Osvaldo, Adriana & Martin on "Hermanas, un amor compartido"

Hermanas, un amor compartido is the new telenovela that just premiered on Univision. This new production had the power to persuade major tv stars to return after several years of absence. Osvaldo Benavides and Adriana Louvier are back on set after a hiatus of several years; they spoke with El News Hub about their experience regarding this return. Juan Martín Jáuregui joined the conversation as well. He talked about the importance of his character and experience working with Danna García, who also returns after several years away from telenovelas.

You can watch the full interview below.

Adriana: Silvia Cano approached me with the idea of doing this project with her. I really loved the central thread of the story: two sisters at odds over a daughter. And well, beyond that, it was also exciting to see the people who gradually joined the team—and, of course, working with Silvia. I’d already had the opportunity to do a project with her years ago and had enjoyed it immensely. So, well, that was the main reason.

ENH: Your character is a mother who loves her daughter unconditionally, despite not being her biological mother. What is the biggest challenge—or the greatest fear—that this character faces?

Adriana: I think the biggest challenge the character faces is—well, I feel like she’s somewhat caught between. Because, on one hand, there’s her sister, whom she loves; but on the other hand, there’s is her [daugther]…her daughter is today—and everything she feels could hurt her if the various reasons or truths behind everything that happened 18 years ago were to come to light. So, I think she is a character who—perhaps for that very reason—often struggles to react; she just doesn’t quite know how to in the moment. I feel like she is constantly caught in a situation—always right in the middle of something. Tell us about the love shared between these sisters. Well, that would be Aura—who is my daughter. Or rather, *our* daughter. She is a truly beautiful character. Aura is played and portrayed by Michelle Pellicer, a gorgeous and talented actress. Aura is a very sweet, loving character—a daughter who loves to study. In short, she is the kind of daughter anyone would wish to have. And, of course, she is the love of Mónica’s life. You get to work alongside Dana on this project—someone with whom you’ve shared a friendship for many years.

ENH: How was the experience? You are both returning to telenovelas together.

Adriana: Yes, it was incredible—truly. I’ve loved Dana for many years; we’re friends. In fact, we joined the industry around the same time—I believe it was 2012—when we both started at Televisa. We sort of entered through the same door right at the beginning of our careers, and well, I love her dearly. It was incredible working with her. She is an incredibly generous colleague; we got along beautifully and had a wonderful rapport on set. I love her. I mean, Dana is someone I would work with anytime, without a doubt.

ENH: Juan Martín: tell me about Camilo. Why is he so important to this story?

Juan Martín: He is a character who supports Rebeca—the character played by Dana—throughout the entire story. Dana’s character has to face a great many challenges. After getting out of prison—after spending 18 years behind bars—he emerges as a character who will be there for her. He is deeply in love with Dana’s character, and he will provide her with many tools, a great deal of support, and a strong sense of stability to help her face everything she has to go through. Not necessarily a lot of cash—well, yes, money too—but certainly plenty of resources. Yes, let’s put it that way. He is a restaurateur and a moneylender; he is doing very well in life. Anyway, he is a character with a very flexible moral compass, always driven by the goal of protecting the people he loves. And, of course, that circle of loved ones includes Rebeca’s character as well as Aura’s. So, essentially, he will serve as her walking stick—her steady support—throughout the story, a figure she can lean on, because I believe he is one of the few characters who will truly be there for her. That is why he is so important.

ENH: How was the experience of working with Dana?

Juan Martín: Honestly, it went really well. You know, this is actually the very first project I’ve ever worked on. I’d say 95% of my scenes were with Dana’s character. I’ve never had that happen on any other project—working so extensively with just a single co-star—but that was the case here. I think we told a beautiful story; we really clicked, and I believe we got along very well. We were able to talk a lot to help build this story together—so, yeah. As Adri mentioned, she is a very generous actress who is always there to contribute, to help achieve the best possible result, and to really squeeze every drop of potential out of the characters. So, I think it was a truly wonderful experience, Don Paldo.

ENH: Just like your co-stars Dana and Adriana, you are returning to telenovelas after several years. What was the hardest—and the easiest—part of returning to a set?

Osvaldo: Specifically, what was the hardest or easiest thing about returning to a *telenovela* set? I didn’t feel like it was difficult because, at the end of the day, it’s a set, right? I mean, that’s what it is. You go there to work through your lines and to interact with your colleagues. So, in that sense…It’s not as if I had stopped doing this kind of work; in fact, I never really stopped—I was simply busy doing other things, and the years just happened to go by. Plus, returning to Televisa—a place I’ve known since I was a child—felt a bit like going back to the school you attended when you were young, only to find that nothing has changed. Tell us about the character, Alonso.

Alonso is a guy living in a home that is essentially broken. He and his wife have reached a point where their relationship is—practically speaking—no longer that of a couple. They have a daughter, and he is trying to shield her from the emotional turmoil caused by her mother; it is at this moment that he meets someone with whom he falls in love. But then—as it turns out—not only is that the case, but she also happens to be the mother of a daughter he had lost track of—a daughter he didn’t even know existed at the time. That’s where the story really kicks off, isn’t it? What is going to happen to this character who thought he had a life all figured out—who thought things were a certain way? And yet, his life suddenly expands and becomes incredibly complicated…

And then there’s the challenge of how to handle that situation—specifically, whether or not you’re going to step up and take responsibility. That is essentially the central dilemma that Alonso has to face.

ENH: Could each of you tell us why the audience should watch this story?

Adriana, Alonso and Juan Martín:I think this story has a little bit of everything.It doesn’t have a whole lot of romance—it has conflict, it has secrets, it has comedy… I mean, it really has it all. We are also working with Chucho Ochoa and with Sai—Sílvia Sai, that is, Sílvia Gutiérrez. They truly are wonderful actors; especially in the realm of comedy, we have some top-tier performers—the very best.

The other young actors involved are performers you’re definitely going to want to see; they are all absolutely fantastic. Anyway—I mean, I really think this project has something for everyone; you’re going to be entertained, and you’re going to love it.[The central theme] it revolves around two sisters at odds over the love of a daughter. So, I invite you all to tune in starting tonight at 10:00 PM to watch Hermanas: Un amor compartir.

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