Culpa Mia was a huge global success. Did you expect it to be the way that it is? What initially drew you to the character of Nick?
Gabriel Guevara: Yes, I expected it to be very successful because after they announced who the actors would be, there was a great fandom supporting us, so it was crazy and I was very surprised how could people react that way when there was nothing shot yet. So, yes, for me it was amazing. And to see so much action, car racing, fights, and romance in the script, of course, it was something that took my attention, I wanted to be in the film.
Nick carries a lot of emotional baggage, especially with his relationship with his mother and his family. And now, he is hurt by Noah too at the end of the second movie. Do you think he will ever be able to overcome this? And what’s ahead for him?
Gabriel Guevara: I guess he’ll need lots of therapy :). But, I mean, it’s fiction. Nick tries to show some people’s reality, I guess. Some people have gone through that situation. We have to manage family problems and couple problems. So it’s great to show that on screen. Although, I mean, it’s not a problem, that I think little by little Nick, the way he is, and I think I know him quite well. I mean, I don’t know him, but… I think that he is quite mature, and probably with the help or without the help of Noah, he’ll get to a point in his life where he will be able to manage things the right way. Obviously not in this second film, because everything is very recent, but I think in the future he will.
Gabriel Guevara: “Nicole and I, we already knew each other. We had our first project together before this one, and since we knew each other from that project, we were close friends. And when we met again in the cast, in the auditions, it was like seeing your sister or brother and saying, “Hey, how are you doing?” And I was thrilled and enthusiastic to work with someone I worked with before, I trusted her, and it was great.”
Nick and Noah’s on-screen chemistry is just incredible, and your fans think exactly the same. How did you and Nicole work together to create this unique dynamic?
Gabriel Guevara: Well, Nicole and I, we already knew each other. We had our first project together before this one, and since we knew each other from that project, we were close friends. And when we met again in the cast, in the auditions, it was like seeing your sister or brother and saying, “Hey, how are you doing?” And I was thrilled and enthusiastic to work with someone I worked with before, I trusted her, and it was great.
Fans probably had a lot of opinions when they read the novel before the movies came out. They had already imagined your character in their minds. Did you feel any kind of pressure while bringing Nick to life?
Gabriel Guevara: I think I got it. Yeah. I had some kind of pressure, especially in the beginning, to see if I would rise to the fans’ expectations. But I followed my instinct, I let myself go by the character, and be guided by him. And I think they liked it, right? I don’t know. I’m still here :). I try to do my best.
