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Quim
Gutiérrez
(Barcelona, 1981) is remembered by many for his work in
AzulOscuroCasiNegro
,
Primos
or
Anacleto: Secret Agent
, among
many other films
.
Some (and some) see him as one of the
'handsome officers' of Spanish cinema.
And there are those who praise his taste when it comes to dressing.
But, as he himself admits,
his neighbors only know him 'only' as "the one who goes to buy at the store and they like him".
The actor, who now lives far from Madrid, acknowledges that "
few people know me where I live.
I guess it will depend on whether I promote something or not. I think I have disengaged from the fear I had at a certain point of being dependent on the people I The public has
recognized
me on the street since I was 12 years old and sometimes I have doubted if I liked it for what I do or for what I am"
.
Quim Gutiérrez and Carmen Machi star in this Netflix premiere.
'MOTHER'S LOVE', THE NETFLIX COMEDY
Far from the boy-meets-girl cliché, in
Amor de madre
everything (Netflix, April 29)
explodes into the air at the start, with a wedding in which the bride leaves José Luis (Quim Gutiérrez), the groom, in the altar.
Given this situation, the wedding is canceled but not the honeymoon.
In order not to lose the money,
José Luis and Mari Carmen (Carmen Machi), his mother, will go together to an incredible resort in Mauritius.
Generating, of course, hilarious situations and discovering that his mother is not as he always imagined.
In line with this Netflix premiere, Quim Gutiérrez smiles when talking about the relationship he has with his mother.
"Of course, she's very different from my character in this movie," he says with a laugh.
"
In my house there has been a lot of discussion and talk
. She and I have a fantastic relationship, as adults, and I am convinced that I admire her not only for how hard she is to be a parent, but for being a woman and the decisions life she's taken over the years, prioritizing what she wanted. That's the best lesson a mother can pass on to her child."
MAKING DECISIONS FOR OTHERS
Regarding these decisions, the actor clarifies the answer and adds that "there is a misunderstanding of selfishness. I believe that
the only way to make good decisions is to do it in accordance with what one really needs.
Only then can you do things for others ".
Quim Gutiérrez is José Luis, a son in trouble, in 'Amor de madre'.
This Barcelonan is far from the clichés.
He is passionate about fashion, art, basketball ("I'd love to see the NBA play-offs now") and a thousand other things that he keeps to himself.
Among other clues, he talks about
wanting to "plant things" in a garden that he hopes to have when the time is right.
"It's exhausting that I like so many things,"
he says, huffing and puffing.
"All the time that I don't dedicate to interpreting, I do so to culture in general. It's not a merit because it doesn't cost me and everything is given.
I would like to transmit my permanent curiosity to my children."
Very jealous of his privacy, Quim Gutiérrez explains his way of acting before the media.
"I remember when I started acting and I saw people talking about fatherhood or other things. I thought 'what interest will what they say' have. And I promised myself not to answer anything about that. I maintain it with difficulty. But
we live so exposed to the
clickbait
and headlines that try to hook the reader without background that there are certain issues that I refuse to give an opinion on.
That is why I am very cautious when talking about political issues. I assume that you can comment on my work, but not on my life private to use as a headline.
An image of 'DarkBlueAlmostBlack'.
A COMPLICATED SHOOTING
Going back to
Amor de madre
, the film that premieres, the Barcelonan explains that shooting it has bordered on a miracle.
"Due to the pandemic we had to split the filming into three parts and everything has happened to us.
I almost believe in miracles. But I am very happy with the result. It has been a project from which I have erased any negative situation for the good part" .
About José Luis, his role in the film, the interpreter explains "that it
was a challenge to play another character abandoned at the altar like in
Primos
.
But here I found that Paco Caballero, the director, sold me that there was a story of a mother and a son in the form of
buddy comedy
and that there was also a mix of genres with the inclusion of a romantic comedy. And it even referred to the sexualization of the figure of the mother.
Amor de madr
e is a song to take the reins of your life".
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