Malena Alterio’s zasca to a director who rejected her in a casting: “Look where I am”

12/07/2023 at 1:23 p.m.

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The actress has announced the new film that is already in theaters ‘Let Nobody Sleep’

Actress Malena Alterio He visited ‘El Hormiguero’ this Wednesday to talk about the new film that is already in theaters with the title ‘Let Nobody Sleep’. A work by director Antonio Méndez Esparza in which Malena plays Lucía and her performance has been so notable that she is nominated for Best Leading Actress at the Goya Awardsthe Forqué Awards and the Feroz Awards.

As Malena said, it is special “because of how it is told and because Antonio’s way of filming is very cool and very authentic”, assured the actress. In some situations during filming, the cast did not have a script, but rather improvised, something that has been a challenge. “hallucinatory vertigo” in the actors.

Malena Alteiro is Luciaa computer programmer who has lost her job and starts working as a taxi driver, she told Pablo Motos that during the film she was driving along the M-30 in Madrid improvising without dialogue, in addition the film works with natural actors, that is, actors who have never acted, and got lost in the middle of the highway: “Going on the M-30 with so much pressure, exit five is coming, a car is coming, you can’t turn anymore and you have to continue…”.

Malena proudly remembers her time in ‘ANHQV’

Speaking with Malena Alterio, one cannot help but mention the boom that occurred in ‘No one lives here’ and she feels proud of what they achieved: “I feel very proud to have been part of ‘There is no one who lives here’ and that suddenly 20 years later new generations continue to discover you and stop you on the street.

Recalling his past, the presenter asked him about any casting anecdotes in the past, The actress has recounted her most “humiliating” testit was an advertising one: “Suddenly The casting director came up and said, ‘ugh, how many people, well look, I’m going to start pointing out people who don’t so as not to waste your time.'”and out of 100 people, Malena was discarded and did not understand it.

At that moment, Malena took the opportunity to smack that casting director: “I hope you’re watching the show.” and added: “I hope you’re seeing it, look where I am.”

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