Itatí Cantoral, an actress who makes it her mission to prepare her characters for physical demands such as dancing and movement. (Photo by Adrian Monroy/Medios y Media/Getty Images)
In recent months, Itatí Cantoral has been the subject of criticism and questions about her weight. However, the actress reiterated that she is in perfect condition and still has a lot of work to do. It is precisely when preparing his characters that he puts their physical transformation at risk.
Practice yoga to stay fit and balance the spiritual with the mental. He credits this discipline with ensuring his image is optimal.. And she ignores the negative comments against her and the rumors about alleged illnesses. You don't have time to buy hostility.
The actress also trains in other ways depending on what the characters she plays require. Reminding the public that they make a living from acting and imitating various women in novels, Cantoral puts himself through routines that impact his body. For example dancing.
His last two film appearances were demanding in this sense.
In Pole Dance (Marisa Sistach, 2023), Itatí has a scene where she does a pole dance that she learned thanks to the film.
Ascents, descents, twists and body inversions are athletic movements that require effort Strength, flexibility, elasticity and dynamism to breathe life into her role as Blanca and the routine that carries out. This means several hours of training and rehearsals until you have control of your own body, especially your legs, which are the main support in pole dancing.
But it's not the only project that has put her to the test. Cantoral will play legendary Mexican star Lupe Vélez in the biopic, which will be released in 2024. And in her desire to give credibility to her interpretation and to get as close as possible to what Vélez was, the actress prepared in a special way.
“You’ll see me dancing there. I took some really nice courses in San Francisco. The film is musical, there will be several musical numbers.” he told reporters. He traveled to the USA to take dance lessons with special qualities, since the figure in question corresponds to the decades of the 20s and 30s.
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Lupe Vélez was a legendary actressMexican dancer and vedette, a pioneer who opened the doors of Hollywood to Mexican talent. But his personal life was messy and tragic, from the scandals surrounding his romances to his suicide.
Velez She left the old revue theater as a dancer and showgirl, jobs that paved the way for her to become an actress in the USA. Itatí Cantoral had to know and absorb the dance styles that stood out in those years. Preparation required learning the movements and dance performances of Vedetismo, which stood out at the beginning of the 20th century.
“I like dancing, dancing,” he emphasized to the media. It's nothing new for them either. In 1999 she took on the role of Elena Tejero in the play Aventurera by Edith González. When producer Carmen Salinas suggested the role, Itatí immediately agreed, knowing the demands of her participation, as she had a month of preparation to memorize dialogues and learn the choreographies.
With strict self-discipline, she completed intensive rehearsal days for dancing and training. When there was no physical activity, he would sit and read the script until he knew it by heart. “I like the glamor of that time when the Vedettes were still singers or great dancers. I like the one of the mysterious woman, so sensual.” This year he explained to La Jornada his fascination with dancing female characters.
The fact that people continue to talk about his thinness doesn't worry him. He has the idea that there will continue to be opinions about his body, even more so because he has announced this She will undergo intense training sessions to highlight her stomach as she appears in a bikini with Fabiola Campomanes in a project that will be unveiled in March.
