PABLO R. ROCES
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Updated on Wednesday, 21July2021-01: 40
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If Rubens had painted
The Three Graces
in the 21st century, it cannot be ruled out that the photographs that accompany these lines would have served as inspiration. Far from the nakedness and the voluptuousness of his baroque figures, he would now find himself with a trio of women ready to go to war at the slightest provocation. But instead of the Flemish painter, who has encountered the three graces of 2021 has been Vancouver Media, the producer of
Sky Rojo
.
Because the filming of this series, a
worldwide
hit
that opens its second season on Netflix this Friday, has created "a brotherhood" that has almost become Holy Trinity.
Verónica Sánchez
is in the center, as "alma mater": "That's because I'm the oldest, it's purely a question of age," she says. To his right is
Lali Espósito
, like an Argentine earthquake that in half an hour of conversation is unable to remain still on the other side of the screen. And, to her left,
Yany Prado
balances between her two companions, always accompanied by her Cuban smile.
This trio was consolidated when Verónica Sánchez acted as host for the two foreign actresses on their arrival on set in Spain.
An arrival to the limit because the creators,
Álex Pina and Esther Martín Lobato
, were slow to find their protagonists.
"The filming date was thrown over them without finding who was going to accompany me and there were also some problems with work permits, so I felt the need to take care of them because I had been watching the creation process for a longer time," recalls the actress, who had already worked with the duo on
El embarcadero
.
At his side, Lali Espósito confesses to feeling "an irrational fanaticism" towards the head of the trio.
"She is a spectacular being and the leader who has managed to bring us together as sisters of life," he
says.
Once the team was formed, the filming of a series that lives halfway between extreme action, humor with an absurd point and a controversial X-ray of prostitution in our country arrived.
All covered by a packaging of lights, colors and
pulp
glitter
. "The shootings were even crazier than what we see at the end of the series: when we finished filming we were totally devastated", Espósito begins.
" I
had to come every day with energy and adrenaline to
full
, having emotions to the surface but do not let all of
that will escape because of
the sensitivity of the subject we are playing ,
" notes Yany Prado, which recognizes "enchanted »That the three protagonists show that
« in the 21st century there are finally heroines »
in real life. "When I was a teenager I only saw heroes saving damsels, now we have three women saving themselves, fighting for their freedom and showing all their power."
Each one of them forms a part of the body that, together, make up the figure of a «superwoman» where
Coral
(Verónica Sánchez) would be the head;
Wendy
(Lali Esposito) the body and strength, and
Gina
(Yany Prado), the heart. "In real life I am a little more understanding and empathetic, but in Wendy there is much of my character as a slum in Buenos Aires," says the Argentine. «Although my life was not as difficult as hers, which ended in prostitution, it was very easy to find that character to defend your friends and even put yourself in front of them if a bullet comes, they are those values of humble people to get ahead , to be loyal and to want to flee that the people of the neighborhood contribute ».
And it is in that fight to flee from these three women where
Sky Rojo
starts its second season. Fleeing his whorehouse, his pimp and, ultimately, the world of prostitution and trafficking in women, a point that was already very controversial in the first batch of episodes that premiered in March. Critics and viewers were divided between a minority who focused on the empowering effect of the three female protagonists and a majority who saw
a trivialization or sweetening of prostitution
in the middle of all the action and spectacle of the scenes.
"I do not think that by telling it like this, this problem is trivialized, it seems to me that this reasoning leads us to a rather conservative view because then it could be argued that
if
Sky Rojo
trivializes prostitution,
Life is beautiful
or
Jojo Rabbit
trivializes Nazism,
" he says. Veronica Sanchez.
«Having only one way of telling this impoverishes us.
Comedy and action are usually white genres, but here they reach a lot of people because they are easy to watch.
The figures say that when documentaries and social cinema are made, which I love, the figures are very low.
So maybe this is the way to get there ».
As a woman it bothers me that prostitution is always talked about in documentaries that only two friends and I see
Lali Esposito
In the same vein, his partner Lali Espósito, who points to a "hypocritical look" in these criticisms, walks along the same lines, although he admits that at first it was difficult for him to "know which key to play" to get to the right point in the story: "As a woman it bothers me that There is always talk of prostitution in documentaries that only two friends and I see. Addressing this issue in the mainstream is very brave because they tell you all this with colors, brightness and madness, but when you realize it you just hit a host with real information such as that
Spain is the third country in the world and the first in Europe in prostitution consumption
. I don't think anyone in Spain would be very funny to hear it ».
And he continues: «As prostitution and trafficking are still under the rug, hypocritical people are not amused.
It is not true that you cannot give rhythm to this issue, that is to obviate that fiction is to arm yourself with a lie to talk about things that happen.
A romantic comedy talks about love, and I don't live love like Julia Roberts.
And I am grateful that fiction serves to raise awareness.
If the series is useful for a 16-year-old boy decides not to go whores or think twice about what these women live before the patriarchy pushes him to do so, our mission is accomplished
.
Almost six minutes later, he laughs: "Reargentina, right?"
Yany Prado is the last to contribute an opinion that, deep down, does not differ much from that of the rest of the companions, as if the conversation had previously agreed upon it: «Prostitution is another topic in
Sky
, which touches many, but every who has his subjective way of seeing the project. Not everyone dares to touch on the subject, but it is absurd and incoherent to be afraid to do so because in my country if it does not touch you personally, it is the person next to you.
Sky Rojo
has confused many people by being a fiction series, whose objective is to entertain and tell this in an extraordinary way.
After removing the elephant from the room, Verónica Sánchez tries to redirect the debate and addresses another key point: «The number of women present has changed and the way of conceiving the female character, who always had a moral obligation to the public, because we now handle the action.
Here we are moved by high and low passions.
We have achieved the right to be wrong and to fall ill because having more women generates a richer script
.
In addition, men have become aware and tell the female story that we have been skipping for years ».
We have achieved the right to make mistakes and fall ill because having more women generates a richer script
Veronica Sanchez
A reasoning that Yany Prado sums up in a single expression: "There is no perfection, the most beautiful thing is to be perfectly imperfect." While Lali Expósito focuses on the importance of "freedom to try" during the recordings: "We have been able to find the tone with almost absurd moments of black humor that border on lightness and other very dark moments".
It is precisely that point that this Buenos Aires actress has best developed, who became, after its premiere just four months ago, the great sensation of
Sky Rojo
for an audience not used to seeing her on their screens. «I had come to give concerts, but never something so massive and so seen that compliments come with. I am very happy that people who did not know me are interested in me because that has opened a door for me ». And here comes the dart: «There is a kind of snobbery in singers and actors, which are the two worlds in which I move, when they say they have no illusion that new people meet them. We all love it, that's
superpiola
(pretty) ».
His partner Yany Prado introduces some nuances: «I am delighted that more jobs continue to come out of me and I feel blessed because I have only been in my career for five years.
But
luckily, I keep walking down the street and nobody recognizes me
because I'm not ready for people to get into my personal life.
Until that happens, the only concern of this trio of queens is to complete their escape.
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