“'Bad Guys' has fun and a positive message”: Kalimba and Manolo Cardona talked to Infobae about their new animated film

This week hits the cinemas in Latin America The Bad Guys, a animated comedy that proves that second chances do exist. The story has as its protagonist a rather dangerous, and also quite funny gang of criminals, who have been persecuted for a long time by the authorities. Its members are Mr. Lobo, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Snake, Mr. Shark and Mrs. Tarantula, each with a special ability to commit all kinds of vandalism.

However, their criminal bliss don't last forever, and they end up being found and arrested. But, thanks to the cunning that has always characterized them, they decide to make an agreement with the police not to go to prison: to become the good guys.

The original film is voiced by Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Awkwafina, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Lilly Singh, and Alex Borstein. And in the Spanish version, spectators will encounter the voices of Manolo Cardona, Kalimba and Jéssica Segura, among many others.

“The plan when you do dubbing, and in general, when you act, is to give your art to what the character requires. There are some who go very closely with you, getting people who know you to say: 'Of course, it's him', just as there are others who have nothing to do with you, and that is precisely what is beautiful. In that sense, in The Bad Guys we had to find nuances that were very distant from us, and of course, it helped us quite a lot to study the original dubbing in detail,” Kalimba told Infobae in a conversation a few days ago.

But being a good guy is not an easy task for someone who sees the bad as his lifestyle. That added to the fact that being “guardian angels” is a simple facade created by this band to continue doing theirs without being discovered.

But as the saying goes, “life gives you surprises”, and the truth is that little by little these bad guys will end up realizing that doing good has its advantages. Precisely, the one who begins to notice it is Mr. Lobo, to whom Manolo Cardona lends his voice.

According to the Colombian actor: “These bad guys are very endearing, despite their misdeeds. And on that path, in that search for a second chance, there is going to be a completely beautiful transformation in which we will meet some characters who are going to show all their humanity and their feelings. All this told through humor and in a rather fun way. I am sure that this film will not only be enjoyed by children, but also by adults, and everyone will leave the movie theater with a good taste in their mouths.”

Animated production leaves all kinds of reflections, but one of them is very clear: there is always a new opportunity to change and improve. About this, Kalimba said: “For me there are the second, third, fourth and fifth. Opportunity comes day by day and it is a matter of decision. Goodness and evil are within the human being, and it is the decision that defines where you are going to go. We see it in the same film: the protagonists have received an opportunity, but only they can decide whether they want to take advantage of it or not.”

The bad guys then becomes an excellent plan to see who you want: family, friends, children, nephews and so on. In the end, everyone will get a different message, but entertaining.

“I love knowing that as a father, other parents and their children will encounter several positive messages when they see this film, and that they are not just going to go to movie theaters to be entertained. Bad guys have fun, good characters and I'm sure the vast majority will come out with a smile from ear to ear. In addition, it will leave you thinking about whether we should, in real life, give all those animals that are so scary and that we look down on a second chance,” Kalimba concluded.

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