In an interview with The Huffington Post, you can see how Manolo Cardona he was so fascinated with being the protagonist of the series «The frog’s sign» based on the real life of the former narco Andres Lopez Lopez, who embarked on the dream of taking her to the movies. It was not an easy task because she had to convince many people, invest a lot of money and bet everything until she achieved it.
And it succeeded because this Friday, October 18, after having achieved great success in several Latin American countries, “The Snitch Cartel” arrives in theaters throughout the United States, subtitled in English and with a level of filming in the best style Hollywood.
The movie was shot in United States, Mexico and Colombia and Manolo Cardona is accompanied by renowned actors such as Tom Sizemore, Kuno Becker, the deceased Pedro Armendariz, Adriana Barraza, Diego Cadavid, Juana Acosta, Robinson Diaz, Saul Lisazo, Juan Pablo Rabaamong others.
Manolo had many challenges ahead of him, one of them was to play Andrés because in addition to the story being based on his life, he was one of the film’s screenwriters: «It was quite a tough challenge because Andrés is one of the screenwriters, he is always a challenge to play a person who is alive, also with him who has many physical tics, it was quite a challenge, «he says exclusively to HuffPost Voices.
Andres Lopez Lopez He is an ex-narco of a cartel Colombiahowever, Manolo Cardona wants to make it clear that it is not about discrediting his country of origin but about a reality that is lived in the world: “This is an American story, we filmed in the United States, in Mexico and in Colombia. For us it was important to tell everything that happened and the weaving and handling, but in reality this film is a love story wrapped in this sordid, abnormal universe, and that in the end shows a universal reality that is happening in Latin America right now » , He says.
Manolo In addition to starring in the film, he is also one of the producers and financier. «It was difficult because it is both being focused on acting and knowing everything that happens behind, the problem, but thank God I had a wonderful team that always collaborated with me and helped me,» explains the handsome Colombian actor.
And to finish, Manolo wants to make a very special request: “I hope that people will join us… We see that there is an audience that likes, that supports cinema and what we have to do is create an industry, that we make films of different genres and We know they will support us.»
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Source: HuffPost Voices