It’s a bad situation, but it’s also a story with a message that tells women to fight for what they want. Her husband doesn’t want to make love to her and she can’t have children. She’s been in a relationship for 10 years. OCR: How do you think women will react to your character? There are many people who live this kind of life. MORI:I believe (Latinos) are ready for something like this. OCR: How have audiences in Latin America responded? In film, you have much more time and that allows you to grow as an actress. You have no time to sit down and study the character. MORI:In television, you have 30 to 40 scenes a day to tackle and you don’t have much time to prepare. OCR: What’s the difference between acting on a soap opera and on a film? My character, Zoë, has nothing to do with Barbara Mori and I welcomed that challenge. It’s a story with strong themes and it’s different than what we’re used to seeing in Latin America. ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER: Why did you decide to make a film with taboo subjects?īarbara Mori:When I got the script, I was in Mexico recording “Rubi.” I loved it. Mori, 28, was in Beverly Hills recently to promote the film, which opens in Orange County today. Set in Mexico City, the story centers around Zoë and Ignacio, a young wealthy couple who deal with adultery and bisexuality as their relationship begins to fall apart. It was during the production of “Rubi” that the actress received a script for the film version of best-selling author Jamie Bayly’s “La Mujer de Mi Hermano” (“My Brother’s Wife”). The nighttime soap went on to become a ratings powerhouse and made Mori one of the most recognizable faces on Spanish-language television. What made Rubi stand out was that she was a villain and a strong lead character. Univision’s “Rubi” catapulted Mori into the hearts of millions of viewers in Latin America and the United States in 2004. Then she was cast in a soap opera of a lifetime. Playing helpless, weepy and demure women got old. Barbara Mori has made so many telenovelas– about a dozen – that she started worrying about being stuck in a television rut.
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