Silvia Navarro wants soap operas to go beyond romance. The actress defends that these melodramas address what worries women today.
For this reason, before accepting “Guardian of my life” – a new version of “Amor en custodia” (2005) – she asked how the character would be portrayed in 2026. And if it would reflect current female needs.
A necessary turn
“We have become very particular feminists,” she explains. “We are empowered, hard-working, independent, secure women, who seem to not need anything and it turns out we do: we need safe spaces where they allow us to be who we are, to be vulnerable, to want to be heard.”
Juan Osorio’s production, which is already in Vix and will arrive on June 29 at Las Estrellas, also rescues other relationships. Especially the bond between his character and his daughter Barbie.
“It is a deeply loving, caring relationship. That is what is needed now: to value the fortune of having our children,” he adds.
This is the fifth version of the original libretto by Enrique Estevanez and Marcela Citterio, and the third in Mexico. The most remembered was Azteca with Margarita Gralia, Andrés Palacios and Paola Núñez.
Silvia plays the role that Gralia played in 2005. “No one pretends to be Margarita Gralia, she is too big,” she acknowledges.
Personal connection and 30 years of career
The actress assures that she put her heart into giving life to Sofía Peralta-Avitia. Directors Eric Morales and Alan Coton led her to connect with aspects of her personal and professional life.
“When I was recording I thought: I hope women know that I do it with all due respect, reflecting our pain, emptiness and personal growth.”
With this soap opera, Silvia Navarro celebrates three decades of career. “I feel lucky to continue doing soap operas, to still be considered at 47 years old, sharing my problems. The industry evolves and this challenges me, I love it.”
At the same time, he awaits the premiere of the short film “Any sister-in-law wanted”, directed by Lore V. Olivera.
