Marilyn Monroe, the American dream of Ana de Armas: from ‘El Internado’ to star in ‘Blonde’ (Netflix)

Little remains of that Ana de Armas who went to a casting at the age of 18 and got the role of one of the students of The intershipthe series that Antena 3 broadcast in 2007. Now he is a true world star and stars in one of the films of the year, Blonde, now available on Netflix. The night she appeared at the Venice Festival, the actress received applause for a quarter of an hour. Her name already sounds for the next Oscars.

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When it was announced that Ana de Armas would star in the film about the life of Marilyn Monroe, based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, many threw their hands in their heads. A Cuban interpreting the great myth of American cinema and an indelible pop icon whose image endures 60 years after her death. The director of the film, Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The murder of Jesse James by the cowardly Robert Ford), had no doubts when he saw the Spaniard – he has dual nationality – in the first test he did in front of him. Nor Brad Pitt, producer of this tape in which she has been working for more than ten years. Before, by the way, the names of Naomi Watts and Jessica Chastain had been considered as protagonists. The result could not have been more brilliant and the opinion is quite unanimous about the work of Ana de Armas as a transmitter of that vulnerability of Marilyn that Dominik wanted to capture in the two hours and 47 minutes that the film lasts. It has also convinced the actress’s level of English, that she spent nine months perfecting an accent to hide her Cuban tinge, although some still appreciate it. And that is, precisely, another triumph for Armas: getting Hollywood to overcome fear and allow Latin actresses to not only play characters as Latinas.

The Great Leap of Arms

Blonde is not a biopic to use. The intention is to investigate the path that goes from the most desired Marilyn to the private and unknown sphere of Norma Jeane. A deconstruction of the myth that has allowed Ana de Armas to take the definitive leap in a career that has been very serious for a long time. The Ana de Armas thing in our country did not last long. After The intershipshot the series Spain or the movie Lies and fats. Soon after, she decided to settle in Los Angeles. There he debuted with Knock Knockbut the first warning that his career was beginning to be on track was Blade Runner 2049.

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The ball was hit with daggers in the back –she was nominated for the Golden Globes– and later she was a Bond girl in no time to die. She also starred Deep Water, where he met Ben Affleck, with whom he had a romantic relationship. Her next project is Ghosteda movie with Chris Evans that will air on Apple TV+.

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