This week I've entered a lot of contests and almost didn't make it to any of them in time. Since there are only two days left until the end of Movies & TV Shows' call for entries for their latest contest, I decided it was time to make my entry. This time they're asking us to talk about our favorite actor and actress, which is a pretty difficult approach.
Started because maybe I have so many on that list, so many that I couldn't pick just one or decide who I like the most or least. But, even though Lindsay Lohan or Will Smith, are among my favorite actors, it's not like I have a collection of movies over the years as perhaps I do of the actors I've chosen. Hollywood is full of good actors (well, some more than others), the truth is that I have chosen them based on the number of movies I have seen of them.
Esta semana he participado en muchos concursos y casi no llego a tiempo a ninguno de ellos. C贸mo ya solo faltan dos d铆as para que termine la convocatoria de Movies & TV Shows para su 煤ltimo concurso, decid铆 que ya era hora de hacer mi entrada. En esta oportunidad nos piden hablar de nuestro actor y actriz favoritos, lo cual es un planteamiento bastante dif铆cil.
Comenzado porque quiz谩s tengo a muchos en esa lista, tantos que no podr铆a elegir a uno solo o decidir qui茅n me gusta m谩s o menos. Pero, aunque Lindsay Lohan o Will Smith, son de mis actores favoritos, no es que tenga una colecci贸n de pel铆culas a lo largo de los a帽os como quiz谩s si tengo de los actores que he elegido. Hollywood est谩 repleto de buenos actores (bueno, unos m谩s que otros), lo cierto es que los he escogido con base en la cantidad de pel铆culas que he visto de ellos.
In some cases, more than 5 movies, I've almost grown up with them. To begin with, I want to say that this is not about fanaticism, it is not that I follow them on social networks or that I know their lives to the letter, but rather, that I have fully enjoyed their film careers. Sandra Bullock, for example, comes to mind with that movie with Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes called The Demolition Man, an action movie in the best style of the nineties.
This story was about two condemned men in a cryogenic prison. Sandra Bullock played a spectacular character, which I remember because she had to have sex telepathically; both men were reanimated 36 years later to start a real battle and of course, the actress is our main heroine. That passionate kiss, truly was quite expected by me.
Then came "Miss Congeniality" my favorite Sandra movie. Gracie Hart won my heart, first of all, because that girl is really struggling to earn respect in a male-dominated world. She's an FBI agent, she has to infiltrate the ranks of the thing most opposite to her: a national beauty pageant. This involves an incredible transformation: manners, modeling, posture and becoming a little more feminine.
Our heroine must infiltrate this contest, for a mission that will endanger the Miss United States pageant. Two sequels had this franchise, for me both deserve a special place in my heart, both are good. Although with "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous" the reviews were not exactly good. In fact, they trashed it, I still loved it.
I'm probably skipping a lot of good movies, but those are the ones I remember. For example, "Premonition" was a real blast, here she played Linda Hanson, a woman with post-traumatic stress, who lives over and over again the accident in which her husband dies. However, it was another flop with the critics; the truth is that the film was a bit confusing, but I liked it and I think that's what counts.
The Proposal came later. If you didn't see this movie a million times on TNT, you never had cable TV. This is a true classic and one of the few romantic comedies I can remember from recent years. Margaret Tate is the prototypical cursed boss we've all been touched by at one time or another. This is the character played by Sandra, while Andrew Paxton played by Ryan Reynolds, was the secretary to this evil woman.
Things go wrong and Margaret is deported to Canada, to avoid this she pretends to be engaged to her secretary, who as a revenge, takes her to meet his family and a lot of hilarious situations start to happen. I highly doubt anyone hasn't seen it, but this movie is not to be missed and besides, I love Ryan!
The years would pass and I remember very well that she won an Oscar for Best Actress for "The Blind Side" and the Worst Actress award at the Razzie Awards within a day of each other. But, destiny had another movie in store for her, this time with another Hollywood heartthrob: George Clooney. "Gravity", Alfonso Cuaron's first film to win the Oscar, a very entertaining film in the best space style. I almost don't remember this one, I only have in my mind George in a space suit.
Ocean's 8, is undoubtedly the movie I watched the most times in pandemic. Millions of times, it helped me to have an exclusive subscription service that made my life easy in those dark days. Following the "Ocean's" saga, this time it was the turn of a story with women, and boy, did they stand out! Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Awkwafina and Helena Bonham Carter completed an iconic group of women who don't follow fashion trends, they create them.
Debbie Ocean, is released 5 years after being caught selling illegal art. The man she had fallen in love with betrayed her, but she's been locked up planning her next big heist: stealing the jewelry on display at the Metropolitan Museum in New York at the Met Gala. Anna Wintour, Zac Posen, Kim Kardashian, Gigi Hadid, Heidi Klum, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner and tennis players Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams have amazing cameos in this film. Definitely, yes, Sandra is a diamond and one of my favorite actresses (I didn't forget Birdbox).
En algunos casos, m谩s de 5 pel铆culas, casi he crecido con ellos. Para empezar, quiero decir que no s茅 trata de fanatismo, no es que los sigo en redes sociales o me s茅 al pie de la letra sus vidas, sino m谩s bien, que he disfrutado plenamente de sus carreras cinematogr谩ficas. Sandra Bullock, por ejemplo, me viene a la mente con aquella pel铆cula con Sylvester Stallone y Wesley Snipes llamada El Demoledor, una pel铆cula de acci贸n al mejor estilo de los a帽os noventa.
Esta historia trataba de dos hombres condenados en una prisi贸n criog茅nica. Sandra Bullock hac铆a un personaje espectacular, que recuerdo porque ten铆a que tener relaciones sexuales telep谩ticamente; ambos hombres eran reanimados 36 a帽os despu茅s para comenzar una verdadera batalla y por supuesto, la actriz es nuestra hero铆na principal. Ese beso apasionado, verdaderamente fue bastante esperado por mi parte.
Luego llegar铆a "Miss Congeniality" mi pel铆cula favorita de Sandra. Gracie Hart se gan贸 mi coraz贸n, en primer lugar, porque esa chica verdaderamente es estaba luchando por ganarse el respeto en un mundo dominado por hombres. Est谩 agente del FBI, tiene que infiltrarse en las filas de la cosa m谩s opuesta a ella: un concurso de belleza nacional. Esto supone una transformaci贸n incre铆ble: modales, modelaje, postura y volverse un poco m谩s femenina.
Nuestra hero铆na debe infiltrarse en este concurso, para una misi贸n que pondr谩 en peligro al concurso Miss United States. Dos secuelas tuvo esta franquicia, para m铆 ambas merecen un lugar especial en mi coraz贸n, ambas son buenas. Aunque con "Miss Congeniality 2: Armada y Fabulosa" la cr铆tica no fue precisamente buena. De hecho, la destrozaron, igual la am茅.
Seguramente me est茅 saltando muchas buenas pel铆culas, pero esas son las que recuerdo. Por ejemplo, "Premonition" era una verdadera pasada, aqu铆 interpret贸 a Linda Hanson, una mujer con 驴estr茅s postraum谩tico?, que vive una y otra vez el accidente en el cual su marido muere. Sin embargo, fue otro fracaso con la cr铆tica; la verdad es que la pel铆cula era algo confusa, pero a m铆 me gust贸 y creo que eso es lo que cuenta.
The Proposal vino despu茅s. Si no viste un mill贸n de veces esta pel铆cula en TNT, nunca tuviste televisi贸n por cable. Este es un verdadero cl谩sico y una de las pocas comedias rom谩nticas que recuerdo de los 煤ltimos a帽os. Margaret Tate es el prototipo de jefa maldita que a todos nos ha tocado alguna vez. Este es el personaje que interpretaba Sandra, mientras que Andrew Paxton interpretado por Ryan Reynolds, era el secretario de esta malvada mujer.
Las cosas salen mal y Margaret es deportada a Canad谩, para evitarlo finge estar comprometida con su secretario, est茅 a modo de venganza, la lleva a conocer a su familia y un mont贸n de situaciones hilarantes comienzan a ocurrir. Dudo mucho que alguien no la haya visto, pero esta pel铆cula no tiene perdida y adem谩s, 隆Amo a Ryan!
Los a帽os pasar铆an y recuerdo muy bien que gan贸 un premio 脫scar a mejor actriz por "The Blind Side" y el premio a peor actriz en los Premios Razzie con solo un d铆a de diferencia. Pero, el destino le ten铆a preparado otra pel铆cula est谩 vez con otro gal谩n de Hollywood: George Clooney. "Gravity" la primera pel铆cula de Alfonso Cuar贸n en ganar el 脫scar, una cinta muy entretenida al mejor estilo espacial. Esta casi no la recuerdo, solo tengo en mi mente a George en traje espacial.
Ocean's 8, es sin duda la pel铆cula que m谩s veces visualic茅 en pandemia. Millones de veces, me ayud贸 tener un servicio de suscripci贸n exclusivo que me hizo la vida f谩cil en aquellos oscuros d铆as. Siguiendo la saga "Ocean" est谩 vez tocaba el turno de hacer una historia con mujeres. 隆Y vaya que se destacaron! El elenco estuvo de primera Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Rihanna, Awkwafina y Helena Bonham Carter completaban un ic贸nico grupo de mujeres que no siguen tendencias en la moda, si no que las crean.
Debbie Ocean, es liberada 5 a帽os despu茅s de ser atrapada vendiendo arte ilegal. El hombre del que se hab铆a enamorado la traicion贸, pero ha estado encerrada planeando su pr贸ximo gran golpe: robar las joyas expuestas en el Museo Metropolitano de Nueva York en la Met Gala. Anna Wintour, Zac Posen, Kim Kardashian, Gigi Hadid, Heidi Klum, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner y las tenistas Maria Sharapova y Serena Williams tienen incre铆bles cameos en esta pel铆cula. Definitivamente, s铆, Sandra es un diamante y una de mis actrices favoritas. (No olvid茅 a Birdbox)
Favorite actresses, I have many more than favorite actors, in fact, I follow movie heartthrobs just in case they are good looking or their characters make an impact on me in a movie. This position was hotly contested, Leo DiCaprio, Zack Efron, Kevin Costner, David Hasselhoff and Arnold Schwarzenegger were all considered on my list. However, I have opted for a gorgeous Latino. Alfonso Herrera, the same guy who started doing youth soap operas like "Clase 406" or "Rebelde".
I love this man, because despite his heterosexuality, he is not a toxic macho. He has accepted these roles that nobody wants, different from each other and it really pisses me off that he has not yet conquered Hollywood completely, as his compatriot Eiza Gonzalez did. "Venezzia" for example is a very beautiful Venezuelan film, which she did with Rudy Rodriguez, a great Venezuelan actress. I remember it because her presence in the country filming this movie caused a sensation in the towns where they filmed.
But, undoubtedly, if we talk about a great character, I think Hernando de la Fuente from Sense8 takes all the laurels in the career of this actor. Together with Miguel 脕ngel Silvestre, he made an unforgettable duo and I think this series marked a turning point in his career. Although it was canceled, the series holds a special place in my heart as one of Netflix's best products.
"The Dance of 41" would be another film and one of the most recent films I watched. Framed in a real historical fact, Alfonso plays a great character embodying Ignacio de la Torre y Mier, who was the son-in-law of Mexican President Porfirio Diaz. A moving story that keeps you gripped until the climax, a true drama worth watching. Without a doubt, Alfonso has become one of my favorites.
His last participation in a series, we could enjoy it on Netflix with the series "Ozark" in the fourth season of the series. Although I have very few movies or series of Alfonso, I didn't want to leave out any Latino. My mind fails a lot, but these two options will not leave me wrong, they are different from each other, but they have plenty of talent. These are my two favorites, what are yours?
Actrices favoritas, tengo muchos m谩s que actores favoritos, de hecho, a los galanes del cine los sigo por si son guapos o sus personajes me impactan en alguna pel铆cula. Este puesto estuvo muy disputado, Leo DiCaprio, Zack Efron, Kevin Costner, David Hasselhoff y Arnold Schwarzenegger estuvieron considerados en mi lista. Sin embargo, me he decantado por un latino guap铆simo. Alfonso Herrera, el mismo que comenz贸 haciendo telenovelas juveniles como "Clase 406" o "Rebelde".
Este hombre me encanta, porque a pesar de su heterosexualidad, no es un macho t贸xico. Ha aceptado estos papeles que nadie quiere, diferentes entre s铆 y me jode mucho que a煤n no haya conquistado Hollywood del todo, como si lo hizo su compatriota Eiza Gonz谩lez. "Venezzia" por ejemplo es una pel铆cula venezolana hermos铆sima, que hizo junto a Rudy Rodr铆guez, una gran actriz venezolana. Lo recuerdo porque su presencia en el pa铆s grabando est谩 pel铆cula caus贸 sensaci贸n en los pueblos en los cuales grabaron.
Pero, sin duda, si hablamos de un gran personaje, creo que Hernando de la Fuente de Sense8 se lleva todos los laureles en la carrera de este actor. Junto a Miguel 脕ngel Silvestre, hizo una dupla inolvidable y creo que esta serie marc贸 un punto de inflexi贸n en su carrera. Aunque fue cancelada, la serie guarda un lugar especial en mi coraz贸n como uno de los mejores productos de Netflix.
"El baile de los 41" ser铆a otra de las pel铆culas y una de las m谩s recientes que vi. Enmarcada en un hecho hist贸rico real, Alfonso hace un gran personaje encarnando a Ignacio de la Torre y Mier, quien fuera yerno del presidente mexicano Porfirio D铆az. Una historia conmovedora que te mantiene atrapado hasta el cl铆max, un verdadero dram贸n que vale la pena ver. Sin duda, Alfonso se ha convertido en uno de mis favoritos.
Su 煤ltima participaci贸n en una serie, la pudimos disfrutar en Netflix con la serie "Ozark" en la cuarta temporada de la misma. Aunque de Alfonso tengo muy pocas pel铆culas o series, no quer铆a dejar por fuera a alg煤n latino. Mi mente falla mucho, pero estas dos opciones no me dejar谩n mal parado, son diferentes entre s铆, pero les sobra talento. Estos son mis dos favoritos, 驴Cu谩les son los tuyos?
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