Colombian actress Catherine Siachoque had always dreamed of working in Mexico, but the projects she was offered ended up not materializing until she arrived "dark desire"a series in which she sends a message of sisterhood, as she said this Thursday in an interview with Efe.
"Being able to see yourself in another mirror, seeing someone else who is experiencing the same thing, is a very good thing."Says Siachoque, 50, who plays Lys in the Netflix fiction, a strong and seductive woman who in her past suffered abuse from a partner.
Her character, like other women in history, have something in common: "unhealthy love"
The advances on the series that Netflix premieres this Wednesday show Siachoque as another victim of the protagonist DarÃo Guerra (Alejandro Speitzer), a violent and controlling man, who in the eyes of society is a handsome and brilliant young man.
"(The series) has great female characters, I think the writer is wonderful. (Lys) is a very cultured and sensitive woman who is always making literary references. One of the things that she had me do was immerse myself a little so that they came out natural and that it didn’t sound like something recited from memory. I had to reread books"explains the actress, fascinated with some of the novels that she had to revisit, such as "Hopscotch"by Julio Cortazar.
Due to the daily nature of the issues of abuse in real life, it was not difficult for the actress to understand Lys’s pain, since she assures that she has been close to people who have suffered this situation, which afflicts her.
"Throughout life there have been topics that are taboo and that people do not talk about, but that happen to many people and all the time"he reflects.
SENSUALITY AND EROTICISM
For this reason, she is also glad that there has been an evolution in the narratives when it comes to telling sexuality from the female point of view.
"Before it was a lot of men who seduced women and they all fell and now we see women like Lys, who takes the lead and does what she wants. In addition, the series is on a platform and not on an open channel, so this topic can be told more explicitly."recounts.
With her eyes firmly fixed on what she wants to do and with the security that comes from a long history of support, Siachoque faced erotic scenes without fear and with professionalism.
"My character is not only sensitive to art but to all human manifestations. She is a highly sexual woman so there are very erotic scenes because my character is like that"highlights the actress.
PANDEMIC AND UNIVERSITY
If Catherine, who has been studying at the University of Miami for a few years, was clear about one thing, it was that a project had to be good enough to get her to take a break from her studies.
"I said I am going to lower the level of the university when there is a project that really seduces me, that makes me fall in love, because the pandemic really helped us to reevaluate things. There were several projects that didn’t interest me and when this one came I said: ‘this has to be done’"mentions the Colombian.
But another aspect that made her accept was her deep love for Mexico and her desire to work in the country.
"I was always there ready to do a character and I had to go do something else, they were always elusive. My husband has worked a lot in Mexico, my parents lived there and I said, when? But I believe a lot in God and in the signs of life and for some reason it wasn’t before and it was now"he assures.
Siachoque is already waiting for the premiere of "The woman of my life" from Telemundo, a project in which she will give life to Marcela, a woman who is so opposed to her character as Lys in "dark desire" which was what made him accept the project.