By Adriana Schmorak
1. Dear Patricia, you are a poet, an actress, you have worked in several films. Which facet of your work do you like more, poetry or cinema?
The truth is, I enjoy both things. I believe that art has different forms of expression, if we label ourselves in one or another we lose the opportunity to experiment through a new discipline. First you must know what you want to tell, then find which way is the one you consider best for that story. And even, once you choose that shape, you can give it several. Poetry can become a song, or be part of a play or film. An actress can be inspired by poetry to create a piece. Let art flow, like a river
2. Tell us about your beginnings as an actress.
I started very young at 16 years old, studying at the Sala Mirador, with Cristina Rota and other great professionals such as Raquel Pérez, Eduardo Recabarren, Armando del Río or Jesús Sánchez Amate. And in the mythical Katarsis of the tomatazo, creating many characters. At the same time I was making my first short films like "Sola", plays, concerts in halls or electronic music and other own creations such as 2 electronic music groups that I founded. It was a time of incredible awakening, that patio with its beautiful Willow
3. You have participated in several films and in all of them you have demonstrated your talent. How would you define acting for an actress and what is the most important thing when interpreting?
Well, for me, the empathy you have with the character, that you can give to the character "who is a person" and that the character can give to you, so that once that union arises, deliver it to the public, which is the third element. If you manage to "break your shirt" as I say, investigate and come to understand it, it emerges as a kind of Nirvana, which for me is that the character possesses you and magic arises, your voice is no longer your voice, nor is your body Your body is a container for that message to reach the general public. You must observe a lot, keep observing, be curious. It is the most beautiful thing about our profession, that we have the responsibility that through our messages and reaching out with our emotion, other people can understand life and approach it in a new way.
4. Of your work as a poet, you highlight a book, Poetic Silence, how did the adventure of writing come about?
I have been writing since I was little, and from 17 different journals, so it only had to be given one form. In this case the poems were kept in those diaries and notebooks. Let's say that in quarantine I gathered the courage to compile them, correct them to publish them. With the luck that they have been able to have a good reception among the people who have read it or have seen the show that we have created about it.
5. You have directed plays, tell us about your experience in the world of theater direction.
What I enjoy about directing is that you can use various artistic disciplines to form the plasticity of the staging. I also love directing actors, transmitting all your knowledge, understanding other people, seeing them grow in a process and transmitting your knowledge and vision, plus theirs, to reach a common destiny that you had set for yourself. Although the way to get there is not the one you had originally imagined and, on that path you continue and always continue learning. It is exciting
6. I imagine you are working on a new project, can you reveal it?
I'm going through several processes, now I'm going to focus on finishing Every woman, the documentary, while I'm working on publishing my second book of poetry, I'm deciding between two manuscripts, I already have the titles, but I can't say them yet. And at this moment, just today, I am considering venturing into a new writing process to talk about a delicate moment that I am going through with the experience of family and dog care.
7. Finally, how do you define yourself when facing the world?
I know that you bring a lot of sensitivity that you surely reveal in your roles and in your poetry. It is a complicated question to answer, perhaps it would be up to those who know me to answer it. I believe that "I think therefore I am, I think, but I insist" and after searching for many answers, I suppose that I am tenacious, creative, sensitive as you say and I could say many other things, which could evaporate. As human beings we have contradictions, moments when we are one way or another, it depends on how we are, not because we are fickle, it is simply because we are human beings. We learn through integrating opposites. In that process, I always try to be sensitive, a good person and contribute what I can, with my successes and my mistakes. Integrating the shadow. As I think all people should do
Thank you very much for answering my questions for the film magazine Cinecritic
Pedro García Cueto, professor, writer and film and literature critic