Lali Espósito in Madrid: controversy over her trip, her partner, motherhood and politics

Catalina Deguer

06/03/2020 - 7:30

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"When I was a girl, I dreamed of doing a show and that people would see me , " says Lali Espósito while serving her mandatory quarantine in Spain, where she traveled to continue recording Sky Rojo . The truth is that, with tours of Europe, Israel, the United States and a project for Netflix underway, it can be said that the girl from Parque Patricios far exceeded her expectations .

With her acting debut, she managed to conquer the children's audience that watched Rincón de luz ,  Floricienta and Chiquititas . With Almost Angels, she monopolized the adolescents, and her character Mar, "the machona" of the group, catapulted her to international fame . Tours with the Teen Angels would pave the way for his successful solo career.

"I think what I like the most about my journey is how I lived each stage. If I go back to my adolescence or later, when I started at the age of 10, I think that the most beautiful thing was the ability to surprise and learn . Always keeping my personality, "reflects Lali in an exclusive video call with Clarín.

Lali Espósito plays with her sensuality while ensuring that despite her success, she continues to have the same values ​​as when she started her career.

Undoubtedly, seven years after the release of her first solo album, the singer became a successful product , someone whom those who dream of an artistic career want to imitate. However, despite all the whirlwind of success, Lali keeps her origins intact. For her friends and family she is still Mariana, and not a pop star.

"I always flowed with life and I never lost that person that I am . I think it has to do with my old people, my family, the loved ones who are always there regardless of the professional; my friends forever, with those who you join eat and your work is just as important as mine in the conversation. "

But although for Lali touring the world, sharing the day with other celebrities and having international fame is part of his day to day and has the same importance as any other job, that routine arouses curiosity in those who have the chance to chat for a while. with her.

"Sometimes it seems that our work, which is beautiful, captures all the attention, and in my life it was always normalized . It was my work, beyond that they came to see me at the theater and were happy for the achievements. But it was always for Mariana, for me, "says Lali.

And she adds: "That things are always like this helped me get to where I am today. I am calm with my person, beyond the artist. I think that I would not be happy beyond all that I have achieved if I were not calm with my person. Always It was hand in hand with my social person with artistic growth . This makes me feel really comfortable. "

During his musical career, Lali made collaborations and shows that, as he admits, he could not have even dreamed or imagined . They were one of those things you see on TV or movies. And although he is already a consecrated person in the artistic world, he cannot leave his amazement when he remembers some moments of his career. 

Lali Espósito is in Spain to continue with the recordings of "Sky Rojo", a series on Netflix.

"From having the possibility of crossing the pond and being known to you, it is a lot. Because beyond the technology that brings us closer, that a person in another country buys a ticket to see you is a lot and I have the possibility of go on tour and live those experiences from my first album, "says Lali, who had the opportunity to perform at Time Square, with Mau and Ricky Montaner, before almost half a million viewers .

For her, one of her great milestones was being able to sing with Thalía. "Sharing experiences and music with artists that I admired as a girl and said: 'Wow this person' , type Thalía, is a bizarre one, who doesn't even put her on a dream agenda." Cute but gross , the song they put out together allowed him to expand his popularity to the United States .

"Although one plans and says 'I would like to release an album, and this is so and so' , beyond the professional organization, then there is the surprise factor.  The unexpected comes as what one reaps, and that is what more beautiful . What surprised me the most throughout my career were all those possibilities. When I was a girl, I dreamed of doing a show and that people would see me and sing. That seemed like a lot to me, and I has fulfilled ", says Lali, from Madrid.

Precisely, the actress and singer was back in a controversy for having crossed the Atlantic in the midst of the validity of the mandatory containment measures for the coronavirus pandemic. Not a few social network users  criticized her and accused her of violating social isolation .

"It was quite a revolution, which I understand, because when you don't have information on how something happened and you are locked up in your house you say: 'Che, bitch, I also want to be able to leave'. It's non-information, and therefore bad education and the aggressive way of saying: 'Crazy how can it be?' , and many other messages that one could find. I am super calm, because if I had chosen I would have stayed at home . No one wants to get on a plane in this situation, but I have a work contract here that I had to fulfill ", Lali explains, that on Saturday, May 30, she uploaded an image to Instagram in the European country.

Netflix, Vancouver, the fiction producer, and her team handled all the paperwork. "There are special flights for returnees, for those who have work permits and obligations elsewhere, who, after presenting billions of papers, approve or not buy your ticket ."

Lali Espósito received much criticism for her return to Spain, and argued in her favor.

Still, Lali is undergoing a period of mandatory isolation. For 14 days you cannot leave your home. The production company had people who are exclusively in charge of attending to the actors who are foreigners and cannot go out or make essential purchases.

The Brava singer  is there to resume filming Sky Rojo , a series in which she puts herself in the shoes of a victim of trafficking. "I still have no idea what the protocol for filming will be like. They told me that it will be filmed with a small group of people on a special set, but they are also waiting for government resolutions to find out what the return to filming".

The series by Álex Pina, creator of the successful strip  La casa de papel , will delve into the lives of three women who are exploited and manage to escape from their pimp . Sky Rojo will have high voltage scenes , and it is quite a job challenge for the Argentinean, but also for her partner, Santiago Mocorrea, who will have to see his girlfriend share strong scenes with other men .

On May 22, Lali Espósito released "Lo que tengo yo", her new song, recorded from home.

"Poor. I always make the joke that he did not know me as a defense attorney. I am an actress. Some characters are more complex than others, and this is one of the complexes. Beyond him, as an actress, I had never made scenes of this nature . He accompanies me to the concerts and here comes to the set and super - surprised. it 's nice the world of filming for not working on this, though the scenes are strong He says. 'Ay que strong that scene' .  And fun to accompany me on this power , "says Lali about her boyfriend, who is three years ago.

Until before traveling, both lived together in Buenos Aires. " I know friends who had an amazing time being with the couple but hey, that was not our case . Luckily we got along very well. We did our barbecue for two. We are very relaxed in that sense, and we also work a lot. We are very chill both. "

Although the couple is consolidated, they do not think about being parents, and Lali does not run that biological clock by which many women feel pressured to have children before it is too late. "It is a subject that I want to be painted. I do not want to impose that because I am a woman and I am close to 30 ... If she comes, she comes and if she never comes, she will not come. I would like to be a mother but I am consistent with my moments of life, I don't want it to be an imposed thing . I may want to in the near future, but it's not something I'm thinking about today . The day I want to do it, I'll do it, but it was never my dream. "

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A few years ago, the artist has been stomping on some issues that mark a division in society. At the local level, her face is strongly associated with the campaign of legal, safe and free abortion. But also, as a result of what happened in the United States these days, Lali made public her support for the Black Lives Matter movement .

"My parents taught me that I can tell the President of the Nation whatever, as long as it is with respect . The issue is how we express it. I strongly trust in the how and I do not think that it is disrespectful. Later, if you You think that I am a nefarious being for saying what I think is a matter of yours . I grew up in a house where we sat down to eat and we all thought about everything. Maybe I did not agree with my sister or my old man ... Those discussions took place heated, but all in a context of freedom of opinion, "says Lali, who prefers not to respond to the heaters who criticize her for her opinions .

"I was always like that. Maybe at 15 years old they wouldn't ask me about these issues, but among friends and colleagues I always gave my opinion. Not that one day, after the abortion, I decided that I was going to show my opinions" .

Espósito recently released Lo que tengo yo , his latest song, which already has more than three million views on YouTube . It was thought in the middle of a pandemic, and the video clip was recorded from home . Although it was not on the artist's agenda to launch it, she considered it a good way to bring a little joy to the people who have always followed her.

"The song is very clear. It is what it says and the rhythm it has: it invites you to dance. What I have is what you play to make yourself sexy in a video, that which you sing loudly when you doggy with your friends, and that does not discriminate against anyone. We are at a moment, literally, where it is incredible to continue talking about racism , or what is nice and what is ugly in the eyes of others, "explains the singer, who became a trend on Twitter the day of the premiere of the new material.

"We are all learning to work this way and it is not an impediment at all when it comes to transmitting good energy such as music," says Lali.

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