Marimar Reunion: Mexican Actors Thalía and Eduardo Capetillo Recall Most Iconic Moments in Soap Opera
Mexican actors Thalía and Eduardo Capetillo, well known for their roles in the hit telenovela Marimar, have reunited virtually on Monday and recalled unforgettable moments while filming the soap opera.
The Mexican actress arranged the virtual reunion, where both the Marimar stars met again for the first time after almost 30 years.
The Marimar, stars took their time to look back and recall unforgettable scenes that they did in the telenovela.
"Thank God and the universe that I had the opportunity to be part of a project like this... That is priceless and It is incredible that even after so many years and people continue to give us so much love," Capetillo said.
"25 years later and I still feel the same love and affection towards #Marimar and all that it represented and still continues to represent for me!
Available on my Thalía's YouTube channel, a very special meeting that we owed to all the lovers of our beloved little coast. A conversation with my dear Eduardo Capetillo about the impact that the novel had on us, anecdotes, laughter and much more. With much love for you."
In the virtual meeting on Thalía's YouTube channel, the Mexican actors talked about some of their unforgettable scenes while doing their soap operas.
The actors recalled the scene where Thalía approached the mud to reach the necklace using her teeth. The necklace was thrown by the story's antagonist Angelica Narváez de Santibáñez.
Thalía then revealed that the production suggested using chocolate in the scene. However, the Mexican actress said no to the idea. The actress said she went to the show's producer and told her to stick with the mud.
"Beatriz [Sheridan], let's do it well, it's the forceful scene that will be repeated for revenge in the end," Thalía recalled telling the soap opera's producer. After making the iconic scene in Marimar, she said she immediately went straight to the sea.
Aside from recalling the iconic scene in Marimar, Eduardo Capetillo also revealed something about his role as Sergio Santibañez in the telenovela. The Mexican singer and actor shared that he was never good at soccer, which contradicts his role.
"I was never good at soccer. In fact, I was lousy," Capetillo revealed. Despite his lack of skills in the sport, he said that he still liked his role in the soap opera.
"When they called me to do a soap opera and that it was Marimar, I loved it, I liked that he [Sergio Santibañez] was a boy who played soccer... and then everything else came about the horse, the boots... it was a wonderful project," the Mexican actor noted.
Descendant of Pulgoso Appeared on Marimar Virtual Reunion
Aside from Thalía and Eduardo Capetillo, a descendant of the dog Pulgoso, Thalía's pet in the soap opera, also showed up in the virtual meeting. With a voice actor, the dog introduced itself as Quique Pulgoso III.
The Mexican actress then confessed that she cried when she learned about the real Pulgoso's passing. Marimar was one of the most successful telenovelas of the Televisa channel. The soap opera was released in 1994.
The show broke audience records in more than 40 countries. Although the television series has only 74 episodes, Marimar became the novel with the most repetitions worldwide.
Source: Latin Post
