The human side of the Bakalao Route “Quan doesn’t finish the night”

Álex Peral from Alicante is part of the leading quartet. Sergio Castillo, Roberto Hoyo and Álex MonterdeGiving life to a group of young people who lived the Route in the late ’80s and survived to meet again in the early ’90s.

“HE greatly alleviated the dark moment It wasn’t like that,” says Montón. He affirms that it is “to tell simply and very sincerely”.

two documentaries

Filmmaker made a documentary in 2006 for TVE on this and another self-made “look back”, To reveal the “untold aspects of the route”. When he finished, he thought he still had a lot to tell and thought of channeling it into fiction. “I started making the script. and I was lucky to meet Tirso Calero and begona sunglasses giving a background to the story and bringing the characters together”.

He received the support of the Valencian Cultural Institute and À Punto, and during Filmed for four weeks in Valencia. “I knew about this phenomenon from my previous career, not just because I went to parties, but because I later worked in one of those nightclubs and met business people.” For this reason, he was aware that everything should be discussed to the extent possible, without resizing this trend that affected the whole of Spain. “I didn’t want to make fun of him in any way In this sense, we acted very cautiously so that people could see that they reflect themselves, but that the names of those clubs are not visible.”

From there, Montón worked with the characters. “Each of them has qualities and flaws, and approaching maturity at a given time It won’t happen again”. It confirms that the characters are characters that occupy the role of different profiles of the young people who are experiencing the party.

There’s also the legendary figure of Ruta del Bakalao, Chimo Bayo, who takes part in the movie but does not play himself. “He asked me not to play him and he’s playing a high-flying Dutchman.”

Characters

For Alex Peral, Acting in this movie was like seeing the stories she heard from her parents about that scene come true through her character Carlos. “I would say Carlos is an observer, one who understands that the time has come and that everything is not like that.” party and entertainment; I’m like common sense, bossy. “She doesn’t allow herself to be a reflection of what she might also be from today’s society, but instead of calling her Rota it would be something else.”

The actor, who has just shot the Palacio Estilistas with Goya Toledo and Carlos Hipólito, “believes that there is something very romantic, very poetic in the way the story is told from a very sensitive place, with legitimacy. He identifies because he is loyal, honest”.

Also, the actress considers herself lucky to be able to make her premiere at her home. “I’m so excited because it’s the festival I grew up with.”

Sergio Castillo gives life to Fran, who leads the group “a little”. his greed go climbing in the world of interpretation. “Fran and I see where ambition takes you and what you leave behind along the way, it’s a reflection of the life we ​​love with who we’re going with.” “I’m not like Sergio at all, and I was very excited to immerse myself in that skin,” the actor says.

pole, commented by Roberto Hoyois the most irresponsible and the most unconscious. “He’s the one with the best time,” he says. “He uses Rota to hide his lack of family and lack of self-confidence; he’s the weakest, but he’s trying to cover it up. That’s why the public loves him.”

Actor Alex Monterde It provides connectivity and sanity. “Cris, the character that cost me the most to find, has a lot of character, but he’s a very permissive person until this far.” She’s Pol’s cousin, first Carlos’ girlfriend, then Fran’s. “Chris is in so much pain That was part of the role the women had back then, partly the mother of the group”:

According to Monterde, “People who experience it inside have a nostalgia in their eyes, this moment creates happiness; that’s why I think. movie about love“.