Eva Isanta is smiling, nervous. Born in Ceuta in 1971 and resident in these regions since 1975, she exudes part of the personality of her characters, the best known being Maite Figueroa, alias “La Cuqui”, in “La que se cerca”. But in her childhood there is also the memory of seeing her with Caco Senante in that television format, now almost disappeared, which began with “Farmacia de Guardia”. He grew up in Getafe, where a theater workshop discovered his vocation, his profession, his genius. Another workshop occupies one day a week, in this case creative writing. She fondly remembers her neighborhood in Madrid during Storm Filomena, which gave her a respite so she could devote herself to her uncontrollable passion for doing what she calls, exactly, “neighborhood life.” The one who gives life. He doesn’t forgive his walk in Retiro either. Related News Standard SETTLERS Yes Luis Boyano: “I found the sun here. “The sun was the true discovery of Madrid” Jesús Nieto Jurado Adora Chamberí, but also the mountain range, which he considers magical, telluric, as Felipe II already saw it – Excuse me for using the cliché to repeat his nickname, come on, that of his character, in ‘The One Who Comes’. That said, I ask you… Is Madrid “cuqui”? — Well, Madrid has a part that yes, which is “cuqui”. — Since when? — That’s still the case. Although it depends, because “cuqui” can refer to something classy or flirty. —I remember her in “Farmacia de Guardia”. And in the Christmas episodes, when they recreated a snowfall that made the studios look like the Madrid that Filomena left behind. — No, it’s just that at the time of “Farmacia de Guardia”, it snowed a lot in Madrid. You are very young and you haven’t met him, but it snowed a lot, so much so that I remember making snow angels in Retiro.—A little snow angel is very cuqui, but to finish the chapter on the meteorology of the capital What memories do you have of Filomena? — It was very good for me, it was a mini-confinement. I was able to be home. It was an event that I experienced with a lot of magic, with a lot of enthusiasm. I met up with friends and we put glasses together in the snow.madrid_dia_0703—What is Eva Isanta’s Madrid like?—For me, Madrid is the city where I live, the city I live in. But I’m telling you straight away, I certainly won’t end my days in Madrid. —Where will they end up?—At the seaside.—In Ceuta?—I don’t know. I don’t know if in Almería, I don’t know if in the north. Although almost certainly in the south, because the cold is very bad for you. — Any advice in Madrid? — The advice I would give to Madrid is to always keep all doors open. — What remains of Ceuta in you? — Very, very much. Because even though I didn’t live there, I went there every summer. He played in an Andalusian patio and all the games, the pranks, stayed there. And I took my first steps as an artist; With my cousin, we played “playbacks” of Jurado, Pantoja, and then we went beyond the milestone. People were sitting in the street, with their chairs, and we were enjoying the moment. And then we went to buy candy from Gervasio. — Do the Madrid public cause you a lot of problems? — It depends on the neighborhood, it depends on the circumstances. —And how does it work? — Me, being popular for so many years, I consider this a sign that my work is working. I make it positive. I remain with the affection of the people. There are those who excuse themselves by saying “I don’t want photos”, but it’s very simple. The hardest part is being kind. —I was told that he wrote…—Well, I write, I write… (Laughs). I’m actually putting words together. I took writing workshops. In my profession, I consider myself both a craftsman and an artist. And after the skill of getting up early and studying the character, the artist part comes in, which is the part that blows your mind. I decided I needed to find somewhere else to express my creativity and keep my head organized and wondered what I was doing. I’m bad at painting, not at sculpture because I have stains on it, that’s why I write and go to the studio. — At what age did you lose your accent? — Wow, what a scare, I thought you were going to ask me something else. (Laughs). I don’t think I ever had an accent because I grew up very young. But the Andalusian accent, the accent, only comes out when I’m with my parents, relaxed. —I’m asking you about the paradoxes of this city. This “there are some, there are some”. This is not new. Madrid just has a hostile side that I don’t like. Let’s say that there are a lot of social inequalities, and I also believe that security has its details. And this issue is approached from a somewhat radical perspective and not from the bottom up. I grew up in Getafe, there were cultural centers where young people took radio and theater workshops. Writing, cinema. And I became an actress for this reason, because the cultural centers encouraged young people to create, instead of being in the street. —A film about Madrid?—Right now, the only one that comes to mind is “Kilómetro Cero,” because so many stories of the city come together. But I would also identify with something from Movida, with something from Pedro Almodóvar. — What does Madrid owe Almodóvar? — I don’t think anyone owes anyone anything, but it’s true that Almodóvar got a lot out of Madrid. He gave birth to him. Towards La Mancha and Madrid.
