Bárbara Mori will return to television thanks ‘The negotiator’, a crime series produced by nothing more and nothing less than the actor Manolo Cardona… her ex-boyfriend.
Yes, after a little over 5 years of absence from the small screen, the actress will give life to ‘Eugenia Velazco’, a rogue criminal who has the talent to see the human side of criminals.
“Eugenia is a woman (who) knows what she is doing, she has been in this (criminology) for many years; she’s a police officer, she’s one of the best negotiators in Latin America; (…) His gift is to get into the minds of the kidnappers and try to awaken this empathy so that he can open a direct communication with them, more humanly ”., explained in the program ‘Despierta América’.
The first three of the 12 episodes of the series will be released on February 11 on Claro Video and Pantaya platforms. Subsequently, three new episodes are released every Thursday.
“This role required physical preparation because there are many scenes and sequences to succeed“the artist added.
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For his part, Manolo Cardona, with whom Mori one romance From 2003 to 2005, she pointed out that the sentimental bond they had in the past didn’t affect her acceptance to star in the project.
“It had nothing to do with it, Barbara is a very professional woman; if I had not seen the potential of the series I would not have accepted it “, he emphasized. In short, he said, they are good friends now.
‘La Negociadora’ is about an invasion by a group of terrorists in a city, which lasts hostages To several people. Eugenia Velazco’s job is to negotiate with the kidnappers so that they release the people, even if this puts her life in danger.
This is how the actors spoke:
“This series was born almost 5 years ago with a super strong female lead. (…) Barbara has always been thought of. Luckily we were able to convince her, because she gave him that little something extra in the way she got into (the character) “Cardona said.
The producer confessed that he was about to take on the project’s main male role as it was very difficult for them to find who would fit in the role. However, they found in the actor Diego Cadavid the talent to play in the series.
Meanwhile, Bárbara Mori added that ‘La Negociadora’ was registered six months before the pandemic started COVID-19, that is, at the beginning of 2019, and precisely because of unforeseen circumstances, the premiere was postponed until this year.
