– He stars opposite Susana Abaitua in Los Farad, a new Spanish Prime Video series set in Marbella in the 80s
MADRID, 1st dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
It will be released on Prime Video on December 12th “The Farads”a series set in Marbella in the 80s Michael Hernan and Susan Abaitua. The actor, winner of the Goya for Best New Actor in 2016 for “In exchange for nothing”, does not welcome the arrival of artificial intelligence in the film and television industry. “Artificial intelligence will ultimately take away our jobs“he complains.
In an interview with Europa Press, the actor reflects on the future of the industry and the challenges it will face with the impending introduction of AI. “I think we’ll last a few years once we build a solid image. The AIs will reproduce us until the new generations forget the human actors and are so used to an AI that they will not complain,” predicts the interpreter who represents Rio in “La casa de papel” and Christian in “Elite” brought to life. ‘.
“Look at the production lines, all the people who lost their jobs and are now making machines. Let’s see, I’m Prime Video and I can pay you for your picture and for doing eight projects at the same time and always arriving on time,” explains Herrán.
A pessimistic vision that Susana Abaitua, his co-star, does not share. “There will always be art, there will always be people who want to bet on a good play, on seeing new actors, on their soul., she refutes. “We will be like diesel cars today. There will be some that will be really cool, but we will be building more electric cars. And it makes me sad because I’m a diesel too,” says the actor.
“What I do know is that we can’t fight something that’s so “hard” 100%.. I believe that we need to look for a legal framework so that jobs are not lost. “We have to set standards,” says Abaitua in this regard.There must be legislation for this that cannot be completely open“, agrees Pedro Casablanc, another protagonist of ‘Los Farad’. “I always turn to theater,” agrees actress Nora Navas. “There will be no artificial intelligence,” she defends.
The latter reminds what happened in the United States with the strikes of screenwriters and actors whose unions reached agreements with production companies to regulate the use of AI. “If it happened there, it will be on two newscasts here. I don’t know if we will know how to take to the streets to demonstrate and strike like they are doing. You achieve things and that is very good. But.” “Of course it needs to be regulated,” Navas continues. ““They are agreements that are not that difficult to reach. I don’t know who’s pulling the strings, it’s being delayed so much.”he concludes and adds a plea for the art of human creation.
ARMS TRADE IN MARBELLA IN THE 80S
Inspired by real events “Los Farad” focuses on a family of arms dealers who worked in the legal field in Marbella in the 80s, at the height of the so-called “jet set”. “These people exist. There are wars, there are weapons, there is legal arms trafficking.” There is something that interests me and that is the carpet and what is underneath. What you see of Marbella and what lies beneath“, commented Abaitua.
The family’s power in the series transcends boundaries and determines the outcome of armed conflicts during the Cold War based on their businesses and interests. According to Herrán, these types of people still exist. “I have known people who would negotiate at a table and talk to you about where the roads would be next year because it would be good or bad for them to drive through a certain area depending on their business.. “They come together, they have a lot of money and they organize the world according to their wishes,” he explains.
“War is a business, the prison system is a business, education is a business.” Everything that is a company will never serve the benefit of the individual, but rather the benefit of an enriched society. And period. The same thing happens with wars. This family says, ‘Hey, since the world sucks and they keep killing each other, at least I’ll take my piece of the pie and get rich,'” the actor says.
“These people still exist and they do so from legitimate locations“says Navas. In addition to Herrán, Abaitua, Navas and Casablanc, “The Farads” also stars Fernando Tejero, Adam Jezierski and Amparo Piñero. The project is the work of Mariano Barroso and Alejandro Hernández and will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on December 12th.
