The Peruvian actor Alec Chaparro, 23 years old and protagonist of the controversial national film 'Remember me', which shows the courtship between a student from the San Marcos University and one from the U. of Lima, who face challenges marked by prejudices and social differences, has generated a great debate on social networks. Chaparro, a resident of Mexico, spoke with La República and shared unknown aspects of his life, including the reason that led him to move to the Aztec country to fulfill his dream of becoming a recognized actor, given that he was denied that opportunity in Peru. . In Mexico, her reality is different, since she has participated in important productions, such as 'La rosa de Guadalupe', and in the VIX platform series 'Travesuras de la Niña Mala' (based on the work of Mario Vargas Llosa) and 'She is me', a biography of Gloria Trevi.
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—Did you hear about the controversy that arose in Peru as a result of the trailer for the movie 'Remember me'?
—The truth is, I haven't had much time to read everything they are writing on the networks, but I think that, whether people's opinions are good or bad, they have to realize that this is a movie, it is fiction, and the characters, literally, are characters.
—The trailer said that the deepest part of Peru is in Los Olivos, do you think the same?
—No, no, I think… I don't want to spoil too much. But we're talking about a character who didn't say that. We cannot judge if we do not know it. So, I think that first it would be good to see the movie to say 'ah, he said it because that character is like that, or he makes jokes like that'. So, I think we should be a little careful about prejudging something that is not yet known.
—The residents of the Los Olivos district were the target of ridicule on the networks as a result of that…
—If someone was offended or took it to heart, I think they are not realizing that it is written like that. That is, we have only shown you the trailer of the film. So, based on that, you can't draw many conclusions about what the product is like. So, as an aside, you don't know if the character is like this or talks like this, or says this for some reason that can be justified when you see the movie.
—The film premiered nationally on February 14, Valentine's Day…
—It is a good opportunity to invite everyone to watch 'Remember me', to support Peruvian cinema, to support new faces, since many times I see that we complain that it is always the same actors. But why? You have no idea how difficult it is to launch a project. Working as an actor is very difficult. You go through many castings and sometimes you don't even have contacts. If they complained that they are always the same actors, now that we have an opportunity to have new faces, I think they should also be supporting that, the new.
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—Does 'Remember me' reflect a piece of the reality that exists in Peru?
—I think it is something that does happen a lot and will continue to happen. Those relationships that are not accepted because of ways of thinking, because of concepts, because of status, because whether you are a foreigner or not… I think that happens a lot in Peru, so it seems to me that it is something very current that we must continue to deepen.
—Would you be romantically involved with a girl from Los Olivos like in the movie?
—Of course I would be, I've been to Los Olivos.
—How difficult is it to be the protagonist in a Peruvian film?
-It's complicated. I can say from my perspective as the child who was studying audiovisual communications and took acting courses and dreamed of being an actor. He made a lot of music videos, university shorts, but when it comes time to make a film there is a lot of pressure involved, because you are working with a lot of people. The least you have to know very well is your texts and know very well what you are talking about.
—The director of 'Remember me', Sebastián García, assured that as soon as he saw you at the casting he knew that you were the ideal actor…
—I saw the casting in Facebook groups. I want to comment that I had no contacts, everything I have been able to achieve has been with a lot of effort. So, for example, let's go from this casting, I saw it on the internet, I went to the office, I cast (show your acting talent) and I was very nervous. I remember that I learned a text that very moment. I liked it and I was excited, I said 'I would like to do this project'. They liked my profile and told me that I was the character. So, it took some time to do the casting process for the missing characters.
—How did you get the opportunity to go to Mexico to work at Televisa?
—When I finished making 'Remember me' it was always on my mind to go international, since in Peru it is very difficult. It doesn't just depend on talent or image, it depends on many factors, opportunities, etc. So, in Peru it was not easy for me to work because of my profile. In the times we live in, it is not a commercial profile. They told me that I didn't look Peruvian to play most of the characters. So, they wouldn't let me do the castings. Very sad that this happens in Peru.
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-And what happened next?
—Since there weren't many opportunities, I had an agency, and with the agency I could send the roster (a kind of resume) where I appeared, and they would tell me if they wanted me to cast or not. And what they said about me, as I told you, was that I didn't have the profile of a Peruvian. So, I couldn't cast. They didn't even give me a chance, so what would happen if you gave a new face a chance. Who knows? But with the agency they did accept me in international castings.
—And what productions did accept you?
—One was for Telemundo, for a character who was the son of a Russian in 'La Reina del Sur'. Then another one arrived from Colombia. But in Peru they never called me because they never let me do a casting in my country, only abroad. And, look, I'm currently studying a neutral Mexican accent (the art of possessing an accent that is not distinguished as originating from a specific region) because productions ask you to speak like a Mexican. In addition, at school you make contacts and opportunities to work open up. That's why I prepare myself, because I want to be the best actor. I left my career in audiovisual communication, I left my country, my family, for a dream, because I am stubborn.
—Mexico seems to be the perfect country to train yourself as an actor, according to what you tell me.
—It's more competitive. Ther
e are actors from all over the world. They speak all languages, studied in 1,000 schools. But there are many more opportunities. I'm not afraid of competition, you know? What I didn't like was that they didn't even give me the opportunity to cast in Peru even though I was studying acting for like four years. Here in Mexico I can compete and fight for my dreams, because there is a way.
—What is your dream, Alec?
—I see myself as an actor, producing and writing. I am advancing many texts with a team that I have here from Mexico and we are moving forward to create different things and giving opportunities to many new people who want to be producers.
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