: “it's an important film”.
The plan filmed with Peruvian actors that came out at the end of "Don't Look Up".
—You said?
“Listen, André, we have the possibility that you record something very small in a very important film abroad. But it's a small thing, so I don't know if you want to do it. Already, and like everything I do in life, I said to myself: “Let’s go! It has to be done! ". Then when they told me everything, I couldn't believe it. Uncertainty flew into me. I said, “I hope they put my plan. Because, of course, I knew that (the production) had toured all over the world. In other words, plans of this type had been requested by many places. Reactions before the fall of the meteorite. Here in Peru, about seven or eight shots were recorded at different times, with different actors and different locations. The chances of my plan being cast in such a great American film were slim.
—I imagine you and Ramón García playing a little game to see who was in the movie and who wasn't.
Sure. And that's why I never said it. I couldn't comment on anything at all. Not even my relatives. How do I know I'm in the movie? The Netflix Peru press officer writes to me. "You don't know, I saw a movie and I saw you," he told me. " Really? Are you serious? Did they really post my plan? " I said. He hadn't come out yet, but she had seen him. This dream of being part of such a vast and ambitious Hollywood project was already coming true. I recorded in Paracas, but they also recorded in Cusco and elsewhere.
Ramón García in a scene from the movie 'Don't Look Up'.
—There's like a wave of Peruvian actors appearing in films in Streaming. Ramón García in “The Young Pope”, Marco Zunino in “Control Z”, Francisca Aronsson in “El Internado: Las Cumbres”…
Yes! And that should be celebrated! Sometimes the audience can't see past the film. Because, to put my plan in the film, there is a huge team of Peruvians behind me. In other words, Netflix and foreign directors don't just trust Peruvian acting talents, but also technical talents. Jorge Carmona was the director who was called in for these shots, but apart from him there is his photographer, the light, the artistic direction, the wardrobe, the make-up, an infinity of people behind it. In a way, things are well done and live up to the demands of a project like “Don't Look Up”. So the joy that the Peruvian team performs scenes, even if they are short. Imagine, it's a super millionaire production that relies on Peruvian acting and technical talent. It must be saved. It's beautiful.
—Why do you say the public ignores it?
No, because when you watch a movie, you don't think about who recorded it, who set up the pole, who did the actor's makeup. You can't imagine the number of people behind for you to see this movie. If we turned the camera (from where the actor is) we would also see the Peruvian talent and we have to applaud him.
—How hard can it be to get there?
It's complex. Peru is not yet an industry. We have a lot to do. Insofar as we are more things, the more we will expose ourselves to the exterior. It's hard to get to a Hollywood movie, practically a dream come true. I would have liked to do more things. Have text. In reality. But hey, that's how the opportunity presented itself and we took it and put our hearts into it.
"You have to have a very wide leash and stay with the critics who can make you grow"
—Do you have any secrets in your preparation?
I don't do anything superficially. I like to dig into things. My dad always told me that success is all about the extra time you spend doing the things you love. and my mother, that you have to go through life working hard without hurting people and being consistent with what you do. I like to play, I studied, I prepared. Nothing can be done, because then why have you invested so much of your life in studying to do anything? Tondero trusted me to do this scene in “Don't Look Up”, it didn't fall from the sky. I worked with them, showing that I am a disciplined and committed actor, that I will not let them down. So every little thing leads to another.
—So sometimes people don't realize it, you say. Because there are also films that appear on the platforms, such as “Until we meet again”, which generate positive but also negative comments from the public.
Yes, it's part of our job. You must have a very wide leash and stay with the crit that can help you grow. Because in reality the purpose of a review is to help. I think the desire of Peruvians is to become an industry, that platforms continue to trust our country, that directors come, that they take Peruvian places, that 'Transformers' come for the third or fourth time. I cannot keep in my heart a criticism that takes the dirt off me, hurts me and has no reason to exist. Because it will be a constant pain, an open wound there. But I know there is such a thing, and based on this review, all of a sudden I'm going to be more careful about how I handle the rest. You are just learning. It hurts? It hurts! But stick with the things that make you better.
Nikko Ponce worked with André Silva in “Mi amor, el wachimán” (photography), “Cholo Powers”, among others. / RAFAEL CORNEJO
—What if this review was, say, a tweet claiming why you're not in the lead role of "Contigo Capitán," which is the Netflix movie about Paolo Guerrero, but Nikko Ponce is.
A comment can have 500 different ways about what colors I like or dislike, etc. And, most importantly, when I read it, I say, "Fuck, I hope Nikko doesn't read it," and he goes ahead and what he does is beautiful. Because for him to be chosen, he did more than five castings, I assure you. And he got ready. Suddenly someone thinks I should have done it, well, cool, but it is now and there's no turning back. When I see something like this, I think more of my friend than myself.
—But I was also talking about the biotype. For example, concerning “Until we meet again”, we criticized Stéphanie Cayo, because she was not from Cuzco, among others….
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