Mexico City, Apr 29 (EFE).- The actress Salma Hayek returns with the production of “Quiero tu vida” to the Mexican cinema, in a work whose contribution has been key to moving the project forward, highlighted the protagonists of the film in an interview with EFE.
“She was on Zoom at the first reading, and we didn’t know it. She was great from the second one, the fact that she supervised the project so much speaks of how involved she was, ”said Mexican Jesús Zavala.
He stressed that Hayek made recommendations, both interpretive and technical, so he considered that their participation went much further than simply putting his name on the film.
“Quiero tu vida” narrates the life of Nico Zamora, a soccer player for Club América, one of the teams with the most history in Mexico, who is injured when he is close to reaching the climax of his career and whose dreams are suddenly cut short.
“He lives the depression of what could have been if he had not had the accident,” explained the Mexican Erick Elías, who plays the protagonist.
However, he magically receives a second chance, in which he will live the life of fame, success and money that he fantasized about, although it ends up not being what he expected.
“In the end, he realizes that he was really happy with what he already had,” revealed Elías.
Although the film is structured around the world of soccer, he indicated, it is just a tool to tell a story of successes and failures, broken dreams and second chances.
“Soccer is not the main character, it is one more element that helps to enter the universe (of the film). It is a universal language and makes it a perfect common thread, but there is much more”, added Zavala, who plays a loyal friend of Nico’s.
Tellez, along the same lines, pointed out that in a “terribly soccer-loving” country like Mexico, it was a good resource to make “the path of ego, failure and loss” more understandable that the protagonist does.
Hayek, one of the most international Mexican actresses, has carved out an extensive career in Hollywood participating in films such as “From Dusk Till Dawn” (1996), “When Night Falls” (2004), “Lonely Hearts” (2006) or ” The Gucci house” (2021).
