Advertising, when television was still consumed in the old way, left many slogans, ditties and phrases to remember. One of the most famous left her an advertisement for Ausonia sanitary pads in 2008 in which a mother encouraged her son to attend a party, even though he felt insecure about wearing braces. For this reason, precisely, it is why couldn’t pronounce well and his script line caught on so much among the viewers, that they repeated in real life ad nauseam the already iconic: “How can I not laugh? It’s a party“.
He wasn’t dead, he was in Argentina
The fury that raised the spot It was such that the rumor spread that the actor had committed suicide due to the bullying he suffered. However, 14 years later, Ilan Cuesta is still alive and kicking. Although, yes, much changed because the last (and only) time we saw him was 12 years old. Now, however, he has already blown out all 27 candles.
What you probably didn’t know is that Ilán is not Spanish but Argentine, country in which the ad was shot. So the young man had to impose the accent so that he seemed neutral peninsular. So, really, the spot didn’t have that much reach in its environment.
It was only with the passage of time that his cousins and uncles began to tell him what was happening in Spain. Thus, when he met someone from our country, he asked them about the ad, to which they usually replied that they knew him but that the kid who starred in it was said that I had committed suicide.
Architecture student
Later, it costs shot other commercials in Argentina but her life now passes away from the spotlight. In 2015 she returned to stand in front of the cameras to attend the Argentine program The best choice to try to find love. However, his last television appearance was in Spain, at the end of 2021, where he participated as a magician.
And it is that, since he starred in that ad, he has worked as a physical education monitor; real estate broker; appraiser and magician, magic being one of his great passions. He has also been a footballer in teams from Buenos Aires and Granada, but was forced to leave this sport after getting injured.
However, he has studied architecture and now lives in Madrid. In addition, he has publicly stated that he would not mind returning to acting. Could we see it soon in the second part of the spot?
Cover photo | Announcement Ausonia