Who doesn't know Harrison Ford? The immortal Indiana Jones and Han Solo from Star Wars, who turned 81 last August, did not seem to have being an actor among his plans. Under pressure from his parents, he entered Ripon College in Wisconsin, where he would study English literature and philosophy… with rather unfavorable results. It was then that he signed up for drama classes, thinking that this would raise his average grade for the course. Then, a light bulb went off in his head: he had discovered his vocation.
It was then that he decided to move to Hollywood. Because, of course, if you want to be an actor and you live in the US, where are you going to go? But, like so many others, he did not have it at all, but not at all easy. At first, he obtained a contract with Columbia Pictures for $150 a week to make small appearances on television. But he does not give up, despite suffering an accident that almost cost him his life (and left a mark on his chin) and the Vietnam War, from which he escaped by playing tricks: he said he could not go. because he was crazy. As it is.
After several inconsequential roles in the cinema, Ford, due to the financial needs of his family (his wife had just given birth), decides to change his career… becoming a carpenter. He learns carpentry thanks to books from the local library and begins his first jobs without moving away from the world of entertainment, accepting small roles in films and series.
The name Fred Ross was decisive for Ford's future as an actor. The Universal casting director became a good friend of the actor and ended up introducing him to a very promising young director: George Lucas, the father of Star Wars. The rest is history.
Penélope Cruz: the dream of being an 'Almodóvar Girl'
Penélope Cruz's parents were in love with Serrat, and that is why their daughter had to be named after one of his songs. Who knows if from the name the artistic vein was introduced into the skin of Penélope Cruz, one of our best actresses, also very loved by the Hollywood industry.
From a very young age, Penélope Cruz dreamed of being an actress. When she was 15 years old she saw a film that, for her, meant a before and after, Átame!, by Pedro Almodóvar. When she saw Victoria Abril in the heartbreaking role of a woman kidnapped by Antonio Banderas. As if it were an epiphany, at that moment she realized, not only that she wanted to be an actress, but that she wanted to be one of those 'Almodóvar Girls' that was talked about so much in the magazines of the time. . And she began to fight for her dream.
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