Life imitates art (and vice versa)
Juan Pablo Medina is back. And it couldn’t be a more personal project. This March 4, Doc arrives on Netflix, a series where the actor plays a doctor who loses his memory of the last twelve years.
But here’s the detail: the plot talks about reconstruction, starting from scratch. And Juan Pablo knows something about that.
“It is a story of second chances. That does not have to be adapted to any latitude, it is something human anywhere,”
says Francisco Franco, the director. And he is right. After what the actor experienced – that thrombosis, that amputation – returning to a set is not just work. It is a testimony.
More than a script
For Franco, Juan Pablo’s work not only supports the series (which is an adaptation of an Italian format). It defines it.
“Juan Pablo has given his Doc a very great dimension, from what he understands and lives. His presence has been defining,”
explains. The character, Andrés Ferrara, wakes up without memories after an attempt on his life. A powerful metaphor for starting over.
“He is someone who is discovering who he was,” adds the director. And one can’t help but think of parallels.
The series does not only speak of male vulnerability, Franco insists, but also of human vulnerability. That’s where resilience comes from. And the casting is complemented by Gabriela de la Garza, Iván Sánchez and Erick Chapa.
So get ready. It’s not just another medical show. It is the true story of a guy who walked again – literally and figuratively – to tell it.




