Men have always been told “don’t cry”, “don’t let them see you weak” and more, because for society they should only show strength. Luis Arrieta He seeks to break the idea with his monologue which he titled Man and which is presented every Tuesday at the Milan theatre.
It all started as a result of the questions the director asked him. Paula Zelaya about the childhood of the actor and that, in addition to talking about the misconception of what it is to be a man, also touches on issues of mental health. That’s where the character of Rodrigo Gonzalez.
“Paula Zelaya He asked me about my childhood and told me that it was interesting. That’s where the theme of my love for dancing came from, the coldness of the men in the family, and suicide in both families. It’s a work inspired by my life, everything is fictional.
“It is about talking about the fight against vulnerability, fear, demotivation, the image of man and from there I begin to write the story of Rodrigo Gonzalez“, he shared in an interview with 24 HOURS.
And it is that Luis Arrieta He has dedicated part of his career to making films and also television, but the reality is that he sought to give an outlet to his ideas in another way, such as theater.
“It came about because I have dedicated myself to producing films, but films, even if they are simple or require three actors, require a lot of resources, money, time. And I was tired of living off of fiscal and government incentives and sponsorships,” he said about the creation of the production.
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Every man has been told that he must be strong, not show feelings and fears that sometimes appear. That is why Arrieta seeks to put on stage that nowadays it is not bad to be sensitive.
“I think that one can tell stories about oneself when there is a certain distance because I don’t believe that in every performance I am going to do therapy on stage. These are things that I have analyzed and I have had several experiences like vulnerability, I have always struggled with it. These are things that I did not write consciously.
“It made me question why we are afraid. There is this cliché that men don’t cry, that you have to show yourself as a badass, and in the end fiction does show you things in your life that you think you have worked on but are still missing,” he reflected.
Speaking of openness, the topic of mental health has become commonplace. And although there are still taboos about anxiety and depression, the reality is that there are people who have internal struggles and find it difficult to face them.
“For private reasons, I have been involved with the subject of mental health since I was four or five years old through a close relative. I have also been keeping up with society in understanding how to approach and treat it.
“There is an openness but there is still a lot of fear. It is sad because in the end there is nothing wrong with accepting the differences between one another. I understand that we live in a capitalist world and that they want to put us in the same box, but what about those who don’t, who have a different way of seeing things.
“In the play I briefly touch on the chronic depression of one of the characters. There are many people who believe that anxiety is a choice and sometimes people struggling cannot. I have never had a taboo in talking about such issues, as I have dedicated myself to art,” he explained.
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Man will end its season in Mexico City on September 17 and hopes to begin a tour in different parts of the country and also take it to different places to make it accessible.
“We are the cheapest ticket at Teatro Milán. I also want to get rid of this thing that there are people who cannot afford to go to the theatre, so I like to give away tickets to people who cannot. I want to move to other theatres, go to monologue festivals, I want other people to see it even though it is a business for me,” he added.
Finally, Luis Arrieta He shared what his next goal and dream is, since throughout his career he has been in television, film and theater.
“The actor has to learn to navigate uncertainty. I have been fortunate and lucky that when I am not working, I have generated my own projects. I have produced 14 films and when I am not working, yes, I have moments of great anxiety because I feel like my life is slipping away because I am not generating something.
“My dream has always been to make films in other parts of the world, I would love to work with male and female directors. To be an actor who makes films outside the country, I want to make human films. To work with European and Latin American directors, I hope that one day it will happen,” he concluded.
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2024-09-01 22:02:30