INTERVIEW BY ROSANA LAKUNZA 23.08.2020
Ylenia Baglietto (Eibar, 1986) has had a luxurious season in terms of work. In full confinement she was busy with 'Etxekoak', a twist turned this serial into 'Etxekoak udan'
Positive and with a clear objective, to live from her dream of being an actress, she has a very complete agenda for the autumn: a secondary character in García y García, Ana Murugarren's film; the musical Yo, La peor del mundo and an international series that she is not allow to tell anything. She is currently at Etxekoak udan. She has finished in La 1 her passage through Acacias 38 and has made a spin off on her character of Maite Zaldua in podcast format. Until she was 17 she devoted herself to rhythmic gymnastics, winning the title of champion of Spain three times. After this cycle, she turned her energy into acting.
She has been an actress for many years doing everything they throw at her.
—Ha ha ha It's true.Eleven years fulfilling the dream I had of living in this profession. I sing, dance, interpret and do everything; as you say, whatever they throw at me. I do cinema, TV, theater and everything that comes out.
However, for a time she was a champion in rhythmic gymnastics.
—I did gymnastics for thirteen years, and I think it was a discipline that helped me dedicate myself to what I do now. Imagine, from a young age preparing exercises, assembling and coordinating the movements and then showing it to a judge or an audience who later applauded me. So when I was 17, when I left gymnastics, I said to myself: Now what do I do without applause?
¿Ego?
—Ha ha ha I don't know. But yes, my ego went up and said: How! This cannot end here. You have to keep preparing things so that they keep applauding you. From there I think the artistic streak came to me to continue training, to do theater and to get into this world. I've been in the art world since I was little, doing rhythmic gymnastics is art in some way.
Why did you leave this discipline at 17?
—Because I wondered how far I could go with gymnastics. At that age I had been champion of Spain three times, I had tried out for the Spanish team and they had not caught me. Then I valued and said: What do I want from here? I was very clear that I wanted to study Dramatic Art. I went to Ireland for a year to learn English and change the chip. Then I went out of my way to prepare and devoted myself thoroughly to my acting career.
Do you think your life as an actress has gone well for you?
—Absolutely. I think that life goes well for people, life is good for us, when you have an attitude. I am a very positive person and, even though things happen to me, I always tend to get up and move on. It's probably what has made things go better for me. To this you have to add being persistent, hard worker, giving everything and having a very clear objective.
Cinema, television, theater, musicals ¿are you missing something else to do?
—Hope so. I have even done a radio soap opera and that was not on my list. It has been an experience.
Has it been hard?
—It wasn't easy." You had to take the point to get the emotions that you get with the voice plus the image. Here I only had one element, the voice. New things always come up and when you hit the road, you go and say: Ostras! This too I still had to do. I am open and I do not refuse anything. Do you know what I love about life? That you always continue to do things for the first time.
Radio soap operas seem old, more from the time of our grandmothers.
—True. When you talk about a radio soap opera, young people ask you what it is. But now with all this podcasting, it's in fashion, stories are being told again on the radio. What I have done has been a story out of the plot of a soap opera, Acacias 38. It will sound old, but in the end all fashions return.
How has the 'Acacias 38' podcast been received?
—It's having a lot of success." The first episode has about three weeks and has over 100,000 views. Going back to the origins of things is not bad at all.
Did the proposal surprise you?
—I'm one of those who jump into the pool, and then I realize I've gotten wet." I am one of those who say a long time after that: “Ay, ama”, what have I done? But I'm already inside. When my representative proposed it to me, I didn't quite understand what we were going to do. But just the fact that it was for TVE and with the Acacias 38 team, gave me such security that I bet blindly on the project and I think I have not been wrong.
Does it have something to do with your character in this series, with Maite Zaldúa?
—She has things." Maite faces life in a very forward way, she has a very free way of living. She expresses herself through painting and I through Dramatic Art. Like me, she fights to the end for what she wants. But I have to admit that there are times when Ylenia gets scared, Maite doesn't. She defends everything to the end, even knowing that they can imprison her, which is what happened to her.
In 'Acacias 38', Maite maintains a homosexual relationship with Camino. Something difficult to understand for the society of the beginning of the last century.
—It's a brave plot." They have to have a relationship in secret because at that time they did not understand, nor were they tolerated, that type of relationship. Camino's mother does not let her live a free love. Maite is imprisoned and Camino marries a man so that my character can go free and also to survive. That era is not comparable to today.
In some countries sexual diversity is not an option.
—In many countries of the world homosexuality is a death sentence. We still have a lot of work to do.
I'm talking about today. Do you think female homosexuality is viewed with worse eyes than male homosexuality?
—I think we don't stop living in a macho society. Despite the fact that we think that we are evolved compared to other times, there is still much to do in this matter. We must fight so that everyone can live a free and full love.
We turn on the TV again, but this time, ETB. What did doing 'Etxekoak' mean to you?
—A huge gift. I did not expect at all to be able to work while confined. I never imagined that I would be able to work from home. Who would have thought that I would make a series with a tripod and a mobile. Taking work away from the technical team. When it was all over and we were commissioned to Etxekoak udan it was another plus. But this time without stealing anyone's work because we are having equipment, exteriors and everything that an audiovisual project needs.
She shares a profession with her partner, Lander Otaola. Is coexistence between two people with trades like actor and actress difficult?
—It's not that it's difficult, it's the most wonderful thing we have." We understand each other, we share the passion for art. Our hobbies are also our profession: going to the movies, going to the theater ... We like creating projects together, we love making shorts and we are two very active people. We do not stop creating: when one has the idea, the other develops it and vice versa. We are always rowing in favor. Although we have to be many moments apart, many others we are together. We even know how to miss each other.
Do you also like to be in the same projects?
—We enjoyed them very much." In the same way that I enjoy when I do something outside of Lander, and the same thing happens to him, we enjoy the projects in which we coincide. I think that having the same profession is good for us, we help each other a lot. I think Lander and I are a great team when we are together.
Yes, but always talking about work...
—Noooo. We have many friends that have nothing to do with the profession and that is fresh air because they have nothing to do with what we do. It is true that you end up linking all hobbies to your profession, but it does not tire us, deep down it is a way of life.
Projects for the fall?
—I have a movie, the one Ana Murugarren is shooting. I have worked a lot with her as director. She called me for this story, Garcia and Garcia. It stars Pepe Viyuela and José Mota. I have a supporting role that I will start shooting in September. I just premiere musical, Yo, la peor del mundo. It is about Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, a woman who was put turn into a nun for being a lesbian. I premiered at the Olite Theater Festival. With this work I will start a tour. I also have an international series that I can't tell you about anything else.
Fuente: https://www.deia.eus/vivir-on/cine-y-tv/2020/08/23/hay-luchar-mundo-pueda-vivir/1060112.html
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