She is in charge of producing the stage, interviewing them and the logistics of their stay in Guayaquil during the meeting, which is once again in person.
In 2016, the Guayaquil Angie González, fan of geek culture, cinema and series, had bought his tickets for the first edition of Comic Con Ecuador to be held that year in the Convention Center from the city. I especially wanted attend to meet one of the artists guests who had worked on makeup for The Walking Dead, series of which she is very fanatic, not knowing that she would soon have a golden ticket to the event after becoming its host.
For those months, Angie, Graduated in Audiovisual and Multimedia Communication from the Casa Grande University and in Performance and Stage Direction by the Higher University Institute of Television Studies (ITV), was also working as a spokesperson for a concert that was presented in Samanes Park and the producer of that show suggested that will be presented to casting and the interview to be the image of Comic Con.
“They were looking for someone who speaks very good English to interview foreign artists“, remember. “I was very excited, It was a chance not to believe and I really wanted to be chosen”. So it was.
Since then, Angie is part of the Comic Con family (along with Fernando Flores, its CEO), whose debut in 2016 exceeded all expectations due to the great reception of the fans locals and also from other provinces who traveled to Guayaquil to see the guest stars up close.
The next December 4 and 5, 2021, Angie, 28 years old today, will return to the main stage (in 2020 it was virtual) to share the emotion of the thousands of followers who come together year after year with their best outfits to enjoy together this party dedicated to imagination, fantasy and heroism. Among the stars confirmed for the 2021 edition are Austin St. John (Power Rangers) and Ray Fisher (Justice League). Jiban and Dolph Lundgren (Rocky) excused themselves from participating.
“Translating the interviews we conducted with the guests into Spanish was a great challenge”, He confesses, but he managed to transform it into a fortress when noticing that, due to his acting training, managed to interpret not only the words, but also the feeling behind (which is always lost). “I also try to translate with the same emotion that the guest actor shows.” And the success of that formula is undeniable when witnessing, edition after edition, the response and euphoric participation of the crowd that gathers in front of the stage. just to feel closer and connected to famous people.
“We feel the affection of the public and also of the artists. Every year they tell us that the people of Comic Con Ecuador, as an organization, are very different from other countriesAll the artists speak very highly of the country because they say that the human quality behind the organization is very good. And they always transmit it among other celebrities so that they agree to come to Ecuador because the experience is very beautiful”.
Life behind and on stage
Being on the Comic Con stage, sitting on the same couch with your favorite stars, may seem like an enviable place, but Angie assures that she has had to earn it, because she knows very well that fans can be very critical and demanding. “At first I felt like they might wonder who that girl on stage was and why she was there or wasn’t asking the questions they expected. That happened to me during the first years ”.
However, she is no stranger to the stage, as She is also an actress and director. Among other productions he was part of the cast of ‘All this long night ‘(2014) with the group Actantes and directed to José Andrés Caballero in the monologue Friendsaw (2017), presented at Pop Up Samborondón. “I am a fan of terror and that was a very cool monologue because it was a parody of the Saw saga, about a boy who is trapped in Friendzone and we mixed the audiovisual with the theater, we had some recorded videos that appeared on the television with the that he interacted and it was a lot of fun because I managed to put in several elements that I like from the horror genre, ”says Angie, who also does special effects makeup and, in 2018, traveled to Madrid to obtain her master’s degree in Acting for Television and Film.
This year too was the creative and acting director of All is allowed, theater dance show that he presented at the Sánchez Aguilar Theater and until last night starred in the play Medium in La Colmena (Urdesa Central and Costanera 427). “Since I graduated from school I knew that I wanted to be an actress, I just feel happy acting, it is my place”, She says, although she also enjoys working behind the scenes as freelance in projects related to the performing arts.
A very professional fanatic
Due to the tight schedule of celebrities, negotiations to bring them into the country must begin well in advance to guarantee their attendance, so the Comic Con Ecuador team is also rushing to meet to discuss potential guests and it is impossible, of course, not to get excited.
Among the names that shook Angie the most so far are Michael Cudlitz, from The Walking Dead, Michael Rooker, who plays Yondu on Guardians of the Galaxy and Robin Lord Taylor, the villainous penguin from the tv series Gotham.
“Although in interviews you can not be very clingy or let an excess of admiration feel towards the guest, but of course it is always an honor to be there.“, He says. “I had already seen his performance in Gotham, but after meeting Robin Lord Taylor, I am definitely his fan. “
Also, do not give up hope to bring your favorite actor, Jake Gyllenhaal, who has already linked to the world of superheroes with his role as Mystery in Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019) “Or Jared Leto! You imagine?”.
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