From actor to film director: Danilo Carrera reinvents himself and takes over the direction of the film ‘Only in CDMX’

At the beginning of this year 2023, actor from Guayaquil Danilo Carrera broke the hearts of many of his fans when he announced that he decided to end his career as an actor in a soap opera in Mexico. The decision has a very strong motivation, because thanks to this retirement, Carrera, now based in Miami, can follow his mother Elsita Huerta in her treatment process for breast cancer that was discovered this year.

But it is not a permanent retirement from acting. In an interview for a magazine peoplethe Ecuadorian heartthrob revealed that he intends to open new professional doors in the United States of America, despite the fact that, as he has mentioned on other occasions, he is not giving up hope of returning to Mexico when his mother recovers.

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For now, Danilo is testing himself in a new professional aspect. Since the end of last month, the translator has been sharing glimpses of his latest directorial challenge, specifically the title, on social networks Only in CDMX. According to the report from peopleit is a film written, produced, directed and acted by Danilo, whose shooting began in the last week of June in Mexico City.

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The first pictures of the shoot show the scantily clad actor showing off his muscular body. “Every success in the world”, “Your film will be successful” or “What a beautiful man!”, are some of the hundreds of comments that soon flooded his publication.

Through the film’s Instagram profile, it was revealed that Carrera shares the direction with director Edgar Pavía. The new tape is also being recorded at Quarry Studios in the Mexican capital.

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Other actors involved in the filming are Alexis Ayala (remembered for his roles in Love to Death, I Love Juan Querendón, Daughters of the Moon, Pantera) and Isabel Fernandez (Evil, LOL: Last Laughs). (AND)