Miguel Bernardeau

(Valencia, 1996) and

Aitana Ocaña

(Barcelona, ​​1999) are like two pieces that form an almost perfect gear.

She brings the spontaneous, the impulsive.

From him arises the leisurely, the contained.

And when they converge, everything flows as if the natural were common, a construction designed to please and not the casual confluence of two characters that have ended up meeting.

First they did it in life, as a couple, and now they have looked for it in fiction, where they share the role of

The Last One

, the series that premieres this Friday on Disney+ and that will be the singer's first foray into acting with Candela , a young woman looking to make the leap from her neighborhood gambling dens to the music industry while questioning whether she should be in a relationship with Diego, an aspiring boxer and former high school classmate.

Were those at some point Miguel and Aitana?

«

We have nothing to do with them, the only thing is that I have dedicated myself to the world of music

, but there is no similarity there because she was clear about it since she was little and I was 17 years old, "says Aitana.

"That's exactly what interests me, doing something that has nothing to do with me," adds Miguel.

But if you scratch, the similarities emerge.

Aitana also knows something about the insecurity that deep down runs through Candela through a complicated stage in her childhood.

«

I cannot say that I suffered extreme bullying, but it was difficult for me to make friends when I changed schools

, now they are my best friends.

And at the music school they put me aside because a girl hated me and wouldn't let the others come with me.

One day my mother was washing my hair, I was 9 years old and she saw a piece of gum stuck to me, which must have been her.

It is true that it was after school hours, but I did not want to go there, that is horrible for those who suffer from it ».

In Miguel there is also the constancy of Diego.

Not in boxing, but yes in acting.

His parents, producer Miguel Ángel Bernardeau and actress Ana Duato, tried to take him away from a world they already knew.

Without much success.

«

They told me to think about it very well, it is not easy to earn a living from this for a long time or create a career, but it was clear to me

.

Then they have let me be free, in my house they do not give advice about the industry or what I should do.

We already have enough around, my house is a safe place where there are no demands.

Although with nuances, the experience does not differ from that of Aitana with her family.

«My parents have always wanted me to be happy and it was my father who insisted that I try the OT casting, he did not want me to continue being so insecure, which I am, and they took me.

They have always supported me as long as I am myself and don't change my personality.

That

I have had moments when I felt less understood and I began to change and my family was there to stop me and remind me of my origin and my values

​​».

It seems difficult not to undergo this change, and this is applicable to both, when millions of followers bombard you daily on social networks and in the street, each movement is analyzed by the gossip and the bubble is closing to one nucleus at a time. smaller.

«

Yes, we have left behind having a social life like people our age have to succeed in our trade, but we are very willing to pay that price

because we love what we do.

(...) Many people are not aware of what you leave behind and what you have to work on to reach your dream.

The question is to what extent are you willing to do it?

QUESTION.

To what extent are you willing?

AITANA.

For me the first thing in life is to be happy and to be with the people I love and the second thing is music.

And he would not leave behind any of the former to succeed in music.

MICHAEL.

Exactly the same, I would not leave anything from the people I love.

And I'm talking about making them disappear, not stopping seeing someone for a while, that I've done for my job.

Q. Have you ever wondered if with all that it is worth it to continue in this world?

A.

When I was 18 years old, I thought about leaving because it had only been a year since I had started dating, I had never left my town or been to the center of Barcelona.

I hadn't 'gone wild'.

Right after that summer I entered OT and I felt that every time I went out to a party or met a guy it was all too public, they recorded me all the time.

I felt that I had not enjoyed my adolescence, that they were taking it away from me.

At that moment you ask yourself if it's what you want, I had to make that reflection that they weren't taking anything from me and that I had my dream in front of me.

M.

It is worth losing my social life to do what I like the most and go shooting with very talented people.

What I don't deserve is losing friends, relationships and important moments with my family because of it.

And in that place I am now, thinking about how much time I want to spend away from home and for how long is it worthwhile for me to continue doing this and not see, for example, my grandfather who is now having a hard time.

And the reflection ends up transforming together: «All of us,

even if we are living our dream, have the right to ask ourselves if we are having a good time or if it is worth it without feeling judged

.

Sometimes we feel judged for having the success that many people want.

And yes, we are very lucky, but that does not mean that we cannot consider aspects of our lives ».

Everything from the privilege and with a last amendment to the concept of meritocracy, also present in the argument of the series.

«We cannot give false messages, you have to fight for your dreams, but no matter how hard you work, you do not have to achieve them.

I have to talk about luck because I had it in a casting with thousands of people in which they caught me.

I have continued working on it, yes, but I have been lucky, "concludes Aitana.

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