Laura Londoño shared the advantages of acting for digital platforms compared to traditional television channels – credit @londonotlaura/Instagram
After conquering Spain where he won a reality cooking among celebrities, Laura Londoño is back in Colombia where she will premiere the second season of Manesa series in which she plays an empowered woman who made her rethink the term ‘feminist’. “For the first time you’re going to see me saying rude things that, by the way, come out in my daily life and I enjoy saying them from time to time,” she said.
In an interview with Infobae Colombia, The 36-year-old actress from Paisa spoke about her character Antonia in this new production by Prive Video. But, in addition, she revealed the advantages of working for the streaming platforms. streaming compared to traditional television channels. “There are wonderful licenses and permissions that allow you to be less cautious when creating and closer to the reality of what is being told,” he added.
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The main reason why Laura Londoño, who has a long career on Colombian television screens, where she has starred in great stories, prefers to act for digital platforms is because in digital productions she finds a comfort that, as an actress, allows her to be more real with her characters. “You can play, improvise and find the truth in the role, and on the platforms the role of women is shown as it is without restrictions or risks. I love that,” she explained.
Laura Londoño detailed the advantages of working as an actress for streaming platforms – credit Infobae Colombia
On the other hand, the businesswoman also mentioned that in the stories that are told on the platforms they are giving greater space and freedom to the role that women play in the family and society, just as her character Antonia does in Manes 2where she plays a woman who faces patriarchy, machismo and limited thinking. “Laura is not far from Antonia in real life, because on a day-to-day basis I also have to deal with the same issues with my brand as a businesswoman, with my daughters and my husband as a mother, and as a woman I face the same challenges in which the female role and what it is capable of doing are still pigeonholed.”
Laura Londoño concluded that she enjoys acting in stories designed for digital platforms more because she has fewer worries when carrying out her profession.
“Here you find a language and a narrative that is less squared which is much more similar to what happens to all of us as humans and that connects more with the public, normalizes many things, current issues that are there are touched upon, here just to give an example in Manes “There is talk about infidelity, relationships between friends, homosexuality, among many other things,” Laura added.
After the pandemic, the platforms of streaming They became an option to consume content of their choice at the time and schedule that the user chooses, in addition to being able to do so without commercial breaks or having to wait for a new episode to come out. This made the market in Colombia gain more and more ground and consequently more local products are made.
Laura Londoño, Juan Fernando Sánchez and Diego Cadavid talked about the advantages of acting for platforms – credit – credit @londonotlaura/Instagram
Juan Fernando Sánchez, who plays one of the new characters that will become part of the plot in the second season of Manes, agreed with Laura’s thoughts and added his point of view on the matter, since for him it is also more comfortable to act for products that are designed for platforms.
“Because these are series with a maximum of 10 episodes, the care is much more precise with more successful shots. Since there is no rush or immediacy, the scenes have successful shots where aesthetics are not overlooked. “nor the cinematographic one. I think that the detail makes the work much more passionate, where attention is paid to detail and nothing is sacrificed, in addition to being able to handle a universal language with honesty,” said Sánchez.
Finally, the actor Diego Cadavid, who also returns to this second installment of Manes, which premieres its new season on September 11 simultaneously for 240 countries through the Prime Video platform, commented: “I completely agree with my colleagues, but on the other hand, the acting issue is added, since By having fewer scenes in which you appear, there are fewer opportunities to appear, so you also strive to do your part better. and you don’t have to wear yourself out physically as much. The shooting times are shorter, which helps you have more time to prepare your texts and pay more attention to them.”
The second season of Manes arrives on September 11 on Prime Video – credit courtesy of Prime Video Latin America
