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Eiza González continues to reap international success, as she is now part of Netflix’s next big release, I care a lot, A film starring the British Rosamund Pike where the role of the Mexican falls in the politically incorrect.
“Nothing is right in this movie, there are a lot of things that are wrong. But this mentality of women doing what they want I like“Because until now many roles always went into the politically correct,” explains the actress about this production that was acquired by the streaming platform after its presentation in the last edition of the Toronto Festival.
en I care a lot González gives life to Fran, the partner of a caregiver of the elderly (Pike) who, far from doing a good job, takes advantage of the law of dependency of the United States to create a complex plot in which he steals all the belongings and money of those whom he supposedly helps.
When they find a millionaire woman, declared dependent by force, the couple believes she has hit the perfect target until she realizes that the old woman is not as vulnerable or stupid as she seems.
“I chased this character a lot -says González-. It’s like having a character who is not alienated from my values because as an actress you can’t judge the character, you have to do what it takes. “
“I grew up in a country like Mexico, which can become very religious and a bit misogynistic, so i’ve always lived with a mindset that the woman can’t do this or if she does she will be a fox“, Add.
Although the actress enjoys being the bad guy in the story, no one is good at a comedy that has a stellar cast that includes Chris Messina (Birds of prey), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thronesand Dianne Wiest (Hannah and her sisters).
Its director, J Blakeson, Devised the plot after reading an article about the abuses committed in the US legal guardianship system for dependents. A much discussed issue these days for the case of singer Britney Spears and the movement #FreeBritney.
An acid look at the American system
With this complicated background, I care a lot he creates a villain comedy that is based on the gray areas of the law, where dubious morality intersects with legal impunity. Nothing the protagonists do is illegal, but it is equally nefarious.
“The film is about how the American dream is made in such a way that it is very complex to have a successful career -he points out-. These women find holes and holes in the law. “
The funny thing is that this sour look at the American system comes from the hand of the Mexican and Rosamund Pike in the role of the twisted and elegant Marla.
“We play a gay couple but very normal, it doesn’t take 24 sex scenes to believe they’re in love, ”Gonzalez says.
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