—Did you ask him specific things about the scenes?
— Yes, I asked him how he did it… I'm a nail disorder, I cut them at the touch of a button. I remember her saying: 'God, so many days in the mountains.' And he told me: 'Hey, there were pliers, but I ate them all the time, because we didn't have anything to eat.' So, I watched the whole movie… (he makes a gesture of biting his nails) and I hated it because it bothers me how the nail looks when you bite it.
—He appeared in the movie, right? He plays his father.
— He plays his father and his story is incredible. All the families have incredible stories, but their father is a very internationally recognized artist from Uruguay, who never gave up the search, he moved throughout Chile and that is a bit why the mule driver when he saw them did not think they were two hippies. walking around, but I had heard that Carlitos' father told the story of some Uruguayans who had fallen in the Andes.
—I heard that you took something from the set and gave it to Carlitos Páez, what can you tell us about this?
— Shhhh (laughs) Yes, when you film you usually take something with you as a souvenir. And when they rescued them, everyone took something and Carlitos took three belts from the plane because he says that his mother had a car that, in the back seats, did not have belts and that's why he took them. So, on the last day of filming I took the belts, I have two at home and one I gave to him with some photos of the filming.
—You directed a short film that you published at the beginning of this year, do you feel that your vision of acting changed in some way now that you were also able to direct?
— I have been studying film since before 2019. I lived the entire experience as an actor during filming, but you are constantly absorbing being on a front-line set. I filmed the short in July 2023… the short is not mine, it belongs to a group that did an incredible job, but I directed it. And yes, I feel like I came back with an experience that is great and that I can get the most out of and that I love. Now I understand acting from another side, it's good to be able to know both sides of the camera.
—How did you feel when the film arrived at the Oscars?
— The joke they made me when I was a kid and started acting was: 'Hey, when you get to the Oscars, don't forget about me' and, out of nowhere, I arrived. Without thinking much about it, we were in a film that was nominated and then had to not win, how could it have won, but the beautiful thing is the recognition and everything it generated in people. Having been on the shortlist is something beautiful.
—The last thing you have left as a group is the Platinum Awards, what are your expectations for this event?
— I'm going to go to the Platinum. First I'm going to Peru, where we have the talk that will be great for those who want to meet us and hear a little about our filming experiences in first person. Eight of us from the cast are going to give a question and answer talk, and then I'm going to Mexico for the Platinum Awards. I'm very happy.
—There is a lot of expectation for the Lima event. They released more tickets for the meet & greet because they sold out quickly.
— Yes, they flew. I am very happy for the love we received from Peru from the beginning and being able to go and meet them is very gratifying.
