Gael Garcia Bernal Speaks Out: “What Is Happening In Mexico Is Far More Important Than Any Movie”

*I’m torn by this. On the one hand Garcia Bernal is right. What’s happening in Mexico is more important than a movie – but that’s so obvious it’s almost comical. We need to keep informed about what happened to the students in Guerrero, Mexico. And I’m glad Garcia Bernal is talking about it during his press junket for his latest movie, directed by Jon Stweart. And yes, he did the unusual by talking about the incident when many other actors stick to the press-junket script. But it’s a sad commentary on our culture that we tend to pay more attention to a human rights catastrophe when a celebrity points to it. This is still a good piece about a good movie and an actor speaking out against the horror of political suppression. VL

By Vanessa Erazo, Remezcla

For the past two weeks, Gael García Bernal has been making the rounds on TV — late night shows, morning shows, news programs, and even fake news programs — to promote his newest film, the Jon Stewart-directed drama Rosewater. After talking with Seth Meyers andJimmy Fallon earlier in the week, he appeared — just last night — on a special edition of The Daily Show entirely dedicated to Rosewater.

On the eve of the movie’s release and towards the end of a long press day, I talked to a fatigued-sounding Gael about the added pressure of playing a role based on a real person. He’d probably been asked that very same question a hundred times that day, but he answered it anyway. After a few more questions about the movie, the conversation turned to current events in Mexico and suddenly it became clear that I had struck a nerve.

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