Melissa Barrera: koj puas xav tau ntau tus thwjtim?

Kuv paub tias koj txoj haujlwm thaum ntxov nyob hauv Mexico. Koj tau mus ua yeeb yam li cas?

Kuv txoj hauj lwm pib hauv Mexican xab npum thiab ntawm qhov kev muaj tiag, tab sis kuv pib ua yeeb yam hauv tsev kawm ntawv. Lub tsev kawm ntawv kuv tau mus kawm hauv Monterrey muaj kev ua yeeb yam thiab ua yeeb yam zoo heev. Kuv pib kuv lub xyoo thaum ntxov ua tus ncaws pob ntaus pob, and I always looked at the kids on stage and wanted to be up there with them. Nyob ib ncig, I convinced my entire basketball team to go with me to the Wizard of Oz audition in eighth grade, and that was it; I fell in love. I felt a sense of belonging with theater kids. I decided that’s what I wanted to do for a career and went to Tisch at NYU. Then two years into college, I auditioned for a singing competition show in Mexico, and after that, I started working in telenovelas. That was 2011, almost 15 years ago now.

Your big breaks were in musicals In The Heights thiab Carmen, but I feel like you’ve been in a lot of horror movies and thriller shows lately. Would you say that’s your favorite genre to work in, and why?

I wouldn’t say I have a favorite genre, but in the last few years, cov ntawv sau zoo tshaj plaws uas kuv tau txais tau nyob rau hauv qhov txaus ntshai lossis ntshai heev-ntaus cov haujlwm. Suab paj nruag yog kuv thawj tus hlub, txawm tias, thiab kuv ib txwm hais tias kuv yuav tsum xaiv ib hom ntawv nkaus xwb los ua haujlwm rau tag nrho kuv lub neej, nws yuav yog movie musicals. Tab sis kuv nyiam ntau yam, thiab kuv xav tias txhua hom ntawv siv cov leeg sib txawv, thiab nws yog ib qho tseem ceeb los siv lawv; txwv tsis pub, lawv yuav atrophy. Yog tias koj lo rau ib hom ntawv ntev heev, koj yuav tsis nco qab yuav ua li cas ntxiv. Kuv xav tias comedy yog qhov nyuaj tshaj plaws hauv cov txheej txheem. Kuv loj hlob tuaj feem ntau saib cov yeeb yaj kiab loj fantasy lossis rom-coms, yog li kuv xav ua ntau qhov ntawd. Kuv tseem tsis tau ua qhov ncaj rom-com tseem, yog li ntawd yog qhov uas kuv leaning mus rau tom ntej.

Dab tsi yog qhov sib piv ntawm ntshai heev thiab suab paj nruag rau koj?

Kuv yuav piav qhov no los ntawm Caroline Lindy, tus thawj coj ntawm Koj Dab, vim hais tias nws hais qhov no zoo nkauj- ntshai heev thiab suab paj nruag yeej zoo sib xws. Tom qab tag nrho, lawv ib txwm tso suab nrov, ntxhov, cov poj niam uas ua tsis tau zoo los ua lub hauv paus. Lawv ob leeg muaj siab heev, ib yam nkaus. Ntshai heev, Ntawm chav kawm, muaj tus ntxhais kawg, tus poj niam tom kawg uas yog tus muaj txoj sia nyob thiab tus phab ej. Suab paj nruag muaj ntau lub luag hauj lwm nrog cov poj niam iconic coj uas tau tso cai rau ua complex thiab flawed cim uas mus los ntawm kev loj hlob loj.. Cov no yog cov hom kuv tau ua haujlwm tshaj plaws, thiab kuv xav tias nws yog vim kuv ib txwm gravitated rau kev taug kev ntawm complex poj niam cim uas muaj zog.

Koj tau raug suav tias yog Scream Poj huab tais vim yog koj cov yeeb yaj kiab txaus ntshai. Dab tsi yog qhov txhais ntawm Scream Queen rau koj?

Nws yog ib qho kev hwm txawm tias yuav tsum tau txiav txim siab hauv cov npe ntawd, vim rau kuv, ua "Scream Queen" yuav tsum muaj ntau yam kev paub txog kev ua haujlwm thiab kev ua haujlwm ntawm lub luag haujlwm tseem ceeb. "Scream Poj huab tais" yog ib lo lus uas tau siv ntau dhau los niaj hnub no - Kuv loj hlob saib thiab qhuas txog "Scream Queens." Kuv xav tias Shelley Duvall nyob rau hauv Qhov ci ntsa iab thiab Isabelle Adjani hauv Muaj peev xwm yog kuv ob sab saum toj. Qhov txhais, rau kuv, yog ib tug neeg uas muaj iconic cult classic zaj duab xis uas txhua leej txhua tus paub, los yog lub puab tsaig-poob kev ua tau zoo nyob rau hauv ntshai heev.

Dab tsi lwm yam ntawm lub luag hauj lwm nyob rau hauv koj daim ntawv teev cov luag hauj lwm npau suav?

Kuv ib txwm hlub Indiana Jones thiab tau tshawb nrhiav qhov version ntawm qhov ntawd nrog tus poj niam ua. Kuv xav ua qhov kev ua loj lossis taug txuj kev nyuaj epic. Ntxiv thiab, dab tsi romance - Kuv yog ib tug sucker rau romance, qhov ntawd yog qhov kuv txuas rau hauv ib zaj yeeb yaj kiab uas kuv saib lossis ib tsab ntawv uas kuv tau nyeem. Romance yog yam uas txuas kuv rau zaj dab neeg, tsis muaj teeb meem yog hais tias nws yog ib sab zajlus nyob rau hauv ib tug ntshai heev los yog ib tug ua yeeb yam. Kuv tau sau ib tsab ntawv rau kuv tus kheej uas yog lub sijhawm romance, vim kuv ib txwm xav nyob hauv zaj dab neeg zoo li ntawd. Yog tias kuv yog Mev, Kuv tsis feem ntau txiav txim siab rau hom haujlwm ntawd, yog li kuv yuav tsum ua kuv tus kheej lub sijhawm. Muaj ntau yam kuv tseem xav ua thiab lub luag haujlwm tshiab kuv xav tshawb nrhiav yam tsis tau kaw kuv tus kheej lossis nyob hauv ib txoj kab. Kuv tau kawm kom qhib rau txhua lub sijhawm uas yuav tuaj.

Hom kev ua yeeb yam twg yog koj tus kiv cua, thiab dab tsi yog qhov koj nyiam siv tshaj plaws los nqis tes rau hauv lub neej thiab kev xav ntawm tus cwj pwm koj tab tom ua si?

Qee lub sij hawm kuv nyeem ib tsab ntawv uas kuv txuas nrog tus cwj pwm uas kuv tsuas tsom rau cov kab uas sau. Lwm lub sijhawm, lub luag haujlwm yuav tsum tau tshawb fawb ntxiv, tham nrog neeg, thiab tsim kom muaj lub siab xav los yog playlists los tsim lub ntiaj teb tus cwj pwm. Kuv tsis yog tus kiv cua tshwj xeeb ntawm cov neeg hu ua txoj kev ua yeeb yam, uas kuv xav tias tau dhau los ua ib hom lus muddled. Hauv kev xav niaj hnub, nws tsis tsim nyog hauv kuv qhov kev xav. Kuv xav tias thaum chiv keeb, txoj kev ua yeeb yam tsis tau txhais hais tias nqus tus cwj pwm hauv koj lub neej txhua hnub, tab sis theej rub los ntawm koj tus kheej cov kev paub dhau los thiab kev nco qab kom nkag mus rau hauv tus cwj pwm thiab nkag mus rau qhov tseeb ntawm kev xav. Rau txhua tus ntawm lawv tus kheej, kuv hais, tsuav yog koj tsis tsim kev tsis xis nyob rau ntawm qhov teeb meem los yog ua tej yam nyuaj. Kuv tus kheej mus ntawm rooj plaub ntawm rooj plaub, nyob ntawm qhov project, Kuv tsis muaj ib txoj kev uas kuv siv txhua lub sijhawm.

Leej twg yog tus ua yeeb yam, cov neeg ua yeeb yaj kiab, los yog cov thawj coj koj saib mus rau feem ntau rau kev tshoov siab?

Kuv xav tias kev tshoov siab los ntawm cov neeg ua yeeb yaj kiab auteur uas ua yeeb yam hauv lawv cov yeeb yaj kiab, uas kuv ib txwm xav ua kuv tus kheej. Piv txwv, Sarah Polley, Xavier Dolan, Cooper Raif, tsis ntev los no Eva Victor, leej twg nyuam qhuav sau, qhia, thiab starred nyob rau hauv nws zaj duab xis Thov txim, Me nyuam xyoo no. Kuv nyiam pom tib neeg ua txhua yam thiab ua tau zoo.

Koj co-executive-produced Tej Yam Hauv Tsev, raws li Palestinian-Mexican filmmaker Collette Ghunim. Dab tsi yog qhov txheej txheem zoo li tau los ua tus tsim tawm exec, pom ib zaj dab neeg ze ze koj li kab lis kev cai, thiab tom qab ntawd yeej qhov khoom plig DOC NYC?

kuv zoo siab heev Tej Yam Hauv Tsev; nws zoo nkauj heev, tseem ceeb, thiab cov ntaub ntawv raws sijhawm. Kuv tau raug caw los ntawm pab pawg los koom ua tus tsim khoom lag luam lig hauv cov txheej txheem, yog li kuv tsis tuaj yeem nqa credit txhua yam. Kuv zoo siab tau txhawb nqa nws tso tawm kom peb tau txais ntau qhov muag ntawm nws li sai tau. Kuv paub tias tus thawj coj, Colette [Ghunim], tau ua hauj lwm rau qhov no txij li thaum 2018, uas qhia tau hais tias ntev npaum li cas qhov xwm txheej hauv Palestine tau ua phem heev. Kuv xav tias txuas nrog nws vim kuv yog neeg Mev thiab vim kuv txoj kev sib txuas nrog Palestine, tab sis vim nws zoo nkauj heev, tshwj xeeb, intimate lens mus rau intergenerational trauma.

Zaj dab neeg hais txog ib tsev neeg Mev-Palestinian sim kho qhov txhab tob uas tshwm sim los ntawm ob niam txiv tau khiav tawm lawv lub tsev vim muaj ntau hom kev ua phem. Kuv paub tias Colette, tus thawj coj thiab lub hnub qub, npaj yuav tshaj tawm ib qho kev cuam tshuam kev sib tw kom tau txais cov yeeb yaj kiab nyob rau pem hauv ntej ntawm ntau qhov muag thiab pob ntseg li sai tau, ntawm cov tsev kawm ntawv qib siab thiab cov chaw uas yuav tau txais txiaj ntsig los ntawm kev sib tham zoo li no. Lub xeev tam sim no hauv ntiaj teb tab tom tsim cov neeg tawg rog tshiab txhua hnub, thiab cov neeg ntawd ces dhau ntawm qhov kev raug mob ntawd rau ntau tiam neeg yog tias tsis kho kom raug (thaum ua tau). Nws yog ib qho kev sib tham tseem ceeb uas yuav tsum muaj-kom paub txog qhov cuam tshuam ntawm qhov kev raug mob zoo li no yuav muaj rau tiam tom ntej. Zaj movie no yog hais txog kev kho mob thiab nrhiav kev kaw, uas yog ib qho cuab yeej tseem ceeb rau cov neeg thoob ntiaj teb sim ua ib yam. Kuv zoo siab heev thiab txaus siab los ua ib feem ntawm Tej Yam Hauv Tsev pab neeg.

Dab tsi yog lub hom phiaj tseem ceeb uas koj xav ua kom tiav hauv lub xyoo tshiab?

Kuv lub hom phiaj yog ib txwm ua hauj lwm rau tej yaam num uas excite kuv thiab cam kuv kom loj hlob. Kuv muaj lub hom phiaj tseem ceeb tom qab lub koob yees duab, uas yog kuv ua movie. Cia siab tias, raws txoj kev, Kuv yuav koom tes nrog kev xav, cov neeg nyiam ua yeeb yam uas nyiam qhia dab neeg nrog lub hom phiaj uas tuaj yeem kho tib neeg lub siab ib zaug. Kuv paub tias kev kos duab muaj peev xwm ua rau muaj txiaj ntsig zoo, kev hloov zoo.

Dab tsi yog tej yam tshiab (uas koj tso cai los tham txog) uas cov kiv cua tuaj yeem npaj rau?

Kuv qhov project tshiab tshaj plaws yog Lub Copenhagen Test, premiering ntawm Peacock! Cov yeeb yam yog ib tug twist ntawm cov neeg soj xyuas hom, thiab ua tus kiv cua ntev ntev ntawm hom ntawv, Kuv pom tias nws yog ib qho kev noj tshiab. Nws yog intriguing, xav tsis thoob, thiab npaj txhij txog, yog li ntawd nyob rau hauv lub cev, Kuv tsis xav qhia ntau dhau, tab sis kuv tuaj yeem hais tias kuv zoo siab heev los ua ib feem ntawm nws thiab ua haujlwm nrog Simu Liu thiab lwm tus neeg ua yeeb yam.