Mario Casas sees it as “strange” that Goya winners are left out of the gala and there is room for ‘influencers’

Mario Casas has addressed the open debate about the presence of ‘influencers’ at film events such as the Goya Awards or the Malaga Festivalwhich is being celebrated these days. The actor has stated that he finds it “strange” that academics, industry workers or even Goya winners complain that “they have been left out” of a ceremony in which there was space for “content creators”.

During the presentation of his new film, ‘Zeta’, a spy thriller directed by Dani de la Torre that will premiere on Prime Video on March 20Casas has pointed out that “There is room for everyone,” provided that the attendance of ‘influencers’ at film events does not imply the absence of industry workers.

“A Sometimes, people from the union are left out“, pointed out the protagonist of ‘Palm Trees in the Snow’ or ‘Group 7’, who emphasizes that what he sees as “strange” is that people from the industry, whether academics or technical teams “who have been able to win several goyas, are excluded from the film awards.” “That is what seems strange to me, seeing colleagues who have been able to say that, who have not been able to attend the film gala when they have been part of, and are part of… That is what seems strangest to me“he insisted.

In any case, the performer, winner of the Goya for best actor in 2021 for ‘You won’t kill’ and nominated in the last edition for ‘Very far’, has recognized that ““It’s a complicated topic.” and insists that “there is room for everyone” at galas and film events: “And if that means that Spanish cinema reaches more people and more people know it and it reaches a larger audience, then it is welcome.“.

“I find it interesting that content creators or ‘influencers’ open a window for people who come to discover cinema and movies,” he insisted. “Yes, and if at a marketing level it can work… OK. But if it takes away space from those who are in the industry, from those who have worked in films, it still looks a little strange.“, supported Mariela Garriga, Casas’ co-star in ‘Zeta’, where she plays Alfa, a Colombian secret agent who crosses the protagonist’s path.

The assistance of ‘influencers’ like Laura Escanes, Dulceida or Marina Rivers The Goya gala held on February 28 in Barcelona aroused criticism from film figures such as Carmen Maura, Yolanda Ramos or Norma Ruiz. “Nothing against influencers, but I was in my pajamas at home. Except when I was nominated and the following year, neither before nor after have I ever been invited“Ramos denounced on his social networks.

One of the last to speak out on the matter was Antonio Banderas, who stated that “the influencer thing is very good, but each one in their own space.” “The professionals who do this should come, those of us who risk it in front of the cameras and the technicians behind the cameras, in short“, he pointed out.

Academy sources assured Europa Press that the ‘influencers’ who attended the Goya gala did so “associated with the sponsors.”

MARIO CASAS AND THE SEPARATION BETWEEN CINEMA AND POLITICS

Also in line with the other great theme that marked the last edition of the Goya, the presence of political messages that took center stage with the “no to war” as a backdrop to many speeches, Casas has commented that he does not know if, as some claim, cinema and politics should be separated. AND is that, the actor recalled, “politics is submerged in life, in everything.”

“So, separated, as well as separated… I don’t know. But hey, they are complicated topics that it is difficult to talk about them in three sentences. These are topics, both this one and the other one that you asked me about (that of influencers) that tend more towards longer conversations to see what each one thinks,” he reflected.

Some two hundred personalities, including some film figures such as Luis Tosar, Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, Sergio Peris-Mencheta and Julio Medem, have signed the manifesto ‘We must stop the war in the Middle East’ that was presented this Thursday at the Ateneo in Madrid, and which “flatly” rejects the attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran.

The text, which calls for mobilization next Saturday, March 14 and which has been supported by more than 1,537 signatories, ensures that the attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran “they represent a violation of international law and legality” and “are a serious threat to peace in the region and a danger to world peace.”

Although the manifesto “strongly condemns” the “criminal” regime of the ayatollahs and the murder of thousands of people in recent months, the signatories consider that “nothing justifies the savage bombings” that, in their opinion, have been perpetrated by the United States and Israel.

“All our support to the Iranian people, and especially women, in their fight for democracy and equality. It is the Iranian people who must decide their future,” they say. The PararLaGuerra.es platform has called for demonstrations in 200 Spanish towns, although as sources from the entity have specified to Europa Press, “with permission and registered” there are 144 mobilizations.