Just a few days ago and after several months of waiting, Netflix released “Berlin,” the much-heralded spin-off of the successful Spanish series, for the first time.The Money Heist” .
The story focuses on the life of Andres de Fonollosareal name of the sophisticated criminal, long before the events at the Madrid Mint.
Among other things, the series introduces us to new characters Camillea beautiful young woman with whom Berlin has a romantic love story and who is played by the Mexican Samantha Siqueiroswho makes the leap to his first major production.
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Although the actress is not a newcomer to the small screen, there is one question that is on the minds of these big fans of the series: Who is Samantha Siqueiros?
At 29, the La Pazer native has worked on several film and television projects. His first opportunity came in 2016 when he debuted on the big screen in the film alongside Mario Morán Band “Dance”. In the same year he took part in the soap opera “Love came“, starring Gabriel Soto and Irina Baeva, although with a supporting character.
He later joined the recurring cast of two hit Televisa shows: “The Rose of Guadalupe” and “As the saying goes,” where he starred in several chapters.
His most important project before “Berlin” came in 2017 when he led the cast of the Nickelodeon series.Vikk rpm“, where I play Victoria Franco, a young girl who loves speed and car racing.
Then came the Telemundo series “Milagros de Navidad” and in 2018 he joined the melodrama.without your gaze“And brings to life Ana, a young woman who, desperately trying not to lose the love of her life, fakes a pregnancy.
This character was followed by two important series in his career, the first “Lady Steel” And “The secret of the Greco family“, which debuted on Netflix.
According to the creator of “Berlin”, Esther Martínez Lobato, the series shouts out what fans were used to, since the reason that made Andrés a criminal was love and his muse Camille, Siqueiros' character.
In a recent conversation with EL UNIVERSAL, Martínez Lobato confessed that the inclusion of a Mexican woman in the cast was not planned, but the actress seemed like a fall from heaven after the production held castings in several countries in America and Europe, such as France , Italy, Colombia, Spain and Argentina.
And one of the qualities that the actress had to have was the ability to sing… a skill that Samantha developed in her first professional jobs.
“For her, being in Berlin meant boarding an incredible torpedo and I think she maintained that energy with a lot of class and a lot of wood and did a wonderful job. “Mexicans are touched by grace,” confirmed Pedro Alonso.
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*With information from Alejandra Musi*