Cecilia Suárez – Someone Has To Die

By starrymag | November 17, 2020

By: Jamie Steinberg

 

 

 

Q) What captivated you about Mina and what led you to decide to participate in Someone Has to Die?

A) The historical moment in which this story occurs frames women in a light that today is extremely important to review. Beyond her circumstances, the character of Mina is capable of acting and it is that spirit of struggle and power despite her surroundings what interested me the most.

 

Q) What was the process that you follow in order to build this character?

A) A lot of reading and references of the time and understanding in depth how the director wanted to tell the story.

 

Q) What kind of challenges did you face in order to portray Mina and what was the biggest lesson you learned from it?

A) The accent of a Mexican in “Castilian Spanish” was something that the director asked me to do two weeks before filming began, so it was a challenge to prepare due to the short time and lack of a coach. It was an intense job of listening and concentration.

Perhaps the most admirable thing about this character is her iron strength — her determination to protect the one she loves the most, which is her son. In the end, and despite all the risks she takes, she succeeds in her mission.

 

Q) What is it about your character that resonated with you and pushed your boundaries as an actress?

A) The context of country and ‘machismo,’ and the struggle of motherhood to protect and care. These are two issues that are very important to me.

 

Q) Mina is very protective of her son, Gabino. Does she want him to have the future she was once denied or is she trying to shelter him from the bad that the world holds?

A) I believe that the world in which these characters exist only allows them to worry about the present moment, and Mina understands that under the rules of the regime, her son is in danger and will be punished simply for being himself.

 

Q) Clearly Mina loved Gregorio at one time. Did things change between them when Gabino went to stay in Mexico or was it a long time coming?

A) The relationship established between these characters makes it very clear that there was love but that it was dissolving, giving way to the inevitable underlying differences that make reconciliation between two people who understand life from such opposite places impossible.

 

Q) Was Mina attracted to Lazaro because of his confidence and connection to Mexico or did he spark something else within her?

A) For me, the attraction between them has to do with the environment in which they inhabit. Looking at each other is, for them, an act of vindication with the fact and conviction that there are other ways of living.

 

Q) Mina and her mother-in-law have quite a contentious relationship. Does Amparo feel like Mina was never good enough for her son or is it that she feels Mina is too weak to be by his side?

A) That question would have to be asked to Amparo. Or in this case, to Carmen Maura. [laughs]

 

Q) Someone Has to Die is full of intricate characters dealing with their own demons and secrets, what do you think is the point of convergence of these characters that enriches this story?

A) The different points of view that exist under the same roof – it is the great metaphor of an entire nation where everyone could coexist with the respect for differences. Without that basic concept, there is no possible life.

 

Q) What is the kind of message that you would like the audience to take away with them about Someone Has to Die?

A) Our job is not to give messages. It is asking questions. And in this story they are given. Looking at the divisions that proliferate around the world, this story makes us wonder if this type of path is the one that allows us to build a future for each individual and everyone.

 

Q) Aside from this show, are there any upcoming projects that you would like to share with your audience?

A) Soon, “3 Caminos,” a series about “El Camino de Santiago” will be premiered on Amazon Prime.

 

Q) What is the message that you would like to send to your fans and supporters out there?

A) Stay cool and send Trump to his Trump tower!