Edith González: the telenovela in which she worked for a whole year without peso | SHOWS

Edith Gonzalez She is remembered for her roles in “I’ll Never Forget You”, “Doña Bárbara” and “Salomé”. The Mexican actress, who died of ovarian cancer in 2019, has taken part in major productions both in film and on television, but it is her soap operas that have earned her a name in her country and international recognition.

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Recently an anecdote about Edith González came to light that few knew and that she had to live through her long professional career. It was Gustavo Adolfo Infante who released the information that went unnoticed at the time: the actress did not recharge in any of her famous soap operas.

The Mexican journalist recalled an interview he had done with González years ago. One of his most heartfelt stories about his personal and professional life, and it’s available on the presenter’s YouTube channel.

EDITH GONZÁLEZ AND THE TIME TELEVISA DID NOT PAY HIM FOR A TELENOVELA FOR A MONTH

In the clip, the actress recounts all that happened in a conversation with the then-owner of Televisa in which she told him she had a contract pending payment for her work on a soap opera.

“There was an open contract that was not paid, I had a telenovela that was never paid”González said. ‘Completita, a whole novel complete. On my first date with Mr. Azcárraga, I said to him, “Sir, they didn’t pay for the novel.” And he says to me, ‘Did you sign it?’, (I replied), ‘no sir, it was a verbal contract’. The text word (from him) was: ‘ya te jo ….’ ”He counted between laughter.

While the fact is that years later he felt like a funny episode of life, it didn’t make him a bit funny at the time. “A whole free job, a whole year of my life”continued the remembered actress.

WATCH THE INTERVIEW HERE.

WHAT NOVELTY WAS IT?

In fact, Edith González did not reveal what production it was, releasing only a few clues. The actress said it was in the years that she recorded the telenovela with the late Eduardo Palomo and that Victor Hugo O’Farrill, the famous novelist on Televisa, had just left.

As revealed by People en Español, it took place in the years when the actress returned to the channel of stars after training abroad for a few years. While there is no exact date or the fiction that González worked for without receiving a single peso. Although the actress secretly told Infante, she continues to this day without releasing a promise.