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The friendly bond between Lana Del Rey and Guillermo Del Toro began with a song for a movie. This is the story.
Music and cinema always go hand in hand, to a greater or lesser extent. And sometimes, these kinds of links allow us to enjoy all kinds of unexpected creative combos. The proof: the friendship of Lana Del Rey and Guillermo del Toro.
They are best friends? Will they really be close? Those details only they will know, but if we are sure of something, it is that the mexican filmmaker and the singer have a mutual admiration that has led them not only to work together, but also to be part of important moments together, such as when Del Toro earned his place on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Lana Del Rey and Guillermo del Toro’s friendship began thanks to a movie
It was in 2019 when the movie was released Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Directed by André Øvredal, this tape was based on the children’s books of the same name by the writer Alvin Schwartz. And of course, the idea of bringing these horror stories to the big screen. It must have had a lover of the genre and monsters behind it.
Guillermo Del Toro wrote a script (which was later taken up by brothers Dan and Kevin Hageman), in addition to serving primarily as a producer on this film. Knowing that the plot was set at the end of the 60sthe Mexican and his production team knew that the main song had to follow that theme.
The solution: it was decided to use the iconic song “Season of the Witch” by Scottish singer Donovanreleased in 1966 as part of the album sunshine superman. But they wanted the interpretation of the theme to be made by a modern artist, with a taste for retro trends… And thus the friendship of Lana Del Rey and Guillermo del Toro was born.
“I’ve admired Lana’s music for a while. and I felt inside of me that she would participate with ‘Season of the Witch’; that she would use her alchemy to transform her”, Del Toro said at the time the theme was released.
The director also said that he saw a great artist in her and that “It is an honor for me to have known her”. There was still no talk of the friendship of Lana Del Rey and Guillermo del Toro as such, but the matter was going to change in those same days when the premiere of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark I was on the radar…
Lana introduced del Toro at her Hollywood Walk of Fame induction ceremony
Del Toro’s praise for the singer was already on the table. still in another interview with Entertainment Tonightthe director said that he thought of Lana Del Rey to do that cover because “I would do it because I love Donovan and I love that era of music”.
In that same interview with ET, Guillermo said that he would be willing to film a music video for the singeralthough he also specified that due to how meticulous he is in his filming process, it would possibly take a long time to do it. “I don’t know if I would survive or if she would want me for it”said the man behind pinocchio from Netflix.
Many compliments from the Mexican to the American. And while we don’t know if the “Summertime Sadness” singer would like the plan to let him shoot a video of hers, she’s also quite fond of the filmmaker. Lana Del Rey and Guillermo del Toro’s friendship reached its highest point in the induction ceremony of the director to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in that same 2019.
“It’s a great day for Guillermo and it’s a great day for Hollywood Boulevard”, Lana said at the beginning of her speech in honor of del Toro. She already knew all the good words he had said about his talent and his value in music. And now, it was the interpreter’s turn to praise the director of Scary Stories.
As can be seen in the video of that August 6, 2019, Lana said that Guillermo was very wise. Humorously, he questioned if he really was that wise, receiving Lana’s affirmation of him, who he used to remark how great he was. The Shape of Water. The speech would then end with some emotional words thatThey affirmed the friendship of Lana Del Rey and Guillermo Del Toro:
“In a culture where everything is equal, he is completely himself. That’s the biggest lesson I get from all his stories. On this day when we honor you, I would like to say that it is a beautiful thing to remember that being different should be celebrated, and it is beautiful that we have you to remember it every time we see your films…”
