“I never liked doing soap operas, I did them because they paid me well”: Peruvian actor Christian Meier surprised and revealed that out of 20 dramas he only “enjoyed three, nothing more”

Christian Meier For more than a decade, he was one of the leading men in telenovelas that achieved great success on Spanish-American television. And after more than 20 titles with leading roles, he said goodbye to acting a few years ago to focus on other projects.

The 52-year-old Peruvian artist has highly acclaimed productions such as “Luz María”, “La Tormenta” (2005), “El Zorro: la espada y la rosa” (2007) and “Doña Bárbara” (2008). . ), so the handsome actor’s face is one of the most famous on the Latin screen.

And although tired of the work that brought him fame, Meier gave an interview in which he opened up and revealed that not everything was honey and roses in his time in the world of soap operas, simply because it is not the work he wants to do with his life.

Christian Meier did not enjoy his job as a soap opera heartthrob

For hundreds of international actors and actresses, acting in drama is a passion that never dies even after they retire. However, that feeling was not the same as Christian Meier’s when he said goodbye to the role of the main man that he played for years in various countries.

“I recorded 20 soap operas and I probably should have enjoyed my work 3 times, no more,” said the Peruvian, in a confession he made during a conversation with Luis Carlos Burne, creator of the popular YouTube channel, “Henry Spencer’s Room.” ,” People reported in Spanish.

The lapidary comment is more than surprising, knowing that he was one of the most charismatic presenters and the attractiveness that made him gain fans before the undeniable talent he demonstrated on the sets.

However, Meier went further and continued with discoveries about the stage of life in which he shone.

Dismissing his career as a leading man, he didn’t hesitate to mention that he never felt comfortable doing what, for many fans, was what he did best: acting in a soap opera.

“I think my best role was making people believe I was a soap opera heartthrob,” he said, continuing to pile on the arguments for his lack of interest in melodramas.

“I never liked doing soap operas, never, I did them because they paid me very well, because there was a time when I could no longer refuse to do them because I realized that I was in a very privileged position, that many people would probably fight for them. ”, he said with great confidence, discovering that he had never done what he really loved.

Burneo did not go further into this thought, but the actor pointed out that it was a play he did as a source of income to support his family, but without any passion.

Besides, I already had a family, I had three children and obviously I had to fulfill my obligations as a father and then it was a ball that started to grow, he said and gave the real reasons why he decided to continue acting in the projects in which he acted. together with famous actresses.

Stunned by every revelation of Christian Meier, the moderator of the “Henry Spencer Room” did not hesitate to ask him why he was so upset about his former profession.

“Aren’t you ashamed to say that?” he asked, to which the exgalán replied with a sincere “no”.

“No, because it was work, but it was also not my fault that sometimes projects came to the table as very innovative, you started and finished like many others, so I really very rarely did anything original,” said Sr. He stopped being disappointed when he mentioned that there were no good stories.

Currently, Meier is focused on music, an aspect he enjoys and shares with his followers on his Instagram account. (AND)