The story is centered on a young man who has always lived in the United States and who, due to a technicality, is repatriated to Mexico and finds himself involved in a series of situations that lead him to box.
“It is a story that is a drama, but with many shades of comedy,” said Ricardo Abarca. “I spent about 3 years away from film and television projects, I went to live in the United States, so I had very close contact with countrymen and Latinos who live there both irregularly and with those who have papers,” explained the actor regarding his process and respect for these stories.
“When this role came to me, I had already felt what it is like to be away from your country and face a similar situation,” the actor reflected on the personal drama faced by the character and thousands of people who are migrants who live in the United States.
Ricardo Abarca, 36, has been part of successful productionsboth in film and on television, among which are: What is the child’s fault, Cumbia Ninja, Chicuarotes Y miss bulletamong other.
For his interpretation he had a strong preparation to develop “Leonel Reina” in this production. “We turned to a physical trainer for professional boxers and the demand was great, boxing has always interested me, but doing it with a more formal technique and style is very exciting,” he commented that his coach had worked with the American boxer of descent. Mexican.
Given his physical characteristics, he would be a light fighter, in the division that has a maximum weight of 61.2 kilograms.
“The uppercut is the one we work on the most and I really liked seeing the previews, I hope you can see them on the screen, we had strong scenes to print all the emotion of the fights,” added the actor.
Given the recent fight with “Canelo” Álvarez, Abarca as an amateur and now with his physical preparation gave his opinion regarding his recent match against GGG.
“It was very noticeable how “Canelo” was in front and GGG was just trying to evade, I think the pause he will do is good for him, at times it was noticeable how he lost speed. The truth is that I really enjoy watching his fights,” Abarca concluded.
The Returnee premiered on September 21 through Star + for all of Latin America.