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The Galician actor stars, alongside Ángela Cremonte, in the series 'Mentiras' (Atresplayer Premium), a remake of the British hit 'Liar', the suspense of which revolves around an alleged violation

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Guilty or innocent? With that flag dilemma, the Liar series became a hit three years ago in Britain. Now comes Mentiras , the Spanish adaptation starring Javier Rey (Noia, La Coruña, 1980) and Ángela Cremonte, which will be available on Atresplayer Premium from April 19 . Rey's character is Xavier Vera, a respected surgeon accused by Laura Munar (Cremonte) of rape after spending a night together. Laura's memories are hazy and, throughout the series, the shadow of the doubt casts on whether or not the rape actually occurred., seasoned with secrets of the two main characters that are revealed in a dosed way with surprising twists of script. Javier Rey, an actor known thanks to series such as Velvet or Fariña and who has participated in films such as Kiki, love is made or The silence of the white city , speaks from his confinement about this series of six chapters.

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Have you had a chance to see the original series? No, I didn't want to see her so she wouldn't condition me. But I do recognize that, when I read the script, I did it in one go and it hooked me a lot. I immediately saw that there was a lot of courage to approach this topic, how it is told and how complex it is. It seemed like a challenge to me, so would you like people to get hooked on the series just like you did with the script? Of course! So when we were preparing the story and the characters, we thought we should be very faithful to our characters until the end. The viewer may feel guilty at times, but the characters do not. We did not want to judge them. Here the game has to do with who has convinced you, how, where and why. In this sense, flashbacks help fill in the puzzle pieces. Xavier, your character, presents himself as a respectable man; without wanting to judge him, Xavier appears as a man respected by everyone and a good father. Someone who is involved in a situation as a victim. And that he has the serenity to be believed when he says that they were consensual sexual relations and not rape. Every time Xavier and Laura (Ángela Cremonte) meet on the screen sparks fly ... It is normal, what is said is a very heavy subject. But much. Luckily Angela and I, who I already knew before, have understood each other very well. Laura accuses Xavier of one of the most serious things that can exist and he accuses her of lying and destroying his life. Come on, they are two clashing titans. The issue of rape is very serious, even if it is from fiction. In addition to talking about a possible violation, here we talk about a person's presumption of innocence. Also of the lie, of how you can judge someone through social networks without having all the information ... Lies , although part of a very serious fact such as an alleged violation, talks about how we behave as a society. In the end, it is a current series that will lead to debates. The interesting thing is that there is no judgment and there are no cliches. The only one who will have the answer at the end is the viewer. How would you convince someone that they have to overcome a certain resistance towards a series that deals with a matter as thorny as a rape? Well, I would convince them by saying that sometimes hard things happen in life. One of the most powerful weapons that fiction has is to show realities that sometimes you only read in headlines. And that you can see the different faces that these different realities present. I think we have made a good fiction where the good thing is that we give the viewer the power to be the judge. That is, the power to tell whether that person is guilty or not, if I had done this or that or how something like this could have happened.

Javier Rey and Ángela Cremonte star in the series.

Shifting third: how are you handling confinement? How do you occupy your time? Well with no work. It should be rolling now, but in the end everything has stopped. So I fill my time with sports, reading and watching fiction. What do you think that some question the importance of culture? Culture has been, is and will be extremely important. Maybe you shouldn't give too much voice to those who don't think it's important. Who thinks nonsense. In the end, whoever wants to consume culture will do it, and whoever doesn't, because they don't. And those who consume will win because historically this has been the case. I think one of the big problems today is that too much nonsense is given. And it should not be given. As an actor who enjoys great popularity, how do you manage not to feel the contact of your followers on the street? Well it shows. But just like not being with family or friends you don't have by your side. In the end, the human being is a social animal and we move in groups even though we have become individualistic beings. I think this confinement is opening everyone's eyes. And that the important thing is people, loved ones, friends ... and love each other. Regarding social networks ... sometimes it gets so much out there that I can't attend to all who write. What is the first thing you will do when you can get out? First of all, above all, go for a run. Put on shorts, sneakers, and run. I ran before and I miss it. I was fond of filming The Silence of the White City . I used to run, but there I started to travel and join marathons with friends.

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