Brought to the country by “El Arrope Producciones” -by the hand of Santiago Fernández Arból and Daniel Franza- and co-produced by “Hijo Nuestro”, the play will premiere on Thursday, January 12 at the Teatro Astros. On the eve of its debut, Ámbito spoke with Miyashiro and Pacheco about this brand new adventure.
Aldo Miyashiro, the father of the creature
Journalist: How did the possibility of doing FACA in Argentina arise?
Aldo Miyashiro: I met Daniela Franza in Lima, she was the manager of a multinational, a natural leader with a lot of charisma. We had a constant relationship because of the television program that I host and a soccer team of artists. Later, she accompanied us with the brand in the two theater productions that we did in the year: the commercial comedy “Los vecinos de arriba” and a very personal premiere “Un maldito secreto”. We did very well with both, the theaters blew up and we went on tour. She told me that she wanted to do new things, that she wanted to produce in Buenos Aires, I sent her the text for Un misterio, una pasión and here we are, about to open at the Astros.
Q.: What edges did you decide to modify to adapt the work to its Argentine version?
A.M: None in the background. We have obviously adapted to the Argentine saying, we have worked on some texts that spoke directly about my country, with our differences we South Americans share virtues and defects, our humanity is very similar. I have removed scenes and added new ones. Our laughter comes from the same place, our tragedy too.
Q.: The passion for soccer and the consequent problem of the bars cuts across South America. Do you think that was a facility to export the work?
AM: YeahWithout a doubt, football defines us. However, it is a pretext to talk about everything we are in Latin America. In our unequal, judgmental, discriminatory, aggressive, polarized countries. In which many young people find a platform for fulfillment in violence or the father they never had in a goal hug. People who go to the theater are not going to leave indifferent, they are going to see beings that perhaps they have never dared to look at, they are going to recognize them as equals, they are going to hate them, they are going to suffer with making their decisions, the they will see in their purest humanity.
Q.: What parallels and differences do you find between the soccer fans in Peru and in Argentina?
A.M: What happens here is crazy, soccer in Argentina is political, it is culture, it is religion. I did an interview for radio in October and I said that I wanted to debut after Messi lifted the cup in December, the booth jumped with emotion, some told me that I had made a mistake, others thanked me for something that came from my heart, from 86 I always supported Argentina in the World Cups, those who know me know everything that happens to me when they talk about Diego Armando Maradona. I watched almost all of your team’s matches in Buenos Aires, I suffered through them, it was impossible not to catch the passion, not to feel like one of you for a few minutes, not to thank you on behalf of South America. I went to the Obelisk after seeing the final – I said it on the air in Lima – I had never seen a collective manifestation of happiness so heartbreakingly exciting and I think I will never be able to see something that surpasses it.
Q.: What led you to choose Daniel Pacheco for the role?
A.M: Catalina Piotti, director and casting assistant, presented it to us as a possibility. I had devoured the seasons of El Marginal and knew who she was. We went to look for him at Microteatro and directly ask him the possibility of being there. When I was already in the cast with another character we zoomed in and I instinctively decided that he should be Facundo, he accepted and I started working on his monologue, I had to write about his Colombian origin. Daniel is a passionate actor, he is always looking for new meanings, he always questions, he always has questions and you have to have answers to continue building, it is a challenge to direct him. They are going to see a good job, they are going to follow him on his journey. Dani has a lot of strength and courage that can be breathed from afar: he loves what he does.
Q.: What is it like to immerse yourself in the mind of a person who makes violence the motor of his life? What romantic or salvageable sides is it possible to find in such a person?
A.M: It’s hard. I am not looking for a romantic place for any of them, I write and try to make the characters defend themselves. I expose them, I leave them alone, I let them live, I let them die. Let the audience see them in their labyrinth, let them see how they cry, how they kill, how they want to save themselves, how they fight to be happy. Just like any of us, each one of them takes charge of his tragedy.
Q.: What expectations do you have regarding this landing in Buenos Aires?
A.M: It is a dream to be about to premiere in Corrientes, in a theater like the Astros. Now I want the audience to burst out laughing, to sing with them, to remain silent, to break down, to shout, to cry, for the work to stay in their heads, for them to want to sit down and talk about it as soon as they leave the room. room. I want you to see this magnificent cast that we have, twelve actresses and actors who are going to lose a kilo per performance because the play is not going to give them a break. I want the Peruvian community to come to the theater to celebrate with us that this play that premiered in 2004 is now opening in Buenos Aires, in the city that welcomed them, with two Peruvian actors on stage. And finally, I want someone who doesn’t like the theater, who never went or had a bad experience, to come see Faca and find a space for happiness in the play. Yes, all that I want.
Daniel Pacheco: in the skin of Facundo
Q.: What attracted you to the proposal to star in FACA?
Daniel Pacheco: That it is an innovative theatrical proposal, a character with quite complex but very interesting nuances. It is a challenge that I have been looking for a long time in terms of the character and the work as such. I was interested in the plot, the context and how it develops, in addition to the fact that it has already been a success in Peru.
Q.: What was your first impression when reading the script?
PS: An interesting material and at the same time complex to approach but with an extraordinary forcefulness. I loved the universe of each of the characters and how functional they are to the narrative and dramaturgy.
Q.: What is it like to play this complex character, where violence and intensity are the protagonists?
PD: It is a super interesting challenge, and with a special responsibility when interpreting it and I like that it generates me. He is a character who is passionate and motivated by football in a context that is transforming it, a character who invites me to investigate behaviors and pathologies that I had not investigated before.
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Q.: In Argentina you achieved notoriety for your character in El Marginal, a sordid and violent story. Do you find parallels with this work?
PD.: Although they are dense atmospheres and that could be precise when approaching each character, I look for edges that differentiate each of the characters that I already interpret. I feel that my challenge starts from there, to find different behaviors and motivations so that the composition is more interesting to me. Each character is motivated by something different beyond the fact that her context is similar and that is my constant search in the assembly of the characters.
Q.: Do you think that experience helped you to embody Facundo?
PS: All experiences are miles and contribute so that each project has more tools to tackle the next one. So I feel that all the characters that I play help and generate new questions for the next one.
Q.: How is your personal link with soccer?
PS: I love football, I am passionate. One of the things that I enjoy the most when living here is how football is experienced. Now with the World Cup I feel that I was a privileged witness to personally experience the new Star. Very happy for my friends and the people I love, on a daily basis I also enjoy the local tournaments, they entertain me a lot and whenever I can I go to the field.
Q.: What elements of your daily life do you use to compose the character?
PS: I am very observant and I analyze a lot the behavior of people in everyday life, that nourishes me and helps me to generate tools when composing, I read about pathologies and I try to investigate beyond the stereotype of the characters. I search through reading different perspectives of the character from the outside so as not to be left with only a first impression.
Q.: What does this leading role represent in your professional career, taking into account the relevance of Buenos Aires as a theater venue?
PS: It represents something very important, I have been working for a long time and I have wanted to do theater for years and it had never happened, most of the projects I have done are in the audiovisual field, which I am very passionate about, but I feel that theater nourishes the actor a lot, since I When I arrived in Buenos Aires, I have always been trained and my main school is theater, so I am very happy and anxious and I know that this is a before and after in my career.
Q.: What expectations does the premiere of the work generate in you? What would you like to happen to her?
PD.: It is inevitable to have very high expectations since the team that was formed is full of talent and desire, we have been working hard and very motivated for a few months, so we really want to go out now and give it our all.
Data sheet
Construction site: FACA
Director: Aldo Mishayiro
Theater: Astros (Currents 746)
Premiere: Thursday, January 12.
functions: Thursday and Friday, 9 pm; Saturdays 10:45 p.m.
Cast: Daniel Pacheco, Matías Desiderio, Julieta Bartolomé, Malena Ratner, Nacho Pelaez, Paul Cruzatt, Sebastián Monteghirfo, Stephanie Troiano, Joaquín Ochoa, Fernando Niño, Diego Sánchez, Nacho Linares, Oliver Carl, Lujan Blaskley, David Brakin.
Tickets: click here.
Source: Ambito
I am an author and journalist who has worked in the entertainment industry for over a decade. I currently work as a news editor at a major news website, and my focus is on covering the latest trends in entertainment. I also write occasional pieces for other outlets, and have authored two books about the entertainment industry.
