"La Casa de Papel": "Let's enter resistance against the coronavirus", says Alvaro Morte

I interviewed "El Profesor" (the professor) in pajamas in my living room! No, this is not the title of an episode of "Brief", the humorous and cult series of Kyan Khojandi but rather the daily life of a journalist (me) and a star of the series, Alvaro Morte, all two confined to our respective countries. The opportunity was too good: the launch of season 4 of the "Casa De Papel" this Friday at 9:01 am is an event. Perhaps even the most important of the year for Netflix whose program remains the most watched non-English speaking series in the world. "They will save lives from depression during confinement," even allows himself to laugh one of the fans who is waiting for the 8 new episodes as if his future depended on it!

In this context of highly anxiety-provoking health crisis, Alvaro Morte, the thinking head of the group of revolutionary robbers, wanted to maintain his interviews by videoconference. The hunk with 6.4 million subscribers on Instagram, replied behind the screen of his computer, tucked away in his house in Madrid, Spain where the mark of 10,000 coronavirus deaths was exceeded on Thursday.

"With confinement, the exit from the series is anything but accessory"

“Welcome to my house!” Says the 45-year-old actor, bursting into laughter. Fortunately, my whole family is doing well and I take the opportunity to spend time with them. Alas, I have friends who have caught this virus and are in the hospital. It's an extreme hard time but we have no choice but to manage it, be brave and wait at home. Exactly as you do in France right now "

Reclusive, Alvaro Morte does not forget the essential. "First, I thought about what was really needed during this horrible, very special time," he says. Then, in what ways, you could get away from time to time. La Casa de Papel is a wonderful opportunity to change your air while staying at home. "

The atypical communication plan designed with the other actors? "Everyone does interviews in different countries to promote the new episodes," continues the actor. We found ways to talk to the fans, to see their faces like I see yours in this interview. In short, we must maintain direct contact with the resources we have. Talking to journalists on video from a distance is a way of saying to the public: Hey guys, we are here, we have worked very hard for you, we are all in a dramatic situation, but we are staying together. With confinement, the exit from the series is anything but accessory and superficial. This can help keep people at home and therefore pay attention to others. ”

The teacher in love, a challenge

“In season 4, my character is more sensitive, entangled in his love story and I hate it , reveals hilarious Alvaro Morte. I'm joking of course ! However, one of the most important things for me is to accept that the professor is in a relationship! He was always a loner, he had only one childhood friend who died, he has no emotional intelligence. He has a brother but they are very different. When the latter falls in love, the profesor does not understand it. And now he is that guy ... The big difficulty as an actor has been to understand why he becomes this type of lover and therefore so perfectible. Being in a relationship changes the very essence of the character. It is a real challenge. "

Ep 1: Game Over
Ep 2: The Berlin Wedding
Ep 3: The anatomy lesson
Ep 4: Paso-doble
Ep 5: Five minutes earlier
Ep 6: Technical knockout
Ep 7: Hit the HQ
Ep 8: The Paris plan

La Casa de Papel part 4, J-2.

"I don't know if the coronavirus crisis will influence the rest of the script writing, but ..." questions the one who plays the Professor. For now, we are only at the time of understanding what is happening to us, people are dying far from their families (note: his throat is tied, and he starts again) . I'm a positive guy and I like to think that there are always good things coming out, even the worst moments. We will have to draw conclusions from what is happening and then build a better society. And if we get to that, it would be a good start to make the next season with love. "

News at the heart of the series

And the hero of “Casa de Papel” specifies: “Already in season 3 and 4, we have integrated into the plot the various uprisings that have taken place in the streets of Europe, like your movement in Yellow Vests. We even used real images of the demonstrations where people dressed in our famous red outfit and wore Dalí masks. So why not give our point of view on what will emerge from today's crisis in the rest of the series? La Casa de Papel amuses people first because there is a lot of humor. However, we also make our audience think about other issues. Our system is not as good as it seems? Maybe our establishment is not so good either… ”

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“Now we can binge watcher this season 4 and stay at home, we finally have an excuse, insists the interpreter again. If I have to send a message to the French public, it is: be aware that we are overcoming one of the worst trials of our lives. It is our responsibility to stay at home, to be patient and we can beat this fucking virus. Let's enter resistance today! "

Season 4 will turn everything

We take the bets, season 4 of the Spanish series will still turn everything up! The first four episodes of this vintage from "La Casa de Papel" - which we were able to see in preview - took us away without leaving us the slightest respite. And that's good because an army of confined fans awaits him like the messiah. Did Nairobi survive? Raquel will she hold out during his muscular custody?

Get your plaid, one of the most anticipated events of the year in terms of TV series, is now. Let aficionados be reassured, the headliners Alvaro Morte, the legendary Professor, and Ursula Corbero, the sexyssime Tokyo, are widely promoted. Action scenes, humor and music are ultra-present especially in succulent flashback scenes where we see the professor and his brother.

EDITOR'S NOTE: 4/5