Christmas With You’s Aimee Garcia Gets Candid About Her Friendship With Netflix Costar Freddie Prinze Jr.: He’s ‘Subtly Charming’
12.12.2022 - 22:23
/ usmagazine.com
Friends on and off camera! Aimee Garcia couldn’t be more grateful for her relationship with costar Freddie Prinze Jr. after working together in the family-friendly and lighthearted Netflix movie Christmas With You.
Garcia, 44, plays Angelina, a pop star who is looking for inspiration after feeling burnout. “Angelina is a workaholic and career woman who’s afraid to put her heart on the line, which I think is something we can all relate to,” Garcia told Us Weekly exclusively of her character. “She gets challenged when the ever-charming Freddie Prinze Jr. comes into her life and kind of turns things upside down.”
To help rediscover her spark, Angelina decides to grant a 15-year-old mega-fan’s wish to meet her — and unexpectedly finds love along the way.
Prinze Jr., 46, plays a single dad named Miguel, who happens to be a songwriter. He and Angelina inevitably begin a musical collaboration — but their connection has the potential for something more.
Before filming began in October 2021, the Lucifer alum and the She’s All That star had never met. However, Garcia told Us she was “definitely a fan” of her costar.
“He was so honest, and so prepared and so professional and had great ideas and was super collaborative. He was very subtly charming, and that drew me in and I think it drew the audience in as well,” she gushed. “We’ve remained friends, and it was great.”
The costars hit it off so well that they have spoken about possibly collaborating on another project in the future.
“We both want to work together again,” the Chicago native said. “He’s like, ‘I’ll do anything. I’ll hold the light for you in the next movie.’ And I’m like, ‘The feeling is mutual.’”
Garcia may be a fan of Prinze Jr., but she would’ve been even more starstruck