Nicky Jam: “Acting is something I want to do for the rest of my life”

Come back like a bad boy.

His acting ambitions have long been clear to him. That’s why Nicky Jam celebrates every step he takes in this facet, convinced to give him more dedication.

Voice the character of the cat “Butch” in the movie Tom and Jerry, premiering on February 26 is one of the experiences he values ​​most in this regard.

“I enjoyed doing it and my dad is proud of this above anything I’ve done in Hollywood, above movies I’ve made with Will Smith (Bad boys for life), Vin Diesel (The return of Xander CageThis is bigger than anything for him, ”the city interpreter happily confessed to Primera Hora via a video conference from Miami, Florida.

“And the simple fact that my dad is proud of this project makes me take this project more personally, and of course I’m a fan of Tom and Jerry since i was little i always have been team “Jerry” fullAdded the reggaeton, who said that “it is so great to be one of the first urban music artists to play the voices of an animated pop in Hollywood.” “

By playing “Butch”, he found a connection with the character.

‘I’m the black cat, the alley cat, the bad guy. I identify a lot with ‘Butch’, the character’s name, because he looks rough on the outside but has a good heart on the inside. So that’s Nicky, it’s Nicky Jam ”, he compared. “Have a looks rough on the outside, but it is, I have a good heart and I know, I’m not like that rough within”.

Running the character wasn’t a major challenge, he revealed.

“To be honest, recording into a microphone is something I’ve been doing since I was 12 years old. I don’t see it as anything else. The director (Tim Story) just told me this is what to say, but your way, and that’s what I did, I gave him my color ”. With this guideline he gave it his own style.

“My English is a lot from the streets of New York, so I think it was the perfect English for this character from ‘Butch’ because he has that touch of the city and ‘you know, I have that New York accent’”.

It’s not the first time Nicky has personified a villain, and he says he’s not surprised.

“I think it is the image I have, an image that seems bad and I have character and personality. It helps me to give a hint of evil, but at the same time to give it sexy mischief (laughs), what these people have told me, I’m not saying it, they say it, “he said, delighted, and argued that his acting plans are very serious.

“It’s something I want to do for the rest of my life,” he assured emphatically. “The first exit to the artistic world was music. It was my easiest way to get known, and I found out much later that it was something I liked. But I have to do school plays, ”he recalled. “I did countless things when I was little, with which I already have acting experience. I enjoy it and I want more and I want to be a film director. There are many things I want to do, ”said the artist.

Active with new themes

On the other hand, music is still present in his projects and he is currently promoting the single Fan of your photos, which has the collaboration of singer Romeo Santos, and which is a foretaste of what his album will be Infinity, which he plans to launch in March.

“He loved it. I had sent about two songs to Romeo Santos and he told me ‘Nicky, I really don’t see myself in those songs’, but he especially liked this song, it added a lot,” he said. “He put his poetic touch to it,” he added, saying how happy he was with the making of the video clip.

“I really enjoyed it because it’s a video where they’d never seen Nicky Jam’s facet dressed up as a manager, office and suit. And Romeo, they had never seen him in this look goofySince video is a comic medium, it also has a touch of humor ”.

The record production, which also includes the single Dust (with the collaboration of Myke Towers), has the essence of reggaeton.

“I love this project. It made me want to lose weight and look beautiful because I said ‘what’s the point in making good music and not having the image’ backearlo ‘”He said, announcing that the album will feature romantic songs, heavy perreo and commercial reggaeton.

On the other side of the interview

The reggae player is also working on his show The Rock Star Show, which has had guests such as Luis Fonsi, Karol G and Maluma, and is broadcast on his YouTube channel NickyJamTV.

“I really enjoy it because I feel like I’m talking to my brothers, people who have the same DNA as me and who breathe the same air as I do,” he confessed of the interview room.

“You sit down and ask these questions that I know not many people ask, ask questions that only an artist could ask them from artist to artist,” said the voice of Until sunrise Y Forgiveness

“I love knowing what their internal struggles are, what wars are, what their fears are,” he explained, referring to his interest in exploring how they deal with fame “because a lot of people are unable to handle this. to get this. “