Pablo Cruz Guerrero’s career takes an unexpected turn. A year after playing Roberto Gómez Bolaños in the bioseries “Chespirito: sin lovingly wanting,” the actor delves into horror films.
Along with Mabel Cadena—the Namora of “Black Panther: Wakanda forever”—he stars in “The Woman Who Dreamed Underwater,” currently in post-production. The plot follows a family traveling to reconnect after the loss of their third child, a newborn. The mother begins to suspect that her loved ones have been replaced by impostors.
“I am the husband who wants to reconcile all the time, but it is difficult to be because in the couple it already seems like something that cannot be done,” Cruz Guerrero advances. “It’s a horror film in which several things happen. It’s fun to do the genre, especially alongside someone like Mabel. We hope it can be seen at the end of the year.”
A promising debut
The film is the debut feature of Ale García and Carla Sierra. His script was developed at festivals such as Sitges – the most relevant fantasy film competition in the world – and the Fantastic 7 in Cannes, where it received positive comments. The story is inspired by Capgras syndrome, a disorder that leads sufferers to believe that family and friends have been replaced by doubles; They recognize the face and clothing, but deny the identity and react with hostility.
Cruz Guerrero began his film career with the comedy “Casi divas” (2008), but it was a year later when he came to prominence in “The Student.” Regarding the filming of the Chespirito bioseries—which he has only seen once—he confesses that he felt insecure. However, the cast, which he calls a “group of misfits”, gave him the feeling of delivering. “Once characterized, we were like a family,” he says.
The actor recognizes that the bioseries opened doors. From the set he only has “some pins and something else.” He tried to keep the screaming chipote, but the producer refused. “That was for them,” he remembers with a laugh.
Today, people recognize him on the street, even with a long beard. A sign that the work, he says, was not bad.
