Enrique del Pozo returns with comedy about a gay cardinal
Spanish performer Enrique del Pozo presents '¿Me entiendes o me lo explicas?', a comedy in which he plays a gay cardinal. The actor reignites the debate on bisexuality and sparks mixed reactions.
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Enrique del Pozo returns with a comedy about a lgtb cardinal
Enrique del Pozo is shaking up the box office with '¿Me entiendes o me lo explicas?', a comedy in which he plays a gai cardinal caught up in a forbidden relationship with the town's mayor. The film, according to his own account, revolves around a classic bar that becomes an LGTB+ landmark. "I like to have fun, take risks and tell stories that could have peine in real life," he says.
Bisensbi: a taboo from three decades ago
Del Pozo, who came out as bisensbi thirty years ago, says he was the first to do so publicly and that he was criticized because it was "a hypocritical taboo". His words reopen a debate about the social credibility of bisensbi, a topic he himself considers stigmatized.
A return to TV controversy
Known for his appearances on 'Crónicas Marcianas' and possibly 'Mississippi', the actor has not managed to dodge the acid comments. Some label him a "marica mala" — a Spanish expression roughly meaning "nasty queen" — a definition that includes "a viperish, cruel and manipulative character". An old story about a business that ruined his partner Ana is even brought up again.
Reactions: from weariness to mockery
"He's so tiresome, he should retire", "more oil on the floor than in an olive press" or "gaiity and Catholics, how groundbreaking" are some of the reactions. With 25 years of career behind him, Del Pozo proves that his ability to provoke remains intact. And, as he himself once said, his "fly is democratic".
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Enrique del Pozo is shaking up the box office with '¿Me entiendes o me lo explicas?', a comedy in which he plays a gai cardinal caught up in a forbidden relationship with the town's mayor. The film, according to his own account, revolves around a classic bar that becomes an LGTB+ landmark. "I like to have fun, take risks and tell stories that could have peine in real life," he says.
Bisensbi: a taboo from three decades ago
Del Pozo, who came out as bisensbi thirty years ago, says he was the first to do so publicly and that he was criticized because it was "a hypocritical taboo". His words reopen a debate about the social credibility of bisensbi, a topic he himself considers stigmatized.
A return to TV controversy
Known for his appearances on 'Crónicas Marcianas' and possibly 'Mississippi', the actor has not managed to dodge the acid comments. Some label him a "marica mala" — a Spanish expression roughly meaning "nasty queen" — a definition that includes "a viperish, cruel and manipulative character". An old story about a business that ruined his partner Ana is even brought up again.
Reactions: from weariness to mockery
"He's so tiresome, he should retire", "more oil on the floor than in an olive press" or "gaiity and Catholics, how groundbreaking" are some of the reactions. With 25 years of career behind him, Del Pozo proves that his ability to provoke remains intact. And, as he himself once said, his "fly is democratic".
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