Ubeimar Ríos, protagonista de Un poeta: "Ambos somos gustadores del licor y poetas fracasados"

Ubeimar Ríos, a professor and occasional writer, never imagined his life would take a turn when he played Óscar Restrepo, the failed poet in Un poeta, Simón Mesa Soto's acclaimed film that won recognition at the Cannes Film Festival. In an intimate interview, Ríos confesses the uncomfortable similarities between his story and that of his character: both share a youth of fleeting literary achievements, a stormy relationship with alcohol, and the shadow of not living up to expectations. "We are both liquor lovers and failed poets," he admits, revealing how filming confronted him with his own ghosts. The film, a tragicomedy that critiques the romanticization of art and poverty, thus becomes a mirror of his real life. With a raw and unfiltered performance, Ríos demonstrates that the line between character and man is as thin as the paper of a forgotten poem. #Generation #GenerationCoffee #ElColombiano #GenerationMagazine #CannesFestival #ColombianCinema #independentcinema Follow us on:   / elcolombiano     / elcolombiano_     / elcolombiano     / periodicoelcolombiano   Read more at: https://www.elcolombiano.com/