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‘Loving You hurts’ is one of the most iconic films of the so-called “New Mexican Cinema”, being a benchmark for millennials.
According to Box Office Mojo, the film has grossed over six million dollars worldwide.
In Mexico, more than 80 percent of the population identifies as brown, according to the Social Mobility Survey (Emovi).
Through a talk on one of the most followed podcasts on YouTube, Luis Fernando Peña, star of ‘Amarte Duele’, revealed that, during the filming of the film, he suffered an episode of discrimination at the Santa Fe Shopping Center, place where several scenes of the film directed by Fernando Sariñana were recorded.
In the great section of digital content, one of those that has most attracted the attention of audiences and brands is the podcast, a format that, over the years, has managed to become one of the main habits of Internet users. .
Mexico, in this sense, is one of the countries that has best received audio content. This is what the study reveals Global Entertainment & Media Outlook 2021–2025which reveals that, at present, there is a wide community of 22 million Mexican “podescuchas”, a figure that, by 2025, is estimated to reach 35 millionwhich is why the trend towards audio content, far from slowing down, will continue to grow.
On the other hand, estimates from the consulting firm PwC indicate that, within approximately three years, there will be a community of 974 million people who will listen podcast Worldwidemaking it clear that the podcast continues to consolidate in an increasingly competitive market.
Taking this information into account, it is no longer surprising that, more and more, content creators are also focusing on this type of format in order to capture an audience that, apparently, has remained faithful since its inception in 2004 and Even the podcast trend has helped various brands ally with different creators to join a business model that is growing day by day.
Actor of ‘Amarte Duele’ reveals discrimination at the Santa Fe Shopping Center
In 2002, the film directed by Fernando Sariñana hit the market, ‘Loving You hurts’one of the most successful films of the so-called “New Mexican Cinema” and which, over the years, has become a film that marked an entire generation millennial.
Today, according to data from Box Office Mojothe film has managed to raise more than six million dollars, in addition to the fact that, definitely, personalities such as Martha Higareda, Alfonso Herrera, Luis Fernando Peña, among others, managed to establish themselves in one of the most complex industries.
Precisely, Luis Fernando Peña, who gave life to “Ulises”, the protagonist of the film, participated in the Gusgri podcast where he revealed a series of details Interesting about that movie.
In the words of “Ulises”, says that, during the recording of ‘Loving You hurts’suffered an episode of discrimination at the Santa Fe Shopping Centera space that served as the location of the film.
According to what the actor recounts, that happened because both he and the actor Armando Hernández, who played “Genaro”, were asked to leave said shopping center for not wearing the “appropriate clothing”. The curious thing was that, according to the words of Luis Fernando Peña, both actors were actually dressed like their characters in ‘Amarte Duele’.
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For years, the issue of discrimination has been one of the main focuses of the film industry, which is why various initiatives have been created that seek to break with these practices.
In Mexico, to mention one example, the collective dark power It is one of the most active in that sense. In fact, the initiative came to present an analysis of 11 mexican films, released in 2019, which show a clear tendency to stereotype dark-haired characters with crime or service roles.
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