Daniel Guzmán: “The arrest was violent and the Police beat me” | Society

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Daniel Guzmán is making his debut. The renowned Spanish actor and director presents The debthis new film which was nominated for the Biznaga de Oro at the Malaga Film Festival. The film tells the story of Lucas and Antonia, who live in a central city apartment and who suffer firsthand how a fund takes over their building to transform it into tourist housing.

The actor, known for his roles in series such as Here there is no one who lives, wanted to remember in an interview with The Country when he first set foot in a police station. “At 16 years old, for a robbery issue. The arrest was quite violent for a child of that age, they beat me up and I spent three days in the police station until I was brought to justice,” he confessed.

“Later they returned me handcuffed to the neighborhood, that stigmatizes you a lot and accompanies you for life. Maybe that’s where my problem with authority comes from. I can’t stand being ordered around and every time I see someone with a badge abusing a poor person or a protester, I get angry that I don’t know how to manage,” he added, regarding this anecdote.

Guzmán has admitted to feeling like a “street dog”, as he defines himself on his own social networks, because “a stray dog ​​needs to find its place living on the street without a collar, but it is also looking for affection.” “Also, if you don’t know the rules of the street, they can do you a lot of harm: they run over you or kick you. Deep down, this is what happens to my characters and to myself. I have always had the need to be free because of my problem with authority, but at the same time, like a dog, I look for people to pet me when they see me,” he stated.

“You don’t know what intimacy is until you lose it”

Regarding what made him famous for his appearance in the historic series Here there is no one who lives, Guzmán has made it clear that “you don’t know what intimacy is until you lose it.” “It bothers me a lot not to be able to observe the street like before because I feel that everyone is watching you. I always analyzed the street a lot, all kinds of stories have happened to me there, but there came a time when that changed,” he said in the interview.

“No one lives here It was a social phenomenon and has since continued to be number one on platforms. Sociologically, it is very interesting because three generations catch me, those of 60 years old, those of 40 and those of 20. Everyone has seen it or continues to see it. Sometimes some come and tell me: ‘You’re so old, man!’ It’s been 20 years since I recorded it! If I had the choice I would like to be an unknown face, but then I couldn’t have developed the rest of my career. It is a bill, a toll that must be passed,” he said.