El Hormiguero: Antonio Banderas: “self-censorship and politically correct punish creativity”

‘Ant hill’ This Thursday Addis said a week with a visit Antonio Banderas And Marta Ribera. Musical actors have provided ‘Gypsies’, Which will premiere at the Soho Caixabank Theatre in Malaga on October 25. The malaggio directs and produces a show in which the woman from Girona is the protagonist. Considered one of the best American musicals of all time, Gypsy has won six Tony Awards and four Laurence Olivier Awards.

There is only a month left until the premiere of the film ‘Gypsy’ and Antonio Banderas revealed where they are now. “Now we are in a creative mess, working with many different teams and with many people“, Emphasized the Andalusian translator, whom Marta Ribera disposed of In Praise. “Antonio works a lot and very fast, but it is very necessary to work as. It works quickly, but with depth, which is necessary to show as“, She highlighted the Catalan actress, to whom Malaga also dedicated some kind words: “Marta , if she had been born in New York , would undoubtedly be one of the greatest“.

Antonio Banderas revealed to Pablo Motos in ‘ El Hormiguero ‘that’ Gypsy ‘ is not a profitable musician. “At the Soho theater we are a private company that does not have any public support and we work at a loss. ‘Gypsy’ is the most ambitious project that the nannies have put up in Soho and Even if we fill up every day , we’re going to lose money“, Explained the actor. “This is done for a very simple reason, Which is that, after a heart accident, I realized that Success in life is doing what you want to do, how you want to do it and with whom you want to do it. People often live as if they would never die and collect things, money or stories. Y I want, he gives me to leave, to say, ‘ I’ve done the things I want to do. And the SoHo project starts from this premise , everything else does not matter“, She continued.

Marta Ribera and Antonio Banderas narrate the plot of ‘gypsies’

Antonio Banderas recalls his time in Hollywood

Pablo Motos wanted to know the truth about Hollywood and that’s why he asked Antonio Banderas, who fulfilled the dream of being a Hollywood star, about loneliness, falsehood and friends who are not friends… “I wasn’t living this dark side of Hollywood. I got a foothold in this world because I fell in love with a person with whom I lived for 20 years, so I lead a very family life. And when is this marriage with Melanie Griffith, With whom I have a deep friendship relationship and who is probably my best friend, Collapsed, I march…, I didn’t stay all, I came to Europe, First to London and then to Malaga, to my homeland , where I want to do cosas.No I have returned to Malaga to build some kind of rope where I will enter until I die , but I have again built a bed on which I want to breastfeed this baby which is the Soho theater “, And noted that he was recognized with the Goya honor in 2014.

Marta Ribera explains how to take care of her singing voice

Freedom of expression and artistic freedom above all

Antonio Banderas presented at the last Venice International Film Festival, together with Nicole Kidman, ‘baby girl’, a thriller directed by Halina Raine. “It’s a very high-caliber film directed by a woman who comes from the theater. This is his third film and It’s a very brave thriller, because we are living a complicated moment. I said it in Venice and I’m saying it in ‘El hermiguero’, now there are a lot of films I’ve made, some with Pedro almodvar, it won’t be possible to make them or they will have a lot of problems to move on“, Highlighted Malaga.

“Self-censorship punishes creativity. I can see something that annoys me artistically because maybe from an ideological or religious point of view it doesn’t go along with me, but despite the discomfort it may cause me, I accept it. I must defend freedom of expression and artistic freedom above all, even if it bothers me. And there are many things that bother me, but I don’t care because the principle of freedom of speech should be above that. But Now there are a number of critics ‘ channels that are not critical, are fans, establish censorship and give a little fear. And great creative people limit themselves when it comes to directing a play, writing a book or painting a picture. Politically correct is the imposition of many initiatives and many forms of freedom of expression“, Antonio Banderas added to finish.