Four months ago, Olivia came into the life of actor Luis Arrieta and actress Marcela Guirado; her first daughter. From that moment, her way of seeing the world was transformed and so was her choice of projects.
The protagonist of films like The day everything changed y Grandma’s birthday talked with Excelsior of his recent fatherhood and his next project on the horizon, the monologue written and starring him, Manwhich will premiere at the Milan Theater on July 2.
Many people tell you that when you are a dad everything changes for you. The truth is, I feel like you have no idea until it happens. It’s amazing to see how your priorities change from one day to the next. That doesn’t mean that working isn’t important, but that there is now a more powerful intention than before. Now I don’t just do things for myself, because I am aware of my daughter all the time.
Suddenly, life becomes more about the simple things, about spending time with your family and inhabiting the present moment. I feel that children come to teach us, because, although she is still a baby, she is discovering the world day by day. That’s all very endearing and moving for someone who takes things for granted as an adult.
You live exhausted, but at the same time you are happy. It’s something very strange, because I see her smile and I get a rush of endorphins, or every time I hug her. It is something very incredible for me, it is the most impressive and unique thing I have experienced,” said Arrieta.
For the 41-year-old actor, the way of fatherhood today has changed compared to previous generations, since it was common for the father to be absent, whether for work or personal reasons. His case is to be there as much as possible.
It is very sad that previous generations, especially men, greatly missed a fundamental part of their children. I think it’s also very sad that his children missed out. Human beings need to grow with balanced masculine and feminine energy and now more weight is being given to that.
Now I have the opportunity to spend a lot of time with my daughter. I’m not the dad who goes to work and I see them on the weekends. I’m trying not to take on too much work right now, which is a privilege and I can do it. Since I am an actor, writer and producer, I am trying to do many things from home.
That is a challenge for me, because, for whatever reason, I want to be with my daughter. I think that, as human beings, both children and parents, I hope we have the opportunity, from a young age, to spend much more time together,” she stated.
Arrieta shared that yes, life becomes uncomfortable in parenthood, like when flying on a plane in which a baby cries the entire flight. But, life itself is life and children only remind adults of it.
Adults forget that they were once children. Children come to you and tell you ‘life is uncomfortable’. We have to learn, as a society, that children are part of this world, to be empathetic,” she noted.
SENSITIVE MAN
And what you want to communicate now with your projects, stories and characters, has it changed with fatherhood?
It has changed a lot, especially in the decisions of how I want to work. For example, right now, it’s a coincidence, I’m doing a monologue that I started writing before my daughter was born, even before I knew she was going to be a dad. Is called Man and it talks a little about misunderstood masculinity, like this thing that men have to be strong, get ahead and conquer the world, without being allowed vulnerability,” he revealed.
The monologue is directed by Paula Zelaya Cervantes and will be presented on Tuesdays at 8:45 p.m. at the Teatro Milan.
This monologue is full of things inspired by reality. There are a couple of anecdotes similar to how it happened in reality, but, in the end, fiction is very powerful. Being a man, for me, has been a path of great learning. He was a very sensitive child in a world where such sensitivity was frowned upon, but he also had this thing where he was very athletic. So, I managed to get through, very painfully, primary, secondary and high school, but, even so, there was something in me that didn’t feel right.
I never felt good about him Club de Toby and testosterone, I felt uncomfortable. Fortunately I found acting and other men like me. The monologue talks about that and how we were taught that love was an act of service, that it was a cold love.
Many generations like this learned to love and it must be recognized that many parents were loving in the best way they could at that time. Yes, talk about that male toxicity, but reconcile a little with male loves,” she said.
Man tells the story of an 11-year-old boy, Rodrigo—because that was his name until they changed his name, because his grandfather, when he was born, said “Luis III,” and he ended up being called Luis like his grandfather and his father—who He stays with his father, after his mother leaves for a while. Viewers will see his growth until he goes to work.
It’s like a journey in which I touch all stages of life. When I write it is because they are things that I have already resolved. Yes, there is a story that I am telling from a place that is quite worked on, but human beings never finish working,” he concluded.
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2024-06-16 13:48:19