It went on like this: Do you remember the great soapopera actor Arnaldo André? The one from the beginning of this book, my dad’sfavourite actor? -Remember how seeing his romantic gesture on the show, my dad thendecided to visit Paraguay?- Well he was an actor my siblings and I reallyenjoyed watching too. One day, I don’t even remember where from, I received theinformation that Arnaldo was going to direct his biopic in Paraguay thefollowing year, that a man named Marcos was going to produce it locally.

To me, it would be a great opportunity to meet a greatactor from the Argentinian Film & TV Industry, so I found out where Marcosworked, he was the owner of a small Production Company. I got his contactdetails and called every single day for two weeks straight, -The answer wasalways the same- “He is away”. After trying him for two weeks, I thought maybeit was a mistake, that there would be no movie or that he wasn’t going to workon it.

I gave up, I stopped researching about it, I stoppedtrying to find Marcos or to even think about the film anymore. A few dayslater, I was reading the Sunday Magazine, when I came across a full-pageinterview about a paraguayan filmmaker who was overseas directing a shortfilm.Can you believe the interviewe was to this Marcos guy I was looking for somuch? Thanks to the article I was able get his full name and to confirm he wasactually a Film Director. Of course he was away, he was in LA making a film. Neat!

I ran to my Facebookto look him up, I befriended him and sent him a direct message. With all mybreeziness and bravery, I introduced myself telling him I was studying dramaticarts and that I was fluent in English. I told him I’d love to act on his next project.He got back to me instantly. He was very nice to me, and told me he was awayfor two more weeks. He asked me to please take my resumé to his office, he’dcall me as soon as he was back and had a chance to look at it.

Exactly two weeks later, the 23rd of August, 2011 -Iremember it exactly because it was my dad’s birthday- we were getting ready forthe family asado -argentinian stylebarbecue-, when my phone rung. On the other side of the line, a producer namedLaura introduced herself, she was calling on Marcos’ behalf. I couldn’t believehe actually came back and looked at my resumé as he said he would. She told methey went through it together and that he asked for me, they had a proposal. Wearranged to meet the following morning to discuss it further.

I met with Laura, she told me Marcos was opening a newProduction Company, she also told me about the LA shortfilm. Marcos hired heras the Line Producer and she needed help with the upcoming productions. She saidthat Marcos liked my profile and he wasn’t sure what role I was after -actingor crewing-, but that they really needed a hand as crew. I was completelyhonest, I told her I was studying to be an actress and that I loved what I did.I also told her I was thinking of crewing one day, but that I had zeroexperience as Crew.

She thought that was great. She told me that with myexperience on set as an actress I knew the gist already, and that they werelooking for someone with my eagerness and spirit. I was inexperienced, so Icouldn’t get straight into my duties. She offered me to do a three-monthsunpaid internship -expenses paid only-, where they’d teach me everything Ineeded for the job, they’d get me ready. By the end of those three months, if weboth wanted to continue, they’d hire me full-time. She was also interviewing acouple of girls that afternoon, then, meeting with Marcos that evening tochoose the right candidate. Two days later they called me, I got the job. I wasstarting the following Monday…

Did you see what happened there? Crazy, huh? And to thinkthat all started with a piece of misinformation that I don’t even know where Igot it from, just after that shooting week where I started consideringto work behind the cameras...