Escrito por Aux en jueves, febrero 4, 2021
Ylenia Baglietto (actress known internationally for playing Maite Zaldúa in the TVE1 series 'Acacias 38') and Lander Otaola (actor from Bilbao who won the Best TV Actor award for 'Amar es para siempre') present a biting, ironic, funny and deeply moving show. Fiction and reality are constantly mixed in this autobiographical montage, sometimes musical and sometimes stand up comedy. Two actors and a pianist. Live music. Social criticism. Current events. A lot of humor. Lots of love.
How did this play come about?
Ylenia: Five years ago we did another show at the Arriaga called 'Niños, dejad de joder con la pelota' and we decided that after a while we would do the second part. We had that in mind and now was the time. We started from an autobiographical essence to tell the things we wanted to tell.
Lander: We wanted to do a show in which there were no characters, we wanted to be Ylenia and Lander telling a story.
The title describes this show perfectly!
Ylenia: Yes, indeed. And not only the show but our way of life. Lander and I always believe that if there is love and there is humor... all things in this world can improve! We want to improve the mood of the people who come to see us from the stage.
Lander: Yes, we believe that is the essential thing in life. Love and humor are two things that go together and cannot be understood without each other. We want this play to be a journey of fun and pure emotion that we need so much in these dark times.
Why do you say it is a tribute to the people you admire the most?
Ylenia: Actually, it is a tribute to the braves, to the people who have always trusted in culture, which is what makes human beings change, and it is at these times that we have to thank them the most!
Lander: It is a tribute to those who gave their lives for their passion, people who were killed or tortured or censored for being artists or for expressing their ideas. It's something topical, censorship still exists in art.
How do you get along being a couple and performing together?
Ylenia: For us, it's very easy to perform together. We know each other SO well and we've done so much work as a couple, that when we get on stage, look each other in the eye and listen to each other, we know what each other needs at any given moment.
Lander: It makes you have a brutal chemistry on stage, even if you do a thousand rehearsals with another actor it is impossible to achieve and that chemistry that we have in real life, we have transferred it to the plays and we have used it to our advantage. Many things are autobiographical and are our life, it has a double morbidness!
If you had to choose... Television, cinema or theater?
Ylenia: I would never choose. I want to keep being able to do everything. I throw myself into whatever comes at any given moment. I intend to give it my all!
Lander: I don't care about the medium, as long as the project is good. But I have to admit that since I'm a huge film buff, cinema is what I'm most interested in.
Do you have any other projects that you can tell us about soon?
Ylenia: Yes, there are projects in the works... But we can't tell you more! In this profession you have to keep everything secret until the last moment, and I'm on tour with the musical 'Yo, la peor del mundo' (I, the worst in the world)! We now have several performances here.
Lander: I premiere the movie 'El cover', produced by Amazon Prime and Universal Music directed by Secun de La Rosa. It will be released this year in theaters.
Bilbao topics that I propose to you next, in one word: gastronomy (those pintxos), concerts (those wonderful halls), theaters (what great buildings we have), books (how beautifully written in the Basque Country!).
Ylenia: Pintxos: potato omelette from the Sala de Juegos de General Concha. Concerts: Kafe Antzoki. Theaters: Champs Elysées. Books: Coming out soon, Borja Ortiz de Gondra, 'Nunca serás un verdadero Gondra'.
Lander: Pintxos: txangurro gratin from El Globo, a classic. Concerts: Sala Azkena. Theaters: La Fundición, a beautiful small hall of all life. Books: 'Los ojos de las gaviotas' by Lorena Gil Rey, a writer from Biscay.
We know you are good at both... Give us some words of LOVE and some words of HUMOR!
Ylenia: Thanks for listening to us, it's always a pleasure. Let's hope that the Euskalduna will be full and not only of people from Bilbao... please open borders for us!
Lander: Thank you very much for supporting culture for so many years, Aux Magazine. See you in the bars... if you can!
Text by Ángela Saiz.
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