four years ago, Victor Hugo Monterroso, Chiqui, yet was driving the company crane of his father. On one occasion he had stopped at a gas station to read the press-the times that advantage to do it, it was found, ironically, with an ad that invited to audition for a film about Guatemalan-Gasolina, by Julio Hernández -. Monterroso
A long time enjoyed the performance. "In an acting workshop for television, one of the responsible course I said, surprised that it had no background in theater," your actions I believe them. " I took that to heart and wanted to try to go to the casting of gasoline, but when I arrived and saw so many people, I knew it was too late, " Chiqui remember, the nickname by which everyone recognizes Victor. What I do not know then is that a few years later would win an award for Best Actor American Icarus starring in another film by Julio Hernandez-perhaps the most prestigious to date, "The Marimbas of Hell, and that despite developing a growing love for film, the action would not be what you would find most attractive.
Why did you become interested in acting?
I realized that driving the cranes was very little to me. I wanted to do something else and I liked the visual. I saw the documentary on the Discovery Channel and I loved it. It was the time I realized that what he was doing was not enough left nothing to the country or myself.
How was your foray into the world of cinema?
When I saw the announcement of casting for Gasoline, the couple found another Comal House, which offered courses in film and television. I was intrigued because I had seen that film in Guatemala was emerging, and I thought: I can not deny to participate. So I went for tests and at that moment I realized I did not know much about movies. But still, I was called soon after and told me that if I really wanted to go, had to make an adaptation history of cinema in la Universidad de San Carlos. And so, I managed to get in, but it was not easy at first.
Why?
As I now had classes on Saturdays, from Friday night and stopped work and started missing my part there. In addition, increasingly cost me pay tuition, and since the end of the first year, I left. Turns out, I called Elias-Jimenez, director of Casa Comal, and asked if I really wanted to go. I said yes, and then told me they were going to give me a scholarship, but I had to study hard and get good grades. Later, they ended giving me work as "production assistant" on the team of the institution.
What part of your course was the most caught your attention?
We had a script workshop in the first year and at that moment I realized that I seriously liked to tell stories. Hence, Fredy Marrero, who was my teacher of production, taught me a lot and I started to love that area.
How has your work in production?
When I started working in Comal House asked me to work as a lighting assistant. Support in the warehouse and then they asked me to support in the production of pure mule. Well, one of the ones I've enjoyed it Curfew. Year and a half I was reading the script, and I found the location for the colony to attack the zombies. Local people were very interested and when we asked permission to film told us: "But we want to see is true." It was a long production, because Ray (Figueroa, the producer) went to Puerto Rico, and Elias said they wait. The production is stalled when a good time and began shooting everything happened. Fell to earth from heaven to us!
Earth "?
Yes, we were halfway through filming when one night, coming into my house, I see people on the block was as hidden because "it was falling earth." I told them it was ashes and nothing was wrong, that the volcano always did and went to sleep. But the next morning I was told that would not be able to record well and I told them I had something to do, we have a mission to meet yet. At the end we had to change the entire shooting schedule to film and take indoors. Sure, it was gratifying to see what was involved that the people of the colony. The day we were going back to film, we discovered that they had already cleaned up.
How did Julio Hernandez?
In Casa Comal, because we gave a course of direction. One day she asked me to act in his film. The truth is I do not believe her at first. Julio sometimes do not know if it is serious. Even when going to teach us, came to laugh and annoy. But after a few months when I was working on the production of Pure Mule, he said, "Chiqui, do not leave to go to Guatemala. Do you still go out in my film? "And I said yes. Shortly after he sent me a part of the script, and saw that my character is called like me, Chiqui, and I told him to change, but in July I said no, so his scripts were very based on people I knew.
What happened when you won the prize Icarus?
The truth is that I missed a lot. Receive an Icarus for Best Actor American is something I never thought of it, but I realized that self which is often deprived of the possibilities.
What projects are you working on now?
I just did some shots for a new movie theater director Guatemalan Fran Lepe. I can not say what treatment laughs, "but filmed in Xela. And from there, I've also been writing to film a documentary, to be submitted to Icarus Award in November. The film I like very much because I like being expressive in real form.
Where would you go?
Putting a limit is difficult, is not it, because you always want something else later. I think, like everyone, I would love to get to direct my own films, urban storytelling, which is more my style: to teach what you have to do the people here to get what he wants. But, indeed, enjoy much support in production, rather than directing and acting. Be in production and empowers you love me take care of the technical details, search for locations, see how the weapon.
What perspective movies have in Guatemala?
Guatemalan film I think is something that is strong and is going to stay, and stay up to me in this too. Shortly
- Filmography: Victor Monterroso has participated in several national film proposals as an actor, gaffer, head of electrical and production assistant.
- has participated in films such as La Bodega (2008), Pure Mule (2009), Marimbas from hell (2010), Fe (2010), Curfew (2010), Trip (2011).
- racing cars are one of her hobbies and says he would love to have an eight-cylinder car.
- Writing is also one of his hobbies and distributes his free time between his activities in the film and studio work with his dad.
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