Altair Jarabo appreciates the opportunity Telemundo gave him (Photo by Victor Chavez/Getty Images).
Actors often say that bringing villains to life is best because it gives them the opportunity to play with more nuance, do things they wouldn’t normally do, have fun, and not cry. But still everything has a limit. Altair Jarabo knows this well, because her ambition not to always be “the bad guy” has led her to change the course of her professional life.
After being part of Televisa for more than 15 years and starring in telenovelas like Al diablo con los Guapos, Lies to Live and In the Name of Love, Jarabo has found a new home that offers others Possibilities. . Her most recent project with the Mexican TV channel was Corazón Guerrero (2022), in which she was again the antagonist.
The actress accepted the offer of the American TV channel Telemundo and became part of a project called “Game of Lies”. It’s not a telenovela, but a show in series format, which will also be a first for Jarabo, who already has experience with cinema and theatre.
The Mexican actress is part of the new Telemundo production (Photo by Victor Chavez/WireImage)
On what that experience means, the same actress has confessed: “I’m not going to be a villain. It was news that makes me very proud to share it. It’s definitely a challenge, a very nice character.” He also took the opportunity to thank the company that is now offering him shelter and opening the doors to a new market for him: “I’m delighted to have this invitation to work together with Telemundo. I’ve wanted to work here for a long time (…) Thank you Telemundo It’s a dream come true for me,” he said.
In this important professional step, Jarabo will have the opportunity to present the poster with personalities such as Arap Bethke, María Elisa Camargo, Cynthia Klitbo, Eduardo Yáñez, Camila Nuñez, Patricio Gallardo, Alicia Machado, Alberto Casanova, Pepe Gámez, Gabriela Vergara, Beatriz Valdés, Maria Laura Quintero, Barbara Garófalo, Aylín Mújica and Rodrigo Guirao.
Jarabo will be appearing in a TV series for the first time (Photo by Victor Chavez/WireImage).
What it means for her to be part of this team, says Jarabo: “I am very happy, especially with this dream team, all the ensemble of talented, wonderful people that has come together (…) we are polishing the already jewel, the most beautiful and will arouse the most unforgettable emotions in our audience”.
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Just under a year ago, the former model spoke with great certainty about the future ahead of her wedding in France to French businessman Frédéric García. “Once a project comes out, it will be a matter of study, whether it’s in Mexico or in Miami… Frédéric has been very open to accompanying me in what I have to do and I’m very grateful to him for that I have the certainty that we will both continue to achieve our goals,” he said at the time.
But don’t let anyone think that means Altair is emigrating. According to what he said at the time, he was staying in his home country. “My base is in Mexico, my work too and my family too (…) I can’t separate myself from Mexico in any way,” he said at the time. Suffice it to see if the panorama has changed with this professional twist.
Not much is known about the project as such or the date it will hit the small screen. “Game of Lies” – according to Telemundo’s initial press release – is set between the city of Los Angeles and San Clemente, California, and frames the story of “César Ferrer (Bethke), a hard-working man who always dreamed of having a family of his own.” , and giving his life for his daughter Noelia.” The series will be filmed at Telemundo Center Studios in Miami.