Cecilia Roth: "Politics and the pandemic have teamed up to do a lot of damage to cinema"

The Argentine actress

who together with the Cuban interpreter

collected the Gold Medal from the Film Academy in Madrid on Tuesday, has assured that politics and the coronavirus pandemic "have been associated to do a lot of damage to cinema" .

"Making movies in Argentina has become very expensive and interest from the institutions themselves has decreased," said the protagonist of '

', who has lamented the institutional turn from the Argentine film department.

"Many families live from the cinema and the fact that

in power means that many jobs are lost," she pointed out.

Along the same lines, Perugorría has also recognized that Cuban cinema "is not going through a good time" and

for productions in this country.

In addition, he has put on the table the drop in co-productions with Spain.

"I want to take advantage of this to vindicate how important Spanish cinema has been for Latin America and the majority of films have been with co-productions. But that has also decreased because there is less interest or possibilities and hopefully this award will serve to vindicate it," said the actor. from '

This award, which will be presented next Monday, April 25, by the president of the institution,

has been awarded to a large group of Latin American actors and actresses who have contributed to Spanish cinema with their performances --Roth and Perugorría have been elected on behalf of all of them--.

Both actors have stressed the importance of platforms for the sector, although pending the evolution of movie theaters.

"Platforms are a reality, but we continue to make films that are not seen on one of the two sides and that has not changed: it is

," lamented Perugorría.

For his part, Roth has celebrated that with the platforms "many people are being reached, although the rooms are overshadowed."

"Platforms need content and it will depend on us that interesting things can be seen. Now there are, although I don't know if they are the first on the lists. I don't think they would be on the big screen either," he stressed.

Regarding her current situation and future projects, Roth has been satisfied with her career.

"I never think about a fantasy that I want to fulfill or the desire to work with a director. I only think about the project that will come and I have no strategies:

she has affirmed.

For his part, Perugorría recalled how his role in

opened "many doors" for him both in America and in Spain and that has allowed him to follow the path he wanted.

"There is a time when they may call you less, but there is always the theater," she claimed.

Cecilia Roth and the Cervantes Prize

ceremony next Friday, April 22,

at the Auditorium of the University of Alcalá de Henares on behalf of the award-winning

who will not be able to attend due to her delicate state of health.

Despite being asked about this question, the actress did not want to clarify the relationship with the award-winning writer.

"Something was said that shouldn't have been said and it wasn't the time, so I wouldn't want to say anything before this happens," she said.

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