Camila launches herself as a leading actress in a new version of “Cindirella” so she was emphatic about her Hispanic roots in the face of an acting career.
Singer Camila Cabell said the opportunity to become “Cinderella” was “transformative” in her life and that she feels “another” as a person and as an artist after having embodied the popular character of children’s literature.
The film, which represents Cabell’s debut in acting, is a different view of the traditional fairy tale. It is also the first time that a Latina plays one of these iconic characters in a Hollywood production, which opens this September 3, worldwide in film and on the Amazon Prime Video platform.
Born in Cuba to a Cuban mother and a Mexican father, Cabell said she was particularly proud that the film did not focus on its Latinity, or on the diversity, equity and independence that all human beings should enjoy. .
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Cabell explained in a teleconference with the press that the film shows “the things we dream of being, with the values we defend in this 2021”, although the story is set in another era.
In this regard he applauded the multiracial and multinational cast, as well as the inclusion of American actor Billy Porter in the role of the fabulous godmother fairy.
“He’s a genderless character and it was a decision that came from the same place that inspired what the story of a Latin Cinderella was told,” he said.
And hey, she’s Latin. With her name, from which she receives the English nickname “Cinderella”, because she is always in the basement of the house near the fireplace, the character created by Cabell is mischievous, with a great sense of humor and, like a good Caribbean woman, she dances moving her shoulders and hips and doesn’t believe in that “shut up she looks prettier.” Not even close.
“I feel very proud to be representing my Latino people and to be the vehicle of the incredible messages that this film contains” such as diversity, gender equity and the independence and freedom of human beings.
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“It’s a film that could be seen as feminist, because she’s not waiting for the prince to save her, but she’s actually teaching how to stand up for what one wants,” Cabell said.
great lessons
Famous for songs like “Havana,” “Miss” and “Don’t Go Yet,” her most recent hit, Hair couldn’t leave out the important role of music on the tape.
However, she can’t help but mention the lessons she incorporated into her life after the experience, which led her to work on her first job as an actress with artists such as Idina Menzel, Minnie Driver, James Corden , Nicholas Galitzine, Porter and Pierce Brosnan.
“I learned that I love acting and that I would love to repeat the experience and that my mother is right when she tells me that my happiness is my responsibility and that no one, even though she loves me very much, could defend what I want for my life, ”he said.
But also, “She (Cinderella) is so loyal to herself that even though no one does the things she believes in, she has no problem being the first. When I was little there was no such character, in which I could see myself and I could emulate. Now there are, “he said.
That’s not to say it’s a sermon. “Although we talk about important values, the film is a lot of fun, full of unexpected moments, humor and music,” he stressed.
And it is also a professional challenge that he had never tried and that has influenced his way of working, as, he says, will be evident in his next album, which will be released in the coming months.
“Unlike music, which is a more solitary process, film and acting depend on collaboration. There’s nothing one can do alone and I feel like on this new record I incorporated a lot of the elements of ‘ this way of working, “he said.
In addition to the album, the artist is looking forward to any new opportunities she has to perform, as she was “in love with the experience” and wants “Cinderella” to be the first of many.