Famed Spanish Stand-Up Comedian Berto Romero Talks ‘The Other Side,’ Genre Mashups, ‘Connecting with the Spanish Character’
23.09.2023 - 16:25
/ variety.com
John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent “Modestly speaking, we’ve tried to create a culture at Movistar Plus+ which attracts talent. We have a lot of respect for what creators want to tell and believe in them,” Domingo Corral, Movistar Plus+ director of fiction and entertainment, has said. One case in point is Berto Romero, whose latest series, “The Other Side” (“El otro lado”), world premieres at Spain’s San Sebastian Festival on Sunday.
Romero broke out with star turns on Andreu Buenafuente’s “Buenafuente” and “Leit Motiv,” two late-night mainstays on Movistar Plus+ produced by El Terrat, owned by The Mediapro Studio from 2019. Over 2018-19, his first fiction series, the Terrat-produced “Look What You’ve Done,” a fresh comedic take on the tribulations of parenting, ran for three seasons on Movistar Plus+. Now “The Other Side” weighs in as a step-up in ambition for Romero.
The comedy remains. In early scenes, Nacho Nieto (Romero), once a young rising star on Spain’s premier paranormal TV show, fronted by his late mentor Dr. Estrada (Andreu Buenafuente), has hit rock-bottom.
Lying in his bath, in his forlorn flat’s bathroom, bedecked by dingy ‘60s-style beige tiles which have also seen better days, he attempts suicide. He gets the post-mortem positions right, sprawling in the bathtub “The Death of Marat” style. But he can’t even bear to take his razor to his wrist.
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