Each artistic project comes with various challenges, but for the actor and singer Jerry Velázquez (Mérida, 1990), being part of the series And they arrived at night It involved one that he had not faced in his previous works: “I was not moved by admiration” of being in front of Eugenio Derbez, the protagonist.
This production, which has already released its first chapters in VIX platformtells the story of the group of Latinos who in the 1930s made a Dracula film in Spanish, using the same sets from the American version that starred the Austro-Hungarian actor. Bela Lugosi.
“It is a very interesting story, with a lot of comedy, with first-class manufacturing, an agile script. When had you heard of a series that tells us how a movie was made in Hollywood by Hispanics? The costumes were spectacular, the set, the art design, and Being able to be surprised by the performances of your colleagues is something that is appreciated“Exalts Jerry about the series, where he takes on the role of Pablo Alvarez. Derbez plays the Spanish actor Carlos Villarías.
The premiere of And they arrived at night It has Jerry “very happy.” Also the exit of the second season of The Braves, available from the first days of October in Max. Also, the tape will arrive soon The Innwhere he shares credits with Ana Serradilla.
Three projects that show the good year that the actor had, who relies on the fe so that “things can happen” and in the determination to “adjust what needs to be adjusted to be more and more present on the scene and be a better actor“.
“I find the opportunity to be able to be in different media and forms of acting somewhat enriching: from television and film, to dubbing, making impro, musicals. Being able to put your craft into practice in such different things allows you to develop on stage in a freer way, with more tools.“.
He leads by example: he has taken his talents to musical theater projects such as Mentidragsto the dubbing of Aladdin in Disney’s live-action, comedy sketch series Backdoor now the horror film Massacre in Teques (2023). “I like to play with the different expressiveness that is required in each medium,” he says.
Knowing his vast work in different artistic areas, the question arises: What is Jerry still missing to do? “Dramones – reply -. I would like them not only in life, but also in movies or some series. In general, comedy opens a lot of doors for me, but being able to explore that other side is something that would enrich me a lot.”
Of success, the artist does not find it in money, but in “personal satisfaction, and it’s difficult because we are never satisfied: we achieve one goal and move on to the next, and that’s okay, that has to do with growth, knowing that we have a life ahead of us.
“I also think it’s about being able to balance all areas of your life,” he adds.
To achieve this balance, Jerry works daily. Give an example: after reading The path of the artistby American author Julia Cameronbegan to write, diary, “three pages of how I feel.” This has allowed him to have more contact with himself, with “those thoughts that go beyond the surface.”
— Do you think that acting, theater, all the art you do, can have an impact on improving society?
— Art has the possibility of touching people, of telling stories that can raise awareness in society. For the same reason, the messages that are counted, the ideas that are presented on TV and movies, we must have great responsibility for them. There is more and more awareness about it. We have also gone through a process of adaptation to that, and suddenly we have reached certain extremes. It’s part of the revolution, of the change! Eventually, people won’t feel like they’re being force-fed a moral.
Jerry closes the interview with MILLENNIUM highlighting the importance of music in his life. He says his voice is influenced by FMercury’s reddish Justin Timberlakeand confesses that already He is preparing his first album, another way to continue telling stories.
“I want to sing about the love of one man to another man, but without having to make this a protest song, but only about love,” he exemplifies.
— Since you mentioned love, where do you find it?
— I find it everywhere: in myMy friends, it seems to me that we should all have that network, take care of it and cultivate it; in my family, who always supports me; and the love of a couple is something that makes me very happy. I feel very loved and I love very much.
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