El Faro | Entrevista a Irene Escolar | 10/12/2020

Actress Irene Escolar visits El Faro early this morning under the pseudonym 'Culebrilla' to chat with Mara Torres. She begins this conversation by quoting verses by Lorca that evoke the sea for her. She also recalls the joy of jumping waves with her father during summer vacations. The setting of her childhood is a room smelling of talcum powder, filled with wigs and costumes. It belonged to her aunt and uncle, Emilio and Julia Gutiérrez Caba. Irene Escolar is part of the sixth generation of a family of actors. Her family's heritage, the artistic environment that had always surrounded her life, combined with her very early vocation. This morning she remembers the first time she performed in a play, 'Mariana Pineda'. Irene was ten years old, and the passion with which she wrote the entire script after finishing the performance, overcome with emotion. From that moment until now, she hasn't stopped. She has just premiered 'Tell Me Who I Am' on Movistar, a series inspired by Julia Navarro's historical novel of the same name. The actress shared with Mara that Julia always knew she would be the lead in the series. The pandemic disrupted the filming of a movie with Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz, 'Official Competition,' from which she highlights the pleasure of having shared the screen with two international stars like them. Irene Escolar isn't thinking about Hollywood; she continues her career in Spain and Europe, driven by her own passion and talent.