Marcela Mar: "There is enormous inequality between men and women in Latin America"
Many will recognize Marcela Mar for the Colombian soap opera "Pedro El Escaamoso" (2001), but has spent a lot of time and the actress grew up with different acting proposals that led her to interpret hard roles that will surely not forget.
Based on the life of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the successful series El Chapo is one of the greatest productions that have been made about drug traffickers and Mar plays Berta there, one of the strongest women in a story led by men.
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-Were you chose by casting for your Berta character?
-Yes, the casting was performed in Bogotá, through an international chain.They only told me that the character was from a Mexican deputy and with the tools I could improvised a Mexican accent.They had told me that they wanted an action without exacerbated emotions, with little gestures and that was what I did and I stayed.
It was very rewarding that in such a masculine universe there would have been this character with such force, its own ambitions and it was a gift in my career to have been able to interpret it.In addition, working at the Chapo opened the door to learn a little more about the recent political history of that country and taught me a little more its culture.
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-How was your preparation to play Berta?
-Berta is based on personalities of reality, but also of fiction, it is a mixture.I can't say who I base myself to prepare it, because they kill me, but it is a character that really exists ... (n of the R: it is speculated that it is Claudia Ruiz Massieu, niece of former Mexican president Carlos Salinas de Gortari).
The series is also very well investigated, the creation was simple in the sense that the approaches were very clear.Berta is a woman who belongs to the elite of the Mexican political class, of the traditional party that for so many years dominated politics in Mexico and with those guidelines I was building together with my Mexican diction and accent teacher.
In turn there was a teacher at the set that corrected the accents to sound like them wanted, it was built like this.What moves her is her enormous ambition because she is the first woman's president of Mexico and for reaching the highest circles of power making liar, dirty alliances, buying people, she has no scrupulous and is willing to whatever it is to fulfill her objectives.
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-This year you participated in the video "Don't go" by Carlos Vives, how was that experience?
-The video of "Do not leave" I see it today with nostalgia because it was one of the last times that I danced accompanied ... Carlos is a Colombian badge, for me it was an honor to have been part of his video and that the role of the role ofcumbiandera, with that joy that the Indies bring.
That they have also put that spectacular wardrobe ... I had a great time.It is an ode of joy of the beautiful things that Colombians have.
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-You also had part of "The plague of insomnia", a short reading of Gabriel García Márquez with other Latin American actors (including Ricardo Darín, Ana María Orozco, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Florencia Raggi and Benjamín Vicuña).How are you living this era and pandemic?
-"The plague of insomnia" I found something so valuable and necessary...The contents that are interested in at this time are about hope, rescue the positive values that we have and I think this short is echoes that.
We are all going through this pandemic, everyone pulls us from different places in our interior.I am a very optimistic woman and I think the work begins at home, you have to make the change you want to see in the world.
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At the historical level we have shown that we have creativity and love for life, for our loved ones...That is the engine, and it has to be bigger than fear.I am sure that we are going to be strengthened from this.
-In your social networks you see your commitment to indigenous communities, LGBT and feminist, all communities that have suffered different types of abuse, did you ever live such a situation in some field of your life?
-I consider that I belong to several minorities.The first is to be Latin American, I think there is enormous inequality between men and women in Latin America.So I have a cause for which I want to express myself.
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I have been a woman violated in different scenarios, it has been hard for me.That is why the cause of women and abuse touches me many fibers.
These issues are coming to light that suddenly in other countries have already been touched, but in Colombia it is just beginning.I am not a victim, but I am a woman, I am sensitive to what happens to the women of my country.
Then, I fully empathize with all those abuses that have been committed and continue to commit and that are coming to light, and with the feminist struggles that are making their way in my country.I feel the responsibility of giving them visibility and therefore supporting these different movements.
-You have published a few days that you were very sad about the situation of theater in Colombia ...
-The theater hurts deeply in the entire planet, in my country much more because it is a personal matter.The theater for me is the uterus that I find as an artist to train me.It is very painful to see how Salas are closing daily here, so I share publications on my networks because I am supporting donations that we are promoting not to let them die.
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I also produce theater, I am very active in that world.I am worried because it is one of the sectors most affected by the pandemic and will surely be the last to reactivate.My heart is broken in that sense.
I have a wonderful memory of the last work I did: a tram called desire, which was released at the Colón Theater in Bogotá, which is one of the most beautiful theaters in Latin America, with more than 100 years of life.I hope we can return soon, it's what I want most.
-What books, series and documentary would you recommend for those who continue in quarantine?
-A book: supernatural, by Dr. Joe Dispenza, to investigate a little about the importance of what we think and what we feel, the impact that this generates in our life, our reality and our health.A documentary: The Kindness Diaries ("good newspapers"), is in Netflix and talks about recovering the values of being friendly and loving.
We need to believe again in humanity and believe again in our goodness.A series: Anne with an e, also in Netflix, is to see with family.It plays very important issues through the eyes of an innocent, orphan girl and is very deep because it reflects closely what we live: racism, social differences and abandonment.
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I also recommend my husband's Instagram account that is a chef, to follow it because it gives very good ideas to cook.With him we have a project called The Love Is Back, which is a kitchen school for all people around the world who want to register.
For those who do it, you will receive 16 recipes a month explained in videos and they will have access to talk to the chef for a chat to ask any questions.50 % of the proceeds are intended for different causes and people in need.
The first month we have helped the elderly actors who are going through a bad time and here they do not receive royalties or anything like that, now we go for the second month and we are supporting a foundation called "It is worth dreaming",They are children with cancer and with difficulty diseases.
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