Mario Morán on the red carpet for the presentation of “Se Llamaba Pedro Infante” at Churubusco Studios in Mexico City. (Photo by Adrián Monroy/Medios y Media/Getty Images) (Medios y Media via Getty Images)
Mario Morán can’t help but smile as he walks through the corridors of the Municipal Palace of San Luis Potosí.
Flirtatious and respectful. The 31-year-old actor lets the women enter the set first, winks at them, follows them with his eyes: he concentrates on making them comfortable.
At first glance he is like Pedro Infante, but in reality he is not. The actor plays the idol of Guamúchil in the bioseries His Name was Pedro Infante, which will be released on December 1st on the Vix platform.
He knows that he is not or will not be, because at his age the biggest star of the national cinema had already made 22 films. He starts: He has 15 productions under his belt. But for some almost divine reason, he believes Peter chose him.
“Pedro was, in a way, my lifesaver in the process of losing my mother,” he says.
Morán had just left his mother in the hospital when he had to stop his car and clearly heard the message that producer Rubén Galindo gave him: “We did it, it’s you, Pedro Infante.”
For him it was a gift from heaven or a farewell to his mother, who knew before her death that her son had got the role.
“It was like accepting a gift of life, like compensation. I don’t know how to explain it, but I feel very lucky to have this great opportunity with such a beloved character.”he proudly expresses.
From then on, a process of introspection began to be associated with the figure.
The Lights and Shadows by Pedro Infante
“I did a lot of meditations to get to know the bones, the organs and the skin and see where Pedro was stimulated from. It was a very profound journey and I am very grateful for life,” says Morán, who turned to an acting teacher who is also an astrologer to prepare the character for a plane beyond the earthly.
“My coach developed his own technique, which he called “star acting.” The first thing I did was know Pedro’s birth chart and mine and see what similarities and differences there were,” he explains.
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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – NOVEMBER 27: Mario Morán poses for photos on the red carpet during the VIX series presentation “Se Llamaba Pedro Infante” at Estudios Churubusco on November 27, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Adrián Monroy/Medios y Media/Getty Images) (Medios y Media via Getty Images)
At the root of the coincidences he found his childhood idol: his father, who stays true to the film references and imitates the gallantry and courting of women.
“There are many things about Pedro in which I am his equal,” admits Mario. “He is very close to me because I got to know my father better through knowing Pedro Infante. I remember going to the market with him and the ladies.” Over the vegetables, I said to them, “Oh, my beautiful friend, how are you? Look how cool you look today.” I grew up with this image. Meeting my father’s idol made me closer to him,” he admits.
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – NOVEMBER 27: Mario Morán and Ana Claudia Talancón pose for photos on the red carpet during the VIX series presentation “Se Llamaba Pedro Infante” at Estudios Churubusco on November 27, 2023 in Mexico City, Mexico . (Photo by Adrián Monroy/Medios y Media/Getty Images) (Medios y Media via Getty Images)
Beyond chivalry and fame, Mario sees Pedro as a humble person in whom he finds the greatest harmony with himself.
“I have always tried to be conscious and work on my congruence, to be someone who tries to value what is human, not for what someone represents in life, but for a value beyond that, and I think that’s something that Pedro had.” that “If I had to choose, I would rather be a city that identifies me more than I would have to wear a suit.”
Aware of the new political corrections, Mario reflects on Pedro’s personality, but saves his wit as part of a custom of the time.
“If you consider all the feminist learning, the awareness of patriarchy and machismo, of course we would have a lot of material to cut out, but I’m an actress and I believe that life is a play.” If you look at the play from back then If you look at it, there was nothing wrong with it because it was accepted by everyone.
However, Morán decided to wear a skirt to the premiere of the bioseries, not only as a tribute to her late mother, but also to show it “Although we remember Pedro as the macho man, we continue to be men with a different conscience.”
“Life is about learning from things that are not right, like so much machismo and unconsciousness, but in reality he was a fascinating man who I have always compared to a shooting star.”
With the idol’s permission
Although there have been other productions in the past based on the life of the actor and singer, who died in a plane crash in 1957, this time the cast and directors ritually went to Infante’s grave to ask permission to tell his story to be able to tell. According to the producer, it will be an intimate look into his life, with his mistakes and successes.
“We asked him to enlighten us and accompany us on this journey in which we respectfully make an interpretation based on what we know about his life, but with a commitment to delve deeper into why and why he did it.” “Everything he did is an analysis of character and the idea is that we reflect on his life,” Galindo said.
With information from Nicole Trejo, sent by EL UNIVERSAL