Manu Rios made his method to Mexico final month to attend the Platino Awards, held for the third time in 11 years on the Gran Tlachco Theater at Xcaret Park in Riviera Maya. Rios, a breakout star from the steamy Netflix sequence Elite, was amongst an extended checklist of boldfaced names to make the trek to the starry present which honors one of the best in Ibero-American content material throughout movie and tv.
Forward of the ceremony, at which J.A. Bayona’s Society of the Snow swept by successful six trophies together with greatest movie, The Hollywood Reporter sat down with Rios to speak about life after Elite, assembly real-life medical doctors for his forthcoming medical drama Breathless and why he’s contemplating a transfer to Los Angeles — a minimum of a short lived one.
You’re no stranger to award exhibits. You have been nominated for a number of breakthrough awards after the success of Netflix’s Elite. How did Elite change your life?
It modified my life in so some ways. I grew up a lot as an individual. I used to be 21 after I began, 20 after we began rehearsals. I used to be actually, actually younger and I met the best individuals. I discovered a lot as an actor. Then my life went a little bit bit loopy. It opened so many doorways for me. … I received to journey to so many locations [with] superb alternatives. It was a extremely cool section of my life.
What’s one of the best half about the place you might be proper now, and essentially the most difficult half?
The perfect half is that it opened so many alternatives and I’ve gotten to satisfy the best individuals. I’ve made so many friendships. The perfect half is doing my job and [continuing to work]. Probably the most difficult half is simply being uncovered. It was a little bit bit bizarre firstly. I didn’t perceive every part that was occurring, however I’m grateful that I’ve a very nice household. I’ve a very nice group of associates, and I simply hold them so near me. That helped me rather a lot to maintain my mindset and concentrate on what’s actually vital, which is my profession as actor, and helps me to not get tremendous distracted by the noise.
Whenever you go to Los Angeles, what’s your impression of the town and the way has it been to navigate?
It’s positively completely different than Spain, so it was a little bit difficult firstly for me to adapt and perceive the best way individuals work together with one another. But it surely’s fascinating and I’m actually fascinated by it. … I’ve met so many cool individuals. Each time that I am going to L.A., I really feel increasingly more comfy to the purpose that I’m now considering of transferring there for a number of months. That will be good. That’s sooner or later. It’s within the works.
Your subsequent venture is the TV sequence Breathless. Seeing you in scrubs shall be a brand new expertise on your followers. Are you able to speak about your character and your expertise on the present?
I can’t say a lot as a result of they’re going to kill me if I do, however it was such a distinct expertise for me as an actor. Simply moving into the mindset of a resident and being in a hospital is admittedly, actually powerful. I feel it’s going to be a extremely cool present. We speak about actually vital subjects. I feel persons are going to consider the significance of medical doctors and [how hard they work every day]. We’re going to provide visibility to vital stuff, and the forged is superb. So many superb actors and actresses that I’ve admired since I used to be a child.
Did you spend any time with medical doctors?
Yeah. [Our characters] must do surgical procedures and all of that. It’s so difficult and we wished to ensure we have been doing it as realistically as a lot as we might. Clearly there was consultants that have been serving to us and stuff, however I discovered rather a lot. It’s so powerful, so mentally draining.
I went to Las Vegas just lately for the Netflix Slam with Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz. I noticed you have been there, too. Being from Spain, how exhausting was that for you in selecting find out how to root for since they’re each Spanish superstars?
I didn’t care who received, truthfully. It appeared like it could be Nadal, who’s a legend enjoying one other legend from the brand new era. I used to be comfortable that [Carlos] received, however I’d’ve been proud of something. It was actually, actually shut. It was my first time watching a tennis match in my life. It’s unimaginable. They don’t really feel actual. It seems like they’re a distinct kind of species. It’s loopy.
Interview edited for size and readability.