The character ‘Raúl del Prado’, played by the charismatic Christian Thorsen, He came to win all the affection of the public at the time. “I think they discovered a gold mine by finding a credible reason for a lower or lower middle class person to be in an upper class environment,” he highlighted in his interview.
Despite the popularity of the television series, the experience of Christian Thorsen with the production it was not entirely positive. Let us remember that the actor filed a lawsuit against the producer of the popular Peruvian series ‘AFHS’ in 2016, alleging unjustified dismissal and economic damages.
The dart for his former ‘AFHS’ teammates
In a recent interview with the media Infobae Perú, Christian Thorsen He explained that his separation from ‘There is room at the bottom’ It happened unexpectedly and distantly. The actor reported that his separation from the series occurred suddenly and through a call from Efraín Aguilar, the then director of the television series.
The love story of Charito and Raúl del Prado. Photo: América Television
“I would have loved for them to have called me to the office, to have shaken my hand and to have told me: ‘Christian, you are no longer going, thank you for everything you have done, because you have been part of the success.’ In other words, they would have told me that and I would have gone home very calmly. I will never understand mistreating you,” he mentioned about the situation.
In that same line, Christian Thorsen expressed his discontent due to the lack of support from his colleagues ‘AFHS’ when making the decision to file a lawsuit against América Televisión. “I bought into the story that we were a family. It wasn’t like that. I understand that everyone takes care of their work, but not seeing what is happening around you is not the most advisable thing to do,” he added in this regard.
Would you return to ‘AFHS’?
Despite the affection that the audience still gives him, Christian Thorsen has made it clear that he has no intention of returning to ‘There is room at the bottom’, series that returned to television with new seasons in 2022. Your decision goes beyond a mere personal choice; It is based on a serious analysis of the working conditions and the production approach used in the television series.
“I have friends in there, and they tell me that the scriptwriter has said that ‘even if it’s the last thing I do, I wouldn’t return to the series.’ And I don’t think it will happen. Mónica Sánchez approached me at some point to ask if I would return. I imagine they asked him to ask me. And I told him that it would be difficult, because they would have to accept all my conditions, among them is the type of humor; That’s where things get complicated. After that there was absolute silence, so it would be difficult for me to return,” he concluded.
