Maria Canales
Updated Tuesday, April 9, 2024-03:18
To Bites. Mikel Izal: "I lack balls to generate a conflict and I have enough to get naked in my songs
To Bites. Nacho Duato: "The awards they have given me make me blush a little, because I never think I deserved them"
To Bites. Ángel Llácer: "Fame tastes like cilantro; when you put it on a plate, it only tastes like that and it takes everything away"
Anabel Alonso
(Baracaldo, Vizcaya, 1964) receives METRÓPOLI at the Reina Victoria Theater, which will be
her second home
for the next two months. There, in the elegant space of the Carrera de San Jerónimo, he will star from April 18 to June 21 in
La Celestina
, one of the great classics of Spanish theater whose version by Eduardo Galán directed by Antonio Castro Guijosa is
nominated for the Talía 2024 awards
that They are celebrated on April 22.
Accompanied on stage by José Saiz, Víctor Sainz, Claudia Taboada, Beatriz Grimaldos and David Huertas, the versatile Basque actress plays
the most famous prostitute in literature
, a role that, according to what she says, she takes on as a double challenge: " First, to be a worthy heir to my predecessors, such as Núria Espert, Irene Gutiérrez Caba or Amparo Rivelles, very first and finest actresses who have already played this character. And then, to be able to put myself in the shoes of an icon of our literature. country, along with Don Quixote and Don Juan".
Anabel is smiling, in a good mood, an attitude that never leaves her: "She should be present in everyone's life, even despite us. I have a role model in my mother, who went through many tragedies, but had a great sense of humor." and that always makes everything more bearable and digestible," he says.
It's not common to see you in such serious roles, right? He's an important character. And it is true that it has its drama, but it also has a lot of humor, not in vain is it called "The Tragicomedy of Calisto and Melibea", although Celestina took focus and kept the title, but it is very seasoned, it has humor, it has truth , it has drama, it has tragedy, it has many colors. And, then, there are many Celestinas in one, because, depending on who she relates to, she is one way or another. She gives everyone what she wants. They say it's a newer version, in what sense? She wouldn't say new, because everything we represent is in the original; What happens is that we have given it more perspective and more color. In other words, we have not stuck with the archetype that she is the bad guy, the witch of the story, but rather she is a woman from the 1500s who is still a survivor who makes a living day by day, as a prostitute, mending virgos, making cosmetics, selling yarn, witchcraft... whatever it takes, and, what's more, she is very proud of all her work. Therefore, I think that there we see that most human part of La Celestina that will be understood very well. A woman who does a little of everything, like you: cinema, theater, television... Where are you most comfortable? (Laughs ) Wow, that's difficult, because my job is like a piano, in which you can play many keys, and the more, the better. But it's hard to choose. I owe a lot to the theater, I started there and it is always where I want to return. Also to television, which has made me popular thanks to already legendary series such as
Thieves Go to the Office
,
Seven Lives
and Now
Amar is Forever
. I look back and say: "My God, I've been involved in some very big things."
Have you also participated in a lot of contests? What is it about MasterChef, that you've been to three times? See? That's what he told you about the challenges. It's how I am, I don't know if bold, unconscious or both, but I'm fine with it. And I think the origin is when I started to be an actress. I come from a humble family that had nothing to do with art and being an actress was like being an astronaut. So I took the plunge and look where I am now. What I want to say is that you have to try things, you have to dare, because, furthermore, in this job no one risks their life. It's not like a cardiologist or a neurosurgeon makes a mistake. If I do it wrong, what's the problem? My self love? So, I don't usually get too scared. Did you cook before participating in MasterChef? Nothing. Never. I left home very early and cooked to survive, with pasta, salads, and yet now I know how to make stews and I like it. I didn't understand that "cooking relaxes" and yes, it relaxes me (laughs). I cook when I have time, because I don't want it to be like stress and rush. And yes, yes, I enjoy it. Who do you cook your best dishes for? My wife and my son. My specialty is lemon pie, but I'm very good at legumes and rice. How do you conquer your stomach? I really like to eat, but the truth is, I had never thought about it. Now there are so many restaurants and so different that if they discover something or take me to a new one, they conquer me. Also when someone cooks for me, because I know the love and effort behind it and that is a very important sign of love. What is never missing from your table? I am very eclectic and everything can be missing... I am not a woman of customs The wine is less, mind you, the bread is missing more than the wine. Who would you invite to eat to get to know better? I don't know Núria Espert and I would love to. Who could you never sit at the table with? With any intolerant person, who deny others, deny freedom. Let's say that with any person from the extreme right or extreme right, he rides so much, he rides so much. I don't have to tolerate intolerant people. Are you one of those people who say to bread, bread and wine, wine? In general, yes, but I think it's a bit of age. When you are younger, due to inexperience, you are more cautious, but with age you already say what you like. I like birthdays. You are quite active on social networks and you are called a bit 'provocative'... I like Twitter more than Instagram and I don't feel like it's provocative. I give my opinion, I show my face and I try to do it very carefully. I mean, I can do it with restraint, with a sense of humor, with irony, but I never insult. Although then, Twitter is a kind of corrala where people throw out their trash and then things get mixed up and it seems like you said that, but no, what happens is that then the
haters jump in
and they turn everything around. The first time I started I said: "My mother, every time I speak the bread rises." What I don't like is that people feel unpunished and can insult, lie, defame and spout hoaxes without any cost, but, on the other hand, there is that thing about democracy where you can respond and give your opinion about something that is happening. at that moment.
Do you buy bread in the first store you come across or artisanal and sourdough bread? I usually buy good bread because, as a result of the pandemic, I make it myself, spelled, rye... and, when I don't have time, I make it. I buy good ones, not those that become rubber after half an hour or full of holes that you don't know what they are. Cheesecake that is so fashionable or Basque cake? Basque cake. I have never liked cheesecake very much. Any detox juice in the morning? No, not at all. Plus, almost all of them have celery and I hate celery. Have you ever tried a miracle diet that promises everything? I go on a diet and after ten minutes my head starts to hurt and I feel terrible. I once tried fasting and after four hours I had a headache. How do you get in shape? Do you know that I don't do anything at all? Let's see, I have a pass when dressed, although then the firmness is not what it was (laughs), but I hardly exercise. Genes influence a little, but from now on, I am going to start walking half an hour a day. Why do you need a salt shaker? Let's see, God didn't call me to the world of hairdressing, sewing, or dancing. Well, when I dance, I'm really good at it, because I'm crazy about it. What are you talking about? I'm crazy about everything. When was the last time you looked like a tomato? The thing about your nose prevents you from looking like a tomato. I don't remember ever having moments of trouble. I have no modesty or sense of ridicule. What do you make life spicy about? Everything except food, which then varnishes my mouth and tastes like nothing to me. Life has to be seasoned a lot, a lot. What stops your appetite? Lies, disloyalty, betrayal... Is the oven for buns in Spain right now? Well, notice that I think this is the moment in which There are more buns, and you have to get to work to take the bull by the horns, because the atmosphere is very, very tense. And the tension comes from a part of politics. We would have to tone it down and see who has polarized and who has irritated, because, look, I didn't think I was going to see and hear things like what I am seeing and hearing now. I thought it had already happened, like those Franco or homophobic speeches or denying historical memory or wanting to go back on many things. Issues like gender violence, which we thought we were overcoming and you see that we are not, that suddenly machismo among young people increases and you say, "but how are we getting back to this? What is bothering you these days? People who are not He is embarrassed by what he does, that he is not responsible for his actions, like, for example, La Celestina, who does. See? That has me very upset.
What do you binge on? Series, movies now with my son, telling him a lot of stories at night... Especially bingeing on audiovisual topics, because before I read more, now it's harder for me to concentrate, but I read stories a lot. Do you have bad coffee? Yes. In other words, I have my character, and I can have bad coffee, very bad coffee, and bad milk too. When was the last time you rode a chicken? I don't usually ride chickens, but what gets me a lot at work is when people don't do what they have to do. That makes me sick and that makes me jump or not have patience, sometimes. Is there anything that makes you bitter about life? For me, the only thing that can make my life bitter is pain and suffering. Not the rest, because not even death, which is something inherent to life, but pain and suffering is difficult to bear. What has been your sweetest moment? When my son was born four years ago, because it is something that I no longer expected it, something that I had already ruled out was going to happen to me in my life. So it has been like a gift that I have to pinch myself every day to know that it is real. Who is the parsley of all the sauces? Apart from me, who can turn on any television channel at any time and I can go out doing anything, I think that Isabel Díaz Ayuso has many tickets to be the parsley of all the sauces. What does fame taste like? Well, I would say that it is a sweet flavor, very sweet, pleasant and not tiring. But, in any case, you have to know how to digest it. Yes, it is very good in the mouth, but you have to know how to digest it. One last toast and why. Well, we have to toast to life, because it is what we have.