Adriana Barraza: “I have been lucky not to be pigeonholed”

Adriana Barraza likes to listen to classical music to relax, because it is a habit that she acquired from a very young age. The leading Mexican actress continues to carry out various international projects, but he shared that he is happy to have recently filmed a tape in Mexico. The actress, producer and teacher with 51 years of artistic career, has several projects for series and movies on her doorstep, such as diary of a gigolowhich is available on the platform Netflix.

“Fortunately I have had the opportunity to play all kinds of characters, in all kinds of contexts, in fact this September 7 we premiere on Netflix, diary of a gigolowhich has nothing to do with my character in the film Monica, as neither In the last car sometimes it is not a question of the actor but the medium that pigeonholes the actor, even in the cinema, but I have been lucky not to be pigeonholed”.

Minou is the character he plays in the series, “it is the story of a young gigolo. I am Minou, the lady who owns a gallery and I am the person who organizes the gigolo boys, who are high-end and precious who have very rich people as clients. My character says a phrase that I like: ‘My grandmother used to say that I hope you don’t fall in love’, when she had to curse someone (laughs). It is a very strong series of all the characters, which portrays where our bad decisions take us.”

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Another of the works that he hopes can reach movie theaters in Mexico is the film Monica, which had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

“I saw the movie through a link, because I still didn’t know if I was going to be able to go to Venice or not, finally not, because I finished the movie the last car (Ernesto Contreras) just on the day of the premiere of Monica and I could no longer travel. Monica It is a very beautiful film, with a very beautiful depth and that speaks of forgiveness to oneself and to others. The tape is a precedent, because Monica It is made by the actress Trace Lysette, who is transgender, which is the first time that a trans woman stars in the festival and has such success. They had eleven minutes of standing ovation, the truth is that I am very pleased, because that will allow many more to come, “he added that the tape is not offensive or crude at all.

“I like working in Mexico and working in Spanish. I have the wonder of seeing Mexican films and it makes me so happy to see young talent; I greatly admire the national industry”.

— adriana barraza

Barraza began his career in 1971, and he appreciates experimenting with different characters, but there is a genre that catches his attention, “unfortunately the same job can pigeonhole you, but thank God it doesn’t happen in the movies. For example, I made a serious call Silvana without wool and i had so much fun I would like to do more comedy”.

Adriana Barraza in the DC Universe

Adriana Barraza, who was nominated for an Oscar in 2006 for Best Actress in Reparto, will interpret Nana Reyes in Blue Beetle, the third DC Comics film confirmed to be released in 2023. The first is Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomscheduled for March 17, and Flash, which will arrive on June 23.

“blue beetle will be released next year, the film has the first Mexican superhero, not a villain. The character has a family that is like the Burrón family, which goes everywhere together, it was very fun to do it and I had a good time. The shooting was long, where I spent three months in Atlanta and a month in Puerto Rico. I hope that when viewers in Mexico see it, they laugh a lot and see how the Mexican family is empowered, because the family rescues the superhero, not the other way around.”