According to the last season of ‘Luis Miguel: the series’ on Netflix, the singer decided to reject the role to record his first album in English.
It is difficult to imagine El Zorro on the big screen with an accent or personality different from that of the Spanish actor Antonio Banderas, who gave life to the character of Don Diego de la Vega in the hit film released in 1998.
After the premiere of The mask of Zorro, directed by Martin Campbell, the audience was fascinated by the dynamics and chemistry between Banderas and his co-star, Catherine Zeta Jones, but the singer Luis Miguel It was very close to putting on the mask, hat and cape for the same tape, only he decided to turn down the role.
According to the final season of the singer’s autobiographical series, released on October 28 on Netflix, the interpreter of The unconditional he was not convinced to dabble in acting and finally he preferred to embark on the recording of his first album in English, which would be his way to the US market.
The film was finally released in the United States on July 17, 1998. with commercial and critical success, grossing $ 250 million with an initial budget of $ 95 million.
“In an hour I can find 100 actors who would give anything to be in this movie,” says the director. Ben Cohen (John Goodrich) a Luis Miguel (Diego Boneta) in chapter 3 of the third season. “And that’s exactly why I shouldn’t do it,” the singer replies. “I don’t think you get any more offers like mine. I assure. I just hope the decision you make is the right one. Good luck ”, concludes the dialogue.
The rejection of ‘El Sol’ for the performance is perceived from season 1 when his father, Luisito Rey (Oscar Jaenada), encouraged him to film commercials and tapes in which Luis Miguel could not feel comfortable, much less stand out. Although the reason for rejecting the role of ‘El Zorro’ in real life it was due to not finding space in his concert schedule for the tape recordings as he was on tour with Romances.
In addition to Luis Miguel, the singer Chayanne was also considered for the role, but it was left out for not attending the second audition because he had to offer a concert that same day.
Chayanne successfully debuted in the cinema with the tape Dance with Me (1998) with Vanessa Williams, but Like Luis Miguel, he continued to bet on his musical career instead of acting.
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