What did Alessa Wichtel say about her ampay with Andrés Wiese?
—I have to ask you about the images from ‘Amor y Fuego’ about your date with Andrés Wiese, it caused a lot of controversy in the media, do you have anything to say about it?
— You saw the images, I saw them too, and that’s all there is to it. The truth is that with the whole cast we created a very nice friendship, a camaraderie that accompanied us a lot during the process and, well, that night we went out to celebrate and, sometimes, these things happen, but we really are friends and there’s nothing more to tell.
What does Alessa Wichtel think about Almendra Gomelsky’s criticism of ‘Get on my cloud’?
—Almendra Gomelsky, who has spoken out the most about this project, has said that she did not feel like digging into the past and that she preferred not to see the film. What do you think about this?
— The truth is, I respect everyone’s opinion and, as I said before, I admire her a lot. Of course, I understand her position, I understand the pain, because she was her best friend, coworker, like a sister. I understand and respect that a lot. I would love, of course, for her to see the film, but I also respect it if she decides not to. But one thing I appreciate, it’s one of the very nice things she said, is that she says she hopes the film can shed light on the subject of mental health, and that it can help people with depression, and I completely agree. That is one of our great missions with the film.
—That’s exactly what I was getting at with my next question. One thing that caught my attention was that in your publications you often mention the topic of suicide and mental health. There was a lot of controversy recently with Blake Lively , The protagonist of ‘Breaking the Circle’, a film that deals with domestic violence, precisely because she did not speak about this topic, do you think it is necessary for actors to become a bit activists about the themes of their projects?
— It’s a great question, I’ve asked myself this. I think it’s very personal for each actor, right? I think you shouldn’t judge the other and you have to work on yourself. Personally, I consider myself, before being an actress, a storyteller and what I’m passionate about is telling stories that can move people and create an impact. So, as a human being and as an artist, I’m interested in putting the issues on the table, talking about them. I feel that responsibility, because I think we have a platform and that cinema has a very great power. But I also respect that someone else doesn’t feel it, because in the end I’m not a psychologist.
—You have worked on various projects, you have been working since you were 4 years old, did you experience any clash of egos, as seen in the trailer of the film that could happen between the two main characters?
— Sometimes the trailers show ‘little parts’ and it is not necessarily what happens in the film, because it is out of context. So, I invite you to watch it, because it is not that there is a fight between them, but that they have a relationship like sisters, and as sisters they also fight and have disagreements, as well as they have very happy, very beautiful moments… About what you ask me, the truth is, I have been very lucky to meet very generous colleagues, such as Silvana Cañote (the actress who plays Monica Santa Maria in ‘Get on my cloud ‘) We built a super nice relationship, and we have never felt that competition, I have been lucky.
—There are people who say that this film will replicate the controversy of Ernesto Pimentel’s film, ‘Chabuca’, do you feel ready for that? Because you have had a fairly long career, but I feel that your projects have not had this more controversial brush.
— I wonder about it myself. We talked about it a lot with Silvana, I feel like we were given this project at a time in our lives… I just turned 30, she turns 30 next year, so she is a little more mature, more focused, with her feet on the ground, and very sure of what we have done. It has been months of preparation, we were called for the casting two years ago. So, this project has been in my head for a while, and I already knew that it was coming with some controversy because of the subject, but I feel very proud to be part of the project, because it is really very well done, each scene very well thought out. We are telling a story that goes beyond the real events that it is inspired by, it is a universal theme, which is mental health, but also interpersonal relationships, because there is the relationship that Monica has with Almendra, there is the relationship she has with Tino, there is the relationship she has with Joaquin.
—The topic of mental health is not something that is usually mentioned in national films…
— Exactly, there are few films I have seen that deal with the subject with such delicacy, it is not at all immoral. The film embraces you, but also invites you to question yourself and confronts you with your own shadows.
—What message would you send to people who have been criticizing the film practically from the beginning, without even having seen it?
— First, I want to say that I understand you, that I empathize, because criticism always comes from somewhere, perhaps from pain, because what happened to Monica definitely left a grieving feeling in everyone, it was a childhood wound for many as well. But I invite you to watch it and let yourself be carried away by the story, to go without prejudices, to simply go see it and give us the opportunity, because it really is a work that we have done with a lot of love and, I repeat, with responsibility, with a lot of care. In addition, it also has beautiful moments, happy moments, the program, the dances, the songs, it has all this nostalgia of the 90s, it transports you to the 90s.
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