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The film project has already become the third consecutive historical film in Hollywood. He knows this side of him is just coming out, so he doesn't stop studying and auditioning. Meanwhile, she lives in New York as one of the most recognizable Latin American faces in the modeling world. In addition to being an activist for the rights of Peruvian textile artisans through her Nuna Awak project. He talked about it with Somos.

– The release of this film has been awaited for a long time. Why the delay?

Making independent films takes a long time in Peru. There are projects that can take seven or even ten years. A longer version of the film was already presented at the Lima Film Festival last year. The edited version will be available from the 25th. Nothing is missing.

Why do you think it's important to tell stories like “The Most Fearful Skin”?

There are many important stories in the film that I need to talk about. There is something that touches one's family origins, which is linked to our Peruvian history. So the versions the viewer is left with depend on the threads they perceive. In general, I think these stories are meant to be told. My generation, in particular, did not live in a time of armed conflict. He really doesn't know what happened and we all need to know what happened so it doesn't happen again.

– You have been living abroad for a long time. Does this interest of yours in the past resonate with Peru's present? Are you following the situation?

I know everything. My brothers and I have a WhatsApp group where they often share with me what they read on the internet. I am always connected with what is happening in the country in the fields of politics, social and sustainability that interest me the most. This message from Loro Piana [marca de lujo denunciada por no pagar precio justo a artesanos textiles ayacuchanos] It exploded in America, not so much in Peru, curiously. But I shared it with people I knew in the fashion world and exposed the problem. Discuss it, show evidence. If we want things to change we need to talk and find solutions. I am positive, I have hope and I believe we can achieve a lot.

-Your co-star in the film was Lucho Caceres; and director Joel Calero. What do you learn from working with both?

I take a lot. It is an honor to work with them. Lucho is very generous in sharing what he knows. We had an almost uncle-daughter relationship. We joked and he made me feel very comfortable during my first acting experience in Peru. Joel also helped me connect a lot. They are extraordinary.

—Which came first, your interest in acting or the opportunity to be a part of your first film in Argentina, “The Last Ones”?

I have always had an interest in the arts. Later, when my modeling career was already underway, acting started to cross my mind. But I was still in my twenties and had to continue to establish myself in the field I was in.

—Until 2017 you received a message on Instagram.

Yes, that's Argentinian director Nicolas Cuenzo. He wanted me to work on a sci-fi movie called “The Last Ones”. But I didn't see the news until a month and a half before I started recording the tape. They were desperate not to find a woman to play Yaku, a war refugee of Quechua descent in a post-apocalyptic world. I auditioned and stayed. Those stories especially grab my attention. Deep stories. The experience of filming with famous actors and actresses like Peter Lanzani, Natalia Oreiro was great.

—How did the director find you, who had no prior acting experience?

It was his father who discovered me: director Luis Buenzo, who was a casting director in his youth. He started 'Googling' artists with the genre they needed and I came up.

-After that experience, you decide to be an actress. And read on.

That's how it is. I enrolled in Lee Strasberg, one of the best acting schools in New York. I graduated before the pandemic started. Then I met a Spanish agent and with her I looked for projects in Hollywood and Spain. I do a lot of auditions. Thanks to her, I got the role of Peruvian doctor Laura Menezes in the upcoming movie “They Mataron a Pedro”.

– This is a biography of Puerto Rican independence leader Pedro Albizu.

Yes, his wife, Laura, was the first Latin American to be accepted into Harvard University's Radcliffe College. I can't talk much about it, but it was my first experience in Hollywood.

– What is your goal in acting? Does it go hand in hand with modeling or do you prioritize certain aspects?

I don't think it's necessary to choose one or the other at this point. I am versatile and can handle both jobs. I continue acting with personal trainers, while I look at projects and pursue campaigns with brands and photo editorials. I am very happy with it and am looking forward to all that is to come. //