TITLE: Actress Maggie Civantos talks about her new series “Express”.
SLUG: Series addresses trauma of express kidnapping.
DATE: January 14, 2022
AUTHOR: Verónica Villafañe
LOCATION: Los Angeles
EDITOR: Luis Alonso
VIDEO SOURCE: VOA’s own, Pantaya/Starz Play
REGION OF INTEREST: Latin America
DURATION: 1:32
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Maggie Civantos is internationally recognized for her roles in series such as “Las Chicas del Cable” and “Vis a Vis”. The Spanish actress stars in “Express”, a new production that deals with the violence and trauma of express kidnappings. Verónica Villafañe talked to her.
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In the new series “Express”, Maggie Civantos is Bárbara, a criminal psychologist who, after being the victim of an express kidnapping, becomes a negotiator in cases similar to hers.
((Maggie Civantos, starring in “Express” 00:14 – 00:20))
“So she is a very contradictory character, full of complexity, because in each chapter she solves a case. But she is also opening a wound.”
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“I’m afraid that what happened to me will happen to one of my daughters….”
((Veronica Villafañe 00:27 – 00:32))
The series deals with a very intense topic, how do you think it will connect with the audience, especially in countries where express kidnappings are experienced firsthand?
((Maggie Civantos, star of “Express”))
“A lot of work has been done to do it with sensitivity and respect and I for my part, well, I documented myself especially for the topic of also that I was going to work as a victim of a kidnapping to see the aftermath that has….although people are not familiar with these issues, because it does not happen in their countries…really the series talks about many more things….talks about fear, talks about the express lives that we lead in society.”
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“Express” is the first series that Starz Play is making in Spain.
((Verónica Villafañe))
In recent years, Spanish series and movies have had an international boom thanks to streaming services. What does that say in your opinion about the impact of Spanish productions and the power of streaming services?
((Maggie Civantos, star of “Express”))
“Here in Spain great productions are being made, but above all what is happening…I think the visibility that platforms give has made the whole market change, that changed the industry a lot.”
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“Express” premieres via streaming on Pantaya in the United States and Starz Play in Spain and Latin America on January 16.
((Verónica Villafañe, Voice of America, Los Angeles))
