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Yalizta Aparicio returns to the movie screens with a character that illuminates many topics within the community, how to make good representations in the seventh art; Oscar-nominated actress for Rome chose in presences It is a character far from stereotypes and thus he was also able to test his skills in the horror genre.
“It is incredible to see the process that we have had in representation on screen, I have always attributed it to the fact that it is a team effort, it could not work if only the actors wanted it, that is decided by the writer, the director, everyone, it is incredible that I know of this advancethere is an immense diversity in the crew and we all celebrate it”, Yalitza told the Mexican media outlet MILENIO in an interview.
Since her Oscar nomination, Aparicio was the first Mexican of Mixtec origin to appear on the covers of fashion magazines and wear clothes by great designers., breaking beauty stereotypes of Mexican entertainment. For this reason, the actress made the decision to do activism to show the original peoples and their representation on the screen.
“In Presencias, I had a close relationship with Josúe Maychi, Norma Pablo and Gerardo Taracena, we were happy to play characters different from those they always offered, characters far from stereotypes. They took us by the hand and gave us the opportunity to get away from pigeonholed characters, it is also a challenge to show that we can, “said the actress.
After RomeYalitza did not want to take on certain projects that were proposed to her, she was ready to record again and was presences the option that you liked the most, “It is true that you never stop learning and it has been wonderful to go through terror and face my own fears, Paulina is very different from what I did in Rome and I am happy to have overcome my fears”, said.
According to the film’s director Luis Mandoki, the good representation of characters on screen is a really important topic; and he assured that “When we were in rehearsals talking about Paulina, I asked Yalitza questions and she told me, ‘yes, I am a woman from the village, but I am a rebellious woman, because I am not married, I do not allow a man to want to impose me’”.
“And it is, Paulina is a free, independent character, that’s why she has her store in town, She is a character that comes out of the cliché of the woman from the village, she has a motorcycle and swims alone in the lake, she does what she likes without anyone stopping her”, added the director about the character of Yalitza Aparicio.
With this story, Luis Mandoki makes his debut in horror movies, after more than a decade without directing, he chose presences to return with all the changes that require facing a new genre for him.
“I was interested in seeing what worked and what didn’t, I saw many movies that tried to scare me and for some reason it didn’t work, but I focused on the elements that did have an effect on me, I realized that terror works in the subconscious and how much or little you show something, it was all a study to venture into terror, “explained Luis Mandoki.
presences It is part of the list of films that the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences has in view to send as an Oscar representation. Along with this story, Yalitza is preparing to premiere the spookysa series created by Fred Armisen (SNL) in which he shares the screen with Cassandra Ciangherotti and Bernardo Velasco.
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