It was back in 2015 Fernando Colunga last appeared on the small screen, this in the soap ‘Passion and strength’ who played alongside Susana González and Jorge Salinas; and although his participation was well accepted by the public, after this project suddenly the television heartbreaker disappeared.
However, this 2021 would mark the triumphant return of the actor as it was recently announced that it will be in February that the filming of the series will begin ‘Malverde: the patron saint’, where Colunga will play the role of ‘The Robin Hood of Mexicanans’ and airs on Telemundo.
Now it was the same television station that aired some footage of Colunga appearing with his new look as the Mexican bandit, in addition to a promotional video clip where the actor talks a little bit about the project: “My name is Fernando Colunga and I am preparing to be one of the most important characters in my career. The saint of many good people and also bad people, but that’s the way saints are, right? We owe it to everyone, for better or for worseHe says in his promo.
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In the clip, the 54-year-old actor looks identical to the famous character, with the mustache that characterizes him, a scar on his left eyebrow and sloppy, which contrasts a bit with the serious and always dressed image that we are used to.
In some interviews, the brave has stated that it is a great honor that this character has come to him, because of the significance it has for many people; not only for people who are engaged in the illegal trade in substances, but also for all those people who helped in his time.
In addition, he has indicated that the project represents a major challenge in his acting career and therefore he was absent from television for several years, expecting a different story in which he had worked.
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