Barbara Mori will return to television thanks to ‘The Negotiator’, A police series produced by none other than the actor Manolo Cardona… her ex-boyfriend.
Yes, after just over 5 years of absence on the small screen, the actress will play ‘Eugenia Velazco’, a rogue criminalist who has the talent to see the human side of criminals.
“Eugenia is a woman (who) knows what she’s doing, she’s been in this (criminology) for many years; she’s a cop, she’s one of the best negotiators in Latin America; (…) her gift is to get into the minds of kidnappers and try to generate that empathy so that I can open direct communication with them, more human. “, He explained in the program ‘Awake America’.
The first three of the twelve chapters of the series will be released this February 11 on the platforms Clar Video and Pantaya. Then, every Thursday three new episodes will be released.
“This role required physical preparation, because there are many scenes and sequences where there are beatings”, Added the artist.
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For his part, Manolo Cardona, with whom Mori had one romance from 2003 to 2005, she noted that the sentimental bond they had in the past did not affect her acceptance to star in the project.
“She had nothing to do, Barbara is a very professional woman; if she hadn’t seen the potential of the series, she wouldn’t have accepted.”, He stressed. In short, he said, they are now great friends.
‘The Negotiator’ is about an invasion of a group of terrorists in a city, which he takes as hostages to several people. The task of ‘Eugènia Velazco’ is to negotiate with the kidnappers to free the people, even if it means putting their lives in danger.
This is how the actors spoke:
“This series was born almost 5 years ago with a super strong female protagonist. (…) It was also always thought of by Barbara. Fortunately we were able to convince her, because she gave her that plus the way she got into it. (to the character) “, Said Cardona.
The producer confessed that he was about to take on the lead male role in the project as it was made very difficult for them to find someone who fit the role. However, they found in actor Diego Cadavid the talent to star in the series.
Meanwhile, Barbara Mori added that ‘La Negociadora’ was recorded six months before the pandemic began. Covid-19That is, in early 2019, and just because of the contingency its release was postponed until this year.
