To be invited to spend a day or two with Maribel Verdu was of course going to be a delight. “I have a photo shoot and a few other things that I have to do, but if you don’t mind that, we can spend some time together and it could be fun”. The tones of the conversations on the telephone were relaxed and altogether comfortable. It then, in part, explains why so much of the filmed conversations that followed took place in coffee shop that is her habitual “home for a break”.
After her spectacular performance in Guillermo del Toro’s 2006 film Pans Labyrinth, Maribel seems to have been brought to the attention of an audience that had not seen some of her previous work. In “Y Tu Mama Tambien” directed by Alfonso Cuarón, she plays the role of a twentysomthing that accompanies two young boys on their road trip of Mexico. Politically charged, the film received great acclaim from the film industry and notably Verdu’s performance had fixed the eyes that were already watching her with great expectations.
After some 50, film performances Maribel Verdu has received the prestigious Goya award for “Siete mesas the billar frances” directed by Gracia Querejeta. This is another accolade that will surely see her rate of ‘Hollywood offers’ rise again, a lure that thus far Maribel has resisted to a large degree, whilst her appetite for working with those she holds in great regard or positions of absolute friendship remains her true criteria. Francis Ford Coppola is the latest cohort. The two are working together for the first time on a film scheduled for release sometime in 2009 called “Tetro”.
The interview that features on the Dvd is taken from two days of downtime with Maribel Verdu, Specialten would like to thank her so much for her frank and honest conversation, the spectacularly open invitation into her daily life, and her most vivacious company. And Maribel please thank your local for us.
The Interview with Maribel Verdu appears in full on the Dvd in this issue.
Running Time: 21' 36"
