Ulysses Puiggros He moved to Miami 9 months ago and achieved recognition in the United States. He presents his one-man show in that city “Lilac”, which had several seasons in Buenos Aires and did cycles at Microteatro Miami. The series in which he plays a villain, “Melody”, He won the Martín Fierro Latino Award. He is also filming for Telemundo and is awaiting the release of the film written by and starring him, “4 stars”, next to Fernanda Callejon and Ana Celentanoamong others.
Journalist: How did you come to Telemundo?
Ulises Puiggros: My agent in Miami asked me to audition for the only series that was filmed in Miami, Sed de Vengeance, and I did it without much expectation because I had just arrived. I had to speak perfectly neutral Mexican and well, apparently they liked it and I started filming. The series premieres in October of this year in the United States and Mexico.
Q: What is it like to work in the United States?
UP: Everything is very professional, big and respectful. Time is not wasted here, everyone knows what they have to do and they do it. Although Miami has more than half of its population Latino, it was the second time I worked on an American blockbuster. The first was Melody.
Q: That series has 4 nominations for the Martín Fierro Awards in Argentina.
UP: The nominations were a big surprise for everyone: Best fiction, youth series, supporting actor (Luis Machin) and lead actor (Yas Gagliardi). I don’t think I’ll be able to travel because I’m still working on my one-man show “Lila”, where I play a Spanish trans singer.
Q: You premiered it in Argentina after the pandemic, you finished writing it while in lockdown, what can you tell us about Lila?
UP: It came about through several lucky events. I had written one with a trans protagonist called Miranda and it was played by Romina Escobar. To put it together, I interviewed many trans girls and with that I put together the character. I had information on the subject. Then José Cicala called me for the film “La sombra del gato” where I played a drag girl. There I acted with Danny Trejo and learned more about the trade. It is easier to play a drag girl who can be a man during the day and a woman at night than a trans girl who wants to live as a woman. You have to be more detailed. After filming, I came up with the one-man show that I wrote during a vacation.
Q: It was on the billboard at the independent theatre.
UP: I premiered it at Javier Daulte’s Espacio Callejón, then I continued in Cástor y Pólux by Lino Patalano and then went on tour through Argentina and Chile. It is very comforting to be able to take this play around the world with a message of resilience and acceptance. I believe that as actors we have the commitment to show on stage what the public does not see in life. To show other realities in order to empathize and make a more loving world.
Q: What difficulties did you encounter when deciding to play a trans woman?
UP: All of them. But I am very stubborn and when I decide to do something I don’t stop until I achieve it and do it with my greatest commitment. Also, the difficulty was not only being Lila and having the public believe it; I also had to have a Spanish accent and sing 7 songs live. Luckily, I had advice from several trans women at all times; especially from my friend, the actress Romina Escobar, on whom part of the story is also based.
Q: What are your upcoming projects?
UP: Before the end of the year I will premiere “4 Estrellas”, a film that I wrote and star in alongside Fernanda Callejón, Ana Celentano, Jorge Sesán, Romina Escobar and Mila James, directed by Pablo Stigliani.
Source: Ambito
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