Here I need to do a small parenthesis to link it with
another story I’ll tell you about in a few pages: By the beginning of 2011, a few
days before my first day of Uni, I went to an audition for a TV Commercial. I
had to say a few words about myself, so I said that in a week’s time I was
starting dramatic arts classes, and told her the name of the place. The new
Production Assistant, Margarita, told me she was going to start in that school
too. A week later we ran into each other and we sat together in class. When the
class was over, whilst I was waiting for my dad to pick me up, we joined her
sister Verónica and her group. Vero was in second year. With time, I ended up
connecting more with Vero and her class than with Margarita and mine.
As I was telling you: In 2011, first year of Uni -my
third year of dramatic arts altogether- I also started rehearsals with the Theatre
Company. It was completely different and more competitive, sometimes even
hostile. But like in any industry, there are some really mean people as they
are the most amazing people ever. Part of the job. It was an amazing
experience, unforgettable and unique. I learnt so much, it was my first
profesional gig, yay! We rehearsed dancing, singing and acting. We had a season
of six weeks, and after that, a lot of shows for school students throughout the
year. Each single show was different from the other. I also realized that
acting in front of teenagers was a real challenge, because you have to perform
in such way to amaze and keep three hundreds young boys and girls -full of hormones
and insecurities- quiet and interested, watching a two-hours-long musical.
In april 2011, I took a one-month acting workshop facilitated
by a famous paraguayan actor, whom I met when I was an extra for a few days on
his show. We were eight students, between them I met Celeste. Honestly I don’t
remember who else was taking this class. With Celeste we exchanged contact
details and kept the other up to speed if one had to skip a day or was late.
When the workshop finished, we lost touch.
At the same time, I was acting in independent film
projects. I started getting Thiago involved in the acting world too, he went to
classes and auditions with me. One day Margarita called me with an audition for
him for the 2011 American Cup. Thiago and his twin, Máximo, were cast for this
big TVc. It was a hectic week of long daily shoots, where I -of course-
accompanied them. Some where exterior night shoots until sunrise in the middle
of winter. I enjoyed each single day, I was happy and with all the energy throughout
the whole shoot. I was in Paradise.
Besides, that TVc was produced by the best Production Company
in the country and with the best Director of Photography. The vibes were great.
During that crazy week, crewing started to call my attention. This was in June
2011, that’s when I started to think I’d like to study Films and TV once I graduate
from acting school…
What I am going to tell you now is one of the craziest
and most influential causalities of my life. The one it blows my mind the most. Since I linked these factors,
that turned out to be magical and understood how crazy and causally life is,
the saying “everything happens for a reason” became my motto...

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