He told us that too Telemundo did not fire him, but only issue an ultimatum because they have one signed contract for three years with him, as they feel he is still a profitable actor and can save them from the bad rating streak they are going through.
Here we tell you the details:
-We were surprised by the departure of Fernando Colunga from the Malverde series …
“Yes, after a year ago they announced with a lot of fanfare his admission to Telemundo with this controversial character, his attitude didn’t help him at all and always now. it will not be ‘Malverde’ ”.
-What do you mean, what didn’t come out because of a creative decision by the company?
“No, that’s the truth they took it out of the series because no one could stand it. Fernando has always been an extremely difficult person, he is very arrogant and you have to catch it in its minutes of good humor, because if not, poor you. With the time he was away from television he had calmed down a bit, but for the past few months he was utterly unbearable! “
-What happened?
Look at the beginning Fernando He was very committed to his character, they did the characterization processes and even dropped out, but the project started off on the wrong track as the filming was due to start in April last year and just then the COVID pandemic broke out, with which they had to postpone filming and wait. Finally they would resume, but when they returned, he did not want to come to Mexico
-Why?
“The truth is that You are terrified of getting COVIDHe knows what the situation is in our country with so many deaths every day, and he refused to return to start recording.
It has been said that his mother is ill and that he did not want to leave her alone …
“There was something of it too, Mrs. Margarita has had some health problemsI’m not sure which one as Fernando is extremely reserved, but he didn’t want to come to Mexico to record and leave her alone in the United States because if she got serious he wanted to be with her and not repeat what happened happened to his father, who died of cancer last year and couldn’t be by his side due to the pandemic ”.
-But in the end he agreed to come and record …
‘Well, they managed to convince him and reluctantly agreedbut after his return his attitude changed, he became even more complicated, arrogant and rude … he was already dealing hell with him! “
-Why?
Because suddenly I was not satisfied with anythingHe put on ‘buts’ everywhere, he didn’t like the costumes; the characterization that had already been approved since last year, which now no longer convinced him, and he got involved in all the decisions, he even wanted to choose the cast ”.
-How do you think! …
“Yes, at the beginning of the year they had already chosen Ariadne Díaz as the main character and Fernando refused, turned her down, said that I wouldn’t work with an actress that it was not at its interpretive level; Imagine, totally fantastic! ”.
-What else happened?
“He got so rude to the entire production team that they complained to the Telemundo directors.”
– And if they caught your attention?
“Of course, because no one wanted to endure this abuse anymoreSo they took action, but it got much worse! ”
So what happened?
In an attempt to reassure him, the company directors asked Argentinian producer Sebastián Ortega, who was in charge of Malverde’s supervision, to talk to Fernando and stop him, but there they both found the last of his shoe!”
– Because you said it?
“Because Sebastián is a man who also has an extremely strong character, he is very strict and does not shy away from it. He is very talented and he is not just any producer as in August 2020 he was appointed Director of Development of Telemundo Global Studios ”.
-And what happened when you spoke to him?
“Sebastián asked Fernando to work more with the team, but, as they say, hunger was combined with the desire to eat and you can imagine Fernando arriving when someone came to stop him.”
-How did Fernando react?
It clearly didn’t seem to him that they had read the map to him. Fernando ended up in a duo planHe told him he was a star and that he understood Marcos Santana, the president of Telemundo and not with subordinates.
-And what did Sebastian tell you?
‘He was furious because like I said, he has an important position on television, and he told him that I was not on Televisa, where he could be in charge of the producers ”.
-They both hit the ego! …
That’s right, they started making words, so much so almost succeed, but those who were there heard the lawsuit and divorced them so that the situation did not get worse.
-What happened next?
“Faced with this situation, Telemundo decided to remove him from the series.”
– Was he fired from the company?
Although it seems obvious after disrespectful to a managerThey didn’t fire him, they just gave him an ultimatum ”.
-Really?!…
“Yes, they know that eventually Fernando can still be profitable and they are currently going through a bad rating streak in their soap operas, so they want to keep it ”.
– Tell me, what was the ultimatum?
They warned him that there was another and they would end the contract, that is for three projects in three years, with a very good total wage, about 40 million pesos ”.
– Is it more or less what they paid you in Televisa?
“Uff, much less; in Televisa he earned two million pesos a month because of his exclusivity, that is to say, in three years he had 72 million pesos in his pocket ”.
-What a big difference! …
“Sure, but hey, there They were already four years old and didn’t need itbecause their last soap opera, Pasión y poder, was a failure and they realized that while he is still the most popular heartthrob, he was no longer a guarantee of appreciation, which is a shame because he was on that television station for almost 30 years old and he was one of the spoiled actors ”.
– And how is Fernando doing after what happened?
“On the one hand, glad he no longer has to come to Mexico to record what he wanted, but yes their fight was very embarrassing and they have reiterated that please cooperate more as they pay you very well even if it is less than what he made on Televisa. They also reminded him of his age and his latest failure on television, which touches his ego even more ”.
-Telemundo spoke well of him when he confirmed his departure from Malverde …
Obviously, if they continued to work with him, they wouldn’t leave him bad, let alone show there was an argument between him and a supervisor. They say they are pleased that it is part of the company; of course they will deny all of this, but the reality is that they have it in their sights ”.
-And do you already have a new project coming up?
“They already see what other projects he’s going to do this year so he can get revenge on what they’re going to pay him.”
-Do you know who will replace him?
“Until Friday February 12th they were negotiating with Pedro Fernández and apparently he will be, but it’s not yet confirmed for contract reasons. Regardless, they were already looking at other options, such as Rafael Amaya, David Zepeda, David Chocarro or Juan Manuel Bernal. Let’s see what happens ”, he concluded.