{"id":1969,"date":"2014-10-02T15:53:10","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T15:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heidysandovalruiz.com\/?p=1969"},"modified":"2014-10-02T16:01:18","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T16:01:18","slug":"luigi-lanuzas-friendly-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heidysandovalruiz.com\/?p=1969","title":{"rendered":"\u00abLuigi Lanuza\u00b4s friendly face\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actor, film producer and physician, Luigi Lanuza is our first guest to the \u00abGetting to know the friendly face of our talents<\/b>\u00bb section; it seems really exciting to start a new adventure on FaceBook so as to in some manner keep me and you in contact with the artists (singers, actors, dancers, sculptors, etc.,) in Guatemala.<\/span><\/p>\n

To start our section, we want chat more with the friendly face of Luigi Lanuza and will share with you the hopes and goals of our guest.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bfCarrying the surname Lanuza is a great commitment that I imagine you must put up in each project that you do?<\/b> At what age did you decide to devote yourself to the world of movies and how many films have you participated as an actor?<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bfI was five years old when I started in television and newspaper ads<\/b>? In 1970, I participated in the film \u00abLa Sonrisa de mi Madre\u00bb with actress and singer Carmen Yolanda Coronado and the great actors Antonio Almorza and Carlos Figueroa. In 1972 I had the starring role in \u00abSuperzan y el Ni\u00f1o del Espacio,\u00bb the first co-production with Mexican producer Rogelio Agras\u00e1nchez Linaje. In 1973 I participated in the technical side of the film \u00abEl Cristo de Los Milagros\u00bb in Esquipulas. Also, I had a small role in the movie \u00abTerremoto en Guatemala\u00bb filmed in 1976.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bfAnd in what year you decide to attend the university?<\/b><\/span>
\n In 1977, I started at the University of San Carlos to study medicine, so I walked away from filmmaking due to a lack of time, although I occasionally made commercial television. After living 20 years in California I returned to Guatemala in 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"10418522_10152480710489528_2811318994580342023_n\"<\/a>\u00bfDid Mario Enr\u00edquez support you in your return to the cinema?
\n<\/b>In 2009 I met filmmaker Mario Enriquez who reintroduced me back to the national filmmaking scene, offering me a role–as the villain–in the film \u00ab8 Grados Terremoto en Guatemala\u00bb which I also served as associate producer. As a result it reawakened my desire to continue the legacy of my father Rafael Lanuza. I decided to produce the film \u00abSoy de Zacapa\u00bb in 2011. The original screenplay was written by my father just months before his death–where I also played the role of villain. The latest production was \u00abMar\u00eda Chinchilla, el Diario de una Martyr\u00bb also by Mario Enriquez in which I also participated as co-producer and actor.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bfWith your film productions, have you preferred Guatemalan actors, or artists of other nationalities?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

My biggest interest is to support national talent, although should the opportunity arise, I do not rule out the idea of working with international artists. I am a friend of the English actor Mark Lester (of the famous film \u00abOliver Twist\u00bb, \u00abThe Child and the White Pony,\u00bb etc.) who has expressed interest in participating in my productions.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bfYour movie scripts, are they collaborations with national writers, your original ideas, how do you come up in the selection of stories?<\/b><\/span>
\n I have been lucky to connect with the young talent of Mario Enr\u00edquez (film dIrector) who among his many talents, has a gift for writing scripts such as \u00ab8 Grados Terremoto en Guatemala\u00bb, \u00abMar\u00eda Chinchilla, El Diario de una Martyr,\u00bb etc. Mario also wrote the film adaptation from the original screenplay by Rafael Lanuza to \u00abSoy de Zacapa.\u00bb We collaborated in the exchange of ideas as we shaped the stories.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bfIn the making of your movies, do you have auditions to find new talents or already have particular cast in mind? <\/b>A bit of both, I inherited my dad’s \u00abgood eye\u00bb to see someone’s possibility as the ideal person for a certain role and of course I have also organized auditions that have provided us with pleasant surprises with the many talents we have found.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bfWhat film productions do you have in mind in the short, medium to long range?<\/b> At the moment I have the production of \u00abLa Calle Donde tu Vives,\u00bb a television series in homage to the great storyteller H\u00e9ctor Gait\u00e1n. I’d like to produce a film version of the award winning play \u00abPepi\u00e1n de Tres Carnes\u00bb based on the original story by Edgar Qui\u00f1\u00f3nez, we have already had talks. I have been proposed for a co-production Guatemala-Mexico-Venezuela, which we are assessing the feasibility of carrying out.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bfHow did the idea of the \u00abLa calle donde tu vives,\u00bb series arise?<\/b><\/span>
\n My goal has always been to highlight Guatemalan values, in this opportunity we want to keep alive the work of the journalist, broadcaster, historian and overall great person H\u00e9ctor Gait\u00e1n Alfaro. Nine books were published under the name of \u00abLa Calle Donde tu Vives,\u00bb what we are doing is presenting the stories in a visual way. We’re aiming at the high quality of film but in the format made for television.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bfWho are directly involved in the production of this series?<\/b><\/span>
\n Mario Enriquez, Javier Corleto, Carlos Zecena and myself. We also have the support of excellent photographers, cameramen, make-up artists, technicians, actors, actresses and many more people.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bfHow do you choose the actors involved? <\/b>Thanks to the patronage of the owners of Casa Enriqueta in the historic center of Guatemala, there we conducted the auditions to cast the actors and actresses. Amazingly, we had over 200 people, including children, young people, adults, people with great experience as well as people who did not have any experience whatsoever but who are looking for an opportunity to dabble in film and TV.\"IMG_85922586966085\"<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bfWhat stories or anecdotes can you tell us? <\/b>The best one of all was having my great friend journalist Heidy Sandoval who surprised everyone with her excellent audition with naturalness and presence.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bfIn addition to the series \u00abLa Calle Donde tu Vives,\u00bb are there other projects?<\/b> At the moment we are working on a blockbuster, which will be a co-production with two countries or more, and will count with the participation of national and foreign artists.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bfIn your opinion how have you seen the development of \u00abLos Invitados de Heidy\/Heidy’s Guests?\u00bb <\/b>Heidy is acquainted with them all, and with her charm and naturalness knows how to interview and make respondents confess all their secrets. The publication keeps always abreast with the people that are raising heads in the national art scene.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bfCan you invite your followers that read \u00abLos Invitados de Heidy\/Heidy’s Guests\u00bb<\/b> Of course! Don’t miss \u00abLos Invitados de Heidy\/Heidy’s Guests\u00bb interviews, a relaxed and fun manner to meet all the men and women who are part of the history of art in Guatemala. \u00abHeidy, blessings to you, your husband and to continue with this great work that you do with so much love\u00bb.<\/span><\/p>\n