HBO Max presents the series "Murderer of Oblivion" with a great cast, starring Mexican actor Damián Alcázar.
(Photo HBO Max)
(CNN Spanish) -
HBO Max premiered the series "Murderer of Oblivion" full of suspense and drama that portrays two realities, corruption and Alzheimer's.
With a large cast led by Mexican actor Damián Alcázar, the series is based on the multi-award-winning Turkish series "Şahsiyet" (Person) that premiered in 2018.
Zona Pop CNN spoke with the cast about the topics being addressed: machismo, Alzheimer's and the search for justice.
For the director of the series, Ernesto Contreras, the important thing is to cover current issues: "We have a starting point, the premise of the story and the original version that is Turkish. I did not see it to have my own proposal. This is a series that seeks to entertain, that touches on important issues such as gender equality, Alzheimer's in a thriller that for me was an exploratory challenge ".
In the series "Murderer of oblivion", Alzheimer's is one of the main characters (Photo HBO Max)
Altzheimer and machismo
Two elements present in "Murderer of Oblivion" are machismo and Alzheimer's, this disease is present in Pascual León (Alcázar), who must fight every day against it in order to carry out his revenge.
"It is a key moment that makes you die quickly, lose your identity and all contact with life. The fact that it is present seems to me to be essential. When you realize what this disease is, it becomes very important," he says. Alcazar.
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Who are Pascual León and Jimena Guerra?
"He is a human being who comes and goes remembering his past and trying to fully live his present, which he did not do before. That is what keeps Pascual very alive. When he discovers the girl who wants to bring him to justice, he turns very vital this man who was in a corner, "adds the actor.
"What I find interesting about this character is that Pascual is losing his past, but my character, Jimena, is gaining it. It has to do with her past, she is a strong character, who suffers from machismo in her work and in life. street. She is a character who seeks to fight for justice. She is a determined woman who knows where to go, "says Paulina Gaitán.
Jimena Guerra (Pauilina Gaitán) will fight against the machismo that exists and demonstrate the power she has as a woman (Photo HBO Max)
Manipulation and blackmail in "Murderer of Oblivion"
Within the plot, Pascual and Jimena will live in a context between corruption and the manipulation of information.
Both seek to do justice from their very particular relationship with the past, memory and their personal convictions.
An ally is Francisco, a journalist who appears to be incisive, tough, and even pedantic.
Perhaps what he hides is that he has lost the course of his career and is only looking for the truth.
Eric Hayser assures that not everything is what it seems: "This character transforms as the chapters go by. He is very complex, he is neither good nor bad. Francisco is a man who has taken his wrong path. He finds himself and has a lot of thirst for justice. Nothing is what it seems, everyone has a different face. "
Who is who?
Pascual León - Damián Alcázar
Jimena Guerra - Paulina Gaitán
Francisco Pira - Erik Hayser
Sara León - Giovanna Zacarías
Diego Garduño - Luis Alberti
Antonio Zampayo - Armando Hernández
"Murderer of Oblivion" is available on HBO Max, a platform that belongs to WarnerMedia, as well as CNN en Español.
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