out of home; more action, less laziness

Upon learning that they were interested in him to provide his voice for Garfield, comedian Memo Villegas spoke with his agents to ask them to move whatever was necessary from the agenda in order to be able to set the dates and enter the recording studio.

Fortune smiled on Villegas and he practically received the baton from Chilean actor Sandro Larenas, who for 30 years was heard in Latin America as this lazy, lasagna-loving cynical cat, and now he is the one who gives voice to the cat Orange Tabby on treadmill Garfield: Out of the house.

“It’s very beautiful, really, and knowing that the actor that I saw for so many years is going to be in the film, made me very happy. I must confess that, when they offered it to me, I thought it was a defeat foretold, a failure foretold, because Garfield already exists, and the fact that I do it is fun and cool, but I don’t know if the public is going to embrace it like we all embrace the original. Finding out that Garfield is going to be there and that he is the father filled me with pressure, but then I said: ‘How nice, what pride and what a great responsibility,’ “he said in an interview with Excelsiorfrom the recording studio, Villegas.

It will be starting this April 30, Children’s Day, when the comedian can be heard as the tabby, obese and voracious cat.

When asked if he is prepared for the comments that may be given when he is heard as the feline, the actor, who achieved fame for his role as Commander Harina, expressed:

“Of course, I am new to dubbing, but not to this industry. So one is prepared for everything. I made a film with Yalitza (Aparicio) and the comments start, you do pure comedy and they start again, you dare to do drama and they also throw you away, so you always have people who love you and who are going to criticize you and I don’t doubt that they will There are going to be people who are not happy with my work, but I do it because I have fun and I like it, not to fill everyone’s eyes with something that is impossible,” Villegas said.

In this film installment, Garfield sees his life turned upside down when, in a dangerous situation, he is rescued by a mysterious, hooded character who turns out to be his father, who abandoned him years ago. Garfield’s father, a dirty stray cat named Vic, is played by the man who voiced Garfield for three decades: Sandro Larenas.

“Now I’m the dad and it makes a lot of sense, because from 1994 (when he started playing the cat’s voice) to 2024, Garfield could have perfectly had a son. I approach it from that side. I am making my son’s father, as if he were my flesh, my blood and I find that it makes a very reasonable logic for Sony Pictures to put the father now on stage and in a relationship, which is what I rescue from the film, which is one with a deep social content that refers to the abandonment of children,” commented Sandro Larenas to clarify the issue.

“The world, and I am speaking specifically in my country, is full of ‘Papitos corazón’, which is what they call those who completely abandon their children. In this case, Vic does not abandon him 100%, but rather leaves him living in a house where he will be better; However, he continues his relationship and emotional dependence on his son and that has a very important sociological value.

“It is not an ordinary story, it is not just another film in the cartoon market, but it is a film that has a very necessary message today and for the lives of families,” reflected Sandro Larenas. , who traveled to Mexico to do the dubbing for two days and was happy with the talk.

Garfield. Out of home shows how Garfield, a character created by the American Jim Davis, is kidnapped by two dogs, played by the influencers of The parrot José Luis Slobotzky and Ricardo Pérez, bandits manipulated by a wounded and evil cat played by Regina Orozco. Garfield leaves the comfort of his home and, for the first time in his life, has to face the outside world.

“This time we are going to see a less lazy Garfield in a movie full of action. He is going to go through a lot of adventures,” explained Villegas, 36 years old.

During this adventure that he has outside the comfort of the house, where he lives with his human John and the dog Odie, Garfield runs into his friend Otto, a bull played vocally by Joaquín Cosío.

“I like dubbing, I like it a lot and making an animation of this nature, such an ambitious and serious production, with such a nice character, what more can I ask for, I’m very happy,” commented Cosío, who is currently filming The dead by the hand of Luis Estrada.

Regarding his character, which he dubbed in one day, the actor originally from Tepic commented that he is a very particular bull, because although on the outside he has a tough appearance, emotionally he is quite the opposite.

“This bull is kind of angry, quite spirited and grumpy, because he suffers from love, because he is in love with a tender cow. He is a very big bull, but romantic, and his story is intertwined with what Garfield is experiencing outside his home,” shared Cosío, who has in his career dubbing characters such as Ted the bear or Jake the viper, from Range.

José Luis Slobotzky and Ricardo Pérez, influencers who with their concept of The parrot They have 895 thousand followers on Tik Tok, they were signed to play the achichincle dogs of the antagonist of the story.

When their participation in the film was made known, in which they made their debut in this profession, social networks were divided between those who supported them and those who did not, however, they make it clear that they did not arrive as improvised, since a long time ago They began to explore dubbing.

“There is a lot of talk about star talents and there are many critics that I have come across on networks that say that: ‘They don’t even understand or value the work of the voice actor.’ We were already in classes and look what the universe is like, this project just caught us studying. We are not experts at all, but they did not catch us lost in the exercise of acting and matching what you are saying with what you are seeing on the screen,” said Ricardo Pérez.

“We do not want to fall into the typical star talent “That comes and does its stupid thing, that’s why we are preparing,” said José Luis Slobotzky.

Garfield: Away from home It is the great gift for the boy and girl.

Chris Pratt /Memo Villegas

Samuel L. Jackson / Sandro Larens

Ving Rhames / Joaquín Cosío.

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