The actor Álvaro Morte He debuts as the protagonist in ‘Immaculate’, the latest Hollywood production, an industry in which he has assured that, in “terms of quality”, Spain has “nothing to envy.”
“There are fewer and fewer (differences between Spain and the United States). You do notice that, perhaps at a budgetary level they are more powerful. But in the execution, in the timing, in how it works… Today we are very equal. And in terms of quality, I think that we from Spain have nothing to envy of what is done outside“, Death explained.
Furthermore, the actor has celebrated that “Fortunately” cases of sexual abuse in the Spanish film industry are beginning to become visible.as did ‘Me Too’ in the United States, and has asked that this “ability to report” reach any “place on the planet.”
“It is an absolutely necessary movement, because there were very serious things that had to be stopped and that have happened throughout the history of humanity.. Within the film industry, in this case, from the absolute beginning. Fortunately, we are beginning to be able to talk about it, we are beginning to have the ability to report it. I hope it reaches Spain and anywhere on the planet,” he added.
In the horror film ‘Immaculate’, the ‘Money Heist’ actor plays Father Sal Tedeschi, and shares the lead role with Sydney Sweeney, who plays a nun, Sister Cecilia, who will arrive at a convent in Italy in where dark secrets exist.
“IT IS NOT A FILM AGAINST THE CHURCH”
In that sense, Morte considers that It is not a film “against the Church” or “offensive”, but a story of a “very specific” convent.in which things happen to “a very specific girl”, in “very specific” circumstances.
“We are not the first nor the only ones. The ecclesiastical environment gives a lot of play when it comes to generating an atmosphere, the imagery itself can connect with some things that can facilitate that horror environment. Conceptually, the faith of believing in the unknown at face value, although it is not proven, also connects a lot with that fear of the unknown that a horror film can generate. It is an environment that makes it easy to tell a story,” added the actor.
After a brief meeting with Sweeney at an awards ceremony, the actress, who has also been a producer on the feature film, asked that Morte come into the horror project, which the actor describes as “very fun” to do.
“She is a wonderful actress. We connect a lot in terms of the method of interpretation, we don’t need to be very involved in our thing, apart, concentrated or very connected with the character throughout the time. We are more about jumping into action when they sing clapperboard. She is very funny and very playful, we have connected a lot,” he joked.
BIG PRODUCTIONS CAN “STUN”
‘Immaculate’ is one of Morte’s first blockbusters, and in that sense the actor has explained that you have to “forget” about success when working on a project like this to be able to stay focused, because “it can be confusing.”
“You have to be calm. Your job as an actor is to arrive and do what you have to do, you cannot let yourself be influenced by everything that happens around you. If not, you are lost,” he reflected.