“Until We Meet Again”, a film starring Stephanie Cayo and Maxi Iglesias, opens this Friday, March 18, on Netflix. However, the film has been receiving strong criticism on social media since the first trailer, as users are not satisfied with the actors chosen.
It happens that a member of the Cayo family plays Ariana, an adventurous backpacker who works in a local restaurant as a waitress and who falls in love with Salvador, a Spanish businessman. The love story takes place in Machu Picchu, an Inca citadel located in the heart of the Peruvian Andes.
Netizens harshly questioned the film directed by Bruno Ascenzo because it had as its main protagonist a blonde actress, with a white complexion and blue eyes; and not an actress with Andean features. The controversy was fueled when Vogue Mexico magazine called her an “Andean actress”, sparking a debate on Twitter about whether it was right to call her this way.
Faced with these tough questions, Stephanie Cayo decided to speak out on her platform to make it clear that “Until we meet again” does not seek to represent Andean women, much less to have them as a reference for the inhabitants of Cusco.
“I don't represent an Andean woman. But I was born here. 'Until we meet again' is not a film that seeks to represent Andean women. It is a romantic story of two boys who meet in our beautiful Peru and have an unforgettable journey,” wrote the national artist.
Likewise, Cayo dared to recommend to his followers to focus on working for their dreams rather than trying to “destroy” that of others. “I give you some advice... I didn't get ahead talking badly about others. I was very busy working on what I like (since I was 9 years old). I don't have braids or big teeth anymore, but I'm the same girl with 'impossible' dreams. I am very proud of this film.”
MAXI IGLESIAS ALSO SPOKE
The Spanish actor was no stranger to the criticism surrounding “Until we meet again”, since his name and that of his current partner, Stephanie Cayo, became a trend on Twitter.
“On Twitter there are no positive comments ever, you are welcome,” said the Spanish actor in an interview for Trome. For her part, Stephanie Cayo stressed that this social network “is like the mailbox for complaints”.
Maxi Iglesias also asked Internet users to watch the film before making any value judgments. “Let them see it, let them judge... but let them judge once they have seen it, so they can launch a criticism, an idea or an opinion about what they have seen,” he said.
HOW TO WATCH “UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN”?
All those interested in watching the first Peruvian film produced by Netflix can do so through the streaming platform, being the sole distributor of the production. The film is released on March 18.
According to the description of the service, the film “will tell the story of Salvador Campodónico, a successful Spanish businessman whose family owns the most important hotel corporation in all of Spain, who for the construction of his first international project will choose to land in front of a world wonder: Cusco, the navel of the world. That's where she meets Ariana, an adventurous backpacker who lives a completely opposite life to her own, free of strings attached, that she will love and hate as they get to know each other. Will their love be enough to break the paradigms of goodbye?” .
In addition to Stephanie Cayo and Maxi Iglesias in the lead, the cast also includes Wendy Ramos, Vicente Vergara, Renata Flores, Mayella Lloclla, Carlos Carlin, Amiel Cayo, Anaí Padilla, Jely Reategui, Nicolás Galindo, among others.
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